Hi, Fran -
The following came in as part of the Olympus Digest today. The tone and
enthusiasm go a long way
toward explaining why I trouble to read all of this stuff, and occasionally
reply. BTW, since
Olympus lenses are called "Zuiko," we call ourselves "Zuiks" and Zuikoholics."
We also refer to
the camera as "Oly." You'll see both below, I think.
L&K&H,
Bob BF
olympus-digest wrote:
> olympus-digest Tuesday, June 1 1999 Volume 02 : Number 962
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 01:18:55 -0800
> From: Gary Schloss <schloss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [OM] We Span the Globe (was: Introduction)
>
> >Evelyn Knight wrote:
> >
> >> I am new to this list and am glad to learn there is so much enthusiasm
> >> for Olympus gear.
>
> ... and Ingemar Uvhagen replied as follows:
>
> >Welcome to the best List on the Internet!
> >You will notice that we are from all over the world - Sweden (like myself),
> >Norway, Denmark, Germany, Holland, Argentina, Australia, USA, Canada and
> >many more (can't mention them all, can I?).
>
> Hmm, maybe not ***all***, but we would be definitely remiss if countries
> of origin of some of our more frequent contributors were not mentioned:
> Great Britain (John Gardner, David Brown, Clive Warren, Simon E., Keith
> Berry, more), Ireland (Giles Stewart, Paul Haigney), Italy (Marco Tomat),
> Spain (Angel Lobo Caballero), Belgium (Marc Simon), Japan (N.Maekawa),
> Malta (Konrad Pizzuto), Turkey/Switzerland (OMer Gerek), Slovenia (Marko
> Vrabek), Singapore (Jim Teo), Hong Kong (C.H. Ling), Greece (Alexander),
> and more recently -- folks from Slovakia, Poland, Russia, India, Iceland,
> etc.
>
> (Anyone I neglected to mention or have misspelled his/her name, pls be
> assured that it was unintentional, and pls accept my sincere apologies.
> Don't be shy: feel free to correct me, and add to the above as needed.)
>
> It is indeed awesome, and for me personally -- immensely gratifying, to
> have this opportunity to conduct an ongoing conversation with so many
> people from around the world, on a subject which enthuses and excites
> us all -- OM's/Zuikos, and sometimes on other subjects as well :-).
>
> I am particularly impressed with several of our members, who due to their
> difficulties with the English language must go through the incredible
> hassle of online language translators in order to read this list.
>
> Having seen firsthand how terribly ineffective (almost illegible!) these
> translations can be, I am horrified at the thought of how some of _my_
> posts must sound in another language, after being butchered by one of
> those translators. (Gee, at times I wonder what Francisco Mostaccio
> in Argentina must think of moi, when he reads some of my whackier stuff.
> Oh well, he's probably too polite to tell us... :-) )
>
> Oh, and before I forget -- a warm welcome to Evelyn Knight, Jeff Bellin,
> Jon Josafatsson (Jon, your English is fine!), and, last but not least,
> to our constantly growing "OM Kindergarten" :-)
>
> Also, a heartfelt farewell to the few Zuiks who recently decided to
> depart, or have gone on a temporary hiatus. I hope you'll enjoy your
> peace and quiet (and nearly empty mailboxes!! :-)). However, beware
> that it's really difficult to stay away from this list for too long.
> Don't take my word for it: go ask Winsor Crosby and Clive Warren who
> recently rejoined the OLY list (welcome back, guys!).
>
> Cheers,
>
> /Gary Schloss.
> Studio City, California, USA
> schloss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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