Hello George,
I have had an Om 2000 for about three months now, and have put about 30
rolls through it so far.... Seem to be holding together very well. I
agree it is not quite as "tight" as the other OM's but I think after
handling some of the other plastic wonders on the market these days, it is
very well made. Inside, it's got a Copal metal blade shutter, which in the
medium and large format world is supposed to signify quality. Inside it
seems as well built as my older all metal OM's. In fact it has as much
plastic as my OM 10's and 20's. And these have stood up very well.
I think for its price, it is a VERY good deal. And I really like the spot
metering.....
It would have been nice if it was Motor Drive capable, but since I cannot
afford a MD, this point is a bit mute for me ;-)
Stuart
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04 May 98 02:26:05 |
Yesterday I decided that I'd like to have an OM-2000 for two reasons: I'd
like
a brand new O-body and I'd like real multi-exposure capability. Of course,
impulsively, I wanted it NOW. So I picked up the yellow pages and called two
local photo shops which had the word OLYMPUS in their ads. (I recently moved
so
I am unfamiliar with the photo stores in this area).
The salesman at the first place said he thought he had a used one (already?)
and checked and then said it'd been sold. That the previous owner had
wanted a
fully manual camera and they'd moved him up to an SLR. HUH? I had to inform
him
of what the OM-2000 was. He said he'd check the catalog! One good thing: he
says he's got a good supply of used Oly gear. I'll check it out ASAP.
Second place was different. He knew right away what the 2000 was. He said
that he was resisting carrying it because: "cameras from that manufacturer
have
been very unreliable". "You mean Cosina?"
"Right. Cosina. We've carried the Ricoh KR-5 which is essentially the same as
the OM-2000 and the return rate with camera failure has been greater than
20%.
I think you'd be better off with a used OM-1."
So now I'm wondering if the 2000 is the way to go. I'll probably wait now to
see what happens at Photokina. Really hoping for a good OM-5Ti to make it's
appearance.
george
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