Absolutely. From state of the art 1972 to state of the art 1984. The
OM4T is a wonderful, flexible picture taking machine.
The main source of shaking in an OM seems to be the plunger in the body
that activates the automatic aperture. It still shakes the camera in
the OM 1 even with mirror lock up. The OM 4T self timer flips the
mirror up and reduces the aperture from the wide open metering mode to
the stop shown on the lens letting all the vibration die away. That is
why Gary's tests show differences in resolution between the two cameras
with the same lens. It affects using the camera at less than hand
holdable speeds on a tripod, even a sturdy one. Use the Oly tripod
technique of holding the camera on the tripod which damps some of the
vibration.
Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
On Feb 20, 2005, at 9:49 AM, Richard Hawkins wrote:
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gene Wilburn" <cdnphoto@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 12:27 PM
> Subject: [OM] OM-1 to OM-4T - worth an upgrade?
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>> Although I've owned a pair of OM-1's since 1972 (and still have them),
>> consider me a newbie. I simply bought a few primes and used the cams
>> and have never learned much OM lore.
>>
>> My OM-1's have sat a bit idle in recent years as I've been 'shooting
>> around' -- being equipment promiscuous with a number of different
>> types of cameras. It's been fun actually and I've learned a lot about
>> my likes and dislikes.
>>
>> Now I've come full circle. I've rediscovered my OM-1's and have been
>> thoroughly enjoying them once again -- thanks Piers for that excellent
>> 50mm/1.4 lens! Both OM-1 bodies are in great condition. But an
>> opportunity has arisen to purchase a used OM-4T from a friend. The
>> question for me is, is it worth it?
>>
>> I shoot primarily B&W -- slow film in one cam, fast film in the other.
>> I rarely shoot slides (sorry, I use digital for most of my colour
>> work). I occasionally shoot col negative film. I usually shoot
>> handheld though I use a tripod for long lenses, macros and portraits.
>> The tripod work makes up a smallish percentage of my overall shooting.
>> I prefer handheld metering over in-camera metering for most of my work
>> unless I'm travelling and want to carry minimal gear.
>>
>> WIth this background, would a 4T be a significant step up for me? I'm
>> a bit puzzled as to why the resolution marks in Gary's charts always
>> favour the 4T over the 1. Is this related only to very careful tripod
>> work and inherent OM-1 internal vibration? Would I see this difference
>> in the 'real' (i.e. handheld) world?
>>
>> Gene
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