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From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Chris Barker
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 12:30 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Lightweight kit for Ireland, was 135/2.8 ... travel kits
I have just been on a trip with my wife to Ireland. I took two Contax
RFs (G1 & G2) with 28, 35, 45 and 90 and my OM4 with 21/3.5 and
50-250/5.
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Chris
p.s. Ryanair have managed to lose my Camcane after it was decided at a
late stage that it could be an offensive weapon and it had to go in the
hold... lucky I have a spare ;-)
Chris,
I have always considered my tripod or monopod, when carried in the cabin of an
airliner, as a defensive weapon, should the need arise. A long cable release
makes a servicable garrote, by the way.
Looking forward to seeing the examples from Ireland. My current plan for the
walking around kit there in July is:
One OM-4T
21/3.5 (may drop this one if I get religious about weight)
24/2.8
50/1.4 SC silver nose
85/2 or 100/2.8 (having a hard time deciding, since I want a 100 for the
airshow)
180/2.8
All fits in a tiny Tamrac fanny pack, with a couple of rolls of P100F. Monopod
carried separately.
Then, back in England for the Legends airshow, add the Tamron 400/4 and 1.4X-A,
a second OM-4T and one Winder 2. Oh, yeah, enormously heavy Bogen tripod and
head for the 400. I wish I could stash the big lens and tripod somewhere in
England for the first 10 days of the trip.
Gary Edwards
www.peopleplacesflight.com
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