The quality might be 'overkill' for an OM-1, but not
the price :D . I mean you can get an OM-1 w standard
lens for $150 or less if you look. A new FM10 (which
is a really crappy camera as far as I'm concerned)
with a wonderful 'plastic fantastic' zoom lens for
$250 or more. Today's 'student' cameras just don't
hold a candle to a single digit OM or indeed many
other old all metal all manual cameras.
Mark Lloyd
--- Tris Schuler <tristanjohn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >Those who can easily afford "superior" equipment
> many times need to feel that
> >it "must count".... or else what's the point of
> being wealthy enough to toss
> >$600 away on a 3-legged camera support, etc., if
> you don't feel you're in a
> >better position photographically than someone with
> more down-to-earth,
> >reasonably priced equipment.
>
> I agree in principle and in practice, especially
> when starting out, but
> still, at some juncture superior gear will make a
> difference, and very much
> so for the better. Where that proverbial line of
> diminishing returns might
> be established is another issue, and one not easy to
> determine. Indeed, a
> case might be made that even an OM-1 is overkill for
> a student not sure at
> all that he will pursue photography to any serious
> extent--though an
> alternate case could just as easily be made.
>
> Tris
>
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