Not so mad as you may think Siddiq, some on the list
may think you should stick with an Olympus 35rd or
perhaps a Sp but the GIII is plentiful with a sharp
lens and less shutter release pressure than the
Olympus RF's. The important thing is to have fun
taking pictures not to agonize over equipment choices.
My prefered street shooter is a Pen S 2.8 1/2 frame
but they are very hard to find and of course are more
limited than the little conon RF. I think most of the
geezers on the list, myself included really like our
OM's but appreciate well designed equipment of any
camera maker out there. John R.
--- siddiq <iddibhai@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 9/27/2002 8:58:29 PM, NSURIT@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> i'm thinking of giving m'self a b'day gift (i am an
> OLD geezer today; only a few more years and i get
> senior citizen discounts everywhere! the middle ages
> have to the worst; stuck between "student
> discount" and "senior discount").... anyway, giving
> m'self a bday gift of... get ready...
>
>
> a C@n0n QLIII 17!
>
> and selling off an OM1n chrome w/ 50/1.4mc body cap
> to fund it!
>
> HERESY! STONE the infidel!
>
> haha, just thoughts, but it has been growing on me
> for a few months, that two OM1ns are sitting idle.
> why not sell the nicer one to get funds for a camera
> i can carry with me all the time everywhere for
> stealth street shots? I like candid natural light
> photography a LOT and that's about all the kind of
> photos I take with our digicam. we're talking real
> slow shutter speeds, so an RF would make blur and
> focussing an easier issue. the black OM1n stays for
> serious use when i have a plan or something in mind
> to photograph. compact RF for carry everywhere
> madness.
>
> i figure a VG om1n chrome with matching 50/1.4mc
> would get enough funds to get a nice CLAed 1.5v
> conversion canonet.
>
> not sure, but the way i'm leaning, it might happen
> before the end of the year. the only thing stopping
> me right now is lack of access to a darkroom. once
> that's figured out (might try start a camera club
> on campus to get my foot into the dark dungeon!),
> i'm all set since i'm primarily interested in TriX.
> (not a good idea to commandeer the kitchen sink for
> dev just yet). that, and a filmscanner would do
> nicely.
>
> btw, just kidding about the old geezer joke; most of
> the list is about as old as my parents <g> not that
> they're *that* old, mind <grin, duck, run>
>
> or, if that siliconfilm thing pulls thru, well, that
> solve most the issues!
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