Well done, Brian!
I hope your son finds great satisfaction in his new tool. My 21 year old
daughter proclaimed to the family that 'now I have a REAL camera!', refering
to her OM-2S. She shot two rolls at the family gathering, finding every
angle she could. Fun to watch.
-Mickey
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Swale" <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 4:46 AM
Subject: [OM] ( OM ) an OM Christmas
> 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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