> Probably where I was. After my Leica was stolen I
> looked around,
> decided I could not afford a new Leica or Leicaflex,
> and settled for
> a Canon F1n. I had looked at the Olympus, but
> mistakenly decided I
> had to have a "professional" camera and the Nikon
> rewind lever poked
> me in the eye. Big mistake. I grew to hate its
> weight, unergonomic
> design, the fragility of its meter movement, the
> slap of the mirror
> that sounded like a hammer on an anvil. I used it
> less and less and
> did nothing to add to the little kit I acquired when
> I first bought
> it. I kept waiting to like it. Did not happen.
> Eventually, I
> decided that I missed photography and needed a
> camera would be a
> companion instead of a burden. I bought my OM4T
> just when the black
> version came out. I have never looked back.
> --
> Winsor Crosby
> Long Beach, California
To recall my early years taking pictures, I started
when I was about 8yrs with a small medium format
camera given to me by a relative. I had various ones
after that, (Yashica 35mm, 110 YUCK!) etc. But
eventually my father bought an OM2n brand new in
79/80, after he aquired a couple of lenses, he bought
me an OM10 with a standard lens, so I could share the
glass. I was quite happy with that until a trip to the
USSR in 89/90 (where the lighting is tricky for centre
weighed average meters, lots of sun and shadows) and a
lot of my photos didn't come out due to incorrect
exposure. I sold the OM10 and bought an OM4 from shop,
which was great, apart from locking up (while still
under warranty) so it went back and I got a re-fund. I
searched around for a replacement and eventually
bought an OM4Ti (champagne) from the professor of
photography of a university (who was selling some gear
to buy his wife new carpets...) it was mint and I had
it for about 8-10 years. Until the fact I wasn't using
it because of the cost of film and the lure of digital
got to me. I sold it to my father (who was still using
the OM2n) who then went on a zuiko lens buying frenzy
and I bought an Olympus 3030Z digital. Although I've
been happy with the 3030Z and the convenience is
great, I've recently gone back to using film. First I
bought an OM1md with 50F1.8, then some more lenses and
finally an OM4 (almost mint) which was really cheap. I
figure there's a place for digital and film at the
moment, although it was nice to be able to pick up the
OM1 and be able to use it perfectly, even though I've
never owned one or even have the instruction manual.
Oly cameras have this overall "ease of use" that I
think other manufacturers miss out on. Needless to
say, although I don't consider myself old at 28yrs, I
pick up todays "wonderbricks" and can't even work out
how to switch the things on.
Is that progress??
Chris
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