Hi John,
Carried my OM3 or 4 from Toronto to Halifax by bike, with 21/3.5,
50/1.4, 100/2.8 Vivitar 200/3 in a Lowepro Omni Traveller Extreme bag
- with much room left for my lunch & sundries.
I had the Pelican hardshell case for it, but left it on the truck
because of the weight. Replacement: Two layers of plastic garbage
bags. No leakage. Low weight. Several days of rain, cycled thru.
The OM4t, at least, has been showerproofed - see
http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright/archives/1997/msg02874.html
Tom
At 2000 June 27 - Tuesday 21:51, John Palmer <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
spoke about *Re: [OM] Thanks to all......* saying
> Donald says
> > I wonder if OM kit and riding bicycles go together?
> > Seem to be a few bikies on this list... :-)
>
> I'm another (or a wannabee bikie at least - even my racer has a triple
> chainset)
>
> Up till now I have relied on an Oly AF1 (sorry, no idea what they were
> called outside UK - small rectangular grey box, auto-everything, later
> than the XAs I think, around 1987) but found the lack of flexibility a
> bit frustrating. On a recent cycling weekend I took 4Ti + 35-70/3.6
> and 24/2.8 as an experiment. It was reasonably successful. For a
> longer trip I might think about adding a small flash (never thought
> about a T20 before, but they are "cheap" and plentiful used here) and
> maybe a longer lightweight lens like 135/2.8.
>
> BUT.... the last trip was dry weather, and we stayed in civilised
> places (i.e. rooms with beds in and plenty of drying space). Next big
> cyling trip is likely to be camping in France for 2 weeks. There is no
> guarantee of dry weather, and one of the problems with camping is that
> once stuff is damp it stays damp for days or weeks.
>
> Would I be subjecting the kit to risk of death by corrosion or fungus
> on a trip like that? Any advice on how to nurse it safely through a
> potentially rainy fortnight in a tent much appreciated!
>
> Zuikos and velos - unbeatable combo!
>
> John
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