Dear Walt & Chip
You both are really, truly deluded. You are mistaking your inability to get rid
of Zuiko gear for recovery. It's not that you don't have a desire for anything
new, it's that you can't let go of what you have! Just because you have already
bought one of everything that ever shows up on eBay does not mean you are cured
by any means. You will be cured when you divest yourself of the weight of all
that gear. I would suggest that you box each item up and ship one item to each
member of the list for disposal. When you have done this, AND can watch the eBay
adds w/o buying you will know you are cured.
Jim Couch
Walt Wayman wrote:
> I saw Tom?s "wish list" last night and at first thought this might
> be an opportunity to make a deal. I have several of the things
> he?s looking for.
>
> But the T-28 twin flash is off limits. I use it all the time
> since macro photography is one of my principal interests.
>
> I?ve got two T-45 flashes (I really don?t know why; I just do), so
> here was a potential trade. But then I couldn?t think of anything
> of equal value I wanted more than having a second T-45, so that
> was eliminated.
>
> I?ve got a 500/8, which I probably don?t use more than once or
> twice a year, but again, I couldn?t think of anything of equal
> value I?d rather have.
>
> Then I considered the worth of the 500/8 and a T-45 combined, and
> still I couldn?t think of anything I might get for the pair from a
> reasonable Zuikoholic that I wanted more.
>
> This bothered me for a while and had me confused, but now I?m
> starting to think I may be on the road to recovery. Could it be
> that I?ve got as much Olympus stuff as I want? Well, no, of
> course not. I would love to have the 180/2 or the 350/2.8, but
> once the novelty wore off, I would probably use them far less than
> the much more portable 180/2.8 and 300/4.5, which I always take
> along when photography is intended. But I may have as much stuff
> as I need to keep me from checking the evilBay every few hours.
>
> Or is this just a temporary delusion?
>
> Walt Wayman
Chip Stratton wrote:
> Brother Walt -
>
> Thank you for your confessions, as I thought I was the only one with these
> exact same thoughts. Life just isn't the same when you can scan through
> ebay and pass on potential OM bargains, not placing a single bid, just
> because you already have one or something close enough to do the job. I
> can't imagine selling any of what I have now, but also don't seem to lust
> after anything I don't have. Well, a 250/2 or 350/2.8 would be awfully nice,
> but at the moment they are beyond reason. See how my recovery is
> progressing?
>
> Maybe it is a bit like romance. Initially there is unbridled lust, which
> matures into love and affection, and then over more time comfort,
> companionship, and contentment, if you have chosen well.
>
> I do however envy Mr. Scales, who seems to be able to wallow effortlessly in
> the depths of Zuikoholism with no true signs of abatement.
>
> Chip Stratton
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