Eric- I am not sure about the adapter, but Alaska is right up my alley. Did
you say drive??? I have to ask where from?? Alaska is a LONG way from the
lower 48, especially the east. It is not unreasonable to say 5 days FROM
Denver and that is doing like 800 miles a day! Most people who drive stay
for a month. By the way when a sign says "next town 250 miles" It means
next anything is 250 miles!!
Get the book on driving the Al-can, Borders or amazon would have it or
Adventure Travelers Bookstore. The have a paper catalog that is great
http://www.adventuroustraveler.com/
Find the time if you can get 6 weeks, cause you will NEVER have it in any
career except teaching. If you are frugal, camp and avoid eating out-Alaska
can be reasonable and you can live on $100 a week
In my last suumer of grad school I was able to get my dad to cash the
frequest flier miles for a plane ride to Anchorage. I then spent over a
month knocking around Denali, Kenai Fjords and Wrangell-St. Elias. All
really awespme places!! Lived on bologna, soup, and oatmeal for a month and
camped everynight. Actually a low cost trip if you do that. Lodging,
chips, pop, beer are all pricey. Stick to basics and costs are comparable
to your local market.
Even thinking of somebody else going makes we want to quit work and hit the
road.
Do it. You only live once!! Carpe Diem!!!!!!
----- Original Message -----
From: Eric Jackson <ejackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 11:56 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] newly introduced-backpacking
> Well i guess we can all dream. I've been doing a ton of dreaming but i'm
trying to figure out how I'll make them reality. speaking of sweet road
trips. two of my friends and i were sitting around tonight and just decided
that we are going to take a 10 day road trip to alaska this summer. how much
more motivation to go for the photo opportunity. now that i've gotten the
olympus fever i'm presented with an opportunity to go to some of the most
beautiful country in the world. i'm pumped and we're not quite sure how
feasible but why not. i only live once and i'm almost done with college.
i'll let you know what works out. it looks like my dad is going to fix up
his OM-10 and give it to me for my birthday so i'm looking for a manual
adapter. you happen to know of any available? have a good one. thanks
> ERic Jackson
> d
>
> On Tue, 06 March 2001, "alpinist" wrote:
>
> >
> > "In my mind I see you as the guy in Vertical limit taking pictures of an
> > eagle as he dangles from a nice rock face, correct? "
> >
> > That would be so me. NOT!
> >
> > Try a 30 something with school loans and does not even a jeep!!
> >
> > Now spring break sounds mighty nice. I am heading to Big Bend myself in
a
> > couple of weeks. You know there is nothing like a spring roadtrip.
Enjoy
> > them while you can! If you go Olympus, you will enjoy it. You may
start
> > with a small used set up (everything OM I own -except a new 4Ti was
used)
> > but it will grow. It always does. I could easily max out my chargecard
> > getting nice things like a 90/2 and a 400mm and a 3Ti. You will too.
Get
> > something and enjoy it!! Then get somemore!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Eric Jackson <ejackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 3:57 PM
> > Subject: Re: [OM] newly introduced-backpacking
> >
> >
> > > Emails like that get me pumped up to just go buy the nicest camera I
see
> > regardless of the price, take another week and a half off for spring
break
> > and go out west and get some experience. What are some of the most
> > beautiful places that you have been? In my mind I see you as the guy in
> > Vertical limit taking pictures of an eagle as he dangles from a nice
rock
> > face, correct? thats awesome. some day I would like to make a living
> > combining backpacking and photography. not quite sure how to do that yet
but
> > i'm not going to let that stop me. Thanks again for your advice and
help.
> > > Eric Jackson
> > >
> > > On Sun, 04 March 2001, "alpinist" wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Eric-
> > > >
> > > > As a fellow backpacker/climber I can saw the OM line is ideal. The
> > sturdy
> > > > metal construction, compactness, and small-sharp lenses are ideal to
> > pack
> > > > with. I have been hauling my 2S up climbs from the Texas desert to
> > Alaskan
> > > > peaks and have loved it. My "worst" experience was having my last
set
> > of
> > > > batteries freeze on a glacier. Solution- goto the mechanical
1/60 -sec
> > > > shutter and keep shooting!
