Smitty,
TOPE is "Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition". See this link:
http://www.millennics.com/olympus/tope/gallery.html
You'll also want to know about the eSIF at:
http://www.taiga.ca/~esif/om-sif.htm It's our bible. Check out the links
page there for many more useful OM links.
As for a Shift lens, it is also known as a perspective control lens.
Olympus makes two:
The 35/2.8: http://www.taiga.ca/~esif/om-sif/lensgroup/35mmf28s.htm
and the fabulously expensive 24/3.5
http://www.taiga.ca/~esif/om-sif/lensgroup/24mmf35.htm
I can't explain them well, but in a nutshell, if you are shooting a tall
building from the ground, the building will be wider at the bottom than the
top, quite visibly. With a shift lens, you can literally 'shift' the front
of the lens up to correct the distortion. Sort of like climbing a very tall
ladder without moving.
Others will jump in with better explanations.
Oh yes, Welcome to the list -- home of the 'enablers'.
Tom
King of the enablers
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Smith" <proudtexan63@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "mail list" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 6:27 PM
Subject: [OM] Om content
All,
I, to, feel the need to vent, rant and rave. But,,, let's stop doing it
here. Off list is fine, but let's please get back to what this list is all
about. Talking with ourselves on list is great, for these are terrible
times, but we must realize the ole' saying. "Opinions are like a**holes, we
all have one."
Now for the OM content, I'm new to the list and I've seen some letters and
abbreviations that I don't know what are. One being TOPE? Another being,
what is a shift lens? Thanks for any and all explanations. My best to you
all and your in these trying times. May God bless us ALL!
Smitty
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