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Subject: [OM] Re: bye for now
From: Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 15:06:48 -0800
Best of luck in all your many endeavors. Thank you for sharing your  
gallery. It is quite nice. I like your Zorki pictures too.



Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA




On Mar 18, 2006, at 2:56 PM, Peter Leyssens wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Ever since I've bought my Zorki rangefinder, I'm finding I read this
> mailing list with less and less enthusiasm.  Additionally, I tend to
> have my hands full at the moment with a graduation dissertation, a few
> courses to attend (Japanese AND philosophy that I added as a hobby), a
> new girlfriend which is working out really well, and photography.
>
> About that latter, but frequently primary, hobby of mine: I'm shooting
> more than ever now.  As I put it on RangefinderForum:
>
> "When collapsed, the Zorki with the lens are so portable, they're  
> now in
> my coat pocket every time I leave the house. Every time. I've never  
> done
> that before with any camera, including my Minolta TC-1 P&S (probably
> because I put it in a belt bag instead of in my coat pocket). This,  
> plus
> the fact that the mechanical quality of the Zorki is addictive to use,
> has got me shooting more than I've ever done when at home, some days
> even challenging past days off traveling (and traveling alone, I shot
> quite a bit)."
>
> That's right, I'm using a camera and loving it.  It's not an Olympus.
> Which doesn't mean I'm going to get rid of my Olympus gear, heaven
> forbid !  My OM-4Ti, 28/f2.8, 50/f1.4 and 90/f2.0 have been very good
> companions on many a trip, and they probably will join me on many
> another.  But for now, experimenting with this different way of  
> working
> seems to be what I need to do.
>
> I don't know when/if I'll be back on the list, but remembering the  
> past,
> I've been off a few times and I've come back each time.  I always  
> refer
> to this list as an example of how good an internet community can be,
> when people are complaining to me about internet attitudes.  You guys
> are great, but I wouldn't trust you on your own :-P
>
> I've got a gallery on Zoto that has quite a few OM photos (Japan,
> Scotland and currently the whole of Wroclaw galleries) and a quickly
> expanding Zorki bit (all the other galleries, more to be added on
> Monday, including to the Wroclaw gallery).  Here's the link: I hope  
> you
> enjoy them :)
>
> http://peterleyssens.zoto.com/galleries
>
>
> Take care,
>
> Peter.
>
>
>
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