Oh well, those penguin-huggers ( ;-) ) will be in a serious funk
today... some major thunderstorms right across south australia
yesterday afternoon.
DavidT
Adelaide, South Australia
> Good thing there are no thunderstorms on Kangeroo Island, John - else we'd
> have naturally traumatised penguins. . .
>
> Gary Edwards (in Arlington, Texas where we have thunderstorms even in
> December. Nice lightning strike a hundred meters in front of me on the
> freeway today, but I was busy driving so no OM-picture.)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of John Wheeler
> Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 7:23 PM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [OM] Olympus Stylus Epic
>
>
> G'day Andrew,
>
> If your Epic has run out of warranty and you've got a quote for repair
> that's only a little short of the national debt, just go and buy another.
> The Stylus Epic has got to be the best value on the market for a P&S. I must
> have put a hundred rolls through mine since late '99 and it hasn't let me
> down yet.
>
> Regards cancelling the flash, I'm reminded of a night on Kangaroo Island
> below South Australia. We'd gone on a walking tour of a fairy penguin
> nesting area and the guide, a very dedicated environmentalist lady, insisted
> on flashless photography. Apparently the penguins are traumatised by the
> light. Well, the flash cancelling button is, as you know, pretty well buried
> on the rear panel and though I'd pressed it the required twice, the bloody
> thing went off amid cries of, "Shame!", and, "There's always one!". I've
> forgotten just what the guide said but it wasn't nice. Very embarrassing.
>
> The shot came out alright, though...
>
> John.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Andrew Gullen
> Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 2:45 PM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Olympus Stylus Epic
>
>
> Hi -
>
> BTW, is this an OM group or an Olympus group?
>
> My Stylus Epic just croaked. I took it to a dance performance, practiced
> twice setting up no-flash and spot (in the light so I could do it in the
> dark) and it just totally ceased responding when opened. It seemed to get
> warm, the battery was totally drained when tested, and a new battery didn't
> help. I sort of suspect an internal short. Anybody seen this before?
>
> I had to go buy an OM-4T as a replacement... :-)
>
> Regards,
> Andrew
>
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