> A few days ago somebody mentioned some radio stations and the old
Creedence
> hit "Lookin' out my back door".
>
> I've been a big fan of CCR and John Fogerty for about 25 years - he is
one
> of the greatest ever in rock, I think - and I've been lucky enough to
hear
> him in concert 4 times during the last couple of years. (BTW, if you like
> basic guitar rock in CCR style, his come back CD Blue Moon Swamp is one
> helluva record).
>
> What I wanted to tell is that I took some good photos of Fogerty last
year
> at his concert here in Copenhagen. Cameras were not allowed at the
concert,
> but I sneaked in my XA with the A16 flash. I have a trick to bring in a
> small camera even if they search thru your bag etc.
>
> With a 800 ISO Fuji film and the A16 flash, the XA is quite a powerful
> pocket camera. I find it difficult to focus in poor light, so I often
> guess-focus. Most pictures were not pin sharp, but I got a lot of good
> situations. Some of my pictures ended up on the Danish CCR fan club home
> page, and one in the international fan club magazine.
> Well, that doesn't mean my pictures are that good, but anyway.
>
> I also took pictures at Fogerty's concert at the Roskilde Festival in
'97.
> I brought my OM gear for this. The rain was pouring down, and I was
worried
> about getting my 350 mm damaged. Instead, my OM 4 Ti got wet, and the
> viewfinder fogged, making it very hard to focus a 180 mm, so those
pictures
> were not very good. A couple of them was OK, but most were out of focus.
> The next day the camera was dead, so I rushed it to a repair guy. It cost
> 1500 DKK (c. 200 $), so even though I'm a big fan, it was an expensive
> concert. Well, you learn from your mistakes.
>
> It seems that though the OM 4 is well protected against humidity, it
seems
> to have a weak point, because water can get in thru the view finder
window.
> I was keeping the camera with the back side up to protect the lens.
>
> I hope some of you can use this information to avoid doing the same
mistake
> with your Oly equipment.
>
> Lars
>
>
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