Welcome aboard, Bill. We look forward to more exciting stories from you. To
that end, may I suggest you consider adding a good quality Kevlar vest to your
OM
kit? Even if the gangbangers aren't trying to shoot you next time, they are all
terrible shots... Also, and I see a new thread starting here, you should
consider getting very large, fast Zuikos. A 180/2 will do a much better job of
stopping a 9 mm slug than a 200/5. On the other hand, you can run faster with a
200/5. ;-)
Gary Edwards
"Bill H. Hilburn Jr." wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> This is my first posting to thus list, and I would like you to know
> that I have enjoyed and learned from you during my lurking. This is a
> great list.
>
> On the subject of filters; my lenses all have one thing in common, a
> Tiffen UV protector.
> I have worked as a stringer for the local papers, filling in when the
> staff has too much work, or too few warm bodies available to cover all
> of the art. I also get jobs that the full timers don't want to shoot.
> So, I get some very challenging assignments. On one such, I was tasked
> with documenting progress on a new freeway. Old steel reinforced
> structures were coming down, and it was one such that sprayed the
> Supervisor and I with cement fragments that left us both covered with
> blood blisters through our clothes. Once inside the construction trailer
> I looked at the Nikon F3 I was shooting with, and found that is was
> undamaged, except for the filter, which had shattered, but still
> remained intact. That saved me about $200 for a replacement lens, and
> has made me a true believer when it comes to UV protector.
> As far as the effect on overall definition, my perspective is slanted
> by the medium where my work is displayed. I want a sharp contrasty
> image, but no matter how sharp and high contrast, my images are
> delivered on newsprint. A story in point: I recently came across a armed
> standoff between some gang bangers and the Stockton PD, with enough
> firepower to turn that intersection into the end of the movie "The Wild
> Bunch". I had left my light bag at my Mothers house, and found myself
> armed with only my Olympus Stylus QD that lives in my jacket pocket.
> Nonplused, I pulled out my press card and clipped it to my collar, and
> when the first cop saw my sneaking and creeping, I flashed my card and
> said, "It's all I have with me!", to which he said "Then go for it!".
> An hour later the paper was being put to bed, and my photos were all
> over the front page of the Metro section, and I was a happy camper. When
> asked by my fellows about film, and lenses, I pulled out my little P&S
> and gave credit where credit was due. The problem is that they still
> don't believe me!
> So, I now have a motto that serves me well; Forget about what camera
> you have in the trunk of the car, or back at the office, and get the
> shot. Editors don't care how you do it; just get the shot.
> Good luck.
>
> Bill Hilburn Jr.
>
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