That picture was originally on the cover of an issue of National
Geographic. It was the first time they had ever shown a camera brand on
the cover.
John
Dan Lau wrote:
> In the Sunday San Jose Mercury News (California), there was a
> picture buried in the "Computing + Personal Tech" section showing
> a self portrait of Koko, the sign-language speaking gorilla.
> Although the picture was fuzzy (being a digital scan of an image),
> the shape of the Olympus camera is unmistakable. I couldn't tell
> if it is an OM-1(n) or an OM-2(n) (I'd guess an "n" version
> because the model name is shown in the front near the rewind
> switch, by the way, does anyone know when the model started
> showing up on the front of the cameras instead of just at the
> top?).
>
> The picture is available on the net at www.gorilla.org (note for
> those who get the Mercury News, they printed the URL as
> www.gorilla.com, but if you go to that site, you'll be at some
> banking establishment). Since it is a self portrait, it is a
> shot of the mirror (hence the mirror image). The lens looks like
> a pancake wide angle; and she had the strap around her neck.
>
> I had several thoughts after seeing this picture:
> - This picture completely dispels any arguments that the OM cameras
> are too small for large hands. If Koko can use it, anybody
> should be able to use it comfortably.
> - Who says a manual camera is harder to use compared to the new
> auto-focus/auto-everything cameras? Even a gorilla can use an
> OM camera.
> - I'd nominate the inclusion of the Koko self portrait in the
> "Unofficial Olympus Gallery"; since this picture is clearly
> taken with Oly gear :-). [For Garth, a link to the picture is
> sufficient, you don't actually have to "acquire" the picture
> and store it on your server.]
> Enjoy.
> -Dan
>
>
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