I'm not so sure. As far as I know the OM-4s have been very reliable. True some
do suck down batteries, but in my experience not as fast as the OM2-S, and you
can get a used OM-4 for close to what it would cost to replace the circuitry in
a 4-T
Jim
Tom Scales wrote:
> Well, I guess this is doom for the OM-4. If John doesn't fix them anymore,
> I don't think I'm going to risk my money on one if it doesn't already have
> the 4T circuit....
>
> Tom
>
> From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> > I use 4T mechanical parts to fix original 4s. Here's the problem with
> using
> > 4T electrical parts. First, parts cost is high, $125 - $150 for the 4T
> > circuit alone (and this gets marked up to the consumer). Then 2-3 hours
> to
> > put it in ONLY to find out that (sometimes) the shutter is bad too or that
> > new circuit is buggy. It is for this reason that I don't do OM-4 circuit
> > jobs, now that my outside shop has decided to stop doing them. Spend
> half
> > a day on one camera, and it still doesn't work? Not me, can't afford it.
> >
> > John Hermanson
>
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