daveb@rtech.ARPA (Dave Brower) (02/20/85)
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I've had a reliable manual Olympus OM-1 for 10 years that was getting
boring in the new microprocessed age. So, a few weeks before Xmas, I
picked up an OM-4 body, which has aperture priority via an electronic
shutter. Great fun, especially the spot metering that I find essential
for almost anything. Takes all the challenge out of getting a tolerable
exposure. But I'm using the old manual a lot more than I thought I
would...
That new sucker EATS shutter batteries. I'm only shooting 5 rolls of
film for each set. It's a lot like a big blaster radio -- a black hole
for Duracells. If you've got an electronic shutter, you'd do well to
keep TWO sets of spares handy.
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"The closer you look, the worse it gets."cff@uvaee.UUCP (Chuck Ferrara) (02/26/85)
> I've had a reliable manual Olympus OM-1 for 10 years that was getting > boring in the new microprocessed age. So, a few weeks before Xmas, I > picked up an OM-4 body, which has aperture priority via an electronic > shutter. Great fun, especially the spot metering that I find essential > for almost anything. Takes all the challenge out of getting a tolerable > exposure. But I'm using the old manual a lot more than I thought I > would... > > That new sucker EATS shutter batteries. I'm only shooting 5 rolls of > film for each set. It's a lot like a big blaster radio -- a black hole > for Duracells. If you've got an electronic shutter, you'd do well to > keep TWO sets of spares handy. Sounds like your camera's got a problem. Even with an electronic shutter, the batteries should last a year, unless you shoot several rolls a week. Send it back before the warrantee expires! An afterthought: Have you ever accidentally depressed the shutter release with the lenscap on in an automatic mode? That can leave your shutter open until the batteries die (and they definitely will) if you don't catch it. Some cameras won't let that happen, but it varies from one model to the next.