Geeeez Walt,
You almost gave me a heart attack at the beginning there...:)
One shall always trust the Schnozz. I have bought three products on his
recommendation and never had any regrets.
Boris
From: hiwayman@xxxxxxx (Walt Wayman)
Subject: [OM] Re: It's he-e-e-e-re!
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 16:03:33 +0000
Boris, what sort of idiot do you take me for? What kind of fool would
buy a camera, particularly one costing several hundred dollars, without
actually having a hands-on examination?
Well, I did. I had read and heard enough here, especially when it
failed to offend Ag Schnozz, who seems particularly picky about camera
ergonomics, to know that it wouldn't be any problem for me. In the last 50
years, I've used probably 30 or more different cameras, both still and
motion picture. Only two have irritated me: my wife's Canon Elph,
because it's just too small, and the Olympus Camedia 2000-Z, because the
shutter release and the on/off switch are too close together, resulting
in me using inappropriate language several times when, meaning to take a
picture, I instead turned the &*$%*@ thing off.
Besides, although it's certainly not illegal, there's something
definitely sneaky and more than a little sleazy about going into a brick and
mortar store, playing with and sizing up something you know you're going
to buy elsewhere becauuse of a lower price and not having to pay the 6
percent sales tax.
I did the honorable thing and just winged it. Besides, looking at the
dimensions, weight and shape of the thing, it seemed to me that it
would fit my hand just about like an OM with a motor drive or winder, which
is my standard outfit. I was right: it does. And I think the position
of the shutter release is even better than on a motor drive or winder.
Once again, my blind hog theory worked. :-)
Walt
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