Thats an interesting experience. There is a salesman
at Ritz I see a lot when I go to drop off film (Ritz
might be more expensive, but the quality of the prints
makes it worth the price IMHO) A couple of weeks ago
he expressed an interest in macro photography. Well on
Monday I went back and showed him my 4t with a 50/2
macro. He was a P*ntax user, but I showed him this
beautiful lens on the 4t and I pratically had to pry
it out of his hands afterwords. He was amazed at how
solid the camera and lens felt and yet how lightweight
they were. Not at all like the plastic bodies
displayed in the store nor his P*ntax with it's
plastic lens. (He is more into specialty photography
and apprently has every Cokin P system filter ever
made). Its a crying shame Olympus doesn't market the
OM system because I genuinely think there would be a
market for their cameras and thier specialty lenses
like their superb macro system and fast wideangles and
specialty lenses like their shift lenses. A pipe dream
of mine would be the introduction of a 28mm and 50mm
shift lens. I certainly agree with your assesment of
currnet lenses being two PVC pipes with some glass
glued inside, these things scare me even more than the
plastic bodies.
Mark Lloyd
--- Damon Wood <deewhy_au@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Im glad to say, if I turned to other brands other
> than the OM's, I would of been bitterly
> dissapointed.
>
> I am a student too (not studying photography). I am
> SO glad I turned to Olympus.
>
> It all started when my father had an OM10 and a 50mm
> 3.5 MACRO (god knows why this lens was on there)
> sitting in the cupboard at home. Un-used and not to
> mention, was incidentally left in his office
> building by a collegue whom was retrenched, it is
> ironic that this was the first and hopefully last
> camera I will ever use.
>
> I recently picked up one of those P***** MZ7's and
> could not believe my eyes. This is a friend whom
> studies photography and says most of the students
> have these cameras. It was simply 'plastic
> fantastic'. The lens felt like two PVC pipes
> connected with a rusted balbearing apparutus,
> mounted on a disposable camera with a few twist tops
> located here and there. I passed my OM2n over and
> could not get it off him. He said he desperately
> wanted one. He replied, 'its smaller, yet they
> somehow they fit all that into that durable box'!
> Then he got hold of the lens, which happened to be a
> 50mm 1.4. All he said was 'WOW!'.
>
> I also expereince this with some of the professional
> photographers I meet, whom happen to be around 40 -
> 60 years of age. Most of them have in the past used
> Olly, and ALL have said good things and reccomend
> them to high heavens. Some still wish they were, but
> simply due to the availability and small Oly repair
> outlets, its simply very hard to justify their total
> dedication to Olympus.
>
>
>
>
> Damon Wood
> Dip. Technology (Applied Science)
> Advanced Manufacturing Technology Centre (AMTC)
> Sustainable Development (BSc)
> Undergraduate Student
> Murdoch University
> Secretary M.C.C. WASTCA
>
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