Dave Bulger wrote
> I've got to get the
> bodies (-1 & -4) into the shop & have meters recalibrated (Beattie
> screens)
The OM-4's metering is not affected by nonstandard screens.
>, then burn up some film getting to know the -4 camera & meter
> better than I do now.
Yes, do that. I've had mine since January, and have been shooting with
it, the OM-1, two OM-2SP's and an OM-2N. And I never have got used to
the controls on the OM-4; I am losing 6 frames per roll due to such
idiocies as pushing the shutter when I mean to push the spot button,
misinterpreting the backwards number line, and so on. You may well
find the OM-4 more to your taste than it is to mine, but don't forget
the old adage "never take a strange camera on holiday".
> Am I correct in thinking that the -4 is going to produce less
> bounce from the shutter than the -2s?
No. According to my tests, the OM-4 and OM-2SP using self-timer are
similar, both sharper than the OM-1 with mirror locked up, which in
turn is much sharper than the OM-2N.
> I'll keep bodies warm & batteries spare in my pocket.
25 degrees F (= -4C) is not cold - are Utah's mountains really
that warm in winter? I have used the OM-4 down to perhaps
-10C. The OM-2N has been taken skiing many times, and it uses the same
batteries. I just keep the camera in a Lowepro Topload Zoom, and I use
no protection when shooting - sometimes the camera can sit on a tripod
for an hour.
I use SR44's, not the alkaline LR44's. With a fresh set of batteries
I don't bother carrying spares - IOW, I carry them in case of flat
batteries rather than cold ones.
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