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Ok after losing my way a couple of years ago and making some pretty bad choices, and one very good one, I am back and in the frame of mind where I now want to be going out and shooting again, so I decided to upgrade the wifes OM-D-M1 with a MK2 and buy myself one, she wanted black, I wanted silver, cameras found on that well known site and deal done.

The box arrives and hers is as described and looks superb, mine on the other hand is a MK2 but not a silver one, what I have in my hand is a limited edition MK 2 in Ti for the 100th anniversary and in outstanding condition, so what do I do, sit on it for a few years and cash it in as there are only 2000 of these in existance or use it and put some mileage on it and when the time comes sell as a used anni or send it to Olympus for a new shutter and service, what's best here?
 
If you can afford to, probably sit on the LE one (keeping the battery charged and using it from time to time to keep everything that should move moving!) and get one to use. Mind you, I'm not sure how collectable digital cameras are likely to be in the future.
 
Not sure what Ti is but I would use it , no Olympus gear will lose you money long term
 
Ti is Titanium and to be fair its a bog standard looking MK2 but sporting a different colour, the 2000 of them is the bit I am thinking is or may be collectable in the future but, who cares, I bought it to get me back into photography, so I guess I will just use it and have done, thanks guys.
 
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Use it.

It's lovely to have a limited edition but unless you are a collector or have a second MkII hanging around then you are just missing out on the true joy it can bring.
 
moggi1964 said:
Use it.

It's lovely to have a limited edition but unless you are a collector or have a second MkII hanging around then you are just missing out on the true joy it can bring.
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I am going to hammer it to be honest, we have been out of photography for years, yet we have always loved it, so here we go, no National trust building is safe, watch this space HAHA
 
I think with the Ltd editions their collectable value is limited without the full packaging and extras that come as part of it. So use the camera and know it's a bit more special than everyone else's!
 
Digital cameras like digital watches are going to be pretty much irreparable in the future, and like them not very collectable at all.
Mostly they will just be interesting and may he historic bricks.
I would just enjoy using it while it still works. With in a few years there will be no spare parts. Which is the fate of all digital cameras.
The spare parts situation of Olympus is very much an unknown even in the short term.
 
Terrywoodenpic said:
Digital cameras like digital watches are going to be pretty much irreparable in the future, and like them not very collectable at all.
Mostly they will just be interesting and may he historic bricks.
I would just enjoy using it while it still works. With in a few years there will be no spare parts. Which is the fate of all digital cameras.
The spare parts situation of Olympus is very much an unknown even in the short term.
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That is so true, so just going to bang on with it
 
Dangermouse said:
Ok after losing my way a couple of years ago and making some pretty bad choices, and one very good one, I am back and in the frame of mind where I now want to be going out and shooting again, so I decided to upgrade the wifes OM-D-M1 with a MK2 and buy myself one, she wanted black, I wanted silver, cameras found on that well known site and deal done.

The box arrives and hers is as described and looks superb, mine on the other hand is a MK2 but not a silver one, what I have in my hand is a limited edition MK 2 in Ti for the 100th anniversary and in outstanding condition, so what do I do, sit on it for a few years and cash it in as there are only 2000 of these in existance or use it and put some mileage on it and when the time comes sell as a used anni or send it to Olympus for a new shutter and service, what's best here?
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A few years ago my wife bought me a LE Tag watch, and for the first few months I hardly wore it. But it's a great piece of kit, so it's now my everyday watch. Use the camera, and enjoy the fact that there are very few of them around.
 
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