Honestly, I'd vote for the G in this situation for several reasons:
- It's a poor man's 2, lacking some features but not too many
- It's surprisingly strong for a plastic body
- It's cheap if you're patient
Worst case, you haven't lost much money. I recommend it as a backup body for
anyone. Oh, and contrary to another post, I kind of like the F/30 too, if
only because the little arrows that tell me how to focus are cool.
Tom
> 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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