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Re: [OM] Hoarding & Varimagni

Subject: Re: [OM] Hoarding & Varimagni
From: "George Themelis" <george@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 16:36:08 -0500
Yes, I went crazy, I admit it.

And my wife is always right, no question about that.

Don't assume that everyone in this list is buying stuff to use.  There are a 
lot of collectors who love to own the equipment and display them with pride. 
I remember someone told me that there are many versions of the 50mm f1.8 
lens and he has collected all of them.  For me, 50mm 1.8 is 50mm 1.8 :)

Believe or not, I am like you.  I like to use stuff, not to collect, even 
though there is something about Olympus OM that I find incredibly 
attractive, just to look at.  I went crazy and bought large lots just to get 
one piece that I did not have.  This explains the volume.

Why I did not use the stuff to take pictures? I tried to explain this.  For 
you, 2d photographers, you just load the camera and take a picture.  For me, 
a 3d photographer, is more complicated. I bought the cameras for *twin 
camera* stereo. So, I have to match equipment in pairs and find a way to 
synchronize them.  This takes time.  And digital knocked my door.  Now, I 
don't think I will use film again, and, if I do, I have some nice film 
stereo cameras to use.  But I will use the OM stuff with digital camera 
bodies.

George




-----Original Message----- 
From: Dawid Loubser
Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 4:22 PM
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] Hoarding & Varimagni

*NINE* varimagni finders and *58* lenses without ever using the stuff
once?
Holy smokes, this is something else other than Zuikoholism... At last
we're
addicted to using the stuff :-) Your wife might be right...

BTW, the use-case for the varimagni is not to "look through an OM
camera"
it's to "take with an OM camera". You should try it sometime!

Dawid (shaking his head in disbelief, looking forward to seeing what
lenses George has)


On 15 Jan 2011, at 10:44 PM, George Themelis wrote:

> Every time we are watching the show "Hoarding - Buried Alive" on TV,
> my wife
> is giving me strange looks.  This is a show about people who
> accumulate
> "stuff" pathologically, to the point that it is impossible to live
> or even
> walk into their house.
>
> Somehow my wife thinks that I am one of these people. I don't know
> where she
> got this idea.  It is only the basement that I have taken over. :)
> (Oh, and
> the garage - we have to park our cars outside :) :))
>
> Out of curiosity I took a quick inventory of the Olympus OM stuff I
> accumulated in about 6 months in 2009.  I counted 32 camera bodies, 58
> lenses and various accessories.  Among these accessories are 9
> Varimagnis.
> What was I thinking?  Well, I know what I was thinking. I love the
> appearance, simplicity and functionality of the OM system, and I was
> thinking that one day I will use all that stuff I was buying.
>
> How many pictures did I take with my newly acquired OM equipment?
> Zero.
> The plan was to find a way to synchronize the camera bodies and
> match the
> lenses for stereo photography.  This of course takes time, which is
> something I do not have much of.  In the meanwhile, the Fuji 3d
> digital
> camera came among and I got started in digital 3d.  For a while, I
> thought I
> would never have any use for the Olympus OM gear, but now the
> thought that I
> can use some of that stuff with digital cameras makes me very happy.
>
> In the meanwhile, I am wondering what I can do with the 9
> Varimagnis.  This
> is a beautifully engineered piece.  Is there a use for it, other
> than use it
> to look through an Olympus OM camera?
>
> George
>
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