Acer,
As an owner of both an OM-1n and an OM2K, I'd have to recommend that you go
with another -1n. While the -2K is a fun little camera and would serve you
well as a backup body (not a bad idea considering your propensity for
lobbing OMs off of the roof! <g>), it takes more than a name to make a
body an Olympus. Most of the tangible and intangible things that make me
love the OMs as much as I do are missing and/or different with the -2K -
it's simply a different camera altogether. Evaluated independently, I find
the -2K to be a good backup body with a spot meter. Comparing it to the
-1n, however, it loses the race.
Dave
On Thursday, December 16, 1999 1:08 AM, Acer V
[SMTP:siddim01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] wrote:
> OK, here's the scenario: my first-love OM1n has given up the ghost from a
> fall (as you know from my post a week or so back--oddly, no word from Dr.
> John...am I killfiled that bad?).
>
> I have "withdrawl" symptoms, depression etc. I /need/ my OM fix SOON to
> survive.
>
> This week I'll get my OM1n looked at, but something tells me it's BER.
>
> Let's put a price cap of US$250 or so. What would you do:
>
> 1. get another OM1n (top ones for ~200@OlyGuy)
> 2. get OM2k
> 3. get OM something else (say 2(n))
>
> I'm leaning towards the 1(n) by a long shot because haven't handled the
> OM2k, or any other body, and the 1 was so perfect and smooth it's hard to
> imagine anything short of a Leica matching that tactile feel. Then
> there's the simple and uncluttered elegance. Hg cells are no prob--I have
> a new one recently from G.Schloss sitting in a desk. TTL/OTF flash is not
> a major concern given my affinity for natural light.
> If I buy another body, I can get shooting immediately, and later get my
> current 1n fixed if it's possible. At worst, I have one bod; at best, I
> have two. One good thing about the 2k is the spot meter and multiple
> exposure and timer MLU (ok, that's three things).
>
> What words of wisdom will come my way? I should handle these in a shop,
> but till then, any comments are welcome.
>
> /AV
> --
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-Adams
> PS, anyone with ideas as to what was the cause of death for the 1n?
>
>
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