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Subject: [OM] Re: [Digital] It's over
From: "Bill Pearce" <bs.pearce@xxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 12:15:15 -0600
Walt,

Are you training to become the next Tom Scales?

Bill Pearce

>I understand the difficulty in choosing and sorting out a system when 
>things are so uncertain and change so unexpectedly.  I've decided to just 
>hold on to what I've got and see how it all shakes out.  Here's my digital 
>outfit, as copied and pasted, minus serial numbers, etc., from the database 
>where I keep track of such stuff:
>
> Olympus E-1 camera body
> Olympus Zuiko Digital 14-54mm f/2.8~3.6 zoom lens w/hood & case
> Olympus Zuiko Digital 7-14mm f/4 ED zoom lens w/hood & case
> Olympus Zuiko Digital 50-200mm f/2.8~3.5 zoom lens w/hood & case
> Olympus Zuiko Digital 50mm f/2 macro lens w/hood & case
> Olympus RM-CB1 remote cable release
> Olympus Digital EC-14 1.4X teleconverter
> Olympus Digital EX-25 extension tube
> Olympus FS-FC1 macro flash controller/STF-22 twin flash w/case
> Olympus RF-11 ring flash
> Olympus FR-1 macro flash adapter ring for 50mm f/2 macro lens
> Olympus FL-50 electronic flash
> Olympus FL-20 electronic flash
> Olympus FL-CB05 shoe mount TTL flash cable
> Quantum CO5 Turbo cable for FL-50 & FS-FC1 electronic flash
> S.B.M. supreme light diffuser 0103
> Olympus Digital VA-1 Varimagni angle finder
> SabDisk Extreme III 1gb CompactFlash card
> SanDisk Ultra II 1gb CompactFlash card
> Olympus OM-4/3 adapter
> Katz Eye split image focusing screen
>
> Plus I've got a ton of "old" OM gear that works very well with the 
> E-thing.  Some of you would probably say I'm stuck.  I say I'm set.  And 
> I'm not even one of those annoyingly optimistic and cheerful and 
> desperately needing to be smacked "the glass is half full" airheads.
>
> Walt
>
> --
> "Anything more than 500 yards from
> the car just isn't photogenic." -- 
> Edward Weston
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: Garth Wood <garth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> Well, in fact, other than the KonicaMinolta A1, I have no investment
>> in a "serious" digital system at all (I just pulled the trigger at
>> B&H Photo to round out the A1 with all the available flash and lens
>> accessories, turning it into a five megapixel workhorse "mini-system"
>> that can rival my older OMs for a small lightweight kit that covers
>> most of my shooting needs and can go on a plane without major hassle;
>> I fully expect it to be working five years from now, doing everything
>> I need for casual and semi-serious stuff as well as the travelkit and
>> stuff for the interWeb -- but it's not up to some of the tasks I have
>> in mind that will hopefully be paying propositions).
>>
>> As for my Oly OM stuff, I'm seriously thinking of selling it all.  I
>> dunno, the more "exotic" Zuikos should get some interest, doncha
>> think?  (Hopefully not just from "OlympusUSA" on ePay, either...)


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