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Re: [OM] RE: Single system? (long)

Subject: Re: [OM] RE: Single system? (long)
From: Jan Steinman <jans@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 08:58:31 -0700
> So the question is this, if you are limited to just a
> single camera body and 3 lenses, which system would you
> chose and why?

Olympus OM-4T
Zuiko 18/3.5
Zuiko 40/2
Zuiko 90/2

If I could sneak a Zuiko 2XA in there, I'd have what I usually stuff in my
LowePro waist bag for casual, opportunistic photography. Actually, I also
carry a Vivitar 500/8 mirror. And an Olympus S950 microcassette recorder.
And my wallet. And maybe a couple extension tubes. And maybe another fast
wide.

What's just as important is what I DON'T bring. No motor drive. No zoom.

Which brings me to "why." If I were carrying a modern, do-everything
camera, I wouldn't have room for half the stuff I normally carry. I don't
want to carry an integrated motor and four AA cells with me.

(As I've pointed out, I only wish the 90/2 were smaller and lighter. :-)

: Jan Steinman <mailto:jans@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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