There will be an issue for anyone who has to send it overseas and that is
with safe shipment / insurance costs. Global Express Mail (fastest and
safest) for an OM-1 with 50mm lens ( 2+ lbs., shipping wt. 3 lbs.) insured
for $200 to UK $35, to Australia $30 (from NY)
Airmail Parcel Post takes longer, is less safe, cost less initially, but
charges more for insurance so total price is almost the same.
John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington, NY, 11743-4714,
631-424-2121, www.zuiko.com
Olympus OM Service since 1977
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew McPhee" <macca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 12:02 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: Sending an Olympus on a world trip - which model? (Part 2)
> Hi all,
>
> Well so far we've got 32 participants and half a dozen question
> marks. Three each from Australia and Canada, five Europeans, one from New
> Zealand and twelve (probably more) from the USA.
>
> At this stage it looks like the camera will start in Australia then go to
> New Zealand, then to USA or Canada, to Europe then back to
> Australia. Stop-overs in the Middle East, India or Asia would be nice
> additions - does anyone from there want to participate?
>
> There is a lot of support for sending an OM-1 on the journey but I'm
> unsure
> whether we should do this in light of postage/customs problems that have
> been mentioned. I'm thinking that this time we should use a cheap and
> lightweight camera to test the waters. Depending on our experience with
> this, next time we could do it again with an OM-1.
>
> So the field is now narrowed to either a Trip 35, an XA-series or possibly
> a 35RC. I have a Trip 35, XA1 or XA2 camera that I'd be happy to send. I
> don't have a 35RC but Marc Lawrence (Australia) has generously volunteered
> his 35RC.
>
> I must admit I'm enamored of the idea of sending a Trip on a trip, I like
> the symbolism and the coolness factor.
>
> But OTOH using a 35RC would expand our creative possibilities with the
> choice of shutter speed/aperture combinations available. It has a 42mm
> f2.8 lens, focuses down to 3 feet, shutter speeds from 1/15th to 1/500th
> plus B, has AE exposure and manual over-ride, an ASA range of 25-800 and
> weighs 15oz. None of the other cameras proposed offer this amount of
> flexibility, especially with shutter speeds.
>
> So I'm going to make an executive decision and narrow the field to either
> a
> Trip 35 or a 35RC.
>
> I'd like all participants to vote for which of these two we'll use, email
> me off-list (to save some boring traffic for other listee's) and I'll
> compile the results and let the list know.
>
> Andrew McPhee
> macca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
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