Hi folks,
Well, I'm feeling pretty happy about at least one thing this season. I can't
claim to have made a Zuikoholic convert, but the toe is in the door ;-)
My only son is 19 yrs, quite tall at 6 ft 5in (nearly 2 metres), and studying
law and commerce at Uni.
He has seen me use my gear and I tell him what I'm doing, he has seen his
Mother use one of my Rollei 35s she collared about 18 years ago and I've
hardly touched since (she carries it everywhere all the time), and his sister
use an OM10 and three lenses that she now has. But all he has used is a
Panasonic P&S (or is it POS?); a focus-free DX coding auto-wind auto-
rewind box. Actually, with care they take recognisable 5x7 shots.
But, re OMs etc, he has said he couldn't manage those controls he knows
nothing about and his Mother said he's not interested in "that kind of
photography". But I've seen some of the shots he attempted on a recent
hiking trip using the Panasonic, so I thought otherwise and decided to put
him to the test. He also is one of these people who are suspicious of used
things - new is usually better ... ... ... So ...
I have an OM10 that I am part-way through repairing / refurbishing, I fitted an
F.Zuiko 50mm f/1.8 that has served me well for 20 years, two new batteries,
and wrapped it up as his Xmas present with a note that I had to have it back
to finish fixing it, and also I reserved the right to substitute something else
within 3 weeks (I have my eye on a local OM20 that needs slight work - less
than the 10 does, and it's in much better condition).
To my delight and a little to my surprise he was clearly very pleased that
someone would consider him fit to have one of these complicated cameras.
And immediately started fiddling with it. So we will schedule some lessons
at mutually convenient times. :-))
Brian
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