Hi from the cab of my truck

[PeteD]

Hi all, my name is Pete and I'm a trucker by profession. I've owned an Olympus OM1n since 1982 and have recently purchased an OM2n, OM10 and OM20 plus accessories with a view to getting back into some film photography.

Pete

 

[Chazzy]

Welcome to APUG, Pete. You must really like the Olympus cameras. I understand that they're excellent.

 

[guitstik]

Welcome from a fellow truck driver with a penchant for Minolta gear but I do own and use an Olympus OM-1 and a 2n.

Where are you from Pete?

 

[Jeff Kubach]

Hello Pete and a warm welcome to APUG! Olympus is an excellent camera!

Jeff

 

[spacer]

I spent most of my time on the road with my old Rebel and a K1000. My "Trees" picture was taken at a lime plant where I picked up a load.

 

[papagene]

Pete - hello and welcome to APUG.

 

[Rick A]

Welcome to the family. My wife's dad is a retired OTR driver.

 

[clogz]

Hello Pete. Welcome from across the herring pond.

 

[mike c]

Hello Pete,am also a fellow trucker, mostly used my Hasselblad and 4x5 speed Graphic in my truck. Welcome aboard.

 

[M.A.Longmore]

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Welcome Home Pete !

Ron
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[Athiril]

Heya, what country are you from?

 

[spacer]

I could just imagine a 4x5 on a dash mount in my old Mack. That'd be a hoot.

 

[mike c]

Spacer, never got around to mounting it on dash , but thought about mounting a ELM Hassey on the roof of the cab pointing ahead, every time you pull the horn chain it will fire off a few shots,never got around to it.

 

[PeteD]

Thanks for the greetings folks. I'm over here in the UK.

Pete

 

[j-dogg]

A good friend of mine who has been a sort of mentor for me with film shot a full Olympus system back in the day. I almost went to an Olympus E5 pro DSLR system because of him then found a Canon EOS 35mm for next to nothing and well, yeah I need to find cheaper hobbies.

 

[guitstik]

So Pete, you drive a lorry instead of a truck. Maybe you could explain why in the UK you call them lorry's?

 

[PeteD]

So Pete, you drive a lorry instead of a truck. Maybe you could explain why in the UK you call them lorry's?

I have no idea where the term came from, personally I prefer to call it a truck.



Pete

 

[Marvin]

Hi Pete welcome to APUG. I drove a truck back in the 70s and used a Minolta SR-T101. Still have many pics from the trucking days and it was all film then. Hope to make an album of all the trucking pics someday.
Marvin