OlyMario
23-12-2011, 12:31pm
Hi
I'm Mario, and I'm a photoholic.
I bought an Olympus OM2 in 1980 and used it for 24 years. After a couple of years of trying to be a "serious" photographer, I just became a snapper . In 2004 I bought my first digital - a Canon compact - intending to use it for "snapshots", while keeping the Olympus for "serious" work. Seduced by the whole digital experience, I didn't take another shot with the OM2 and eventually parted with it via flea-bay.
3.5 years ago, I overheard a work colleague ask another if he knew of anyone interested in buying a camera. I jumped in and found that on offer was an Olympus E-500 twin lens kit for a price too good to ignore. I bought it, and have found "serious" photography in the digital age far more addictive than I ever imagined.
Since then, I have:
Had shooting photos and reading about photography jump ahead of many other interests
Had a severe case of GAS (gear acquisition syndrome)
Joined a camera club (Caulfied Photographic society)
Started looking at photos from a perspective of "which monthly club competition topic will this fit into"
Found out that shooting Olympus puts me in a priveliged minority :rolleyes:
I mostly shoot things which don't object to having a camera pointed at them. I'm trying to develop the front to do more street and people shooting, but it's slow progress.
You can find some of my work here *removed: members with less than 30 days membership and 50 posts cannot link to other photography forums*
See you round Melbourne
Mario
I'm Mario, and I'm a photoholic.
I bought an Olympus OM2 in 1980 and used it for 24 years. After a couple of years of trying to be a "serious" photographer, I just became a snapper . In 2004 I bought my first digital - a Canon compact - intending to use it for "snapshots", while keeping the Olympus for "serious" work. Seduced by the whole digital experience, I didn't take another shot with the OM2 and eventually parted with it via flea-bay.
3.5 years ago, I overheard a work colleague ask another if he knew of anyone interested in buying a camera. I jumped in and found that on offer was an Olympus E-500 twin lens kit for a price too good to ignore. I bought it, and have found "serious" photography in the digital age far more addictive than I ever imagined.
Since then, I have:
Had shooting photos and reading about photography jump ahead of many other interests
Had a severe case of GAS (gear acquisition syndrome)
Joined a camera club (Caulfied Photographic society)
Started looking at photos from a perspective of "which monthly club competition topic will this fit into"
Found out that shooting Olympus puts me in a priveliged minority :rolleyes:
I mostly shoot things which don't object to having a camera pointed at them. I'm trying to develop the front to do more street and people shooting, but it's slow progress.
You can find some of my work here *removed: members with less than 30 days membership and 50 posts cannot link to other photography forums*
See you round Melbourne
Mario