Chris Bonnington used Olympus cameras on his Himalayn expeditions as well. High
altitude climbers have depended on manual shutter cameras for years.
What has really killed the use of OMs by professionals is the lack of a pro
level
autofocusing system.
Jim Couch
Pandionhalietius@xxxxxxx wrote:
> John Roskelley and another Everest climber I know used Olympus cameras on
> their eraly trips up to the great peaks of the Himalaya. I was in Nepal last
> year and saw a huge variety of stuff. It was nice to see alot of manual
> cameras as most folks were aware of battery issues.
> I saw Leica R6's, M's and Nikon FM's, but I saw plenty of good old OM 1's too
> : )
> Roskelley uses FM/FM2 now I believe.
> The biggest threat I see to Olympus is newer lens designs and variety and
> improved optical formulas that threaten Zuiko performance and compactness....
> John R
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