Howdy,
I agree with most everything Bill wrote. I _hate_ the removeable shoe
concept. I often wonder if someone could re-engineer a metal (or stronger
plastic) shoe and sell it? I believe everyone on the planet still using his
OM1(n)/2(n) would buy one. How many people do we reckon that is?
M. Bachofen
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On 8/20/01 at 11:27 AM Bill Stanke wrote:
>Hi guys:
>
>I personally I haven't gotten used to the feel of my "new" OM-2n yet.
>My first impression when taking it out of the box was that it felt like
>it was about a half inch too short! I can't explain it. My OM-1 and
>OM-2S feel fine in comparison. I have the Grip 1 on the 2S, but it
>feels better, even with the grip removed.
>
>Next, when I installed the strap, I couldn't get it to hang properly.
>The body wanted to "point up" regardless of which lens I had installed.
>I experimented with all of the rings that I had lying around. I finally
>cannibalized the rings off of an OM-1 parts camera that were smaller in
>diameter. This helped, but did not cure the problem. I noticed a
>number of rub marks on the bottom plate. Hmmm, had this body been used
>with a winder/motor all its life? Installed a Winder 2 to check out
>this theory. yes! Now I had something to grip, and the extra weight
>greatly improved the "hangeability" from the strap.
>
>Finally, ("shields up Mr. Sulu!")I think that removable hot shoes are a
>stupid idea. Almost every used shoe is cracked, because the installer
>has zealously over tightened the shoe. Dealers strip off the shoe, so
>they can charge extra for it. The removable shoe probably generated a
>lot of Bounce Grip 2 sales. This would be okay, except Olympus forgot
>to install the TTL connector on the OM-2[n], forcing you to either
>install the ugly and weird-looking TTL autoconnector, or use a shoe with
>the TTL auto shoe cord. The inventors of TTL flash could have made it a
>little easier to actually use a flash, without spending $50 extra on
>miserable little easy to lose gizmos.
>
>Bill, who is now pushing the "send" button, and waiting for the flames
>to shoot out of his monitor!
>
>Bill Stanke
>Moscow, Idaho
>
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