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Re: [OM] OM-G in a Calvin and Hobbes comic

Subject: Re: [OM] OM-G in a Calvin and Hobbes comic
From: Paul Braun <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2014 15:17:42 -0500
On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 7:19 PM, Chris Crawford <
chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I'm a huge fan of Bill Watterson's comic strip, Calvin and Hobbes. I was
> looking at some of them online and found one where Calvin imagines himself
> shrank to insect size, and in that state he climbs around on a camera. The
> camera has no nameplate but the shape and controls are those of an Olympus
> OM-G (OM-20 outside the USA). Note the self-timer lever, the exposure comp
> dial, the location of the flash sync socket and the shape of the shutter
> release surround.
>
> My first manual camera was an OM-G that I got at age 11.
>
>
> http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2009/11/15#.U3FkNijNCao
>
>
Funny.  Love C&H, The Far Side, and Bloom County.  Those are my go-to
comics when I need a laugh.

-- 

Paul Braun
Certified Music Junkie

"Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life." -- Berthold Auerbach
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