If looking for reliable OM bodies, I'd avoid OM-10, OM-G, OM-88, OM-77.
JMO
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DrT (George Themelis) wrote:
>> Be warned, George, it never ends.
>
> I don't understand why... I go to the "Unofficial Olympus OM Sales
> Information File" (http://olympus.dementia.org/esif/om-sif.htm) and I click
> in every section and see a very limited number of products. This is such a
> slim and neat list of equipment. Most of these products can be found for
> sale in ebay (or KEH or other major photo dealers) right now. If one has
> enough money, he can buy just about everything in a very short time. What
> takes time is looking for bargains or very unusual items.
>
> Try researching an equivalent Nikon line of products and your head will spin
> :)
>
> In 3 short weeks I have accumulated the following:
>
> Camera bodies:
> ----------------
> - Olympus OM1
> - Olympus OM1n
> - Olympus OM2n
> - Olympus OM10 x 2
>
> Lenses:
> -------
> - 50mm 1.8 x 2
> - 50mm f3.5 Macro
> - 200mm f4
> - 300mm f4.5
> - 21mm f3.5 - I decided to sell this lens... to wide for my taste:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370237984687
> - Some off brand lenses that I will sell soon
>
> Accessories:
> ------------
> - 2 x Winder 2
> - Several focusing screens
> - 2 x Varimagni
> - 7mm extension tube
> - Bellows
> - Slide Copier
> - Double Cable release
> - Carl Shipman's book
> - T20 flash
> - T30 flash
>
> My immediate needs are:
>
> - Pair of 100mm lenses - I need pairs of lenses for 3d
> - Another 200mm
> - Another 300mm
> - 500mm lens
>
> I think in a couple of months I will be done with what I need. I decided I
> do not care much for the OM3 or OM4. The OM1 and OM2 bodies are fine for
> what I do.
>
> To finance these and future purchases, I am now selling my Nikon collection.
> I have a 300mm lens very similar to the Olympus, and the Nikon 500mm lens
> (that can finance the 500mm Olympus lens) and numerous other bodies, lenses,
> accessories. I cannot believe I wasted all this time with Nikon :)
>
>> I've never made it past step three in the twelve step Zuikohaulic program.
>> Perhaps you'll do better 8^)
>
> Is there a link to the complete 12 step program? I might need it at some
> point... :)
>
> George
>
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