>
> >From: Adi Soon
>
> >has anyone seen the following excerpt from Galen Rowell's Outdoor
> >Photographer column? The full article is available at
> >
> >http://www.mountainlight.com/articles/op296.html
> >
> >reminds me of something I read in a book about sports photography that
> >recommended against Olympus OM because of their questionable durability. I
> >think I was somewhat affected by such a statement. Went into my
> >subconscious a long time ago.
> [snip]
>
> The impression is real and not completely untrue. A former list member, Ulf
> Westerberg, switched over to Nikon after both his OM-4 and OM-4T failed him
> in the tropics. My electronic OMs are not dependable in cold weather
> shooting at which times I only trust my OM-1 and OM2000. I have had
> virtually no lockups of any kind save from failing batteries with my FE2 and
> FM2 in any kind of weather.
>
> But I prefer the OMs. So they're not bulletproof? What matters (to me) is
> that I prefer them.
>
> Joel W.
GR should like the OM-2000. He is always boosting the FM-10, which is the
same camera with a Nikon mount and no spot meter.
Paul
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