There are many other brands to consider when collecting other than the
Nikon, Canon, Pentax, Minolta, Olympus, Alpa and Leicaflex mentioned.
Obviously this guy was not very objective, the book poorly edited and
vetted, and research or caveats not given as to the author's preferences and
experience.
I can think of many other SLR's that merit consideration for collecting:
Contax, Miranda, Konica, Zeiss/Icon, Practica, Topcon, Zenit, Exakta, Kiev
to name a few.
Geez...it's surprising to see such poorly produced books as this today.
Michael should get a copy of Ivor Matanle's two books or his series of
articles in Amatuer Photographer, which I really enjoy. They talk much more
about selecting and using cameras, and they cover a wide range of modern
classics.
Skip
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From: Gary Reese <pcacala@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: [OM] New book barely mentions OM
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 09:10:42 -0700
Amherst Media has a new book out titled something like "How to Select
and Use Classic Cameras" by Michael Levy. In his 35mm SLR section he
says only Nikon, Canon, Pentax, Minolta and Olympus SLR's should be
considered worth collecting and using. But he contradicts himself later
on with Alpa and Leicaflex lust. He devotes lots of text to the Nikon
F, but short changes everything else, including Olympus. To the Olympus
OM, he devotes one paragraph, in which he says he had a (presumably
used) OM-1, but it "died" after 2 years. (Why didn't you fix it,
Michael?). But he really liked the "105mm" Olympus lens. Huh? A 105mm
Olympus lens?
Golly gee, another poorly edited book (there are lots of other
problems). I think it even had a copyright date of 2002. It's at
Border's.
BTW, I'd consider a Konica over a Minolta SLR any day of the week!
Gary Reese
Las Vegas, NV
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