Despite having about 20 OM mount lenses, in the last year or two of when
I was actively shooting film my walkaround kit was an OM-2s and a
35-50/3.5-4.5 along with a Kiron 70-150/4. Very compact and light,
would fit into my smallest case and was suitable for most situations.
There are probably a couple in this Minuteman Park series done on the
70-150 but the majority are with the 35-70. Minuteman park lies between
Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts not far from where I used to live.
Some photos were taken there and others are either in Lexington or
Concord. <http://www.chucknorcutt.com/Minuteman%20Park/index.htm>
#9 is Lexington Green where the first shots of the revolutionary war
were fired. The bridge in the series is "The Old North Bridge" in
Concord, the scene of the second conflict of the day when the British
attempted to cross the bridge in search of weapons caches. The houses
shown are located in Minuteman Park and are important for having played
some role in the battle during the retreat of the British back to
Boston. As you can tell from the mile marker stone they had a long way
to go whilst being sniped at continuously from the woods all the way
back and suffering heavy losses
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Lexington_and_Concord>
Chuck Norcutt
Chris Crawford wrote:
> If I had the money I'd pick up a 35-70 3.5-4.5, I hear it is a decent lens
> and it is so SMALL. Would make a nice walk-around lens I think. I think a
> 50/1.4 silvernose would be fun to try too, since people say they have a
> different look than the newer versions. I'll probably never buy one of
> those, people on ebay are still charging $70+ for old silvernose 50/1.4
> lenses which is about what I paid for my >1,100,000 50/1.4 that is said to
> be a lot sharper. Someday I'll probably pick up one of the 35-70's though,
> they usually go cheap.
>
>
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