Sounds like the adjustment for the +- is slightly out. That is probably the
most annoying adjustment to make. I doubt it's anything more than that.
Sluggish memo/clear could be caused by some dried
liquid in the button.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Joel Wilcox" <jowilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 11:13 PM
Subject: [OM] OM-4T +/- display blinks
> I need youse guys' help.
>
> I'm evaluating a well-used OM-4T. It seems to work perfectly except maybe
> that the memo/clear switch is harder going in the memo direction and seems
> to return to center a little more slowly than it should. Weird.
>
> The one thing that really doesn't seem right is that the "+/-" thing in
the
> display, which indicates the exposure comp dial is, well, either + or
> -. This "+/-" thing flashes periodically when the exposure comp dial is
> not even in play. It doesn't stay on, it just flashes a few times. The
> exposure comp dial appears to work perfectly (judging from my use of it to
> shoot brackets).
>
> If the test roll looks good, I'm inclined to keep the camera, but I do
> wonder if this behavior is some sort of sign of the board's impending
death.
>
> Anyone have any experience with this little behavior? Thanks for any
help.
>
> Joel W.
>
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