At 05:16 PM 3/31/99 -0800, you wrote:
>
>Hi everybody,
>I am an amateur photographer and have been an Olympus aficionado ever
>since I heard (I don?t know if it's true or not) that Edmund Hilary took
>an Olympus with him when he climbed Mt. Everest.
Welcome to the list. The above is a nw one on me, and it certainly wouldn't
have been an OM body, cuz that little climb was long before OMs.
I have recently joined
>the list and was excited to hear from so many Olympus users. All my
>photographer friends use Nikons, Canons, Pentax (anything but Olympus)
>giving me the sinking feeling that Olympus OMs are slowly getting
>extinct.
>Anyway, to come to the point, I am contemplating buying a new SLR. Among
>the new OM's in the market, the OM4Ti is out of my league. So the other
>option is OM 2000. I don?t know if this question has been discussed in
>this list, but essentially I want to get a feedback about the camera.
>How does it compare with the other OM's? Is it advisable to buy a new OM
>2000 or a used OM?
IMHO you should buy a used OMt before an OM2000. You will get a higher
quality camera with very sophisticated metering options. You could pick up
a 4t used for $600-$800.
How good is the 35-70 f3.5-4.8 lens (considering
>the fact that it is designed by Cosina and not Zuiko optics). In its
>price range how does the OM 2000 compare to other new cameras available
>in the market (Nikon N60, Canon EOS Rebel G, Pentax ZX-50, Minolta 300Si
>etc.)
You must decide whether you want to focus yourself or not. All the cameras
you mention are AF but the OM2000 is MF.
Can the OM 2000 body accept all Zuiko OM mount lenses and also
>third party lenses (e.g Vivitar 28-105 3.5)?
Yes.
And lastly, since OM 2000
>and the IS 10 are similar priced, would it be advisable to buy an IS-10
>considering the fact that OM accessories are not-so-common anymore?
>Any suggestions/feedback would be appreciated.
OM accessories are more common than you may think. Why, just offer to buy,
say, a 50 1.8 here, and you'll be swamped with offers!
Regards,
Denton Taylor
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