They fly quite nicely actually. The landing fees are pricey though. /jnm
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From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Winsor Crosby
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 1:25 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [OM] I came clean....and feel better for it.
>So, I'm at this party and we are all engaged in a conversation about
>what used camera outfit someone can buy for $400. I had just passed
>around my OM-2S with a 18mm Zuiko (which I brought to photograph a
>room). The guy with the $$ says: "I'd like a wide angle like that one."
>When I said it was a $600 lens I got this strange round of laughter,
>like it was too hard for anyone to believe. But to me it was utter
>reality. That is a moment when one will feel like a Zuikoholic!
>
>Susie piped up and said "we" wanted a $800 film scanner (she forgets
>it's really a $2,000 medium format capable one). I'm not sure if she was
>rubbing it in or serious . . .
>
>Gary Reese
>Las Vegas, NV
>
You are right, Gary. Most people think of a camera as an inexpensive
appliance with "features" that add to the price. When asked how
much a camera like my OM4T would cost I quoted the B&H price for just
the body and the reaction was almost anger and a wide-eyed ,"What
does it do, fly?"
Winsor
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Long Beach, California, USA
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