One of the best things going for a "car keeper" is probably the Olympus
XA rangefinder with attached flash. It's a good dependable camera with
a great lens. It's small, durable and relatively inexpensive - and
Olympus!
Rand E.
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"Ian A. Nichols" wrote:
>
> On Mon, 22 May 2000, Reynolds Paul wrote:
>
> > Have been looking for something to keep in the car without being too worried
> > about it's value. Missed too many shots lately through not having a camera
> > with me. Any suggestions for one lens to go with it, if not the 28 f2.8?
>
> I'd probably go for a 35/2.8 myself, if I had one. For now you may as
> well stick with the 28 and maybe tuck a spare 50 in there too.
>
> > For anyone living in the UK, the local "trade it" papers are pretty good and
> > have a fairly high photographic, and in the South West for some reason,
> > fairly high, Oly content.
>
> Hmm, I hadn't noticed that. I'll avoid buying Trade It until I'm better
> off, then ;)
>
> > Encouraged by Olaf, I thought it was about time I had a shot at TOPE 2, so
> > there I was with tripod and camera, in the pouring rain, in Wolverhampton
> > town centre, on Saturday night. Not an ideal combination. Also getting
> > sarcastic comments from drunken revellers. Olaf, you have a lot to answer
> > for! :)
>
> A braver (or at least more obsessed) man than I. Despite my promises a
> couple of weeks ago, I have yet to go out into the city at night. I
> thought about it on Saturday, but the rain put me off. 2SPs don't like
> water, I know this.
>
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