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Re: [OM] OM body wish list

Subject: Re: [OM] OM body wish list
From: Richard Schätzl <Richard.Schaetzl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 03 Jan 1998 18:52:33 +0100
To the good list David Brown made, I had to add some remarks.

David Brown wrote:

> New OM body wish list:
> 
> - full backward compatibility with all Zuiko lenses, flash, macro and
> motordrive equipment

I would add finder screens. The new 2-4 and 2-13 should be modified to
make them fit in older OM-1 OM-2. There should be two new versions of
the lumi micron screens, with grid, with or without splitscreen.

> - faster flash sync speed
> - aperture and shutter speed information in viewfinder

Shutter speed display is suficent, the aperture is not possible

> - new range of fast telephoto and zoom lenses
> - multi-spot metering retained and improved - smaller spot?
> - retain highlight/shadow control

In case, Olympus releases a new OM camera body, this camera should have
in my opinion, additionaly to the already exelent spot metering, flash
spot metering.

I would like to use the spot metering with flashes of all kind,
T-series, PC socket.

It could work like this:
By pressing the spot button, the flash fires, the meter shows the
exposure at the given aperture (aperture stays open). 
With T-series flashes in OTF it migth limit the flash power at exposure
to get a proper exposure (thats migth be dificult to calculate).
Even multi spot flash metering would be posible, like advanced flash
meters.

A desireble feature would be too, rear curtain sync. flash.

A faster shutter would not only provide a shorter sync. time, but would
improve flash power in "Super FP" mode.

It should be possible to choose the sync time, like OM-3Ti.

> - retain shutter dial position
> - retain long exposure possibilities

There should be information in the viewfinder about the approximatly
time of long time exposures.

> - retain mirror lock-up on self-timer

Mirror lock without selftimer would be suficent.

> - retain full manual operation possible
> - retain dioptric correction, not needed now but will be one day!

Distorsion free and brigth finder would be better. Contact lenses work
better then finder adjustment.

> - 1/2000 shutter speed is fast enough, but faster could be useful
> - body kept as small and light as possible - but I do like metal!

The camera should be very relaible too. 
Water, moisture, dust proof. It should work under high (50°C) and low
(-10°C body temp.)temperature conditions.

> - retain full manual operation possible
> - use a more commonly found battery such as AA size

No, this would increase the size of the body to much. But it would be
nice to have a battery adapter like the old one for the OM-2 but with AA
cells.

> - at least one mechanical shutter speed

Or two bodys, one with mechanical shutter, one with electric triggered
shutter.


I am too not interested in:
> 
> - autofocus
> - 10fps motordrive
> - gimmicks

Richard


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