Thank you. I am relieved to wake in the morning minus the unusual
feelings inside.
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John Hermanson | CPS, Inc.
21 South Ln., Huntington NY 11743
631-424-2121 | www.zuiko.com
Olympus OM Service since 1977
Gallery: www.zuiko.com/album/index.html
On 10/22/2010 11:04 AM, wiliam Wagenaar wrote:
> John,
>
> Sorry to hear about your mother in law and you own condition. Glad to
> hear the latter has greatly improved though.
>
> Wliam ----- Oorspronkelijk bericht ----- Van: "John
> Hermanson"<omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx> Aan: "Olympus Camera
> Discussion"<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Verzonden: Vrijdag 22 oktober
> 2010 16:15:58 GMT +01:00 Amsterdam / Berlijn / Bern / Rome /
> Stockholm / Wenen Onderwerp: Re: [OM] Finally, some darkroom time
> (couple of OM B&W prints)
>
> It is great to hear such enthusiasm regarding film equipment. I can
> always count on you and Ken for this. Hopefully I will get my 3Ti
> up and running. It needed 2 big things: a new shutter assembly
> (which I got in an Olympus bulk parts purchase) AND a circuit board
> (which cost $200 from Lutons in the UK, Olympus USA completely out of
> stock and discontinued). The shutter is in, next step is circuit
> board.
>
> BTW, the last 6 weeks or so have been very hectic. My mother in law
> of 96 passed away. She lived a few miles from here and had a 24 hour
> live in caregiver. So then came contacting family, funeral plans,
> funeral, family visiting, cleaning out her house, all the while
> feeling very odd inside like I was on the edge of more heart
> problems. The timing of the chest pains came at the best time (if
> there is ANY "best time" for such a thing).
>
> ___________________________________ John Hermanson | CPS, Inc. 21
> South Ln., Huntington NY 11743 631-424-2121 | www.zuiko.com Olympus
> OM Service since 1977 Gallery: www.zuiko.com/album/index.html
>
> On 10/20/2010 12:21 PM, Dawid Loubser wrote:
>> John, again I want to thank you in front of the list for arranging
>> to get this huge lens safely to me. I was biting my nails every day
>> too, but have never lost anything yet, and didn't expect to start
>> then :-)
>>
>> I still get such a thrill hooking that 4kg (but oddly compact)
>> monster up to an OM body. With the 3Ti's viewfinder, there is
>> *nothing* you cannot focus on that you can see with the naked eye.
>>
>> I recently did a comparison, and the OM-3Ti viewfinder is brighter
>> than a Leica M3's - you can actually focus on objects in lower
>> light than what you can with a rangefinder.
>>
>> Of course, when there *is* enough light for a rangefinder, it is
>> still more accurate with standard-to-wide lenses, but otherwise, I
>> was surprised that the best rangefinder VF there is (Leica M3, and
>> I tried a number of good copies, so it's not a bad sample) is
>> definitely inferiour.
>>
>> It's such a pity the 3Ti is not as buttery smooth as the
>> rangefinder though :-) There is definitely place in the world for
>> both.
>>
>> Anyway, thanks for everything, John. When I *do* get to send my
>> 3Ti your way, the 90 Macro will definitely come with so you can
>> clear the (visible) crud from the internal elements. Although I
>> can't imagine the clarity of the images it will then produce!
>>
>> D.
>>
>>
>> On 20 Oct 2010, at 2:28 PM, John Hermanson wrote:
>>
>>> And I was biting my nails every day that lens made it's way
>>> through the mail from NY to S. Africa. I enjoyed a huge sigh of
>>> relief when it arrived safely.
>>
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