Lex -
With a manual focusing lens, the viewfinder display is turned off, and
the OM-88 provides only aperture preferred mode. In other words, you
won't know what shutter speed the camera will use.
Lex Jenkins wrote:
>
> I saw my first OM88 Power Focus today. My first thought was "what a silly
> thing." It was nearly as good a beginner's or backup SLR as the
> Can-not-an-OM-on T50, but missed the mark by insisting on the power focus
> "feature" and oddball lenses. The T50, at least, accepts all Canon FD mount
> lenses.
>
> Well, I get home, revisit Hans' continually useful site and discover that
> the OM88 accepts most manual focus Zuikos as well. Better yet, it includes
> OTF metering, TTL flash with the T20 unit I already have, and at least
> offers aperture priority AE with manual lenses.
>
> So, this begs the question: would it make a decent backup camera? I know
> the OM-10/20/30/40 are popular with many folks who own more "serious" OMs
> for that very purpose. Anybody out there have enough experience with an
> OM88 to take a whack at this?
>
> Naturally among the factors I'd consider are the probability of limited
> serviceability in case something fails, etc. I'd be grateful for any other
> comments.
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> Lex Jenkins
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