on 11/27/01 6:49 PM, Ray Moth at ray_moth@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> I also have both 2n and 2S and would add one more observation. The
> shutter speed dial on the 2S is thinner and less pleasant to operate
> than on the 2n. In my case, the dial on the 2S is very stiff, whereas
> the 2n dial is smooth. I think my 2S may be unusual in this regard,
> however, because other 2S owners have said they have no such problem.
> The reason it's a big deal for me is that I use manual/spot mode quite
> a bit and that's when you need a nice smooth shutter speed dial.
If you send your 2s to Camtech for a CLA, it will come back with a shutter
dial 'like buttah' smooth... and everything else working perfectly too.
>
> Both cameras work well but, if I had to choose between them, I think
> would rather keep the 2n. This is partly a personal feeling but it's
> also due to the fact that it's difficult for me to get silver oxide
> batteries and they seem to last forever in the 2n. I'm also aware that
> the 2n would probably be easier to have repaired.
>
> Regards,
>
> =====
> Ray
>
> "The trouble with resisting temptation is
> you never know when you'll get another chance!"
>
I think the 2s is a little more complicated electronically and internally
than the 2n... (the 2 and 2n are essentially the same from my non-technician
point of view). I think the meter readout of the 2n is more readable than
the 2s, but the spot metering can be very useful. I think you need at least
one of each... but if I had to choose only one I would probably look for a
really clean 2n (which was my second OM body, bought new in ~1984).
--
Jim Brokaw
OM-1's, -2's, -4's, (no -3's yet) and no OM-oney...
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