I'm not sure how old he is, but he sounds mature enough to handle the 1 or
the 2n. I am leaning towards a 2n for my kids (ages 13 & 16) myself, partly
to fill in the gap between a 1 MD and a 4T, and partly because of it's
automatic mode when one doesn't want to be that creative.
Tom S is currently testing a pair of Gs on his two girls (ages 7 & 8) so we
will see the durability of that camera with rambunctious kids.
I'm not sure of a good price to tell you. It seems to depend on where you
live, both on the planet and location in the USA. Skip, how about an eBay
history page for OM bodies?
Gregg
From: T.Clausen
> Hi all,
>
> A young member of the extended family recently asked me if I could teach
> him a bit about making "good pictures" - including everything from the
> camera to the darkroom - and at the same time assist him in finding a good
> beginners camera.
>
....>
> So off the top of my head I would try to go help him find an OM2n with a
> shoe 3 or 4, a T20 flash (or something equivalent) and some zuiko-glass
> (or I could just hand him an excess 50/1.8 for starters?).
>
> Does this sound like a reasonable kit? I'd rather stay with the
> single-digit series than going into the OM10/20/30/40: I am under the
> impression that the single-digits age better (to put it nicely) and I
> find the viewfinder information to be more usefull when in manual mode.
>
> Also, what would be a reasonable price for him to expect to pay for
> such? My own OM2n was bought as new for a small fortune ages ago (and is
> being overhauled atm, btw) and I have no idea what a good 2nd hand body
> would be like, let alone what a T20 (or T32) might cost these days?
>
> Any comments (also those saying that I am mistaken in my
> reccomendations) are most welcome.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> --thomas
>
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