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Subject: [OM] Re: OM-1 to OM-4T - worth an upgrade?
From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 22:44:51 -0800
Chris Barker wrote:

>I know that I have told the story before, but my OM4 fell from my 
>nerveless fingers onto cobbles in Trier (a beautiful town in Germany, 
>for the non-travellers among us).  There is a slight dent in the base 
>plate, but no spontaneous photo of a distressed owner watching his 
>pride and joy becoming damaged ;-)
>
OK, Chris, it's cameras and nails at 3 paces, but if I lose, I'll be the 
less distressed one.

Your place or mine? :-)

Moose

>On 21 Feb 2005, at 04:42, Moose wrote:
>
>  
>
>>Best camera for those tasks is a Nik*n F or F2. About as good as the
>>OM-1 at -50deg (and much better than me). Not only better at the other
>>two tasks, but more likely than the OM to function afterwards.
>>
>>Personal experience. Nik*n Ftn, 5 ft. drop to concrete floor. Short 
>>term
>>results, crooked, out of focus shot of ceiling of interior of Hoover
>>Dam, small dent on camera bottom corner. Long term effect on operation,
>>performance, nil.
>>



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