Re: [OM] I'm back

[Wiliam Wagenaar]

Been here since October '95. Lived through several moves. Even before
the times of Doris Fang.

Bought my first OM-1 in '76 and Om-2n in '79 from my first holiday job.
Never left Olympus, but now more into digital ;-)

Wiliam

> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Verzonden: vrijdag 11 september 2009 20:09
> Aan: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Onderwerp: Re: [OM] I'm back
> 
> 
> My first memory of the list and the rich source of info it 
> brought me is 
> this page 
> <http://brashear.phys.appstate.edu/lhawkins/photo/photo.shtml>
> 
> The photo there "Waban Fall" (C) 1995 by R. Lee Hawkins was 
> there when I 
> joined the list so I couldn't have been there before 1995 but it 
> probably wasn't much later than that.  I would guess I have 
> been here at 
> least 12 years.
> 
> I had owned and used an OM-1 since about 1976 and about 1990 
> I bought my 
> first OM-2s, second hand from a private party.  After using it a few 
> times and discovering the battery to be dead every time I 
> wanted to use 
> it I figured that I had bought a pig-in-a-poke and relegated 
> the body to 
> a closet for many years.  I assumed the body had a short circuit 
> somewhere.  Then I found the Olympus list and discovered that 
> OM-2s and 
> (original) OM-4 bodies draw a fair amount of current even when "off" 
> since there is no such thing as off.  I discovered the 
> shutter release 
> voltage minimum voltage requirement (2.2v IIRC) and the need 
> to always 
> use silver oxide batteries instead of alkaline.  What a 
> revelation!  I 
> started using my OM-2s again and even my OM-1 and bought a 
> few lenses. 
> Needless to say, I've acquired a whole lot more than that over the 
> intervening years.  But I don't have dupes of anything much 
> except 50mm 
> lenses and T32s.  :-)
> 
> Chuck Norcutt
> 
> 
> 
> DrT (George Themelis) wrote:
> >> Welcome back.  You'll be pleased to know the list hasn't 
> changed much 
> >> at
> >> all except for one new member's fascination with stereo 
> photography, 
> >> Olympus film gear and a need to have two of everything.  :-)
> > 
> > I am glad I have brought something new to this list :)
> > 
> > How long back do you guys go?
> > 
> > George
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