At 08:07 PM 11/22/1999 +0000, Paul Reynolds wrote:
>Would the OM2n be a better option than the OM2SP from the point of view of
>longevity (circuit boards for the OM2SP no longer available?) Is the OM2n
>more "repairable"? There is an OM2SP available locally for around the same
>sort of price, but not yet sure about the guarantee.
>
No one ever really knows. If you find an OM-2S and it works, I would assume
from that that it will continue to work. They seem to me to be rugged and
reliable with a simple-to-use but extremely ingenious interface. It is my
favorite OM.
>I was looking at a OM2 in a different store over the week-end. In the shop
>window for £129.00. Unfortunately the meter was not working, therefore
>appeared to be useless. How a reputable store can put something on sale like
>this without apparently checking it first defeats me.
You have to carry your own SR44 batteries to be certain. They probably had
a lithium in it. I was choosing between an OM-2 and OM-2S several years
ago. I really wanted the OM-2 at the time because it was so much more like
my OM-1. I bought the OM-2S because the shutter didn't lock up on the
lithium batteries they used to power everything on display. By the time I
got it home, the OM-2S also locked up, but fortunately by then I'd also
discovered the FAQ and got the proper batteries for it. Happily ever after.
Joel Wilcox
Iowa City, Iowa USA
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