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Re: [OM] OM-40/PC Advise needed...

Subject: Re: [OM] OM-40/PC Advise needed...
From: Joel Wilcox <jowilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 13:08:15 -0500
At 06:28 PM 6/17/99 +0200, you wrote:
>Hi All!
>
>I have an opportunity to buy used OM-40/PC with Zuiko 35-70 3.5/4.5 zoom.
>But I heard that this Oly has some problems with light leaks because of old
>sealed foam or hole for MD coupling... Can somebody give me advise: what I
>should check before buying this stuff? Is it worth at all?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Vlad.
>

Hi Vlad,

I've just had two OMPC's to evaluate. I purchased neither of them because
the display did not work on one and the mirror/shutter would lock up
intermittently on the other.  I would recommend getting a good set of 357
(SR44) batteries and putting the camera through a torture test.  Shoot at
all speeds. A lot. Mine tended to lockup mainly at speeds below 1/30 sec.

Seems like a nice camera if it works.

The lens is a good user.  Incredibly light.  Good ones are getting harder
to find and more and more expensive too.

Joel Wilcox
Iowa City, Iowa USA

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