Don't discount an OM-40 (OM-PC) too much. IMO it is a cut above the OM-10,
about halfway between the other double-digits and the OM-2[n] or OM-2SP,
and the zenith of the "double digit" bodies. If you find one, handle it
and see what you think.
In the singe digits I agree with the OM-2[n] choice . . . even the aperture
priority AE still requires some thinking . . . instead of setting both
shutter speed and aperture to a match needle, you select a suitable
combination of shutter speed and aperture by letting one drive the other .
. . either for a needed shutter speed or for a needed depth of field.
-- John
At 00:14 6/22/00 , you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>A young member of the extended family recently asked me if I could teach
>him a bit about making "good pictures" - including everything from the
>camera to the darkroom - and at the same time assist him in finding a good
>beginners camera.
>
>Now, the techniques I may be able to pass on, but I do not have creativity
>in excess (I barely have enough for myself) - so on that side he'll have
>to find his own. And as for assisting in finding _the_ good beginners
>camera, I turn to the list for oracle-advice ;)
>
>He stressed that he did not want a "wonderbrick" - for amongst other
>reasons that they are expensive to buy & maintain and also that they are
>"too automatic". He also stressed that he wanted a single lens reflex
>camera. Luckilly, this leaves the selection of OM's for him to choose
>from, but what would be the best start? I do possess (and treasure) a wide
>selection of OM-bodies, however the only one I could imagine parting from
>on a permanent basis is the OM30 - not exactly what I would reccomend
>myself for someone to "learn the basics" (imho it is a bad camera that I
>only rarely use).
>
>I had envisioned something along the lines of an OM1 or OM2n - being
>fairly cheap (I suppose), durable, available and offer full manual control
>with a decent viewfinder image. I'd lean towards reccomending the OM2n
>myself - on the basis that it may be usefull as a "point-and-shoot" device
>in auto-mode also - plus that I think it integrates better with the
>T-series flash, which I suspect he will get to use at some point or
>another.
>
>So off the top of my head I would try to go help him find an OM2n with a
>shoe 3 or 4, a T20 flash (or something equivalent) and some zuiko-glass
>(or I could just hand him an excess 50/1.8 for starters?).
>
>Does this sound like a reasonable kit? I'd rather stay with the
>single-digit series than going into the OM10/20/30/40: I am under the
>impression that the single-digits age better (to put it nicely) and I
>find the viewfinder information to be more usefull when in manual mode.
>
>Also, what would be a reasonable price for him to expect to pay for
>such? My own OM2n was bought as new for a small fortune ages ago (and is
>being overhauled atm, btw) and I have no idea what a good 2nd hand body
>would be like, let alone what a T20 (or T32) might cost these days?
>
>Any comments (also those saying that I am mistaken in my
>reccomendations) are most welcome.
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>--thomas
>
>
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