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<blockquote data-quote="Retro" data-source="post: 417244" data-attributes="member: 37517">Hello Photobugs!My dad had an Olympus OM-10 for most of my growing up years, and he took a lot of great photos with it. In this way, he was a major influence on me having an interest in photography. When I was about 20 he bought a new OM model, and sold me the OM-10, with a Vivitar zoom lens, for about $200.I used it a fair bit, and took a lot of very good pictures with it. It died about 10 years ago, and it's not worth fixing. I am very disappointed that my dad never had an interest in Nikon, but being a low level hobbyist, he viewed himself as below Nikon. I have dreamed of having a Nikon for most of my adult life, but never put enough money together to buy one. Marriage and debt had something to do with that.I'm 48 now, and almost ready to retire. On my list of retirement hobbies, photography is probably #1. I will never consider any other brand but Nikon (except Canon for point-and-shoot, but that's not photography).I have minimal experience in photography, and I'm nowhere near those of you who've had Nikons since you were in your 20's, which is true of most photography enthusiasts. I have a lot to learn, but I can't start until I get a Nikon.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Retro, post: 417244, member: 37517"] Hello Photobugs! My dad had an Olympus OM-10 for most of my growing up years, and he took a lot of great photos with it. In this way, he was a major influence on me having an interest in photography. When I was about 20 he bought a new OM model, and sold me the OM-10, with a Vivitar zoom lens, for about $200. I used it a fair bit, and took a lot of very good pictures with it. It died about 10 years ago, and it's not worth fixing. I am very disappointed that my dad never had an interest in Nikon, but being a low level hobbyist, he viewed himself as below Nikon. I have dreamed of having a Nikon for most of my adult life, but never put enough money together to buy one. Marriage and debt had something to do with that. I'm 48 now, and almost ready to retire. On my list of retirement hobbies, photography is probably #1. I will never consider any other brand but Nikon (except Canon for point-and-shoot, but that's not photography). I have minimal experience in photography, and I'm nowhere near those of you who've had Nikons since you were in your 20's, which is true of most photography enthusiasts. I have a lot to learn, but I can't start until I get a Nikon. [/QUOTE]

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