Has anyone used the 303 silver batteries, meant for low drain, same
size as the 357? I'm using them & so far so good in my "new" 4t
Also, I hope everyone stores their battery supply in the fridge or
freezer to prolong their life. And keep a good spare pair in your
camera bag for each body.
Tom
At 2000 August 2 - Wednesday 12:32, John A. Lind <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
spoke about *Re: [OM] OM4 problem...* saying
> I've experienced two phenomena with my OM-4:
>
> (1) "New" batteries that were not really new and had exceeded the
> shelf life at the watch counter where I bought them. Unfortunately, I
> cannot find a date code on batteries any more.
>
> (2) Even in the "B" shutter speed position with the mode switch in
> "Manual" you can still drain the batteries very quickly if something
> in your camera bag is pressing on the button that illuminates the
> finder (on right side of prism). This has even happened *in* a
> "never-ready" case (no it was not the case that did it, but how the
> camera was up against a divider in the camera bag).
>
> I recommend getting another set of batteries (#357 watch batteries)
> from a different source and trying again. Every time I've thought it
> might be the OM-4 it has always been the batteries and a good set
> lasts almost a year.
...
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