On Wed, Dec 13, 2000 at 08:09:12PM -0600, Chip Stratton wrote:
> The 50mm f/2 wouldn't be mistaken for a coal rock, it is a relatively
> expensive macro lens which also makes a fine normal lens.
The one drawback to the 50/2 is its size; even though it's smaller and
lighter than most other macros, it's still big for an OM normal lens.
> I would reiterate that the mercury batteries for the OM1n are not really
> that hard to find and should not deter you from getting one if you want an
> all mechanical marvel like the OM1n.
Indeed, and if you're really concerned, you can get a John H CLA and
modification to take care of the problem, or a CRIS adapter (I have one of
the latter, and it works fine).
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