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Re: [OM] Film to flange distance in various OM bodies

Subject: Re: [OM] Film to flange distance in various OM bodies
From: john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 22:08:35 +0000
On Sun, 21 Jan 2001 10:40:24 -0800, Winsor wrote:

>The vaunted reliability of circuits is belied by anecdotes 
>concerning failure in cold, humidity,  wet, physical failure of 
>earlier rigid circuit boards,  battery eating behavior of some OM2S, 
>OM3, and OM4 models and LCD failure. It seems that super electronic 
>reliability is always here with the latest development with only 
>optimism to underwrite it and somehow the argument that it is the 
>pots that cause all the problems smacks of this.  In the meantime 
>mechanical cameras just keep on clicking.  Sorry for the skepticism. 
>(Love to use my OM4T, but do I trust it?  Hmm.)

Amen to that. Clockwork reigns supreme. If I took any camera(s) to the
"ends of the earth" they would be my trusty (1976) OM1 and OM1n. Maybe
the Bronica ETRSi, too.

*And* I've spent a lifetime in electronics.

Regards


John Gruffydd (Mold, Wales, UK)

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