gnashings said:Andy - first off - very nice, moody night shots! I like them quite a lot (for what its worth).
Secondly - you devil!!! But thanks for the attempt... at reverse psychology that is!!! Hehehehehe....
Thirdly (is tha even a word?) - The only German glass I own is attached to my Volkswagen- and even that I can't really afford...
And yes - MLU is wonderful, one of the reasons I bought the hidden gem among the Canon FD bodies - the EF - was the MLU. And the 30 second shutter speed built in (can you guess who else does a lot of night time shooting?)
But no - for now I am saving for a new MF SLR and maybe getting a Yashica TLR on the way. I love 35mm - but am fairly well off in the equpment dept there - so I am forcing myself to remain true to the cause I have set for myself. Yes. That's it! My mind's made up! (closes his eyes not to look at the OM pros any more and backs out of thread...)
MattKing said:The only downside to the OM1s, is that they were designed for a mercury battery - I have purchased one of the adapters for each, so silver oxide cells work.
Woolliscroft said:This really is not the problem people think it is. Just put in modern 1.5v batteries and set the exposure bias or film speed control to over expose by two thirds of a stop. End of problem.
David.
Woolliscroft said:The OMs also use two cells.
nsurit said:You guys are not even getting started.
Bill Barber
dancqu said:Now that's something I could use, that adapter. I'm
not very sold on zinc-air. Just where doDead Link Removed I send the
money?
Have they a two cell version? I've a Sekonic
L-228 also in need. Dan
BruceN said:Oh, I think I'm doing allright.If I keep on buying your stuff as you downsize, Bill, I'm going to need the second closet and you can cut back to one.
Bruce
Earl Dunbar said:Hi, Bill, how are things? I was out in the canoe with the OM-1 and the 35SP today on a pond nearby. I was using the 100mm/f2.8 you sent me on the OM, Elite Chrome and Provia 100F.
See, give up the OM list, I actually take photos! ;-) Seriously, your prompting to "get out there" was a motivator.
Earl
Woolliscroft said:The OMs also use two cells. I agree the response curve is not quite straight using 1.5v batteries, but I calibrated my cameras against a modern light meter and it was as close as makes no material difference. Certainly I can use transparency film in total confidence. I guess, though, you should use what you are happy with.
David.
Jon Goodman said:You're welcome, Andy. I think there is some very good data in that file...it certainly put the battery issue into perspective for me.
Jon
luvmydogs said:I don't want to hijack reinis' thread.
I'm curious why the OM-4Ts are so expensive. I saw a "minty" one going for $825. Is that how much minty OM-4Ts go for these days?
To anyone thinking about buying one this is very good advice indeed, I worked in a camera store when the OM4 first came out and they used to eat batteries, for every six we sold we had about five customers bringing them back complaining they had got only one or two films through them before the batteries were flat. If as John says this problem has been resolved in the later versions, it is a excellent camera with a very versatile exposure system I would be happy to own.John Hermanson said:4T and Ti have titanium top and bottom covers and the latest low-battery-drain circuit. Some original OM-4s have very high drain which can run batteries down in a few weeks, even when you don't use the camera. If you are looking at used OM-4s for purchase, this test will tell you if the body has been service by Olympus and the body has one of the low-drain 4T boards. Turn the battery check on. IF the beep turns off automatically in approx 30 seconds, that is a body with the new board. I'd avoid old OM-4s. Olympus no longer services the original 4, and buying a 4T circuit (approx. $250) and doing it yourself is very impractical.
laz said:Is there a 12 step program for camera junkies?
-Bob
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