dokdransch@watcgl.UUCP (Detlef Dransch) (05/31/85)
I am a new-comer to net.rec.photo and apologise if my queries have already been
dealt with here.
I am currently looking to replace my 35mm SLR with a new one. The market
sure has changed since I bought my last camera! (Back then `automatic' meant
that you didn't have to close down the lens f-stop manually!)
Anyhow, after reading some photo mags, the May issue of Consumer Report,
talking to some friends and some camera salespeople, I have become interested
in two particular cameras (in the same price range). I have some questions
about the usefulness of some features (gimmicks?). Has anyone out there had
any specific experience with either the Olympus OM-2s and/or the
Pentax SUPER PROGRAM (or PROGRAM PLUS)?
Some general concerns:
- quality of equipment (body and lens)
- ease and expense of service (this is what annoys me about my current camera)
- availability and cost of accesories (flashes, lenses (with KA mount for
Pentax))
- possiblility to use camera with dead batteries (a `mechanical' mode)
- cloth vs metal shutter (I know about x-sync differences)
The specific cameras:
- usefulness of shutter AND aperture priority on one camera
- convenience of both f-stop and shutter speed in viewfinder
- centre-weighted AND spot metering
- off-the-film metering
And anything else you can think of.
Please respond by mail ('cuz these are pretty specific questions) unless you
think your response is of general interest.
Many thanks,
Detlef Dransch