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DungenessInteresting day out yesterday:
http://www.pbase.com/tom_77/dungeness Tom ============================================== List usage info: http://www.zuikoholic.com List nannies: olympusadmin@... ============================================== |
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E-3 "hip-level" on/off switchBeing a Canadian, I've been out and about a fair bit, with the E-3 slung
over one shoulder - I prefer this to having the strap around my neck and the camera in front of me. With the strap length I prefer, it puts the camera at about hip level. Which puts the on/off switch at hip or belt level. Which all too frequently turns 'on' into 'off'. Is this a design feature of the camera or of me? Michael ============================================== List usage info: http://www.zuikoholic.com List nannies: olympusadmin@... ============================================== |
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Re: E-3 "hip-level" on/off switchOn Mon, 21 Jul 2008, Michael Collins wrote:
> Being a Canadian, I've been out and about a fair bit, with the E-3 slung > over one shoulder - I prefer this to having the strap around my neck and the > camera in front of me. With the strap length I prefer, it puts the camera at > about hip level. Which puts the on/off switch at hip or belt level. Which > all too frequently turns 'on' into 'off'. Yup, I've had the exact same problem. When hiking with a backpack the camera constantly rubs up against the hip belt and turns the camera off. It's very annoying, the E-1 had much better button placement. I'm tempted to try a bit of duct tape :-) -mark ============================================== List usage info: http://www.zuikoholic.com List nannies: olympusadmin@... ============================================== |
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Re: E-3 "hip-level" on/off switchMichael, when carrying the camera over a shoulder like that, it may be preferable to hang it so the camera points towards the body. Unless you are using a pancake lens on an OM body, what happens is the camera will actually point backwards a little bit and downwards. It is a very easy thing then to grab the camera with your right hand and have it automatically land in your grip correctly without needing to use your left hand at all. I fought against this hanging methodology for years, but yielded to the "force" a couple of years ago. Another benefit of carrying the camera this way is that for some mysterious reason, the camera strap is less likely to slip off your shoulder as you walk. I believe it is because the weight of the lens pulls the camera in it's direction. Depending on how long the strap is and the grippiness of design, you can actually bring the camera up to your eye, shoot, and "drop" the camera in one smooth move without ever needing to touch the strap. This is great for those of us crazies that sometimes carry two cameras at a time. AG ken@... http://www.zone-10.com ============================================== List usage info: http://www.zuikoholic.com List nannies: olympusadmin@... ============================================== |
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Re: E-3 "hip-level" on/off switchIt's a "feecher", of course.
Chuck Norcutt Michael Collins wrote: > Being a Canadian, I've been out and about a fair bit, with the E-3 slung > over one shoulder - I prefer this to having the strap around my neck and the > camera in front of me. With the strap length I prefer, it puts the camera at > about hip level. Which puts the on/off switch at hip or belt level. Which > all too frequently turns 'on' into 'off'. > > Is this a design feature of the camera or of me? > > Michael ============================================== List usage info: http://www.zuikoholic.com List nannies: olympusadmin@... ============================================== |
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Re: DungenessI agree. Some nice stuff there.
plummerl@... wrote: > Some very nice photographs, Tom. At first, I thought that you had slipped back into the Northwest! > > http://www.dungeness.com/refuge/ > > larry > ============================================== List usage info: http://www.zuikoholic.com List nannies: olympusadmin@... ============================================== |
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Re: E-3 "hip-level" on/off switch> Another benefit of carrying the camera this way is that for some mysterious > reason, the camera strap is less likely to slip off your shoulder as you > walk. I believe it is because the weight of the lens pulls the camera in > it's direction. > > Depending on how long the strap is and the grippiness of design, you can > actually bring the camera up to your eye, shoot, and "drop" the camera in > one smooth move without ever needing to touch the strap. This is great for > those of us crazies that sometimes carry two cameras at a time. > Bill Pearce ============================================== List usage info: http://www.zuikoholic.com List nannies: olympusadmin@... ============================================== |
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Re: E-3 "hip-level" on/off switchI agree with AG, it keeps the glassware somewhat better protected too. But you may find, as I have, that instead of the on-off switched getting switched, the front-mounted adjustment wheel gets, um, adjusted. -- Piers -----Original Message----- From: image66@... [mailto:image66@...] On Behalf Of Ken Norton Sent: 22 July 2008 01:22 To: olympus@... Subject: [OM] Re: E-3 "hip-level" on/off switch Michael, when carrying the camera over a shoulder like that, it may be preferable to hang it so the camera points towards the body. --snip AG ============================================== List usage info: http://www.zuikoholic.com List nannies: olympusadmin@... ============================================== |
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Re: DungenessTom Fenwick wrote:
> Interesting day out yesterday: > http://www.pbase.com/tom_77/dungeness > Once again, some very enjoyable images, Tom. Moose ============================================== List usage info: http://www.zuikoholic.com List nannies: olympusadmin@... ============================================== |
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Re: E-3 "hip-level" on/off switchOn 7/21/08 8:21 PM, "Ken Norton" <ken@...> wrote:
> Michael, when carrying the camera over a shoulder like that, it may be > preferable to hang it so the camera points towards the body. Unless you are > using a pancake lens on an OM body, what happens is the camera will actually > point backwards a little bit and downwards. It is a very easy thing then to > grab the camera with your right hand and have it automatically land in your > grip correctly without needing to use your left hand at all. I fought > against this hanging methodology for years, but yielded to the "force" a > couple of years ago. Thanks for the idea, I'll give it a try. We'll see how strong the "force" is... 30+ years of habit is a lot to break. Or perhaps the E-5 will address this :-) . Michael ============================================== List usage info: http://www.zuikoholic.com List nannies: olympusadmin@... ============================================== |
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Re: E-3 "hip-level" on/off switch> > I agree with AG, it keeps the glassware somewhat better protected too. But > you may find, as I have, that instead of the on-off switched getting > switched, the front-mounted adjustment wheel gets, um, adjusted. Hmm. Interesting! I don't recall ever having a problem with that on my E-1, but I can see the potential. AG ============================================== List usage info: http://www.zuikoholic.com List nannies: olympusadmin@... ============================================== |
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