Hi all,
I have been using four different OM bodies so far:
(1) An OM-2N borrowed from a list member. Worked perfectly.
(2) An OM-1N modified to use a 2-4 screen, borrowed from a list member.
Worked perfectly.
(3) An OM-2 that I bought used. Awful slide exposure. Had it fixed almost a
year after
I bought it. Fortunately the shop paid when I finally convinced them to
accept it
for repair. But I still got a lot of badly exposed slides as a memory.
Should have
paid for the repair myself (sigh).
(4) A new OM-3Ti. Works perfectly. Except for piece of plastic from the body cap
that ended up in the film transport mechanics (A transport dammage that
Olympus
Denmark fixed for free even though it was not their problem).
To me the OM-3Ti is simply the best camera I have ever used. I use the spot
meter all
the time simply because it gives me better control over the exposure. I shot a
lot
of slides, including Kodak's Ektachrome Infrared, where a precise meter and
shutter
is essential. And the OM-3Ti works very well in cold weather.
Agreed, it may not have all the features one could use. Agreed, the OM-1N or
OM2k may work
just as well in the cold. But I don't have them. Agreed, I mix the qualities of
the OM-3Ti
with that of a properly adjusted camera.
Cheers,
Klaus
... who still not have realised how many money he have to pay back the bank.
;.(
On Sun, 26 Jan 2003 02:23:16 -0800, Richard F. Man wrote:
> Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 02:23:16 -0800
> From: "Richard F. Man" <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [OM] Why OM3/T?
>
> As far as I know, these are advantages that an OM-3/T has over OM-4/T:
> - - all mechanical shutter. No battery, no problem. Then again, a spare pair
> of battery takes up zero space...
> - - 3T can have the shutter in any speed under 1/60 under auto mode. Thus
> allowing fill flash control. Then again, a modern Metz flash does some of
> that too.
> - - No need for that spot memory button :-)
> - - Collector's Value
>
> The CONS are
> - - no auto-exposure
> - - no self-timer
>
> AFAIK, the shutter loudness and the mirror vibration issue, is exactly the
> same as the 4/T.
>
> Did I forget anything? If so, then really, it's that Collectors' Value
> thing that makes a used 3 sells for about $600-$1000 whereas a used 4 sells
> for about $250-$500, and a used 3T for $900-$1600 and a used 4T for $400-$650.
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