At 11:48 PM 3/21/2000 +0100, you wrote:
>Hi again, I just bought an OM-2sp for a very nice price, and with it
>I got a soligor 35/2.8 (has onyone tested this lens?). I ran a roll of
>b/w through it which I developed in my bathroom, and it seems to work
>fine (no "flying strings" as the FAQ somewhere describes, I was a little
>afraid of that).
>Now to my question, I read at camtech that a green flashLED means
>"batterys power this LED", and I have a green one. Is it possible to
>obtain that upgrade somewhere, preferably from some place in europe?
>The other thing I've been thinking about is the batteries themselves.
>Everyone says that silver oxide batteries is better than alkalines. But
>how much better are they? I've been using the same pair of alkalines for
>two years now (with my OM-2), and I recently put them in the OM-2sp, and
>they are working fine there.
>Is it worth it too search for silveroxide? At least here in sweden the
>alkalines are easier to find :-).
>Thanx,
>(btw.this list rocks!!!)
>/Rikard.B
Rikard,
Congratulations on your OM-2S -- a great camera. I don't know for sure,
but I would think your Olympus dealer in Sweden can do the flash led
modification. It is a factory-specified modification, if I'm not mistaken.
The silver oxide batteries are the best for Olympus. Do what it takes to
find the supply you need. They're out there.
Joel Wilcox
Iowa City, Iowa USA
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