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Re: [OM] OM-1 Durability/personal experience

Subject: Re: [OM] OM-1 Durability/personal experience
From: "george" <geanders@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 14:15:00 -0700
The only problem I ever have with my OMs is cold weather sucking the life
out of the batteries.  Happens on my 4T and, much more often, on my 2S.
Course, the -1s keep on chuggin'.

George


>I used to make two trips a year to the Four Corners.  I took a photographer
>buddy along with me once.  He was always having his manual N*k*ns seize up
>or otherwise break down. Of, course, he did let the bag holding his body
>blow off the top of the rim by Delicate Arch and bounce all the way to the
>bottom.  Ticked me off, because he was using my bag.  Then I took a female
>shooter that I was pursuing at the time.  Her C*n*ns broke down on her.  My
>delicate little OM-1 and OM-2 always just motored along without complaint.
>Oh, I did have a 28/3.5 get a little tight on the aperture ring after I
>dropped it on a rock and it rolled down the canyon a little way.  I've had
>the OM-1 for 22 years and it has never needed anything but cleaning and
>light seals.  Incidentally, she married a N*k*n user.  I figure I was lucky
>to escape.
>
>Gary Edwards
>
>Tom Trottier wrote:
>
>> Saw this on the usually dormant AOL leica forum.  And  he is or isn't
>> related, I can't remember.
>>
>> Subj:  Re:Leica durability
>> Date:  97-06-20 13:48:27 EDT
>> From:  OBarnack
>>
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