Roger,
My initial thought on OM bodies was to use the 2nd as a backup (or perhaps
loaded with a different speed film). Growing up, my family shot slides.
I'm not sure my wife has ever gotten over the fact that I shot slides on our
honeymoon. She is a definitely a picture in the hand type of person.
Shooting slides really appeals to me. I'm going to take your recommendation
of Sensia to heart and try a roll. The azaleas are due to peak down here in
the next week to ten days, so shooting slides would be nice. That would
also give me a chance to try the film scanner with slides. If I could get
nice scans and just get decent prints of the keepers, I could see shooting
more than one roll. (Maybe it will be time to borrow a projector and
screen. I just can't believe my wife has actually seen good slides
projected. I think she must have suffered as a kid through boring and long
slide shows put on by neighbors.)
Thanks for your suggestions.
Mike W.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Wesson" <roger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> The choice of bodies would depend on whether you want one for monochrome,
> one for colour or anything like that, but definitely the all-mechanical
OM-1
> for backup at the least would be a good idea.
>
> Lens-wise, I'd probably take the 24, a 50 (one of the macros would save
you
> carrying the extension tubes) and the 135/2.8. With the teleconverter as
> well, this would have most situations covered, I think.
>
> And about the film - I'd really recommend trying at least one roll of
slide
> film. With slow film (Fuji Sensia 100 works great for me) and a
polariser,
> mountains and the like are rendered with a sharpness and clarity that
print
> film just can't match. That's my feeling, anyway.
>
> Hope that helps,
>
> Roger
>
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