The differences betweem the 2s, 3 and 4 would probably take me years to
learn. I had thought of getting one (or more ... yikes!) of them to
handle the flash photography I'd like to do. I keep reading though,
about peoples' problems with the circuit boards and the myriad of
batteries that power the camera's functions. Spot metering would be
great. Is there a trade-off between simplicity and utility that you
think makes one of the models a smarter choice over the others?
There's not such a big difference, I learned fast and I'm only swedish.
I regard the "battery problem" as being slightly exaggerated.
Batterys aren't that expensive, and they don't take up too much space
either ;-) so it's easy to always carry a spare. OM-2S, OM-3 and OM-4
have circuits that drain batteries a little faster, that's all. Go
for the T(i) version of the 4 if you want to be safe. The difference
in battery types are onle for the OM-1. All other (single-digit?)
OM's use two 357 or SR44 cells (yes, Tom, I know the 357 is better;-))
I made a "freezer" test tonight. Hung my OM-4 with Ti circuit
outdoors in zero degrees celcius with harsh cold wind. Pitch black
outside. After 20 minuits I returned and the little fellow was so
cold I hardly could touch it with bare fingers. But it worked. Meter
on auto and manual, and shutter ran fine. Try that with one of the
new smash-boom wonderbricks! OM's are built to last. (Then again: I
wouldn't go to the northpole without an OM-1 as a backup)
The higher numbers are as simple as you make them. It's possible to
use an OM-4(T(i)) almost as a P&S. Then again you can, if you like,
remain in control over every single step. Up to the user.
Cheers and welcome to the list
Henrik Dahl
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