Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 18:13 20/07/1998 -0400, you wrote: >My father had an OM-1 which was out of order MOST of the time. Based on his >experience, I'd stay clear of them. Besides my M6 system, I have a Nikon F3 >which I like. By the way, someone asked whether you can still find parts for >the F3... Nikon still makes the F3 and all its accessories, so parts should be >no problem. > Hey Dave, I'm sure you're right! I'm also a longtime F3 user... But I think that the OM1 design was one of the best, but I'm not sure it's reliable... As a scientist, I used many OMs, OM2 OM3...The best of these is still the OM1 because it's mechanical and on a microscope, you can always do something with a mechanical 1s or 1/2 s. The worse are the OM2s...They are very often out. >thibault collin wrote: > >> I also love the OM1, IMHO, it's the best designed reflex camera ever made! >> Maybe it's not the best construction but the design is beautifull and very >> smart! >> It's a pity the leicaflex was not designed that way...Think of a leica made >> OM1!!! >> I did not know the 50 f/2 but what do you think about the f/1.8? >> Thib. > > > > >