Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/21

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Subject: RE: [Leica] <no subject>
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 09:35:31 -0400

> 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     expensive, outdated) and some other stuff.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 Outdated?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 Outdated?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.
> Sam Alexander

Dr. Black Tape Concurs:

The OM3-4 metering system may be simply THE best internal metering available
for the thinking photographer. The body weighs LESS than an M6 body. The
ergonomics of the body are somewhat dated, but given the other features, so
what...The OM3-4 is/are the reflex Leica should have built.