I also wondered why Oly dropped mirror lock up on the OM2 - I think that in
many peoples eyes, it's one of those little features that mark out 'pro'
class SLRs from the semi-pros.
Allan
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>From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [OM] Re: Newby Intro + Zuiko prime lens question
>Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 23:06:12 -0500
>
>You need to review the marketing material for the OM-2. It incorporated
>a shock absorber system on the mirror up mechanism which was supposed to
>be so gentle that the lock up wasn't required. Olympus probably did
>testing and couldn't tell the diffrence between the two cameras...
>because, as Gary found out, the real vibration problem was never the
>mirror slap but the apperture stop down arm snapping into place.
>
>Chuck Norcutt
>
>usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> > Also still always wondered why the mirror lock-up vanished on my much
>used OM-2 that
> >
> > had been on the OM-1.
>
>
>
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