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A love story: This is the Olympus kit that got me started exactly 35
years ago! An Olympus OM-2S, 35/2.8, and 100/2.8 lenses.
(Unfortunately, this isn't my original 35/2.8, as I had foolishly sold
it off when it was a duplicate to a 35/shift and a Tokina AT-X
35-70/2.8 lens). The 100/2.8 is still my all-time favorite lens. I've
earned more money with this lens than any other.
The OM-2S has well over 100,000 pictures on the odometer, and had been
with me everywhere until about a half-dozen years ago. I estimate
somewhere around 125,000 pictures. It still works well (several CLA's
and repairs through the years) and the handling and mode controls are
the best of all the OM bodies. And the sound. Oh, that sound. The
OM-2S has the most unique sound. While the OM-4 and OM-3Ti have taken
over as my primary OM bodies of choice now because I mostly use B&W
film and the multi-spot metering is better for that, the one camera
that is so perfect for handheld, portrait, and event photography is
the OM-2S.
While every OM (single digit) body is special, the two that are
unmatched are the OM-3Ti and the OM-2S.
35 years have past since I picked the OM-2S over that Canon A1, and
I've never regretted that decision.
AG Schnozz
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