At 07:43 AM 7/2/03, Paul Schings wrote:
I'm pretty sure the T18 predates the OM2000 by a number of years, and was
introduced with the OM-88/OM-101 in the early to mid 80's. It's probably
worth noting that the T-18 doesn't support normal auto.
Yes . . . the descriptions were intended to be *loosely* tied to body
introductions. The QA310's TTL feature wasn't needed by the system until
the OM-2. On an OM-1, a QA310 is effectively a QA300.
My Bad regarding trying to cover the T-18 and S20 in one description. They
were introduced at different times, and I also made a typographic error:
"Manual: T-1 and S20" should read "Manual: T18 and S20"
Regarding the operating modes for the T-18 and S20, I listed only the unit
that supported each mode. S20 is only Normal-Auto or Manual. T-18 is only
TTL-Auto or Manual. Deliberately ignored the OM-88/OM-101 and OM-77/OM-707
bodies as they're anomalous to the rest of the OM system other than being
able to mount OM manual focus lenses and flash units (in addition to lenses
made specifically for them). I suppose the "Cosina-made" OM-2000 could be
labeled an anomaly also, but it seemed closer in feature/function to the
rest of the system than the AF and PF bodies.
Additional note about the F280:
It has an AF assist light that is useful ONLY with the OM-77/OM-707 and has
no function with any other OM body (cannot even be activated).
-- John
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