On 13 Aug 2000, at 16:40, Gary Edwards wrote:
From: "Gary Edwards" <garyetx@xxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [OM] Which OM is best for Macro?
Date sent: Sun, 13 Aug 2000 16:40:52 -0500
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> In order of bang for the buck:
>
> OM-2
> OM-2N
> OM-4
> OM-4T or Ti
>
> The OM-2 will do everything you ask for if you add the correct TTL
> Auto Connector (Type 3); and is the cheapest of the lot. Just
> remember to set the correct shutter speed since it doesn't do it
> automatically with flash. The OM-3 won't do auto exposure that you
> request, although the 3Ti will do TTL auto flash exposure with
Also seems that getting a good OM2sp or OM4 is becomming
more and more of a crap-shoot. Seems like they are all too often
plauged by the no-longer available or overly costly IC.
On the other side of the coin, I've had good luck with the 1, 2, 1n,
and 2n. The OM2 sounds like a very good choice.
geo2
> T-series flashes. You'll pay extra for spot metering, which is nice,
> but you didn't ask for it and it isn't usable for flash macro, so
> there is no reason, based on your requirements list, to get the -2S,
> -4, or -4T.
>
> So it appears to me that the answer is an OM-2.
>
> Gary Edwards
>
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