Funny you should mention it. My first camera was a Miranda G. In 1974, on my Honeymoon in NY City, I traded the Miranda G for an OM-1 with the Zuiko 50/1.4. To compare the Miranda with the Olympus is like comparing Rod Stewart with Pavarotti. The 50/1.4 Zuiko gave me the best KR64 shots ever. It was one sweet lens.
A couple of years later I got the hots for the MX, which was as small or smaller than the OM-1. Instead of buying the MX, I ended up getting the Ricoh XR-1. I figured if I build up a collection of K mount lenses, eventually I'll get a Pentax camera. Not before I traded the XR-1 for an XR-1s and then upgraded to an XR-X, that I eventually got my first Pentax camera. It was a Program Plus mated to a 40/2.8 Pancake lens. Coudn't pass up the deal, at $90 CDN. The rest is history...... Jeff. ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 9:22 PM Subject: Re: Who has switched to Pentax and why? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Lon Williamson > Subject: Re: Who has switched to Pentax and why? > > > > Yup. Oly is my second choice. > > Cool!! My first bought with my own money camera was an OM-1, > with a 50mm f/1.4 lens. Never could get used to the shutter > speed dial. > Switched to Nikon a couple of years later. > My dad bought the Olympus > A huge time later, like 15 years, I borrowed the OM-1 and the > 50mm lens for a day and went shooting. > Took some of my best pictures ever that day. > I had forgotten how incredible the Zuiko 50mm lens was. > > William Robb >
