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Olympus STF-8 Macro Twin Light Flash

Started 9 months ago | Questions thread
Mario Giannini Senior Member • Posts: 2,868
Re: Olympus STF-8 Macro Twin Light Flash
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So many devices that offer auto-off unctionality are never really off.  They turn off the LCD, the charging of the light, and so on.  But, they stay on looking for that button tap that will light them back on.

Keep a set of fully charged batteries inside, and out, and see if their discharge rate is even.

Also consider it's possible that some batteries will simply discharge faster than others, even with non-use.  Personally, I see this when I use 3rd party batteries in my camera more often: they just don't hold the charge as long.

I rarely keep batteries in devices unless I know I'm going to be using it weekly.  My camera is the rare device I keep them in.

I have a small pounch on my strap that holds batteries.  This way they are always on hand, and I have spares if needed.

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