At 09:12 PM 8/26/98 +0200, Ingemar Uvhagen wrote:
...
>So, the conclusion I make after reading Shawn's posting and his "20 year
camera" term
>I would think the OM-1(N) and the OM-2(N) are the only ones that might last
that
>long, and I think the OM-3(Ti) and the OM-4(Ti) would not. Not because they
are not
>sturdy enough or something, but that they carry more electronics. As I see
it a "20
>year camera" have to be very simple in its features, and it might then very
well be a
>"30 year camera". I also think a camera without any electronic at all (without
>build-in meter) will last longest of all.
>
>Now, am I wrong about this or do you disagree that buying an OM-1(N) or an
OM-2(N) is
>the only way to get a "20 year camera"?
>
>--
>Regards/
> Ingemar Uvhagen
I would guess that it will be the LCDs that will kill the 3s and 4s. Electronics
can last a very long time, but LCDs often die after 10yrs or so. The 1s and 2s
(except 2S) will probably be going after all the later models are dead. Don't
get rid of that 2N yet!
Paul Farrar
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