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Re: [OM] Advice on what to carry

Subject: Re: [OM] Advice on what to carry
From: "Tom Scales" <tscales@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 17:18:45 -0500
David, since I'd responsible for the OM-1, I'm probably not impartial <g>

You've got a nice collection there and some of my favorires. If I was
building a 'always in the car kit', I'd go with

OM-4Ti
21/3.5 (one of my favorites)
35-70/3.5-4.5 (another of my favorites)
90/2.5 (I couldn't be without a macro lens and the 50/3.5 duplicates a focal
length)

That's it.  Unless you drive in tunnels, the 50/1.8 isn't necessary.

Another approach, since you're probably driving the same route every day is
to do 'groupings' of equipment so that you have four things at a time.  Then
rebuild the kit once a week and look at the world through a different eye
with different kits.  Here's how I'd group:

OM-3, OM-1, OM-4Ti
21/3.5, 35/2, 50/1.8
35-70/3.5-4.5, 35-70/3.6, 50/3.5, 90/2.5
135/3.5, 100-200/5, 65-200/4, 85-250/5, 300/4.5

Or take the minimalist approach and go with one body and one lens, changing
every day.

I find it amazing how I view the world differntly with a different lens.
I've started going out with just one or two lenses.

Have fun!

Tom

From: "David Howells"

> My choices are:
> Bodies: OM1 MD, OM-3 or OM-4Ti
> Wide Angle Lenses: 21mm f3.5, 35mm f2
> Standard Lenses: 50mm f1.8, 50mm f1.4, 55mm f1.2
> Telephoto Lenses: 135mm f3.5, 300mm f4.5
> Macro Lenses: 50mm f3.5, Tamron 90mm f2.5
> Zoom Lenses: 35-70mm f3.5~4.5, 35-70mm f3.6, 100-200mm f5, 65-200mm f4,
> 85-250mm f5
>
> What do you think?
>
> David Howells



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