Drain in a plain 4 (meter off) can be as high as 35 micro amps, a 4T drain
is about 5 microamps.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Walt Wayman" <hiwayman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 8:44 AM
Subject: [OM] any OM4Ti leads?
Message text written by INTERNET:olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>How bad really is the battery drain on the OM4s? They seem to be much
>easier to find and for much cheaper.
>
>Tal
I have a couple of the dreaded "battery eating" OM-4s. It's not a really
big deal if -- and this is an important "if" -- you use the correct
batteries, the silver 357s. I'm getting an average of 6-8 months on a
pair. Since they're about 70 cents apiece (58 cents each for the
batteries, plus shipping) that amounts to under $3 a year, less than the
cost of a roll of cheap film. And if you're really tight, you can always
take them out when the camera's not in use.
I also have a pair of OM-4Ti's and one OM-4T. Except for using the F280
flash, there's no real day-in, day-out advantage to them over the plain ol'
OM-4, one of which in good condition could be a real bargain.
Walt
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