ChrisPlatt
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So trade your Pentax for an Olympus and find out for yourself! 
How many working OM users do you ever see out there anymore?
FWIW I worked at Olympus servicing OM cameras...
Chris
How many working OM users do you ever see out there anymore?
FWIW I worked at Olympus servicing OM cameras...
Chris
Xmas
Veteran
My only OM problems ever from '79 - 6 bodies
- the foam replacement '78 body,
- one gummed shutter which is only intermittent on first frame, i.e. 1/30 sec instead, I waste a frame when needed
- jammed om4, not got around to fixing.
Noel
If you use the Nikon non pro cameras you get the same, my F2 needs foam
Noel
- the foam replacement '78 body,
- one gummed shutter which is only intermittent on first frame, i.e. 1/30 sec instead, I waste a frame when needed
- jammed om4, not got around to fixing.
Noel
If you use the Nikon non pro cameras you get the same, my F2 needs foam
Noel
ampguy
Veteran
lol
lol
that's so 2005!
lol
that's so 2005!
jscolman@scolma said:
Trius
Waiting on Maitani
Given the number of happy OM users, (esp. OM-1 and OM-2) here, plus the OM list, I'd say .... TONS. Are there a lot of happy Pentax users out there? Yup, that too!
BTW, my go-to guy for OM repairs is John Hermanson, a former Oly tech/supervisor. He figures the OM-1 is one of the best around for durability and serviceability.
Other than that, I'm done here; no point counting angels on the head of a pin.
and OM-2) here, plus the OM list, I'd say .... TONS. Are there a lot of happy Pentax users out there? Yup, that too!BTW, my go-to guy for OM repairs is John Hermanson, a former Oly tech/supervisor. He figures the OM-1 is one of the best around for durability and serviceability.
Other than that, I'm done here; no point counting angels on the head of a pin.
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ChrisPlatt said:So trade your Pentax for an Olympus and find out for yourself!
How many working OM users do you ever see out there anymore?
FWIW I worked at Olympus servicing OM cameras...
Chris
i would love to hear some more about your work as a service/repair person for the om.
what was the big problem with the om, for instance, is one body more reliable than another?
any insights at all would be very cool.
joe
steamer
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Chris if you worked on OM cameras you know a lot more than me, but my black OM-2 works without fail (knock on wood). In fact I'm carrying it today. Anyway I too would like to hear about what sort of OM issues you commonly dealt with.
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Joe
The most frequent problem/symptom in used OM in camera fairs and probably e-bay is the sleepy iris sickness, especially in 5cm 1.8s.
All you had to do was leave camera in trunk of car in sun in UK, trip to death valley was not needed. Some lenses are easy to fix yourself, you just remove rear ring, others needed lens spanner. I'll try and find a link for you.
Noel
The most frequent problem/symptom in used OM in camera fairs and probably e-bay is the sleepy iris sickness, especially in 5cm 1.8s.
All you had to do was leave camera in trunk of car in sun in UK, trip to death valley was not needed. Some lenses are easy to fix yourself, you just remove rear ring, others needed lens spanner. I'll try and find a link for you.
Noel
Trius
Waiting on Maitani
I've never had a problem with a 50/1.8 (and I've had quite a few) but do have a 50/1.4 whose aperture is a bit slow returning. It's a pretty easy fix from what I recall.
BTW last night a nice OM-2 with Tamron 35-80/2.8 zoom went for $46.11. The listing said everything seemed OK but they couldn't move the shutter speed ring to B. The lister just didn't know the trick!
BTW last night a nice OM-2 with Tamron 35-80/2.8 zoom went for $46.11. The listing said everything seemed OK but they couldn't move the shutter speed ring to B. The lister just didn't know the trick!
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Truis
You may have not mistreated your cameras. e.g. '90
I bought a 2nd hand OM-4 from a brick camera shop and they insisted I take a 1.8 away for free they offered a choice from five, 4x sleepy iris, one scratched so I took the highest serial number with perfect optics and expected to have to lens spanner it.
This was a late one with Japan on name plate which it turns out only needed three screws off to remove the lens mount face plate and all the lube on the aperature stop down mechanism removed, it will operate dry ok but gets sleepy even with traces of oil.
I have about four 1.8 now and the free choice is the best on a test chart beats the slight later final version, but only just.
But my suggestion was not made on this samply most OM for sale with any caveat have 'sleepy iris', dont know about e-bay, never look, GAS alert, oooh ahhhh ooooh aaah.
We can ask the forums ex-OM spanner person how many 1.8s he estimated for, the 1.8s were so cheap new it was simpler to discard as junk.
Noel
You may have not mistreated your cameras. e.g. '90
I bought a 2nd hand OM-4 from a brick camera shop and they insisted I take a 1.8 away for free they offered a choice from five, 4x sleepy iris, one scratched so I took the highest serial number with perfect optics and expected to have to lens spanner it.
This was a late one with Japan on name plate which it turns out only needed three screws off to remove the lens mount face plate and all the lube on the aperature stop down mechanism removed, it will operate dry ok but gets sleepy even with traces of oil.
I have about four 1.8 now and the free choice is the best on a test chart beats the slight later final version, but only just.
But my suggestion was not made on this samply most OM for sale with any caveat have 'sleepy iris', dont know about e-bay, never look, GAS alert, oooh ahhhh ooooh aaah.
We can ask the forums ex-OM spanner person how many 1.8s he estimated for, the 1.8s were so cheap new it was simpler to discard as junk.
Noel
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BTW last night a nice OM-2 with Tamron 35-80/2.8 zoom went for $46.11. The listing said everything seemed OK but they couldn't move the shutter speed ring to B. The lister just didn't know the trick!
i missed that one and i have been looking.
my plan includes an om2 body and and a 200 lens and then i will have everything i want, om wise.
joe
i missed that one and i have been looking.
my plan includes an om2 body and and a 200 lens and then i will have everything i want, om wise.
joe
Trius
Waiting on Maitani
If I'd remembered, I would have alerted you, Joe. I was tempted; we could have split the sale: body for you, lens for my daughter.
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Trius said:
ah well, maybe next time.
does she need a 28 to 210 phoenix lens? it was part of my om1 deal. it vibrated apart during the trip to edm. but i screwed it back together.
i'll never use it and i doubt it's worth the hassle of trying to sell.
might be good for foul weather shooting...
joe
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