A complaint some have with the 2S is battery drain,. especially with flash. .
All 2Ss have some drain but if its an older body (they're all old ;-)) it'll
have
a green flash-ready LED which means the LED is powered by the camera batteries
(So
if you're walking around at a party for 2 hours with your flash turned on, your
camera batteries are draining for 2 hours).
After conversion, you have a RED LED, powered by the FLASH batteries. While
this
lowers overall drain, your base level drain of the camera (after the display
turns
off) is still there.
I recommend a 2N as the most reliable, best built body of all.
BTW< I am now offering OM-1 & 1N internal conversions for using the 1.5V silver
oxide battery. This includes meter circuit conversion, and an adapter ring
cemented into the battery box and re-calibration, if any. I'll be doing this
for
$5 over the overhaul price.
I will still acept orders for MR9s if people want them, but it is so annoying
trying to get them, I think this conversion is a better deal.
John
Camtech
http://www.zuiko.com
Lars Bergquist wrote:
> Wrote Rob:
>
> >I like the idea of the OM2N. But the OM2S gives me a spot and program mode
> >which could be useful. (Does the OM2S "suffer" form electrical problems?).
> >I doubt if I could afford a OM4.
>
> Many OM2S do have problems on the circuit board. If you find one in
> very good shape and if you can get enough time to test it thoroughly
> (dependable shutter closure, Program mode working properly) it may be
> OK. A good OM2n is a good camera, though because of the integral metering,
> you will use it often on manual. A really good OM1n may be best. John
> Hermansson can tell you where to find the adapters that let you power the
> meter with 1.5 V silder-oxide cells instead of the 1.35 V mercury PX-625,
> which is largely unobtainable now in most parts.
> >
> >Considering what I'm likely to use the camera for, is a OM practical?
>
> Any camera that does what you want it to do and which agrees well with
> you, is practical. I have made some of my best pics with a Zeiss Super
> Ikonta medium-format folder of the 'fifties.
> >
> >Will I be able to shoot the kids/family indoors w/a flash? Are the only
> >flashes to fit a OM the T20 and T32? Can you use a non-OM flash?
>
> An OM1 takes any kind of flash of course. With some, you may not get
> a ready light in the finder, but so what? Man, you could use it with
> flash powder even!
>
> Vänliga hälsningar/Best regards
> Lars Bergquist
> Välkommen till/Welcome to ...
> <http://www.bahnhof.se/~timberwolf/>
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