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Subject: [OM] Re: Jan 1st woes...
From: "Darin" <d.rhein@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2006 19:30:24 -0800
Hi Chuck,

How do you like your Kiron 28-105? I recently purchased one on that auction 
site, but haven't had a chance to try it out yet.

Darin

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus mail list" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 2:06 PM
Subject: [OM] Jan 1st woes...


> What an inauspicious start for the New Year's day photo session.  Since
> it was cold I decided to drag out the original OM-1.  It hasn't had a
> roll of film through it since JH CLA'd it several years ago.  Time to
> practice with it and get ready for the Odyssey camera.
>
> Thaw a roll of Provia frozen since time immemorial.  While waiting for
> the thaw on the radiator try out the Winder 1.  Damn.  Doesn't work
> right.  Shutter release lever not engaging properly.  Sometimes winder
> doesn't shut off.  Just sits there and whirs.  Take it off.  Decide on a
> lens.  Ah, the Kiron 28-105 would make the perfect walk around lens
> today.  It's cold, dull and dreary outside and with only ISO 100 the
> f/3.2 at the short end will be good to have.  Haven't used this lens
> either in a long, long time.  Check the aperture.  Ooops.  It's stuck
> wide open.  Ah, there.  It's working now.  Needed a little exercise to
> free it up.  Mount it on the OM-1 and set it to f/16.  Open the camera
> back to make sure I can see the lens closing down.  Kick the wind lever.
>  What!!  The shutter fired all by itself as I was winding.  Try again!
>  What!!  Try again a dozen more times.  Go get the 85/2 Zuiko.  Try it
> out.  Works just fine.  OM-1 not firing on the wind.  Go get the 35-70
> Zuiko.  Put it on the OM-1.  Works fine.  OM-1 still behaving as it
> should.  Go get the OM-2s.  Put the Kiron on the OM-2s.  Kick the wind
> lever.  What!  No self release.  Do it a dozen more times.  OM-2s works
> fine with Kiron lens installed.  Kiron lens also closing down as it
> should.  Reinstall the Kiron lens on OM-1.  Kick the wind lever.  Damn.
>  There, it's firing itself again.  Again and again.  Arggghhh!!!
> Consider taking 2s instead.  No, it's cold outside.  Take a mechanical
> camera.  Grab small camera bag.  Take Tokina 17mm, Zuiko 24mm, Zuiko
> 35-70 and Kiron 70-150 instead of Kiron 28-105.  Too much stuff.  Too
> much stuff.
>
> Go take pictures while freezing arse off.  Use 35-70 for half and 24 for
> most of the rest.  Hmmm.  Two frames left.  Light is fading fast. Let's
> try the 17mm.  Oops.  Meter says f/3.5 max is already 1/3 stop too slow.
>  No tripod available.  Shoot with the 17 anyhow.
>
> Worry, worry, worry.  Brain is so conditioned to histograms it's no
> longer sure of how to make a proper exposure.  Oh, well.  We'll see.
>
> Cheers all and happy new year.
> Chuck Norcutt
>
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