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Panther_99FS
May 11th, 2013, 11:20
--> http://www.olympuspen.com/en-us :mixedsmi:
Tako_Kichi
May 11th, 2013, 11:54
That is one nice looking camera but like you I think I will have to wait until it becomes affordable.

It reminds me a lot of the old film SLRs that I used to love and I still have a couple of my old ones here that haven't had a film through them in over a decade!

Maybe one day I will make the move to a digital SLR as my Olympus C-2040 is getting very long in the tooth now but still takes good photos despite being 10+ years old.
ThinkingManNeil
May 11th, 2013, 12:59
Never used an Olympus 35mm film camera myself, though I know they had a very good rep. There used to be a manual 35mm Olympus that was considered to be the best camera for 35mm astrophotography. The motor drive on my old Pentax SF10 gave up the ghost some years ago, and I haven't really had the money to take the dive into digital yet.

N.
Tako_Kichi
May 11th, 2013, 13:03
All my 35mm SLRs were/are Pentax models (Spotmatic, Spotmatic II and K-1000) but I have got an Olympus Trip compact 35mm and that took very good photos for a 'point and shoot' compact.

I always liked the quality of the 'glass' on Pentax lenses.
ThinkingManNeil
May 11th, 2013, 19:27
Same here, Tako. I had a really nice 70-210 Pentax zoom. Did most of my airshow shots with a Sigma 400mm fixed telephoto that seemed nicely matched to the SF10. The one camera from Pentax I always wanted to try was their big, medium format Pentax 67.

N.
Panther_99FS
May 12th, 2013, 09:50
Maybe one day I will make the move to a digital SLR as my Olympus C-2040 is getting very long in the tooth now but still takes good photos despite being 10+ years old.

My film SLRs are quite old but they still get the job done (Shot this with camera in my avatar) :mixedsmi:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8529/8606578053_e1b17abe54_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32299138@N08/8606578053/)
Hatz CB-1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32299138@N08/8606578053/) by RedTail_Panther (http://www.flickr.com/people/32299138@N08/), on Flickr
ThinkingManNeil
May 12th, 2013, 18:01
Now THERE'S a plane that needs simming! A nice Kinner or Warner Scarab-powered Hatz...

Lovely shot, BTW.

N.
Jagdflieger
May 13th, 2013, 08:45
It looks like it would be a nice retirement gift to yourself Panther.
Panther_99FS
May 13th, 2013, 10:37
It looks like it would be a nice retirement gift to yourself Panther.

LoL I wish but I all my spare change is going towards the kids college funds....
EasyEd
May 14th, 2013, 17:34
Hey All,

P you know Father's day is next month - right? Sell all your other stuff and give the money to you your better half and just buy it - what is it a grand? I think it is a great looking camera but I can't live without a vf. As you know I'm committed to Fuji - looking at the X20 as a carry around - but lenses for my XE-1 first. Right now my eyes are solidly on a Taylor GS Mini in spruce/blackwood if I can find it otherwise spruce/sapele. That camera looks great and it'll work with the lenses you already have.

-Ed-
Panther_99FS
May 14th, 2013, 17:54
Hey All,

P you know Father's day is next month - right? Sell all your other stuff and give the money to you your better half and just buy it - what is it a grand?
-Ed-

With the exception of my x100 & film gear, all the other stuff is gone....
Kiwikat
May 14th, 2013, 19:04
I want one of these... :mixedsmi:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/973129-REG/canon_5176b002_ef_200_400mm_f_4l_is.html