Keep in mind that wire service and other daily news photographers are
not giving two seconds thought to preserving their equipment - their
meals depend on making the shot. If that means wacking someone out of
the way with that 300 2.8, they wack. If it means basically dropping the
bag of gear on the run to make the shot - they drop it. I've had great
luck with my OM4t and lenses, despite my daughter having had the gear
for about the past four years, during which she has not taken proper
care of it at all. But I tend to be fairly careful of my equipment, and
do not usually do the kind of shooting where it's going to get knocked
around...
speaking of which....
OM4t images shot in Somalia in January, 1993. The paper 'lost' the color
negs, so these are scanned from really lousy contact sheets...
http://www.leica-gallery.net/bdcolen/image-55569.html
http://www.leica-gallery.net/bdcolen/image-55570.html
http://www.leica-gallery.net/bdcolen/image-55601.html
http://www.leica-gallery.net/bdcolen/image-55602.html
http://www.leica-gallery.net/bdcolen/image-55603.html
B. D.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Timpe, Jim
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 2:45 PM
To: 'olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: Re: [OM] E-1 first impressions
In light of the current talk of OM durability, allow me to mention that
my 4T did a tumble from the overhead luggage rack of a tour bus on my
recent trip without missing a beat. My wife was removing something else
from the overhead, and the next thing I new there was camera and lens
(the lens survived completely intact as well) lying on the coach floor.
It was a carpeted coach, but it still had to be a 5 to 6 foot drop. I
was sweating tears and blood for a couple minutes.
-----Original Message-----
From: Winsor Crosby
Galen Rowell said something similar one time about Olympus when he was
asked about cameras. I have seen a couple of pro outfit trade-ins and
cannot imagine how they did that to their stuff. It was trashed. I don't
think it is true with digital or modern lenses from what I have read on
some forums with customers being charged exorbitant repair fees on
lenses and cameras damaged by "customer abuse" without a mark on the
outside. Outside is strong, but the inside easily scrambled. Nikon and
Canon included.
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