The 2N is my favorite model and is still completely serviceable.
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Moth" <ray_moth@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Olympus Mailing List" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 12:02 AM
Subject: re: [OM] Old Camera whoas
| Clendon Gibson wrote:
| Recently my non Olympus was declared beyond repair by a local camera
| repair shop. Now this puts me in a quandry. My Olympus 2n is about the
| same vintage, and could easily have the same fate any day now.
|
| Should I continue to collect increasingly rare lenses and other
| accesories, or chuck it and get a new camera system where the parts
| will be available for the rest of my life (probably).
|
| Shall we have a vote on it?
| ========================================================================
| Clendon,
|
| The fate of your non-Olympus camera has no bearing, of course, on the
| future of your OM-2n, although I can understand your misgivings.
| However, you need to provide further information, including:
|
| - Your age
| - Whether you have owned your OM-2n from new or, if not, for how long
| - The condition of your 2n (are there any ominous symptoms?)
| - Your current commitment to OM (extent of your Olympus OM gear)
| - Your willingness to commit the necessary funds to buy something as
| good as OM or better (IMHO, the only candidates are Leica or Contax, if
| 35mm - anything else would be a disappointment)
|
| If, at one extreme, you are 25 years old, you bought your ageing OM-2n
| a year ago and it's now showing signs of severe wear and tear, you only
| have a couple of OM-mount Hanimex lenses for it and you're dying to
| lash out on a Leica R8 or Contax RTS III, plus a set of lenses, then
| I'd say go for it and good luck. I, personally, would not recommend
| Olympus OM to a young person unless (s)he is already a raving
| Maitaniac.
|
| If, at the other extreme, you're over 55, you've bought your OM-2n new,
| you've kept it in immaculate condition, you have half a dozen good
| Zuiko lenses and you'd hate to have to cough up for a Leica or Contax
| system, then I'd say stick with what you've got. Nothing else will
| satisfy you.
|
| The 2n is probably the most reliable of the OMs and it's still
| maintainable, should the need arise. In fact, why not send it to John
| H. for a CLA right now, if you're worried about it? A stitch in time .
| . .
|
| Regards,
|
| =====
| Ray
|
| "The trouble with resisting temptation is
| you never know when you'll get another chance!"
|
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