I love the OM-PC as a spare body. If it's not dead on arrival, it's a
steal.
It feels good. I used one as my primary body for years.
It's also a handy spare body to carry because it takes the same batteries as
my OM-4 (but not an unmodified OM-1n!). With the PC, I have manual
available, built-in. (ahem!)
In my concert shots there's usually a totally black background. I can load
1600 C-41 and dial in -1EV to compensate for the center-weighted averaging
limitation. This is a useful feature for careful work and to think it's on
an "amateur" model is unexpected. Unlike my ex-OM-2 and the OM-4, I have
bright LEDs that glow brightly, guiding my exposure. This is a very, very
useful in low light work. (This situation fooled my ex-OM-1. Furthermore
the OM-1 needle is very hard to read against a totally black background.)
The LEDs don't turn off as quickly as that *^&%$ grain-of-wheat backlight
bulb in the OM-4.
The meter has the sensitivity to work in low light. It's a perfectly
useable solution in very low light. [I got a great result of a candle-lit
table in available light at a party. I used careful manual metering, a
tripod, and a blue filter. I always take a tripod to parties so I can take
a group shot with the self timer.]
The hot shoe on the PC is very secure (ahem!). The hot shoe on the PC is
electrically reliable (ahem!).
I can mount a T-20 in the shoe and do snapshots with a simple and CHEAP
setup. (If I forget it at a party, or a child drops it, or I'm mugged, what
have I lost? An OM-PC!)
I can even put a Winder on it. For $99 in US dollars! I don't even want an
everready case for it. Why spend $25 to protect a $99 body?
My two cents,
Lama
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