kasperhauser
pfm Member
I've just gotten an estimate to repair an old Olympus OM-1 (which I got essentially for free). It takes pictures as it is - meter, shutter, etc. all fine - but the frame counter doesn't advance ($50 estimate) and the light seals apparently have turned to dust and need replacing ($40).
This camera is intended to go to my 15-year old daughter to use in her first "real" photography class - they will learn the absolute basics, and do some developing, make some prints, etc. She took an intro to photography class last fall and used her mom's Canon Eos, which is a full-auto-everything that you can, with difficulty, sort of force into a semi-manual mode. I think. She is interested, and has already snapped enough pics to show me she may have a knack (waaaaay better than I can do); time will tell.
The estimate sounds reasonable to me, but I ask: Is there a $100 camera out there that will do the job better than the OM-1 might, when it's brought up to spec?
It is exactly like this one, incl. lens shown.
Thanks.
This camera is intended to go to my 15-year old daughter to use in her first "real" photography class - they will learn the absolute basics, and do some developing, make some prints, etc. She took an intro to photography class last fall and used her mom's Canon Eos, which is a full-auto-everything that you can, with difficulty, sort of force into a semi-manual mode. I think. She is interested, and has already snapped enough pics to show me she may have a knack (waaaaay better than I can do); time will tell.
The estimate sounds reasonable to me, but I ask: Is there a $100 camera out there that will do the job better than the OM-1 might, when it's brought up to spec?
It is exactly like this one, incl. lens shown.
Thanks.