{"id":3119,"date":"2013-07-04T19:45:13","date_gmt":"2013-07-04T23:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sienafallsmedia.com\/callandresponse\/?p=3119"},"modified":"2013-07-04T19:45:13","modified_gmt":"2013-07-04T23:45:13","slug":"gear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sienafallsmedia.com\/callandresponse\/gear\/","title":{"rendered":"Gear"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Call: Air and Space Gift Shop — Jessica <\/h6>\n

Gear is good but vision is better. I’m paraphrasing David duChemin<\/a>. And I agree. Gear is very good. The right gear and the technical know-how frees you from limits. But without a vision you are just as limited. They are complimentary, but if I could only have one, I’d take vision. Vision with a side of ingenuity — that will take you places! And that pretty much sums up the American spirit too. Happy Fourth of July and happy birthday America!<\/p>\n

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Original Lens — Cheryl <\/h6>\n

Well, this is an interesting story. I took a picture of this lens and had planned on writing something like this: I have enough camera gear, I guess. I own this 14-45mm lens (which came with my E-500), a 50mm, a 40-150mm (which also came with E-500), a 25mm (that doesn’t work and may someday get shipped off for repair), and a 70-300mm lens. When Dennis gave me the E-5 for Christmas, I suddenly noticed how entry-level this 14-45mm lens was. I did some research and decided I would save up for the Olympus flagship 14-35mm. Since it costs $2299, I knew I’d be saving a long time. I did better than I thought I could do, though, and am about $120 away (2-3 weeks?) from that $2299. Here’s the thing: For months now, I’ve been using my 50mm lens almost exclusively and love it. I started to wonder if I really need the new lens, and I’ve been waffling a bit.<\/p>\n

Now, here’s the really interesting part of the story. About 20 minutes ago, in preparation for this post, I went to my Amazon wishlist to take another look at the lens I’ve been saving for, and when I found it in my wishlist, I got quite the surprise. The price went down to $1880.59, because there was one available from a retailer called Blinq. I checked the reviews on Blinq and found them reassuring. Then, I called Dennis to my side and asked him what I should do. He handed me his American Express card, and told me to order the lens right away. It should arrive anywhere from Monday to Wednesday. Oh, and get this: the shipping was free! Now, let’s see if I have the vision <\/em>to really get my money’s worth. ; )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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