Re: [OM] a good OM for kids?

[dreammoose]

Tom Scales wrote:

> Well, since I seem to have started this notion, I'll jump in.
>
> I would suggest an OM-G/OM-20.  It's a good upgrade from the OM-10 and still
> quite cheap.  I bought the girls off ebay, in two separate deals, with nice
> 50/1.8 lenses for $40 each.  Yes, that's body and lens $40.  Now I was
> patient to get it.
>
> They did struggle with the manual focusing for awhile -- lots of fuzzy
> pictures, but now the split image is finally sinking in.  They are also in
> the early stages of understanding apertures, so I just set a 'middlish' one
> for them in most cases.
Sounds like a good arguement for the OM-PC with Program Mode for 
starting out. When it makes an aperture decision that doesn't give the 
result they want, it's a natural segue into the aperture/DOF discussion.
Moose


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