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Re: [OM] 100mm/f2 and personal style

Subject: Re: [OM] 100mm/f2 and personal style
From: Paul Van Tuyl <olympusguy@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 21 Jun 1998 10:37:09 -0500
Well, you have to understand that for my age, dedication to OLYMPUS, and
love of being flammed, this is my life! Thank you for the sensitive
comments! Paul.

Gary Schloss wrote:

> Marco Tomat wrote:
>
> >Gary Schloss <mailto:schloss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >>Btw, I have quite a few surplus pieces, so if anyone is
> >>interested -- pls feel free to contact me (off list, pls).
> >>
> >Gary, your style is definitely different from PVT's ;-) A
> >question of taste or mere competence or both? Maybe of time?
>
> Marco, thanks for the compliment. I think the difference is
> primarily generational. I've been using computers since 1975,
> and have been on the internet since 1987 -- long before it
> became commercial. Ten plus years of using e-mail, reading
> and sometimes contributing to the various newsgroups, etc.
> are plenty of time to learn "netiquitte" and to develop
> decent online communication skills. In my posts, I try to
> set a good example. By now, it's second nature to me.
>
> PvT, OTOH, is my parents' generation. The mere fact that he
> has the will and the courage to learn new things, and has
> ventured to go online is something I have a lot of respect
> for. My own parents are thus far computer illiterate, and
> neither of them shows any interest in this new medium.
>
> I must say that in person PvT is one of the nicest people to
> do business with. Last week at a camera show in Dallas, TX,
> he had removed three items I needed -- two tripod collars
> and a battery cover -- from his own stock on his table, and
> then sold them to me at a discount. In my book, PvT is a
> class act -- even if he never masters the internet rules
> and regulations.
>
> Cheers,
>
> /Gary Schloss.
> Studio City, CA
> schloss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
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