Zuiks,
first of a few posts; catching up on my digest-reading.
Firstly, I'm off sick with a stress problem, related to a co-worker.
This may be the final impetus to change my life (or I may not have one...).
Seems a little trivial compared with problems other members and their loved
ones have been having recently, but judging by the state I was in at the
doc's last week, I am worse than I look.
Anyway, I am currently trying to pull myself together to be able to
enjoy my holiday in Provence beginning in ten days' time :-) Naturally I
will be taking plenty of Zuiks and film (although possibly not my OM1n,
which is still at John's - I didn't send it early enough - be warned, Joan;
send it NOW!). So that leaves me the OM2n and the 10 as backup (plus my XA1
and XA2, in the pockets of my bike jerseys...).
So all this talk of what to take has been useful, even if my stock is
limited. I have the following lenses:
28/3.5 Zuiko
35/2 Zuiko
50/1.8 Zuiko
85/2 Zuiko
135/2.8 Zuiko
35-70/4 Zuiko
75-150/4 Zuiko
500/8 Catadioptric Centon
28-70/3.5 - 4.8 Macro Miranda
60-200/4-5.6 Sigma
As well as landscape and the usual holiday snaps I will be at the side of
the road for two stages of the Tour de France, and hunting training parties
on the rest day. For the Tour I will be using the OM2n and the 85/2 and the
OM10 with the 35/2, with my Vivitar 283 on the BG2 with (thank you Rand E)
the Varipower mounted for fill-in flash on the OM2n. Both Kodachrome 64.
On the bike I will be using the two compacts, print film (Kodak 100 Gold) in
the foolproof XA1 and Kodachrome in the XA2 (which looks as though it has
been sandpapered, lens included; but it still takes good, contrasty pics!).
Of course I will be cycling to the Tour, but I can carry the kit I need on
my back...
I can take everything I have, but will probably only take the above
mentioned primes, the 135/2.8, 75-150/4 (well *I* like it) and the Cat. It's
quite good for shimmery, long-distance shots of approaching mayhem as the
Tour juggernaut approaches! And those doughnuts!!
Any comments, suggestions, advice, offers of loans ;-) ?
Donald.
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