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Re: [OM] Marseille? Any hints and/or ideas what to bring?

Subject: Re: [OM] Marseille? Any hints and/or ideas what to bring?
From: Thomas Heide Clausen <omlist@xxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 22:11:07 +0200
On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 15:00:05 -0500
Geilfuss Charles <Charles.Geilfuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Thomas, I would recommend bringing Options 1 & 2. The RC would fill
> in the

Well, Charles, I was sure that someone would suggest combining the
options.....:) The 35RD (not the RC) is a small thingie, so it might
be a possibility...


> whole between your 28 and 85. The Pentax you could bring on your
> dives. ;^)

Hey, it is a nice camera and it has very nice optics. Have you ever
seen the Pentax "limited" series? I dare say that they rival the
better Zuikos in both optics and build....then again, I don't dare
say that on this list (heck, even on the Pentax list I would get
flamed for saying that...)

--thomas


> 
> Charlie Geilfuss
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Heide Clausen [mailto:omlist@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 3:46 PM
> To: olympus
> Subject: [OM] Marseille? Any hints and/or ideas what to bring?
> 
> 
> Guys'n'gals....
> 
> I'm heading off for a weekend trip to Marseille (south of France).
> I am going there to get wet (to dive), however unfortunately I
> cannot stay submerged for the entire weekend (damm those nitrox and
> trimix-tanks for being so "small" and so expensive to fill...)
> 
> I'm leaving tomorrow evening, so...:)
> 
> Anyways, seeing as I will have a tad of time on the surface, I
> thought that I would consider the local photo-opportunities in the
> city. I have never been to Marseille before, so it will be nice
> (not Nice, that's another city in the same region...!).
> 
> Since scuba-gear takes quite some space, the photo-kit will have to
> be MINIMAL. Now, I know that the word "minimal" is not really
> well-understood on this list, so maybe I am asking the wrong
> question in the wrong forum ? :)
> 
> Anyways, since I do not know the city and the area, I do not know
> what to expect...which normally would lead me to bring everything
> and then some, plus full backup. However since I go by train and
> have a lot of stuff to carry, I would say "body + 2 lenses max",
> not to overexhert myself....starting to see my dilemma here? :)
> 
> So I thought of either of the following kits as appropriate:
> 
>       1) OM40 (or OM4, haven't decided) body + 28/2 + 85/2
> 
>       2) Olympus 35RD
> 
>       3) Pentax MZ-S + 24-90
> 
> A pol-filter will be included, whichever kit I choose....
> 
> Option 2 is the smallest, however it having a single fixed lens at
> about 40mm may be both a challenge and a limitation, depending on
> perspective. Option 3 will give me auto-focus, but also probably
> get me lynched by this list, unless I also bring an OM or two. 
> 
> Option 1....well, it is excellent glass, but I am slightly worried
> if it will be "too short" in the long end and "too long" in the
> short end.
> 
> So...anyone who knows Marseille? Or any thoughts/votes in general
> on which kit to bring.
> 
> Ohh, and the ideal would be the elusive fourth kit, which I do not
> have: Nikonos V + a pile of optics which I could use both above and
> beyond the surface....but, as I said, elusive... :(
> 
> Regards
> 
> --thomas
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