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Re: [OM] Favorite piece of OM System

Subject: Re: [OM] Favorite piece of OM System
From: Skip Williams <skipwilliams@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1999 21:52:36 -0400
Cc: om4ti@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
11 BODIES and *#&% _60 _LENSES_!!   Geeeezus!  

OK, I've settled down.   But seriously Mark, what lenses or bodies (single
digit OM) DON'T you have?   I hesitate to ask the opposite.  I'd just melt
with envy.

But, OTOH, It's only money. :-o

Skip


At 6/1/99 12:36 AM  -0400, you wrote:
>I have to agree with John on this one. There is just too much great
>stuff in this system to call anything favorite. With 11 bodies and
>almost 60 Zuikos I enjoy using almost all of it. I have even moved my
>brother and my niece in to the Olympus system from Minoltas. 
>
>I will say that I LOVE the T-series flash system and it's ability to
>interconnect. If I had to pick a favorite aspect of the system that
>would probably be it. 
>
>As to glass, for the most part I use the wide angles. Last Monday I used
>my 8mm to do a back cover shot for our local Police Department's annual
>report (I will post it if there is interest). I use the 18 & 21 quit a
>bit. However my 180/2 has done some great Space Shuttle launch and
>landing photos. The 600/6.5 has turned out some wonderfull nature stuff
>down in the Everglades. I think that the 90/2 is a fantastic macro and I
>do make good use of it. 
>
>I can list a least favorite piece of the OM line, the 500/8. While it is
>small and light I think it just lacks too much in contrast. I know that
>is one of the expected flaws of a Cat. 
>
>Bodies, the 2s and 4t are my favorites. I still have my first OM-2 that
>I bought around 75-76 but it does not get used any longer. 
>
>I will almost always have a 4T w/35-70/3.5-4.5 with me. More glass if I
>am planning on taking pictures that day.
>
>                                       Mark
>
>
>
>
>John Petrush wrote:
>> 
>> I have the pleasure of owning many OM items as well as an assortment of
>> third party bits and pieces.  Of the whole lot, my favorite is whatever is
>> in my hands whenever I'm taking pictures.  I honestly do not mean to be
>> flip, but there are so many things I enjoy photographing, from pond life
>> through the microscope to galaxies.  Every bit of kit has its place and
>> application.  But to me, the most important thing is to actually use the
>> stuff.  Hence, the conclusion of whatever I'm holding at the time is my
>> current favorite.
>> 
>> Specific example; I'm preparing for a four day business trip.  I must pack
>> as light as possible.  My only photo stuff is an OM-2n and a 40mm f/2.
>> That's it.  For this week, it is my favorite because it is light, easy to
>> pack, automatic or manual as I need, and time-proven reliable.
>> 
>> John (traveling light through America's airports) P
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