I saw my first OM88 Power Focus today. My first thought was "what a silly
thing." It was nearly as good a beginner's or backup SLR as the
Can-not-an-OM-on T50, but missed the mark by insisting on the power focus
"feature" and oddball lenses. The T50, at least, accepts all Canon FD mount
lenses.
Well, I get home, revisit Hans' continually useful site and discover that
the OM88 accepts most manual focus Zuikos as well. Better yet, it includes
OTF metering, TTL flash with the T20 unit I already have, and at least
offers aperture priority AE with manual lenses.
So, this begs the question: would it make a decent backup camera? I know
the OM-10/20/30/40 are popular with many folks who own more "serious" OMs
for that very purpose. Anybody out there have enough experience with an
OM88 to take a whack at this?
Naturally among the factors I'd consider are the probability of limited
serviceability in case something fails, etc. I'd be grateful for any other
comments.
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Lex Jenkins
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Musta been a UFO. It wuz flyin' an' I dunno whut it wuz. - A "farmer"
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