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>"..having a N*k*n F2, F3, FM2....signified technical proficiency with manual
>cameras as well as a seriousness and commitment to
>photojournalism....Olympus or Minolta owners, on the other hand, were
>strictly second-tier - local photographers, beginners, maybe even amatuers."
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I think this is from the point of view of someone from the U.S., where
Nikon early on got more of a dominance in PJ. I have the impression that
Olympus cameras were used quite a bit by the international press before the
autofocus era; or at least were more popular in Britain for journalism than
apparent in the States. Think there were ads once touting Olympus as
official cameras of UPI.
Alan M-R
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