You decry 35mm optics !!
What a turnaround for yesterday's supporter of 35mm OM !
jh
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From: "Dawid Loubser" <dawid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2012 5:44 PM
Subject: [OM] Goodbye, 35mm
> 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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