stacy_jones Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 I am an amateur photographer using an Olympus OM 2. I love it, but I was thinking of purchasing a new automatic/manual camera. Can anyone give me a suggestion? Remember, I am used to the all manual camera. Thanks for any advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_krantz Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 The OM-2 is an automatic/manual camera. Do you just want a new camera or do you want a autofocus camera or ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_oleson Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 when you get a new camera, can i have your om2? i can't think of a better camera. rick :)= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emaxxman Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 Stacy, If you could give us some more details, that would make it easier to recommend something that fits your needs Budget, photographic goals, weather conditions the camera should be able to handle, will you be shooting fast paced action, max size of prints you'll want or do you just want something for the photo albums, are you looking for something simple with little or no desire to expand your lens lineup, etc. My personal recommendation would be a Maxxum 7 with Sigma 24-70 f/2.8 and Maxxum 5600 flash. Of course that would cost you $1500 and be an extremely heavy camera kit to carry around. I recommend that one because that is what I use for all of my shooting right now. If you can answer some of those questions, it would be really helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg_mason Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 stacy: all the technical information aside, the two main considerations are how much do you want to spend, and how much you are willing to carry around. a camera will not do any good sitting in your closet, and most cameras are larger than your om2 with a 50mm lens. i have that camera and it is an excellent camera. my wife for example won't carry anything larger than an olympus stylus epic and that suits her fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 12, 2002 Share Posted June 12, 2002 <P>Unless you are prevented from reaching your photographic goals by your current equipment, there is no reason to change. I think the OM2 is a super camera and I can't envisage anything better in 35mm. Now, if you want a bigger negative, that's another story...</P><P>Let us know what your photographic goals are.</P> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.antiquecameras.net Posted June 16, 2002 Share Posted June 16, 2002 For very short money $ 150-200, you can buy a brand new Minolta x-370S camera ( try bhphoto.com )....then, there are new MD lenses still being sold PLUS thousands of used ones ! <a href="http://www.antiquecameras.net">Antique & Classic Camera Web Site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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