Comments on: Old School Film SLR Choices http://blog.ktnxbi.com/2008/04/04/old-school-film-slr-choices/ Don't trust the words! Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:03:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: arran http://blog.ktnxbi.com/2008/04/04/old-school-film-slr-choices/comment-page-1/#comment-283 arran Sun, 06 Apr 2008 00:33:45 +0000 http://blog.ktnxbi.com/2008/04/04/old-school-film-slr-choices/#comment-283 Yeah, that was a pretty similar thought process i went through actually and ended up with the OM series. I couldnt be happier and dont regret it for a second. The only bad thing is that i'm constantly on the lookout for more lenses and bodies =/ . I'll add a couple points to that pretty "romantic" (but accurate) view of the OM1. You can find winder/motor drive covers quite easily. There are two people you can get them from, but they end up being about $30 for a tiny bit of metal and it hardly seems worth it. You can just cover it with anything really, tape, a piece of plastic cut to size, or even just by putting the camera in its half case. The hot shoes dont get lost easily, mainly because they can be a pain to take off (and put on). They can get cracked easily though, but rarely to the extent they cant be used anymore. I actually take all of mine off as i dont use a flash on my OM bodies antmore (have in the past, and its amazingly accurate). And yes, the light metering options dont include a spot meter or anything fancy, but you learn to live without it very easily, and can compensate exposure setting yourself if you think you need to. The OM1 (and entire OM single digit range) are truely an amazing series of cameras. You better get one! :) P.S. I'm looking at some OM > EOS lens adapters, could be fun using zuiko glass on the DSLR. You'll be able to do that too ;) Yeah, that was a pretty similar thought process i went through actually and ended up with the OM series. I couldnt be happier and dont regret it for a second. The only bad thing is that i’m constantly on the lookout for more lenses and bodies =/ .
I’ll add a couple points to that pretty “romantic” (but accurate) view of the OM1.
You can find winder/motor drive covers quite easily. There are two people you can get them from, but they end up being about $30 for a tiny bit of metal and it hardly seems worth it. You can just cover it with anything really, tape, a piece of plastic cut to size, or even just by putting the camera in its half case.
The hot shoes dont get lost easily, mainly because they can be a pain to take off (and put on). They can get cracked easily though, but rarely to the extent they cant be used anymore. I actually take all of mine off as i dont use a flash on my OM bodies antmore (have in the past, and its amazingly accurate).
And yes, the light metering options dont include a spot meter or anything fancy, but you learn to live without it very easily, and can compensate exposure setting yourself if you think you need to.
The OM1 (and entire OM single digit range) are truely an amazing series of cameras. You better get one! :)

P.S. I’m looking at some OM > EOS lens adapters, could be fun using zuiko glass on the DSLR. You’ll be able to do that too ;)

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