If I needed to replace my OM system from scratch, the Nikon FM2, FE2, FM3
and F3 would be a consideration. The Nikkors overall are an excellent lens
line and Nikon seems committed to supporting its manual system and that
would be the primary reason. Having handled an FE2 a little, its
functionality was like a cross between the OM-2S and OM-4, with the body
top cap not quite as rugged (especially around the prism). The F3, while
very rugged and built like a tank, it also has the size and weight of one.
That said, Nikon's manual focus bodies are heavier, clunkier (especially
the F3), shutters are noisier, the lenses bulkier, and the faster Olympus
Zuiko's are on par with everything I've seen made using an equivalent
Nikkor. IMO the overall OM system is a more elegant design (even if some
of it isn't made any more) and that's the reason I stay with it.
-- John
At 17:01 11/27/01, Barry Bean wrote:
As much as I'm a loyal Olympus fan, it's hard to tell an 18 yr old
kid with real potential as a photographer that they should buy into a
system that the manufacturer seems intent on abandoning. Since I'm
already heavily invested, it makes sense to "run with what brung me",
but why should a student have to search Ebay, internet mailing lists,
and pawn shops just to find a particular lens?
For the moment, I'm looking at the Nikon FM10, FM2 and FM3 being
essentially equivalent with the OM10, OM1, and OM2, and I figure if
Oly wasn't available, I'd probably go Nikon (that was my 2nd choice
when I got into photography in the 70s). Is there any reason those
three bodies wouldn't be good starters for serious students?
Please forgive the heresy.
BBB
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