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Re: [OM] Mirror lock-up question

Subject: Re: [OM] Mirror lock-up question
From: Robert T McFetridge <rmcfet@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 16:34:23 -0400
I'm very new to this list although I have been using an OM1 since about 1975. I replaced my old Spotmatic with it after that camera fell overboard off Gibson's landing. I retreived the camera but salt is an amazing thing. Although I loved the Spotmatics I have never looked back on my choice of the OM 1. I have had 3 I think over the years (2 were 'borrowed' permanently along with a larger number of lenses one night from my flat when I was away) My original has never given any problems despite having shot many hundreds of rolls of film and in some quite unkind environments around this planet. Thats a bit of history.

Now with regard to astrophotography... One of the better cameras for this is Miranda. Remember them?? The company went bankrupt in about 1975. The camera was very good however and it possesses a number of qualities that are very useful when a stable unit is needed. Its mirror locks up. Its prism detaches and can be replaced with a vertical view finder and its meter is quite sensitive (although getting one that works is more difficult these days). They are also quite cheap. T mounts for them are readily available.

For those interested I also have a Pen F recently acquired. So am on a lens hunt for it as well.


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