steve_bellayr Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 What is the difference between the OM-2 and the OM-2n? Both are MD models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_huggins Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 http://www.olympus-global.com/en/corc/history/camera/lineup_chronicle.cfm#03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_bellayr Posted June 7, 2008 Author Share Posted June 7, 2008 From what I read the difference has to do with the coupling of the strobe and the N model came with a faster lens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_hermanson2 Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 The 2N has an additional circuit which limits your creative control when doing off-the-film flash exposures. With TTL flash in the 2N (on auto), shutter speed is always 1/60th. With a plain 2, if flash output is not enough to complete exposure, shutter will stay open. Some like this, some don't. Low light exposure in the 2N is limited to 2 minutes (according to the instructions) but in practice you can get up to approx. 3.5 minutes at any asa. Low light exposure with a plain 2 varies with the asa. At asa 12, you can get time exposures up to 19 minutes, as asa goes up, low light capability goes down. Asa of 1600 is limited to a max. of approx. 19 SECONDS. 2N hot shoe 4 shows flash ready LED in finder 9with T series flash). 2N has recontoured wind lever and rewind release knob and slightly different springs inside the back cover. Hope this helps. John, www.zuiko.com, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_bellayr Posted June 8, 2008 Author Share Posted June 8, 2008 Thank you. I think that pretty well covers it. I'll add for my purposes the two models are essentially the same. Again, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berk_sirman2 Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 Another difference is that if you use exposure compensation for, say, backlit objects, there is a warning in OM2n viewfinders. In the OM2 this is missing. When I first used OM2 after being used to OM2n, I forgot to set the exposure compensation to zero after using it for a few times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_kohlman Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 ahh, i've done that before. i took about 4 or 5 shots without realising that i'd used +2 stop exposure compensation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin_hibbard2 Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 John...that is really interesting about the difference in timed exposures. What about the OM2S Program?...is it the same as 2n in that 3.5 minutes at every ASA? Thanks for your contributions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_hermanson2 Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 2S electronics are completely different. John, www.zuiko.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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