> > > >
> > > > After 16 years of hard use the body has brassing and the film winds
a
> > little
> > > > rough (from too many exposed hours in blowing New Mexico sand) but
she
> > still
> > > > works!! Now I have even inadvetantly dropped it a few times and it
has
> > > > bumped rocks, biners, etc and keeps going. It is now my 3rd string
> > body. I
> > > > have an OM-4 that is 14 years old and in awesome shape and a OM-4Ti
that
> > I
> > > > just got brand spanking new last week. I fully expect them to be
> > working in
> > > > 15+ years!
> > > >
> > > > Check out the OM webring and all the good info it has on all things
OM
> > > >
> > > > http://nav.webring.yahoo.com/hub?ring=olympusom&list
> > > >
> > > > Then look to buy. I would second the plug for keh.com Their stuff
is
> > very
> > > > clean and I have always been happy with them. Get a couple of good
> > Zuiko
> > > > lenses and you are off to the races. Check out Gary's lens test
site
> > on
> > > > webring for great info (we cannot thank you enough for it Gary!)
> > > >
> > > > My own favs -esp for climbing/packing would be the 28/2.8 , the
50/1.8
> > (for
> > > > low light/speed) and maybe like the 100/2.8 or the 75-150 zoom. I
read
> > a
> > > > Galen Rowell article in one of his books that said he takes a 24 and
an
> > 85-
> > > > he also said that 900f his pics were or could have been taken with
> > just
> > > > those 2 lenses. Those Zuikos are pretty close and pretty cheap to
> > acquire
> > > > and also replace if you somehow were able to booboo them.
> > > >
> > > > Another plus to the OM size is that it is easy to pack 2 or 3 bodies
and
> > > > still take things like food. I often take 2 OM bodies 5 lenses and
> > > > assecories, a small tripod and loads of film as well as ropes,
crampons,
> > etc
> > > > put it all in my Dana Terraplane and go. Actually I put the camera
gear
> > in
> > > > a Lowepro Omni Sport(2 bodies and 5 lenses!).
> > > >
> > > > Anyway, if on the odd outside chance you were to go for some lesser
> > brand, I
> > > > would say go with a Nkn FM-2 or a used Pntx K-1000, both are all
metal
> > and
> > > > can take the abuse of the outdoor lifestyle. Both lines also still
use
> > the
> > > > same lensmount so you can have a rugged metal body and still use new
> > lenses
> > > > on it. Avoid all autofocus plastic cameras_which is pretty much
> > everything
> > > > else. Yes the are nice if you have $1800 to drop on a F5 and say
> > National
> > > > Geographic gets you a spare body, but they are far too finicky to
take
> > the
> > > > long haul up the AT or dangle from a climbing harness. Actually for
an
> > AF
> > > > camera get a Olympus Infinity Stylus Epic or a Yashica T4, they are
> > cheap,
> > > > sharp, small, and pack great. I use my stylus for prints and can
shoot
> > > > Velvia in 1 OM body and B+W in the other.
> > > >
> > > > Anyway I would still say that any OM will serve you well. Someone
> > described
> > > > them as a tool. I would say a machine, a finely tuned, glorious
machine
> > that
> > > > will serve you well and is built to last. Here is a thought- of all
the
> > new
> > > > SLR's on the market, which will still be able to function in 10-15
> > years?
> > > > Only the good ones, the metal machines-not any plastic ones. That
really
> > > > just leaves Olympus , Leica, and a couple of Contax and Nkn bodies.
> > Pretty
> > > > much everything else is designed to be obselete and useless in a few
> > years.
> > > > Call it the computer industry mentality, modern AF plastic cameras
are
> > going
> > > > to last about as long as Pentium II.
> > > >
> > > > Buy confidently and take lot's of pics!!
> > > >
> > > > So good luck! and maybe I will see you on the trail!
> > > >
> > > > -Darren
> > > >
> > > >
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