I have an OM-PC that was purchased new by me dad in 1985, and was later
handed onto me. It was a
great amateur camera then, especially in program mode with ESP metering.
Unfortunately over the
years it proved to be very unreliable. I can now barely get 2 or 3 rolls
out with a fresh pair of batteries. Battery drain
is a little less bad if the camera is kept in Manual/B mode. A problem
that I have been noticing recently is
that even with new batteries the camera freezes (with the mirror up) for
no reason. I have tried cleaning the
battery cover plate and keeping it in a dry environment, but to no
avail. The only thing that brings the mirror
down is unscrewing the plate and then screwing it back on. This camera
has let me down in the worst possible
moments, sometimes embarassing me when doing group portraits.
Its my most unreliable body and I have found a permanent place for it in
the drawer. The OM-4 is now my
primary body, with the good old mechanical OM-2000 as a backup.
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From: "Skip Williams" <skipwilliamsom@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 8:16 AM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: "Skip Williams" <skipwilliamsom@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [OM] OM-PC Diagnosis?
I REALLY liked the OM-PC that I had for about 2 years. I liked the
rubbery
surface, ESP metering, and Program automation. But even after a JH
overhaul,
it was a bit iffy. I think it had the terminal circuit disease in an
early
stage.
The one fault that I have with owning cameras is that as soon as they
start
to give me problems after they've been CLA'd, I can't EVER trust that
body
again. I absolutly refuse to miss a shot because I was using a
camera that
had mental problems. I've had this experience with an OM-1, OM-PC,
and an
OM-4. All were sold with caveats and have been replaced. I guess
this is
the attitude of a former professional. When the cameras were putting
food
on my table, I couldn't afford to say to my clients: "The camera
screwed up,
I'm sorry that I didn't spend enough on a reliable body and ruined
the
pictures of your event."
What that says to me is that the OM-PC, however nice it is, wasn't
engineered to be reliable 15-20 yrs after its manufacture. It was
built as
an amatuer camera. That quality is reflected in its price. Chalk it
up to
experience, unfortunately.
Skip
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>From: DaEyeGuy@xxxxxxx
>Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [OM] OM-PC Diagnosis?
>Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 04:06:33 EDT
>
>or send it to John for an overhaul..seems to me his price is great
on
>PC's...$69??
>
>Susan Steele
>Virginia USA
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