My vote would be for OM-1 or the XA in that order. If we are limited
to one lens I'd prefer 35mm since the 50mm feels too restrictive. But hey,
that just one man's opinion. I'm willing to participate in what ever form it
takes.
Charlie
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From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx]On
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Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 8:32 PM
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Subject: [OM] Re: Sending an Olympus on a world trip - which model?
>Andrew McPhee wrote:
> >What camera should we use?
> >
>And Moose replied:
>Although the list often encompasses may things non Oly and clearly
>includes many non-OM Oly threads, isn't it at the core an OM list? I'd
>vote for an OM-1, the original OM. It could be sent about with a 50/1.8
>bodycap, with participants invited to use it and/or any OM lens they
>have. I'd be happy to lend a body and lens. If it comes back eventually
>as a world traveller, I can sit down and listen to the tales it has to
>tell. If not, that's ok too, I'd just hope that the tale of its loss
>turns out to be interesting. Batteries shouldn't be a problem, they last
>forever in an OM-1.
>
>It's sort of like the local comic strip years ago. There was a story arc
>interspersed with other things about a rural fellow who was eating an
>old Rambler car bit by bit. The reporter there when he swallowed the
>last bolt asked him is there was anything he regretted about what he had
>done. The answer: "Wow, I could 'a had a V8!", accompanied with head
>slap. That's sort of what sending an RC, XA1, etc. around sounds like to
>me. Like the Hokey-Pokey, the OM is what it's all about.
My reason behind sending a RF camera around was to keep it simple, to keep
the weight down, and to keep it cheap in case it got lost. And the
cheapness would also avoid any extra expense of import/export duties when
sending it between countries.
But I agree that sending an OM-1 around would add some class to the
exercise. Maybe we could compromise and just send an OM-1 body..?
A couple of people have mentioned they're in favor of using a Trip 35. I
like this idea too, sending a "Trip" on a trip seems to be fitting!
Here's something else to keep in mind - we could do this round-the-world
thing as many times as we like, the Argus group is currently on it's second
"Argosy". We could start small this time with a RF camera and maybe next
time use an OM-1...
So what do others think?
- Send an OM-1 with 50mm f1.8?
- Send an OM-1 body only?
- Send a Trip 35?
- Send a XA1?
Andrew McPhee
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