Skip wrote
>If you're going to "live" with a camera, it
>should suit your shooting style, the size/shape of your hands, and your
>personality.
Agree absolutely, although my original point had as much to do with the
feel as a piece of engineering as with ergonomics. My OM-1n's controls
feel smoother and nicer than my OM-2SP's, despite being pretty much
identical in ergonomic design.
>When I bought my first OM-1 in 1976, I did the hands-on evaluation as
>above, and I must have tried 5 different bodies at the time before settling
>on the OM.
When I bought my original OM-10, I tried equivalent offerings from Nikon,
Pentax and Canon. I liked the OM-10's v/f and meter display, plus its
ability to take a manual adaptor. As I moved on up the OM ladder I
naturally encountered the Oly shutter speed ring which, perversely, I
actually don't like very much. Luckily, since I'm usually in auto it
doesn't bother me often - certainly not enough to change to another system.
But it's one reason I mostly use my OM-2SP and OM-4 rather than the OM-1n.
Cheers
Richard
Richard Ross
Hemel Hempstead, England
rhdesign@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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