A forum for discussing battery lanterns? These guys need to get a life!
Now, about which serial number MIJ Zuiko 50/1.8 are the best for foggy days
in the Hebrides. . . ;-)
Gary Edwards
www.peopleplacesflight.com
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From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Siddiq
Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2003 6:39 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [OM] would an "equipment exchange" work on the OM list?
On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 12:25:37 -0700, RickM <zuiko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Siddiq, what items are the "website" passing around, and how is it
> working
> for them? Are they an international group or just based in one
> country/continent? I have this mental image of sending something to oz,
> from there it goes to taiwan, then the uk, then....
websites in question are www.bladeforums.com and www.candlepowerforums.com
(knives and lights; don't laugh). since i haven't participated in them, i
can't say, but it did not appear to pose too many problems. i think it was
mainly intra-country (no worries about customs, etc)
> I like the concept, i'm just concerned about the practicality, and have
> the
> same concerns as Walt and for the same reasons/experiences... plus, i
> don't
> think i would feel comfortable being responsible for someone else's
> equipment if it were hard to replace or expensive... i would feel
> obligated
> to replace it if something did get lost or damaged, whether it be in
> transit, fire, earthquake, car accident, significant other getting pi**ed
> and tossing all camera gear out window, etc., etc...
i believe the item(s) are <100$, generally much less than that.
<snip>
> Looking around i have duplicate or supplanted lenses sitting around that
> i'm
> not using, on the level of the 35~105, 85/2, 35~70/4, OM2n etc., that i
> wouldn't want to lose or get banged up, but aren't hard to replace, and
> there's not much point them just sitting around here either...
that's the idea. i have three 50mm lens, for example, for sure i'm not
using them all. most of the time it's the 1.8MC i use, so i can open up
the 1.4MC and 3.5 macro to someone wants to try it out. they are all user
grade, so i wouldn't mind if there is another nick or brassing on the
aperture ring as long as he/she doens't drop it :) etc.
ok, so maybe it isn't such a good idea. that's why i posted the list, to
see if it would work.
/S
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