Nice to meet a new member who is intrigued by the OM system. Have fun
with it and don't hesitate to post your questions here.
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John Hermanson | CPS, Inc.
21 South Ln., Huntington NY 11743
www.zuiko.com | omtech1 AT verizon.net
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Dawid Loubser wrote:
> Hello All from South Africa,
>
> I am glad to have joined this list yesterday, and having
> read some of the previous messages etc. to acquaint myself with the
> spirit
> of things here. We have a small consulting/training/research business in
> Johannesburg regarding Software Engineering, Architecture (both
> Organizational and
> Systems), and Business-Process design. We pride ourselves on being a
> very different,
> very small company with a large client base, and very counter to the
> way things are normally
> done in this field - say, an Alpa instead of a Canon or a Sony.
>
> I have recent become a great Olympus OM fan, based on playing a bit
> with my colleague's
> OM-1, which has resulted in my winning a couple of OM items on eBay, I
> cannot wait until
> they arrive (assuming nothing gets stolen in the bloody useless postal
> service we have over
> here!)
>
> I am expecting:
>
> * What appears to be a mint OM-1n + 50mm f/1.8 MC
> * 24mm f/2.0
> * 50mm f/1.4 (SN > 1,100,000)
> * 90mm f/2.0 Macro
>
> That should do it for now, eh? Let me give you a bit of background: I
> have always been exclusively
> a digital photographer (Canon EOS gear) my gallery is at:
>
> http://philosomatographer.deviantart.com/gallery/
>
> I have over the past year begun to get more and more into film,
> especially medium-large
> format, with a Mamiya RB67 and a Linhof Technorama 617S panoramic
> camera. Of course, once
> you get to enjoy the mechanical simplicity and "power trip" of
> controlling everything about
> your image yourself, a state-of-the-art DSLR somehow becomes less
> compelling: More of a tool
> for "jobs" than a pleasure-inducing hobby. Since I am not a pro, this
> is all about the pleasure
> and the "art" (whatever the real meaning of that word is, but I see it
> as a medium of
> emotional / philosophical expression) of it.
>
> Coupled with the fact that my colleague and I are setting up a
> darkroom in an unused office here,
> I was compelled to find a film camera smaller than my other two
> beasts, in order to be able to become
> a daily, "opportunistic" B&W film shooter (I have a lot to learn!),
> since one does not casually
> carry an RB or a 617S around.
>
> I got a Canon A-1 for some 35mm B&W, which is nice and all, but then I
> handled an OM-1, and the
> rest is history... No comparison between the two systems.
>
> So anyway, I believe I am rather theoretically knowledgeable on the OM
> system at this stage, I am
> just anxiously awaiting my toys, and for us to finish setting up the
> darkroom. I am sure this list will
> be a valuable source of knowledge, and hopefully also of finding and
> trading OM gear. Though I am new
> to the OM system, I believe I will be able to draw on my experience in
> other systems / fields to
> contribute to this list...
>
> (BTW: Charles Geilfuss, I wish I had funds for the 18mm f/3.5 you are
> selling, but alas, after the 90mm
> f/2.0 Macro, this will have to wait a bit. The price is more than
> reasonable!)
>
> Anyway, if you have some time, please check out my gallery (so you can
> get an idea where "I am coming from")
> and otherwise, it's nice to "meet" you all!
>
> regards,
> Dawid
>
>
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