Went to Stanley Park for biking yesterday with Wendy. We rented a “tendam”, a bike that sits two people. We were skeptical at first but it turned out to be really easy to ride and lots of fun! We spent a good four hours at the park, biking and stopping for pictures…etc. I brought my two SLRs that I just got for test shots. They are actually quite easy and fun to use, as I enjoy manual focusing a lot. I was using the Olympus OM-1n camera and Wendy got the OM-10. I was fully prepared for the worst, that the pictures would turn out real bad as I had never used SLRs before, plus these are 30-year old cameras… It turned out that the OM-1n was perfect, photos turned out to be very sharp, though overexposed a bit probably due to the fact that the 1.5V battery installed had a higher voltage than the recommended 1.35V and therefore the light meter was a little off, well at least I know how to calibrate it for next time. On the other hand, shots taken by the OM-10 were ALL blurred Not 100% sure why but I think it’s because of the focus screen not held level inside the camera - I was playing with it the other day, maybe it was loosen after that. I’ve calibrated it a bit hopefully it’ll turn out good for the next time.

All in all, it was a great day for bike, and a great experience to use the SLRs! It was just a perfect day.

• New camera! Again!
• New bike!
• Olympus OM SLRs
• Queen Elizabeth Park
• New camera (again)
• Mini digital camera

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