>
> Ken
> Many regular members of this list are inevitably growing older and I,
> for one, could no longer consider moving around with two OM's (one
> with slide film/one with print film) and a pair of binoculars hanging
> from my neck as I was once snapped in a South African game park. How
> much do you think this has contributed to the popularity of four
> thirds? And I can fairly easily use the 500mm f/8 Zuiko reflex on the
> OMD-EM5 with EVF while this was much more difficult on the OM 2SP with
> an optical viewfinder, especially in poor light.
>
I went through a number of variations of carrying camera gear in the
field. For many years I carried an OM-1 with the 35-70/f4 and a 2X
teleconverter in a Tamrac holster bag attached to a chest/shoulder harness
together with a Tamrac belt pouch for filters, etc. When I carried two OM-1
bodies I put the second one in the belt pouch and removed other items to make
it fit.
Now I have the E-500/510 and a few accessories (light meter, polariser,
extra battery and memory cards) in a Lowepro belt pouch on one side, together
with a long Tamrac lens pouch (for the telephoto zoom) and a medium lens pouch
(for extension tubes, teleconverter, and lens hood) on the other side. The
filter wallet resides in the backpack. This arrangement has served me well for
many years now.
This became necessary not so much as having the E-500/510 but because once
I found that I could use older manual lenses with the digital bodies I equipped
myself with better lenses and other accessories that were deamed essential for
field work. Having thes arranged on a padded waist belt is easier and much
more convenient than having it all in a backpack, though I may revisit the
shoulder harness to see if it makes the camera more convenient.
Chris
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
- Hunter S. Thompson
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