I want some of that dope.
Nathan Wajsman
(sent from somewhere)
Den 15/05/2013 kl. 20.50 skrev Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
> Last night, in a fit of lunacy, I opened up the OM bag and just did a
> little fondling of the artifacts inside. All this talk about Tina's
> Leicas got me into a pretend mode where I backed up 25 years.
>
> I started out in the OM system with the OM-2S, 35/2.8 and 100/2.8.
> That was my "golden kit" for a long time. I leaned how to see what it
> saw. Then I got gear acquisition syndrome (GAS) and over time lost the
> simplicity of the kit. At some point, due to financial constraints, I
> filtered the kit back down to bare minimums. It was actually a very
> sparse and humble thing. But I had lost a lot of interest when
> finances prevented my taking pictures.
>
> In recent years, thanks to the gifting of others, and the occasional
> purchase, I have a golden OM kit that I could only dream of.
>
> In the bag, was an OM-4T, OM-3Ti, 28/2, 100/2, 50/1.4 and 200/4.
> Still, way too much equipment. I popped the 28/2 on the 4T and just
> roamed the house. Then I put the 100/2 on the camera and went roaming
> again. The realization hit me that I could make an entire career out
> of just one body and those two lenses. If that was all I had, I would
> still have more than I ever needed.
>
> It really is a glorious experience. These lenses and bodies have stood
> the test of time and still rise like cream to the top. Limitations?
> Some. But I am limited in other regards, too, so it really doesn't
> matter too much. If all I had for the rest of my life was that simple
> kit and rolls of B&W film, I could never exhaust the possibilities.
>
> It's also a visually beautiful kit. Those lenses and bodies are like
> sculptures with perfect proportions. The Marilyn Monroe of cameras. Or
> "David".
>
> The quality of my pictures has always been limited by ME. Not the
> TECHNOLOGY. There are those of us who have gone off and bought the
> latest/greatest of whatever. (just count the OM-D, Fujifilm, Nikon and
> Canon systems among us). But have these camera systems actually made
> us produce better images? In some cases, yes. But have they resulted
> in a distinct and overarching style that is "interesting to look at"
> or "art"? Rarely. Every time a new camera comes out we buy it thinking
> that "this will be the last one I buy", but six weeks later we're
> drooling over the next latest/greatest.
>
> So, pretend with me for a moment: Olympus announces a new camera
> system that is full-frame 35mm eq. Is proportioned exactly like the
> old OM system and has this new-fangled OM mount that is 100%
> compatible with the old OM mount. Along with it, Olympus brings out
> some top-grade F2 lenses. Lastly, they decide to even make this a FILM
> camera! Yes, talk about ballsy. Film. Turns out that their market
> research shows them that young Japanese females are into film, so they
> bring out a film camera. This new camera is exactly like the OM-4Ti.
> Even has a horizontal cloth curtain and OTF auto-exposure control.
>
> Who among us WOULDN'T be standing in line getting this fantastic new
> camera? Even Michael Johnson would be crowing about it at the TOP of
> his lungs. (sorry).
>
> I'm already there. This is what I'm experiencing. A falling in love
> all over again. It's like dating that cute girl that you married a
> zillion years ago.
>
> The OM system is alive and well and living in Iowa (and Colorado). I'm
> sure I'm not alone in this, but I am as excited as I've ever been.
> I'll still be getting a FF digital camra at some point, but in the
> meantime, I'm as giddy as I was 25 years ago.
>
> See? I warned you, Moose.
>
>
>
>
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> Ken Norton
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