Thanks for the kind word, Joel.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joel Wilcox" <jfwilcox@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 1:12 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Friday Flower from Jim N.
> On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 10:47 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>> Hi Joel,
>>
>> Thanks for the kind words. The timing was not really of my doing. I've
>> had
>> the E-1 for a few days, but the new CF card arrived after 1:00 pm, so I
>> took
>> my first opportunity to get outside with the camera.
>>
>> I am very impressed with the E-1. While it is slightly larger than the
>> E-510 that I have been using for two years, I don't really notice the
>> difference in size. In the brief time I have used it, two things
>> impressed
>> me ( I'm sure there will be more). First, though limited in MP, the
>> sensor
>> seems to do a more pleasing job than the later one in the E-510.
>> Secondly,
>> the shutter sound is very quiet, very similar to that of the Leica
>> rangefinders that I used for many years. This is a fussy issue with
>> Leicaphiles, and has been a sore spot with the Leica digitals.
>>
>> I think the E-1 and I will get along just fine. While neither of us may
>> be
>> able to keep pace with the more recent arrivals, we both have a few more
>> good years left. (I will turn 80 in the Spring.) I'm looking forward to
>> becoming more proficient with it.
>
> Well, it looks like you were lucky on the light, but I always take
> credit for being lucky.
>
> A friend once wrote a poem entitled "November Roses." I can't find my
> copy of it right now, but it has to do with those second chances one
> sometimes gets later in life. I've always loved the mental image, and
> now I've got a physical image to go with it.
>
> You might have to live a bit further north (in this hemisphere) to get
> a sense of the great good fortune implied in it though.
>
> Again, congratulations on the image, Jim.
>
> Joel W.
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