"looking around" these days is indeed much more risky, to be carrying some
big black "wonder brick" sticks out as a sure security guard attention
getter. This is where our petite OM's especially when used with the smaller
lenses shines ! Who knows, the days of terrorist threats may again highlight
that "small is beautiful" I once walked around with my IS 3, no sooner than
a few seconds had I raised it with zoom extended did I get a whistle from a
guard warning me that picture taking was not allowed without a permit (this
was in a commercial district ! Oh well, photography now a days is harrassed
by local security rules, etc.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 9:09 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Hazards of short lenses
> Train watching used to be easy. In the 80's we'd just drive into the yard
> in Binghamton, no one bothered you. Now, because you might be a
terrorist,
> it is common to be arrested and questioned for hours.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stephen Troy" <sctroy@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 1:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] Hazards of short lenses
>
>
> > >From: "Tom Scales" <tscales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > >Listen to Steve on this one -- for those that don't know, he and his
> brother
> > >are AMAZING train photographers.
> > >
> > >Tom
> >
> >
> > Aw, shucks, Tom. If you take as many train photos as we have, a couple
> are
> > bound to turn out good!
> >
> > Steve Troy
> >
> >
>
>
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