Ben Poels wrote:
>As I said in my last post I am only an intermediate level photographer.
>For years I have used my OM-1MD quite happily. I later bought a used
>OM-F to play around with the auto ability. Sadly the focusing aid LED
>system does not work. Anyway I find the OM-F to be a bit inferior. Do
>you think I would be happy with an OM-2N or should I spend the extra
for
>an OM-4T? I can pick up an OM-4T for $575 CDN or about $370 US. It has
>been well used with lots of brassing but everything seems to work.
For *that* price I would go for the 4T, without any hesitation. That
would even be a very nice price for a plain OM-4 (at least to Dutch
standards). But make sure everything indeed works and you get enough
warrenty. Specially check the various spot functions, including the
erasure of spot measured values when the lens is removed. The plastic
button in the lens mount (that resets spot metering) is subject to wear
and tear when off-brand lenses with more than three screws are used.
Insert fresh batteries after you bought it. They should at least work
for half a year, provided you don't constantly play with the meter and
viewfinder illumination. If the batteries give up much earlier than
there probably is a circuit problem.
Hans
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