At 06:46 PM 9/24/1998 -0800, you wrote:
>I picked up a box full of old Photo Life and Outdoor Photo mags at the show
>last weekend, so I've been catching up on all the Oly ads I missed when I
was
>at University...
>
>(a 1987 outdoor photo had a two page opening cover spread on the OM system,
>showing OM-4T, OM-2s, OM-G, OM-PC and OM-77, along with the new f/2 macros
>(fastest in the world...)
>
>Anyway, another mag had a review on the OM-77, which gave it fairly decent
>marks. This got me thinking:
>
>1. If the AF is decent, and the built in flash is ok for snapshots, would
this
>make a suitable P&S candidate for my wife?
>
>2. I saw a few OM AF lenses very cheap at the show, mainly because they have
>no manual focus control, so I could presumably get an OM-77 with lens fairly
>cheap.
>
>3. Is the OM-77 suitable for an occasional backup body to my 4T, with manual
>focus lenses? ie: how is the metering, manual control, etc.
>
>4. Am I nuts to even consider this? (it *seems* logical...)
>
Shawn,
Yes, you're nuts. I'm also considering it and I'm nuts. So you're nuts.
Joel
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