That's when I bought Gary's 50/3.5 macro and I love it. Sorry, you can't have
it
back, Gary. Sure wish I had sprung for the 350, but I was afraid my wife would
kill me.
Gary Edwards
GFaulk7376@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Several weeks ago there was a lot of correspondence about the L-1011 with Oly
> cameras mounted on the planes tail. Last night I was sorting through books I
> bought at Half Price Books and found the article that described how the shot
> was made. Specifically, the article says Olympus cameras on automatic with
> the 250-frame film magazine and motor drive housed in a sturdy box with the
> 16 mm fish eye lens protruding out the front. Previous postings mentioned an
> 18 and 24 as the lens used, but looking at the photo of the cameras mounted
> on the planes tail does look like the 16. For those interested, the NGS book
> is entitled, " Images of the World," and was published in 1981. There were
> 405,000 copies made so it should be easy to find. The article is entitled, "
> Catching an Airliner by the Tail," and is on pages 180-184. The article shows
> the cameras mounted on the tail and has several pages of text by Bruce Dale,
> the photographer. I paid $5.00 for the book. If this info has already
> appeared, I apologize.
> Last week I advertised a Lowe Pro Trim Trekker bag for $80.00 and got zero
> response. OK, new price of $65.00 and I will still pay next day air shipping
> charges in the continental US. ( My wife works for a shipper so I can
> ship for next to nothing)
> And finally, about me. I've been an Olympus user for 20 years and only once
> ever considered changing brands. My first Oly was an OM 10 purchased in 1979
> and since that time I have accumulated a large selection of lenses and
> bodies. In 1995, the selection was even larger than today and what a foolish
> mistake I made when I decided to sell off unneeded or unused gear. What did I
> sell? A black 350 F2.8 with a serial number lower than xxxx40 and a 40 mm.
> Since that time, I've gotten active again shooting sports (track and field,
> basketball, and softball) and the 350 has been replaced with a Tamron 400
> F4.0. My decision to sell was based on the assumption (wrongly, fortunately)
> that the OM system would be discontinued by 1998 and that I had better sell
> high dollar items before that happened. Anyway, it's 1999, the OM System is
> still being sold, and I intend to stay with Olympus for many years.
> Gary Faulkenberry
>
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