I have a similar relationship with Pentax. The Pentax LX I sold in the 90s—I
still regret it. Mind you, the proceeds were used to finance my first Leica M6,
so it was not a total loss, but still, I wish I had won the lottery instead so
that I could have kept the LX.
Cheers,
Nathan
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> On 1 Feb 2021, at 09:10, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> http://zone-10.com/d1/node/386
>
> A love story: This is the Olympus kit that got me started exactly 35
> years ago! An Olympus OM-2S, 35/2.8, and 100/2.8 lenses.
> (Unfortunately, this isn't my original 35/2.8, as I had foolishly sold
> it off when it was a duplicate to a 35/shift and a Tokina AT-X
> 35-70/2.8 lens). The 100/2.8 is still my all-time favorite lens. I've
> earned more money with this lens than any other.
>
> The OM-2S has well over 100,000 pictures on the odometer, and had been
> with me everywhere until about a half-dozen years ago. I estimate
> somewhere around 125,000 pictures. It still works well (several CLA's
> and repairs through the years) and the handling and mode controls are
> the best of all the OM bodies. And the sound. Oh, that sound. The
> OM-2S has the most unique sound. While the OM-4 and OM-3Ti have taken
> over as my primary OM bodies of choice now because I mostly use B&W
> film and the multi-spot metering is better for that, the one camera
> that is so perfect for handheld, portrait, and event photography is
> the OM-2S.
>
> While every OM (single digit) body is special, the two that are
> unmatched are the OM-3Ti and the OM-2S.
>
> 35 years have past since I picked the OM-2S over that Canon A1, and
> I've never regretted that decision.
>
> AG Schnozz
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