OM-2, 2N and 2S will allow painting with flash too.
John Hermanson
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From: Anemos <anemos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 4:31 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] OM4 etc.
> greetings to all. This is my first email since I entered the list (which
> was today :)
> >Dave said .. I love my OM system, but I have had 2 bad experiences with
> OM4s, and tell people to stay away from them.
>
> I also had a major prob with my (beloved) OM4 10 years ago. The spotmeter
> was fuctioning erratically , when the shutter was depressed the Camera
went
> into a loop with beeps and lockups , exiting only with M60 or B.
> The trouble was caused by moisture some days before.
> It took me 3 months to repair the camera , and have new wiring and chip
> replacement under warranty. I still use my OM4 and OM1 , but I think that
> the OM4 is very sensitive to moisture , and heavy use.
> Is the only camera though that one can use in Auto in complete dark , and
> just take a picture by continuasly firing a flash. The om4 will decide
when
> enough light reached the film and close the curtain.
>
> Closing I had a small prob taking pictures with my 50mm1.4 using the lens
> in reverse on bellows. All the slides come with a "smear" in thte center ,
> like a glare.
> I make sure that no stray light hits the lens back element , but again the
> smear is there. Nothing is wrong when I use the lens normaly.
>
> Charles Charalambous
>
>
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