----- Original Message -----
From: Titoy Colayco <litefoot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 2:25 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] second body
> I like the analogy between Ferraris and your OM2, "a photographic
Ferrari!".
> Let me add, can we not compare Ferrari's with women?? Ooops, did not mean
to
> offend the other gender. Just stating an observation that there are women
to
> live with that pretty much give one faithfulness, reliablility and maybe
not
> so much drama? Whereas those that could give all the excitement (and
> grief!), are they not like Ferraris? They can equally bore a hole in your
> pocket, is it not? Hmmm
>
> let me hear what you guys think. As for me, I have always been happy with
> Toyotas. The OM2n as I have is a Ferrari with Toyota reliability.
>
> From Titoy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Doggre@xxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 10:18 AM
> Subject: Re: [OM] second body
>
>
> > In a message dated 1/17/01 8:33:37 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> > image66@xxxxxxxxx (Ken Norton) writes (re the OM-2S):
> >
> > > I
> > > am sick and tired of hearing people grousing about the
> > > battery life and how it "lets you down" when you need
> > > it most. Huh?
> >
> > My feelings, too, Ken. That's what extra batteries are for. It's not
> that
> > much more difficult to change out batteries than to dig out and switch
> over
> > to another "backup" body (and maybe having to swap lenses, open up or
> remove
> > a "never ready" case, etc).
> >
> > If I get 6 mo. life out of the batteries in my OM-2S, I'll be happy. I
> > don't intend on EVER leaving 1 roll of film in either of my OMs for
months
> > from now on. There are too many photo ops out there.
> >
> > I remove the batteries each time I'm through shooting. That's gotta
help,
> > even though it's kind of a pain. But it is also just simply good
> practice.
> > Leaving batteries in any consumer electronic device for long periods of
> time
> > is basically asking for trouble.
> >
> > Carrying extra batteries for the OM-2S is a small price to pay, in my
> > opinion, to insure I can finish taking all the pics I want to on any
given
> > outing. Oh sure, I may occasionally miss a shot or two if it goes down
in
> > the middle of a shoot, but how many of those events will I really miss,
> over
> > time? Not many, I'm betting.
> >
> > A Ferrari takes a lot of time, money, and attention to keep it on the
> road,
> > running at its full potential. You think I would pass up a chance to
own
> > one, if I could somehow swing it? Not on your LIFE! Ditto with boats.
> > Something ALWAYS rotting, breaking down, needing time and attention and
> more
> > $$$. I CAN'T WAIT to get my next one, and pour more money into that
hole
> in
> > the water ("Nothing is so much worth doing as simply messing about in
> > boats"). Extra batteries and a little futzing with them to keep the
OM-2S
> > going? Not an issue for me. It's a photographic Ferrari.
> >
> > Rich
> >
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