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Re: [OM] second body

Subject: Re: [OM] second body
From: T.Clausen@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 12:13:12 +0000 (UTC)
On Wed, 17 Jan 2001 ClassicVW@xxxxxxx wrote:

> May I respectfully point out that your logic is indeed fine from a practical 
> standpoint, but logic is often thrown out the window when we feel the need to 
> feed our addiction! It's like this- I own a motorcycle. If I felt the "need" 
> or desire to get a second one, I sure as heck wouldn't buy the exact same 
> brand/model/color, would I? No, I'd get something different that filled a 
> different "need" in my psyche. We "need" our OMs, I'm sure. But they're also 
> our "toys". He who dies with the most toys wins!

Ok, please - someone - wrap Tom in cotton and put him where nothing can
harm him. He'd be unfair competition to be up against. ;)

More seriously, when I go out for photography, I usually try to bring as
identical equipment as possible. If I need more than one body, I try to
take identical (or almost identicals) to avoid being confused by "which
body does what?". For example, I usually (almost always?) use manual mode
for setting the exposure. To me, it is a bad idea to bring an OM2s/p
(which in manual mode does spot-metering) and OM4 (or any other
body) since those *by default* doesn't do spot metering. If I bring the
2s/p and the 4, I usually end up exposing wrongly (i.e. assuming
spot-metering) with the 4.

So I would strongly support getting *identical* bodies, whenever
possible, or - alternatively - similar bodies (e.g. the OM2 and OM1 would
go ok together).

--thomas

> 
> Best,
> George S.
> 
> kamm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> 
> << Given that the starter of this thread has been using an OM-1n as his 
> primary
>  camera, I guess he is doing well without auto this and that.  Why should he
>  need a auto everyting or auto something second body?  Also, if one continues
>  to use the OM-1n as the primary body, chance is that the battery-dependent
>  second body will fail him when needed.  I cannot see nothing better than the
>  OM-1(n) as a second body.
>   >>
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