Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]><Snip> > I'm glad you have seen the light. When the OM1 was introduced in the early > 70s, I knew I had found a worthy SLR companion to my Leicas. It is even > smaller and lighter than an M3, almost the size of a IIIf. Interestingly, > when it was first test marketed it was simply called the M1 but the name was > soon changed. I wonder why? > > The OM1, OM1n, and OM2 were built to the highest quality standards of the > time and are real workhorses. The Olympus fixed focal length lenses are > superb. The cameras became the favorite of the European working press, much > as the Nikons did in the US. > > LarryZ Why a "worthy SLR companion" to our Leica rangefinder cameras? Are our Leica's lonely? Is the Dogs best friend his cat? TWO reasons for 35mm SLR "companion" otherwise I see it as a meaningless trivial doubling up of play toys: 1. MACRO (for the Viso- intolerant) 2. Longer Tele (for the Viso- intolerant) A 180. Or longer. 3. OK I though of another one. FLASH SYNC! Its possible that a job would have to be done with a 250th second sync speed with a flash system to match. Our Leica M's at 1/50 can sometimes not cut the mustard in this regard. Otherwise I'd say: Learn to use your cameras!! Playing around with those Olympi are not going to get you in tune with your Leica M system. Mark Rabiner