Olaf,
I appreciate what you and George are doing to the OM user
community. Have you thought about contacting Olympus
Japan regarding our activities telling them that there are
a great number of OM users worldwide and not restricted
in Japan.
http://www.olympus-sales.co.jp/camera_club/index.html
Regards,
Jim Terazawa
Olaf Greve wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> Now that ADITL3 is through and it has once more been a great success, the
> time is near for the first of the themed non-ADITL events.
>
> Several weeks ago, the following schedule for ADITL and other themed events
> was agreed on by the list (that is, I didn't get any complaints ;) ):
>
> > February 21st 2000: Self portraits
> > April 21st 2000: Night pictures
> > June 21st 2000: ADITL4 (anything goes, no theme)
> > August 21st 2000: Bokeh
> > October 21st 2000: Abstract
> > December 21st 2000: ADITL5 (anything goes, no theme)
> > February 21st 2001: Portraits
> > Further dates to be determined later.
>
> Now, some people have asked me if the shooting intervals could be set to
> several weeks for the ADITL events. I think we should leave ADITL shooting
> ranges tight though (otherwise the whole basic idea gets lost), however, for
> the other themed events the shooting dates can be relaxed much more. I think
> a 3-week shooting interval should be sufficient, right?
>
> Then, I propose to set the actual shooting dates for the first themed event
> to: February 14th - March 6th. This event will be the "Self-portrait" event.
> No lens restrictions imposed. The only caveat from my side is that the 18th
> of February will be my last working day with CTP, and I will start a new job
> at Lucent on March 1st. This change of jobs will also involve moving to a
> different part of the country, and as such I'm not certain when exactly I
> can start receiving/processing submissions. Either way, I'll try to sort out
> something, and I will keep you posted on the logistics.
>
> Title-wise, I so far have only come up with something cheesy like "Olympus
> List Themed Events" or slightly better "Zuikoholics Anonymous Shoot Themes",
> or something like that. Any suggestions for a more flashy name?
>
> Finally regarding the hosting of ADITL and the new events, George and I will
> work out matters between the two of us. ADITL is George's brainchild, and
> the themed events are more or less the idea of your's truly (after really
> appreciating the ADITL2 50mm lens restriction, that is). Therefore, it may
> be best if we host the events accordingly, but as stated above, George and I
> will work that out...
>
> Any suggestions/questions/anything?
>
> Cheerio!
> Olafo
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