Welcome back, Chris.
The Zuiko 21/3.5 is also my favorite for flying self-portraits. In fact,
that is the major reason I got it (well, not just flying, other places,
too). My wallpaper image on my work computer is a shot of my wife and me in
the front seats of a Cherokee Arrow. My then three-year old nephew is
sitting in her lap doing the flying with a big grin. As soon as he grabbed
the yoke he knew exactly what to do with it: rock it left and right really
fast! Fortunately the roll response of an old Hershey bar-winged Arrow is
not that of a Tornado with boosted ailerons.
Next time, Chris, try this: a little back pressure, then relax it to unload
the wing, then a lot of left aileron, release the shutter through inverted,
then tidy things up. Tell the GIB you were checking for traffic... We await
the results.
Gary Edwards
"christopher.barker" wrote:
> Dear Dunay
>
> I have given up with Olympus cases: they are poor quality and are not the
> most useful sizes.
>
> I use Billingham bags (Hadley, Photo Packington and 206 models); they
> offer the accessibility and protection that I need.
>
> OM Story:
>
> But I did take my OM1N flying with me in an everready case (ERC) the
> other day. It was a sunny day (at 20,000 feet), trucking across the
> Netherlands and the North Sea with an Italian navigator. I made my
> camera ready for the trip and made sure that it would not get in the way
> of the controls. I had fitted a 21/3.5 so that I could take a shot of
> *me* for the Unofficial Olympus Gallery. I set up the autopilot , made
> sure that the sun was out of shot and told the navigator to keep a good
> lookout for other aircraft and took the first shot from a half-profile.
> I wound on the film ... aaargh...! I had finished the film - all that
> preparation and I had forgotten that I had only a 24-exposure film in the
> camera (Fuji Superia 200). If it comes out I'll send it...
>
> At least the ERC kept the camera safe 8-)
>
> Chris
>
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