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Bo Zarts

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12. A smarter purchase: Last month I bought an Olympus OM-5 with a 14-150mm as my "walking around" camera!
Fri Aug 29, 2025, 12:20 AM
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I love it! I got it as a result of a rainy day at Thor’s Well on our June trip down the Oregon coast before my report date at the lookout in Idaho. I was babying my Sony in the pouring rain, whilst a young woman was shooting away with an unprotected camera. It was an Olympus. She told me that when the Olympus got dirty, she just washed it off! Maybe that was an exaggeration, but I’d heard that sentiment before from OM owners.

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How absolutely breathtakingly beautiful. Deuxcents Thursday #1
Thanks! Bo Zarts Thursday #4
I'll second that statement! Bayard Thursday #9
Although I have graduated to better lenses, it is a very good, servicable lens. Ferrets are Cool Thursday #2
I usually stick to Sony and Zeiss lenses .. Bo Zarts Thursday #5
As is usually the case, it's more about the photographer than the equipment. Ferrets are Cool Friday #23
This is beautiful. LoisB Thursday #3
WOOOOOOW!!!!!! elleng Thursday #6
What a great photo this is, my dear Bo! Congrats on your smart purchase. CaliforniaPeggy Thursday #7
A smarter purchase: Last month I bought an Olympus OM-5 with a 14-150mm as my "walking around" camera! Bo Zarts Friday #12
That young woman was right! She was not exaggerating. CaliforniaPeggy Friday #22
That little bit of fog adds to the impresion of depth. That & the perfect lighting combine to marvelous effect. nt eppur_se_muova Thursday #8
Fog is your friend in photography .. Bo Zarts Friday #13
LOL, that sounds a bit Bob Ross-ish ! nt eppur_se_muova Friday #14
Oh oh my. This is an amazingly lovely irisblue Thursday #10
Extraordinary! HeartsCanHope Friday #11
Can we trade lives? Dem2theMax Friday #15
Spectacular! 4Sitka Friday #16
Welcome to DU, 4Sitka! calimary Friday #18
Awesome scene well captured judesedit Friday #17
wow! spectacular! more, please! bluboid Friday #19
Amazing wendyb-NC Friday #20
From God's eyes into yours, BoZarts. ReRe Friday #21
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