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Subject: Re: [OM] OM-Thailand Observations
From: Arnab Banerjee <arnabkb@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 13:20:58 -0800 (PST)
Winsor,
Waiting to see the rsults. If you are putting up the
pics at a web site, do post the URL.
Thanks,
Arnab.

--- Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Unplanned events department:
> 
> 1. I took my OM1N body on my tour of Thailand as a
> back up and 
> indoors camera with fast film. On the first day the
> mercury battery 
> failed inside a buddhist shrine. Spare battery was
> dropped and it 
> rolled under heartily praying worshipper. Tour was
> leaving.  Left 
> battery. No mercury batteries in Thailand.
> 
> 2. Rained/drizzled off and on for10 days during "dry
> season". 
> Thailand is very dark in the rain.(Cooler
> temperatures, though) Glad 
> I took some ISO400 film, and the 2.8 zoom instead of
> the 3.6. The 
> OM4T did just fine in the damp and wet.
> 
> 3. The shoulder strap on an Omni AW should NOT be
> detached and 
> carried in the net pocket when using the the
> backpack portion as a 
> carryon since it crawls out and disappears of its
> own accord. 
> However, Lowe Pro customer service is more than
> generous and is 
> sending me a replacement for $12 which is about what
> the postage and 
> handling would be.
> 
> The tour was exceptional and I really enjoyed the
> country and its 
> warm, courteous people. A tour is not the best venue
> for photographs 
> with much art. You see a lot, but not usually at the
> best times of 
> day for photography.  It is fun to see what you can
> grab in the 
> little time you have.
> 
> We spent the better part of a week in Bangkok and a
> similar period in 
> Chiang Mai, up north.  We even took a little
> unofficial boat trip to 
> Laos since we were already on the Mekong River. I
> would highly 
> recommend the trip to anyone, especially if includes
> sights away from 
> Bangkok as well.
> 
> Winsor
> -- 
> Winsor Crosby
> Long Beach, California, USA
> mailto:wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx
> 
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