sounds like a long and much believed obituary...
on my side I like to keep my old cameras...
I still own my first minolta himatic 7s
and I'll keep all my om stuff...
even if I turned leic* some weeks ago...the best way of walking around a M6
(50/35/90) and an om3 (50:3,5/100/24/180)...
yesterday I saw a wonderfull 4ti new in box waiting for me... and I think i'll
make an exchange with my old 4 non TI.
I used a lot of very modern gears... but still I know that the best pictures
are taken with the good old oms... and others non autofocus non automatic....
but ok i'm not a sport pictures guy...
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Larry J. Clark" <ljclark@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 19:27:56 -0400
>All,
>
>This evening I secured the last strip of packing tape on a large box with
>over 88 individual pieces of OM gear - headed to a large dealer as a single
>wholesale buy.
>
>It is certainly with mixed feelings that I transition from OM owner to
>former OM owner. Times change, and we have to make the decisions about
>where we go with out interests in photography, whether amateur,
>professional, or somewhere in-between.
>
>I first saw an OM when I was a photojournalism major at San Jose State. The
>brother of one of my classmates/buddies worked for the importer, and we got
>to use one of the first OM-1s in the country at Laguna Seca Raceway for a
>weekend. Needless to say, I was impressed. The problem was that I was
>already fully into Nikon F, and with the OM being new, I wouldn't have
>access either used or gray market OM items. I eventually talked my brother
>into getting and OM-1, a decision he's never regretted.
>
>Then about 6 or 7 years ago I decided to rekindle my photography, took all
>of my Nikon F gear down to the Bay Area, and started acquiring Olympus OM
>gear for myself. I eventually ended up with two bodies, three flashes,
>about 14 lenses (all but 5 are Zuikos), and both Olympus teleconverters.
>Super shooter. Super feel.
>
>But recently, I started shooting more sports, specifically women's soccer.
>And you know what? There really is a reason for Auto Focus. I purchased a
>Nikon F100 and a Tokina 100-300...the percentage of good shots is much, much
>higher, and in the past month I've been taking shots that would have been
>virtually impossible with the OM gear (using Tokina AT-X 80-200, 100-300,
>and 150-500). This transition happened pretty quickly -- I just got the
>100-300 last month.
>
>The OM filled a unique niche, a pro camera that was small and light and easy
>to carry. But another trumpet called, and I've fallen head over heels into
>Cosina/Voigtlander RFs. Starting with an L, then and R, and now with two
>R2s, I found a very satisfactory camera for travel and general travel. With
>15mm, 21mm, 35mm, 50mm, and 75mm lenses, I'm doing just fine. (The L and R
>have been sold)
>
>As you can see, my camera needs split right at the OM, with a larger camera
>doing jobs the OM can't, and a more compact solution than even the OM. So I
>really didn't need OM anymore, and the sale will buy me a 300mm f/2.8, and
>several primes. A second F100 body is right around the corner.
>
>My favorite OM tactile experience? I don't think anything compares with the
>look, feel and handling of a 100mm f/2 mounted on an OM-2. Sweet. But
>sweet sitting on the shelf isn't much good when other cameras are out there
>working. I don't keep cameras I don't use. I got rid of a Leica IIIg for
>just that reason, to the shock of some.
>
>I use my Minoxes and my Horizon, so that's really four types of camera in
>three film formats...More than enough.
>
>My brother Jim gets an OM-2 body from me, wholesale, with a good shoe,
>eyecup 2, Domke strap, and a 1-14 screen. I guess I could have pieced
>things out, but time is short around this house. The emergency management
>consulting business was hectic enough before September 11. You can imagine
>what it is like these days.
>
>The things that I WILL make available to the list are three Shipmans and
>that big, slick Olympus lens guide. Price and terms to be announced, but
>there will be a limit of one per customer. (I will ignore all requests for
>further information on those books until I announce.) If someone wants to
>make me a really good offer on the Mannheim book (1979) I might perk up, but
>it is likely to go someplace on consignment.
>
>I'll be notifying links and tearing down the Olympus part of my web
>site...I've been pretty lax about it the last couple of years anyway.
>
>It's been fun shooting OM, and shooting the breeze with you all...But it is
>time to move on.
>
>Best regards,
>Larry Clark
>
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