Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dr. Black Tape knew that...and that there is an MLU on the OM4-Ti. The question is, is there one on the OM3? > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of thibault > collin > Sent: Monday, June 21, 1999 12:17 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: RE: [Leica] MLU on OM3 > > > Hey Dr. Black Tape! > > There's a wonderfull MLU on OM1! That's why so many > astrophotographer love it! > > At 09:39 21/06/1999 -0400, you wrote: > >Dr. Black Tape Hesitates to Contradict - Especially When There Is A Good > >Chance He May be Wrong...But there is a plain old mirror lockup on the > >OM4..Doesn't the 3 also have it?..Not that The Doctor wouldn't > trade eight > >stored and averaged spot readings for MLU any day of the week, month or > >year... > > > >And then we come down to the final retort...If Eugene Richards can get by > >without MLU, so can Dr. Black Tape... > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of thibault > >> collin > >> Sent: Monday, June 21, 1999 9:44 AM > >> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >> Subject: Re: [Leica] MLU on OM3 > >> > >> > >> Hey Sam, > >> > >> there's no self timer on the OM3Ti and thus, no MLU.... > >> Thib. > >> > >> At 09:11 21/06/1999 -0400, you wrote: > >> >re: > >> > > >> > <a paper in which they list 50 items that are not worth to buy. > >> > They include the R8, the minilux zoom, the mini 3, the > >> Olympus OM3Ti (to > >> > expensive, outdated) and some other stuff.> > >> > > >> >Outdated? Small,light, incredible metering (multiple spot averaging, > >> >hi-lite/shadow calculations, 4 minute, EV 0-19 spot meter > >> exposure) a vast > >> >array of new and used very good (and many excellent) lenses for > >> reasonable > >> >prices, MLU (via self timer), etc. Expensive? A new OM3Ti is > $1,500, not > >> >expensive by Leica standards. The new and used OM4T's are > much less and > >> >offer, IMO, more features. Outdated? Not in my experience. This system > >> >compliments my Leica M system perfectly. I have had and used the > >> R7 and R8, > >> >Canon A2, Contax RX and Aria - all excellent SLR's. But I seem > >> to stay with > >> >an OM(4T) system as the perfect SLR for my particular needs. > >> > > >> >Sam Alexander > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > >