At 10:01 AM 10/7/98 -0700, you wrote:
>My 8th grade daughter has plans to become a professional photographer.
She is
>interested in attending CSSSA and Brooks.
>
>She seems very serious, but kids do change their mind.
Yeah, I know the feeling :-)
>I purchased her an OM-4 with a 50mm olympus lens (with one "e") and a Zuiko
>zoom (to 180 ). Was this the right SLR for her? I hate to ask, but would a
>Nikon F2 have been better? Would a more current OM be worth the money at
this
>stage?
>
You can't be a pro photographer (or even a serious amateur) without really
understanding how to measure light. And you can't really learn how to
measure light without a spot meter. The OM4 not only has a spot meter, it
has a number of interesting ways to use it. IMHO you could not have picked
a better camera, although the 4 (unlike the 4t) is notorious for battery
drain problems. So watch for them.
Regards,
Denton Taylor
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