Olympus Sponsorship Update, March 2007

After months now, I have not heard back from Olympus or from their PR Firm, or from Jennifer Lyons.

I had requested some equipment support (an E1 body and a Zuiko lens) &/or Sponsorship from Olympus for my shooting here in the Philippines, and I was told my request was forwarded to their Public Relations firm who asked me to submit the request to them on letterhead, which I did.

It seems to have stalled there; I've heard nothing since.....I'll try emailing Jen Lyons again today.

My shooting is limited to the one E1 body & 14-54mm lens I own, as I can not afford a back-up E1 body, or any of their excellent f2 pro lenses, or the ultra wide angle 7-14mm (14-28mm in 35mm equiv.)

I've already had my Wacom pen/tablet die, plus the power supply to my G-Drive external 250GB hard drive, so now I'm working off my Western Digital Passport 120GB external hard drives.

Nothing's happened to the E1 as yet, and I'm thankfull for that - but I'm just asking Olympus to sponsor me with a refurbished or salesman's sample E1 body and a lens or two; I'm not asking for anything new so it's easier for them.

In the current issue of pBase.com magazine (the website where my own image Galleries are) I just read that one of the more popular photographers there, Manny Librodo - just recieved a Sponsorship from Nikon, and that's great news for Manny, as his images are exceptional and I've been a big fan of his work for the past 2 years.

PJAMES