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Re: [OM] Does this sound any good?

Subject: Re: [OM] Does this sound any good?
From: Dave Haynie <dhaynie@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 03:02:57 -0500 (EST)
On Wed, 11 Nov 1998 15:40:04 -0800, "Red Rover" <red_rover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
jammed all night, and by sunrise was overheard remarking:

> I'm not familiar with the Om-PC. Pros? Cons? Does it have TTL? I forgot to
> check the hotshoe for that.

The OM-PC, called the OM-40 most everywhere but the USA (far as I know),
is the top-of-the-line in the "consumer" series. Features, in no
particular order:

        * TTL metering with beam-splitter (like OM-4, the same meter is
          used for viewfinder and actual exposure). 
        * Cloth, horizontal focal plane shutter with speeds to 2 sec-1/1000
          on automatic.
        * Manual, automatic, and program exposure control. Manual speeds
          are in the usual around-the-lens-mount-collar. Manual mode is
          not as nice as the pro-series, as there's no match needle.
          There's also no indication of selected speed or aperature in
          manual mode.
        * Automatic metering is switchable between a standard center-weighted
          average and "ESP", which is apparently some sort of smarter
          scheme.
        * Viewfinder shows a reported 930f the picture. LEDs on the
          lefthand side show the meter mode (M,P,ESP), automatically
          selected speed, flash ready, exposure compensation, etc.
        * Film speed can be selected by DX encoding or manually, though
          there's no way to override the DX setting (well, a strip of
          tape works before you load the film). When DX sets the speed,
          the exposure compensation dial doesn't do anything (as in many
          other cameras, the exposure compensation dial just moves the
          manually-set speed dial; they're really the exact same control)
          .
        * Standard 3-contact hot shoe ("shoe 4") for TTL flash, with
          in-viewfinder ready indicator (this gives all features except
          the "sync at any speed" function with the OM3/4Ti, OM-77, and
          maybe OM-88). 
        * Takes the winder/motor drive, using the newer coupling that
          works without a coverplate. It doesn't support the rewind
          function. 
        * No mirror lockup, but you can use the self-timer.
        * The self-timer is integrated into the winding lever. A largish
          LED blinks during the countdown, and it makes noise, like the
          OM-4.
        * Typical SR/LR-44 batteries (two), like most OM-series.
        * Lens mount seems to be the same hard steel used on the OM-1/4.
        * The body is all brass. It's wrapped in a leather-like molded
          vinylish substance. There's a small grip molded into the front,
          which is reasonably functional. 

Overall, a great camera. No one seems to know this, however, so they're
a pretty good buy. 

--
Dave Haynie  | V.P. Technology, Met@box Infonet, AG |  http://www.metabox.de
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