Hi James,
It's taken me 1 1/2 years to get together my OM1, 50/1.4, 135/2.8, and
after-market 28-70/3.5-4 and Vivitar 283 flash.
I'd suggest you skip the longer zoom. If you need extra focal length,
try a 2x teleconverter, its cheaper, and I've had good results through
it with my 135, and a borrowed Kiron 80-200/4 zoom at 200 (making
400/8).
A good tripod definitely comes in handy, and will probably be my next
purchase, so I can stop hassling people to lend me theirs. I figure I
can get a decent one new for under $150 Australian.
After that, I'm going for a 24/2.8 or a new body (1n or 2n), whichever I
find in good nick first (spot metering's out of my range) and finally an
85/2. I'll be pretty happy with my kit by then!
I don't know how relevant this is, as I don't shoot macro, although I
have used a Vivitar 90/2.8 1:1, which are pretty inexpensive, and are
good enough for me (please, no flames everyone, I don't shoot orchids).
Cheers
Andy
(Poor arts/law student, Macquarie Uni, Sydney)
> *another body, because I always seem to have fast B&W when I need slow
>tranny film and vice versa! Also I think I really more metering options
>than my wee OM10 provides.
> *a bigger zoom, something along the lines of a 300?
> *or perhaps a macro to stop me using those terrible suppl. lenses?
> *just get a better tripod, maybe more flexible flash and some new
filters
>and just concentrate on technique and composition work?
>
>Bascially I'm asking what size kits people out there are working with
and
>how long you guys took to accumulate it all!
>
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