But do you firsties land three hours ahead of those in cattle class :-)
jh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tina Manley" <images@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2014 8:30 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] What would you buy?
> Flying first class on Lufthansa, all paid for with frequent flier points.
>
> The airlines in Honduras were TACA - Take a Coffin Along - and SAHSA -
> Stay
> At Home Stay Alive. Both went out of business because insurance rates
> became to high due to frequent crashes.
>
> I survived many very, very marginal flights in Honduras and Guatemala!
> Now
> I fly first class for anything half-way around the world - but I only use
> frequent flier points.
>
>
> Tina
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 7:22 PM, John Hudson <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I hope you fly better than on Air Vietnam. Back in the 1970s it was rated
>> worse than the then mainland Chinese airline CAAC, [Civil Aviation
>> Administration of China but known colliqually "Cancel At All Costs"]
>>
>> jh
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tina Manley" <images@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2014 8:17 PM
>> Subject: Re: [OM] What would you buy?
>>
>>
>> > Well, I'm heading to Vietnam in March and there's no way I'm going with
>> > only one lens. I'm pressuring Leica to get the three they have now for
>> > coding and CLA back to me by March 1st. I would like to send 3 more in
>> > for
>> > coding but there's no way they would get back in time. All of my Leica
>> > gear will fit in my backpack and I'll carry a roll-on and check one bag
>> to
>> > bring back souvenirs. I might limit myself to one lens around here but
>> > not
>> > for a once-in-a-lifetime trip. I will not carry any zooms, however. I
>> > zoom with my feet.
>> >
>> > Tina
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 7:00 PM, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >
>> >> > I took just an M3 and a 35 / 1.4 Summilux and several rolls of K25
>> >> > on
>> a
>> >> week
>> >> > long jaunt through Bali in mid 1971 having left the rest in
>> >> > Singapore.
>> >> > Didn't regret for one moment having travelled light. In fact
>> travelling
>> >> > light tends to concentrate the mind to mimimize foolish photos.
>> >>
>> >> OK, I think I sense my 2014 challenge coming on... I can dedicate the
>> >> OM-3Ti and one of the 50/1.4 lenses to the cause. I'll shoot only B&W
>> >> in said camera for 2014 with just that one lens. My non-specific goal
>> >> is to use it every single week (already have a shot in the can for
>> >> first-week of the year) in 2014. It's not that I won't use anything
>> >> else, but I'm going to make a concerted effort at self-limitation for
>> >> this project.
>> >>
>> >> Second part of this is the theme. I need a theme for this project.
>> >> Still stewing.
>> >>
>> >> AG
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
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