The shutter speed ring on the 2sp is all metal, but black painted. It looks
like the same size as the 4Ti one.
C.H.Ling
>Joel, I changed from the OM-2N to the OM-2S in late 1985 and was
>immediately conscious of the difference. The shutter speed ring around
>the lens mount on the 2N was silver-coloured (metal?), was reasonably
>broad and rotated smoothly when changing shutter speeds, including
>selecting 'B' while pressing the lock button. On the 2S, the shutter
>speed ring is thinner, black plastic and, at least in my case, quite
>stiff to operate. It moves in sharp, abrupt clicks and is especially
>difficult when selecting the mechanical 1/60 sec. or 'B' speeds.
>
>Please don't think that I see this as a major problem; it's no big
>deal, just that I consider shutter speed and aperture settings to be
>equally as important in manual mode and should, therefore, be equally
>as easy to adjust. In the case of my 2S, they're not: the aperture on
>the lenses I have is much more convenient to adjust than the shutter
>speed on my 2S. This might just be a problem with my particular camera
>and not typical of the 2S, I don't really know, although I have read
>similar criticisms from others in the past. It has been suggested to me
>that I could have the detent lightened and I might do that.
>
>
>Regards,
>
>
>=====
>Ray
>
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