Presumably the batteries are SR44/ 357 silver batteries, and not LR44
(Lithium) batteries.
lr44 batteries are known to give problems....
Roger Key
>From: philpem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [OM] Re: OM4 - rapid ticking?!
>Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 09:49:43 UT
>
>
>About a month old.
>
> >
> > And your batteries are how old?
> >
> >
> >
> > Winsor
> > Long Beach, California, USA
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Dec 16, 2005, at 12:05 AM, Philip Pemberton wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > > I just pulled my OM4 out of storage, selected "Auto" mode, 1/1
> > > shutter
> > > speed (the first non-red setting), and as soon as I pushed the
> > > viewfinder
> > > illuminator button the camera froze. All it's doing now is making a
> > > really
> > > rapid ticking noise... The mirror is down and the shutter appears
> > > to be
> > > closed.
> > >
> > > Does anyone know what might be up with it?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > --
> > > Phil. | Acorn RiscPC600 SA220 64MB+6GB
> > > 100baseT
> > > philpem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | Athlon64 3200+ A8VDeluxe R2
> > > 512MB+100GB
> > > http://www.philpem.me.uk/ | Panasonic CF-25 Mk.2 Toughbook
> > > ... Huh? My keyboard doesn't have an "any" key...
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