I have this problem too. I have an old OM4 with excessive battery drain. Bought
a used 4Ti+50/1,2 from a mail order shop at $700. They said it was in good
shape, but when I got it, it was absolutely NEW! Only the original box was
missing. Holy cow, no brassing, no dirt in the view finder. It shows no signs
of handling at all. Shall I use this piece of art taking pictures of the kids
or save it to the world..? I almost wish the camera wasn't that good... Maybe I
have to buy a crappy body as a complement.
-- Mikael
At 18:34 2003-06-02 +0100, petertje@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>Hi,
>
>This is a question that I've been asking myself for some time. Suppose you're
>on the road with your favourite body and lens. For me, that's a 4Ti with a
>90mm/f2.0. For others it could be an OM2SP with a 250mm/f2.0, or for you it
>could be your old but trustworthy OM1 with a 50mm/f1.8. It doesn't matter too
>much.
>
>It's raining like hell. Maybe you're on a little island and there's plenty of
>spray from the sea. Maybe you're in a sand storm in a desert, or in the woods
>with plenty of crap flying around.
>
>Do you take out the camera to take a picture of that oh-so impressive weather
>? Knowing that it might work this time and next time, but one day it will
>break your favourite camera ?
>
>I was considering this while visiting south Ireland (Co.Kerry). In the woods,
>it was really hot and humid and the rain came pouring down, and a companion's
>Min*lta whish-bang plastic-fantastic gave up. My OM happily shot everything I
>wanted. I'm not going to stop myself from doing this, but I know that one
>day, I might find a group of nice vegetables inhabiting my beloved lens, or
>worse.
>
>How do you feel about this dilemma ?
>
>
>Peter.
>
>
>
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