I know a local college here recommends the Nikon FM10
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From: Barry B. Bean [mailto:bbbean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 12:02 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Advising students
Given the news that the OM-2000 appears to be temporarily or
permanently unavailable (B&H no longer lists it), what are you
advising students who want to buy their first "real camera"?
As much as I'm a loyal Olympus fan, it's hard to tell an 18 yr old
kid with real potential as a photographer that they should buy into a
system that the manufacturer seems intent on abandoning. Since I'm
already heavily invested, it makes sense to "run with what brung me",
but why should a student have to search Ebay, internet mailing lists,
and pawn shops just to find a particular lens?
For the moment, I'm looking at the Nikon FM10, FM2 and FM3 being
essentially equivalent with the OM10, OM1, and OM2, and I figure if
Oly wasn't available, I'd probably go Nikon (that was my 2nd choice
when I got into photography in the 70s). Is there any reason those
three bodies wouldn't be good starters for serious students?
Please forgive the heresy.
BBB
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B.B. Bean bbbean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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http://www.beancotton.com
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