Another problem that the 2000 has been criticized of is fogging of film during
long time exposures due to the LEDs in the viewfinder. The solution recommended
by Olympus is to remove the batteries. There are some who would scoff at Olympus
for coming up with such a simplistic solution.
However, the Nikon FM2 has the same problem. Nikon also recommends the same
solution.
For my use, mainly astrophotography, the most disturbing short coming of the
2000 is its lack of interchangeable screens. It's too bad that Olympus couldn't
spec out interchangeable screens and motor drive capability. This would have
made the 2000 competitive with the FM2 at half the price.
Apparently, Olympus feels that the days of film cameras are numbered due to
digital photography; and there's no sense in investing R&D in a dying
technology.
--
jim mueller
8" Dob Improvements
4" C102HD & 80mm WA Refractors
http://www.globaldialog.com/~webnik/Home.htm
John Hermanson wrote:
> The oil on the magnet problem only applies to electronically controlled
> shutters. Since the 2000 is all mechanical, it doesn't have a magnet, as
> such.
>
> John
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dirk Wright <wright@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 1999 10:45 AM
> Subject: Re: [OM] Cosina 2000 (was "OM2000"(was "The New Kid On The Block"))
>
> >
> > >Joel,
> > >as you own and use an OM2000, what is your impression about its quality
> > >compared to an OM-10? What I am thinking of is the build quality - if
> there
> > >are
> > >any plastic things inside like the OM-10?
> > >Will the OM2000 suffer from *some kind of* "sticky magnet problem" in the
> > >future? After all, the camera is quite new on market. What will it
> perform
> > in
> > >lets say 10 years from now?
> > >
> >
> > Considering that it is a completely different shutter, I would expect
> > different problems down the road. The Copal vertical travel all metal
> shutter
> > I think is very reliable and accurate.
> >
> >
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