I almost never see the OM-4 type "jammed-greased-latch" problem in an OM-1
or 2.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "James N. McBride" <jnmcbr@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 10:01 PM
Subject: RE: [OM] Om4-ti wind problems
> Get unglued if you want but others are entitled to their opinions. My
> experience certainly does not match yours. Most people I know have had
> better results with the OM-1 and the OM-3 type bodies in cold weather than
> they have with the OM-4's. /jim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of AG Schnozz
> Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 6:51 PM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [OM] Om4-ti wind problems
>
>
> >I would not use an OM4Ti under those conditions. An OM-1 or
> >OM-3 is much less dependent upon batteries and seem to handle
> >the cold better in other ways too.
>
> Ok, I'm about to come unglued here. I've had far more problems
> with an OM-1md and OM-2md in the cold than I ever did with my
> OM-2S and OM-4. My Om-1 jammed, tightened up, misloaded and
> about every other mechanical failure you can think of in the
> cold. And how about the fact that the shutter mechanism gets
> less accurate the colder it gets.
>
> Get real. OM-4Ti not suitable for cold-weather conditions?
> This is a PROFESSIONAL camera body we're talking about.
>
> << snip
>
> AG-chatter chatter-Schnozz
>
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