7/18/2002 8:52:14 AM, Bill Stanke <bstanke@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Hi Zuiks:
>
>A list member (John Lind?) once remarked that if we were rational people
>we would all own a N*k*n and three lenses.
but oh what a BORING world that would be....
>I am writing my "take-home" final for the photography class that I'm
>taking at the University of Idaho. One question is to advise a young
>person who currently owns no equipment, but is interested in gradually
>acquiring a quality system over time. They have a current budget of
>about $1,000, but it is also likely that they will receive additional
>gear over time from friends and relatives for graduation, Christmas,
>birthdays, etc.
the fact that "gear from friends and relatives will creep in over time" means
Canon or Nikon.
>Regretfully, I don't see how I could recommend Olympus, in this
>scenario. So far, I have come up with a N*k*n FM (or FM2 or FM2n), the
>50 mm f/1.8, and the 105 mm f/2.5.
If i was asked the question, no hesitation asnwer would be COntax aria with 28
50 and 135mm lenses.
>Questions:
>1. What would the "third lens" be?
you got the 50 and 105, always good to have a wide, so 28 (35 is too close).
>2. How would you answer this question?
Aria, ARia, Aria, all the way baby! (can you guess i'd be a contax man if i had
to start over?--but i'm a loyal OMer yet!)
>BTW, the instructor is a long-time N*k*n user.
pull his leg, make it a canon system. Elan IIE, 28-105USM, 100-300USM, 17-24USM
<g>
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