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Re: [OM] Goodbye, 35mm

Subject: Re: [OM] Goodbye, 35mm
From: John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 21 May 2012 17:40:36 -0400
If you're investing in MF you will be able to find some sweet deals.

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On 5/21/2012 8:54 AM, Dawid Loubser wrote:
> That it has, John!
>
> It really broke my heart to sell that lens, and if I didn't give up on
> 35mm film in general, I would never ever have sold any of this
> equipment. It's a move I did for artistic reasons, to force myself to
> stop using it.
> I feel truly privileged to have owned and used that lens (I have
> hundreds of negatives) - instead of putting it in a case.
>
> Dawid
>
>
> On 21 May 2012, at 12:48 PM, John Hermanson wrote:
>
>> I'm surprised to hear that.  The 250/2 sure has done some traveling.
>>
>> ___________________________________
>> 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 5/20/2012 4:44 PM, Dawid Loubser wrote:
>>> Gentlemen, it's been a blast - but I have decided that 35mm film is
>>> doing my work more harm than good.
>>> The Olympus OM equipment is so darn spectacular to use, that they
>>> automatically take preference over other (larger-format) cameras
>>> for... shall we say... "considered" work.
>>>
>>> I could never stand the agony of carefully breaking up and selling my
>>> rather spectacular OM kit, so I sold the whole lot to a local dealer
>>> for about $6000. It broke my heart, but it needed to be done. Even
>>> when you shoot an amazing film like Adox CHS 25, only a few of the OM
>>> lenses have the optical qualities to produce spectacular prints,
>>> which
>>> even the humblest Mamiya RB or large-format lens can. I just
>>> processed
>>> some 6x7cm Pan F work, and I decided "that's it - 35mm could never
>>> compare, so why continue torturing yourself to get the best out of
>>> those tiny negatives with even *more* effort than what it takes to
>>> produce good MF and LF work?"
>>>
>>> I have returned to my roots, and that meant letting go of this - most
>>> satisfying of 35mm systems. I am going to use the funds to build a
>>> new
>>> darkroom, and to acquire a few necessary medium- and large-format-
>>> related pieces of equipment. Be prepared for a couple of interesting
>>> OM items that will no doubt show up on eBay soon (21/2.0, 40/2.0,
>>> 90/2.0, 250/2.0, OM-3Ti, 20/38/80/135 macros, etc). I won't be
>>> following all of that - though I am mighty curious as to what a
>>> 250/2.0 will fetch on the open market.
>>>
>>> If I remain subscribed to this list, it's only because I have
>>> hundreds
>>> of OM negatives yet to print and scan, and I would like to continue
>>> sharing and discussing them on this most characterful list. It does
>>> sadden me that 95% of posts on this list no longer discuss OM gear or
>>> film-related work, but that's the nature of being in 2012, I guess.
>>>
>>> Thank you all for the interesting discussions, thoughts, and ideas.
>>> Oh - and Moose - it's a little bit your fault :-)
>>> (only kidding)
>>>
>>> Dawid Loubser
>>> http://philosomatographer.deviantart.com/gallery/
>>>
>>
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