In a message dated 01/24/2000 9:19:45 AM Eastern Standard Time,
denton@xxxxxxxx writes:
> And of course if you are buying lenses in the Zuiko 350 2.8 + 1.4, or 500/4
> in Canon or Nikon, the price of the body is really not important in the
> large scheme of things.
Good point, Denton. It's like buying computer systems - pick the software
that gets the job done, then pick the hardware to run it on. In photography,
pick the glass that will get the shot, then get the body to mount it on.
It seems to me, though, that this was easier in the past, before the advent
of the current AF "wonderbricks". Twenty years ago if I wanted that Canon
600/4 *really* bad I could pick up an AE-1 cheap to use it with, go out in
the field and be confident I could get decent shots using the AE-1 alongside
my OMs. Today I'd have to buy something like a Rebel, and switching back and
forth between an OM-1 and a Rebel would be anything but easy.
People used to think the OM shutter speed dial around the lens mount was hard
to get used to...
I can see the image in my head now: me, out in the wilderness, OM-4 around my
neck, Canon Rebel with a 600/4 mounted on the tripod, surrounded by curious,
photogenic wildlife who are all wondering "who's the guy reading the book?"
At least Nikon still makes the FM2n and the F3.
Paul Schings
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