Barry,
A N*kon FM3A would be my choice. It struck me how when it was
introduced that the specifications read like an OM-2. Continuing the
analogy, the FM2 is comparable to an improved OM-1. You could also plan
on purchasing an AF body at some point, and preserve your investment in
lenses. The FM-10 is basically the OM-2000 with a different lens mount.
I love my OMs, but I don't know if I could (in good conscience)
recommend them to the "Average Person".
Bill Stanke
"Barry B. Bean" wrote:
>
> 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.
>
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