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Re: [OM] Been a while

Subject: Re: [OM] Been a while
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 26 May 2018 19:32:36 +0100
That is bad news, Wayne, and I’m sorry to hear it.  Good luck with putting 
things together again.

Several of us on the List use Fujis and I have a new X-E3 with several lenses 
to accompany my X-T20.  I also have a few Zuikos left with which I can use my 
Fuji-OM adapter.

Chris

> On 26 May 2018, at 15:48, WayneS <om3ti@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Hi
> 
> I have on and off monitored this list. My life has been rather hectic the 
> last few years and photography has not been much of a priority. I have tried 
> to keep up with the list, but have not participated much.
> 
> On the sad side, my wife, age 61, died suddenly in her sleep in Massachusetts 
> while I was in Arizona. The endodontist did not inform her that a root canal 
> infection can attack the heart. The endodontist could have prevented my 
> wife's death with proper advice.
> 
> In the last year I lost over 20 lbs just getting my house in Hopkinton MA 
> onto the market, then it sold quickly and it was a race to pack up uBoxes to 
> ship and get out of the house. We also rented a house in MA so my wife could 
> continue to see her clients there.
> 
> She died March 31 and after more stress and getting out of the rental house 
> in MA, I am back in AZ, where we had plans to retire and enjoy life. Now it 
> is empty. (note: I highly recommend that you keep your spouse on all your 
> bank accounts. Otherwise they get frozen until probate authorizes you.)
> 
> I have not done much photography for a while, and I find my Canon 5d 
> cumbersome, heavy, and outdated. I'm looking for some advice on how to 
> upgrade. Ken's post (Test Driving) inclines me toward a Sony A7 III, but not 
> sure on the lenses. I do have a Sony alpha 6000 but don't have good telephoto 
> or macro for it.
> 
> I sorely miss the feel and control of the OM4-Ti and lenses, especially the 
> multi-spot metering. With auto everything, new cameras and the alpha 6000 is 
> not too conducive to control, or at least I have not put much effort into 
> figuring it all out. My main interests are in macro and low light capability, 
> which is what brought me to the OM's a long time ago.
> 
> I resisted EVF for some time, but in the interest of compact, they are a lot 
> better these days. Not sure how easy it is to judge DOF though.
> 
> Any thoughts would be welcome.
> 
> Wayne S

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