On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 14:43:03 +0200 (CEST)
Thomas Haegin <haegint@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hey Thomas :-)
>
> > Tsk tsk tsk....suggesting that a 55/1.2 be
> > destroyed....and by
> > someone who shares my name.....what has the world
> > come to?
> > --thomas
> > (hugging his 55/1.2, promising to keep it well out
> > of harms way)
>
> I'm afraid your shocked reaction will be shared by
> other members, so I guess my plan is dying a rather
> quick death. I have put on the bullettproof vest
> nevertheless...
*gg*, beware that you don't overheat in this sunshine. I actually had
one of those "Kodakchrome 25 is way too fast" moments this weekend.
They are rare, but now I know for the first time why I carry an ND4
filter...:)
>
> I formally apologize to all Zuikos 1.2/55 of having
> proposed such horrible end to the life of one of their
> kin in the name of science and education... <g>
>
Well, mine is still shivering with fear that you may come at it with
an axe :)
> OTOH there was this one member who said the other day
> that his 1.2 was severly yellow, unusable today for
> chrome photography...
Ahh, the cup is never half empty. Look at it as a good way of getting
into serious low-light b/w photography. Look at that, a lens that
challenges its owner to personal artistic development....and you
wanted to
butcher thatone, tsk. tsk. tsk. :)
>
> Ah well, maybe it's really not such a good idea after
> all. Imagine we knew what the Zuiko was actually made
> of:
Ohh, but we do know. Compressed angel-dust sprinkled with magic to
give it "that zuiko glow" :) Or some such thing....:) Why yes, there
are wizards...
> We could not speculate anymore, not dream anymore,
> not get in heated mail exchange anymore...
>
Yeah, in particular the heated-mail-exchanges would be sorely missed
:)
Glad you took my reply in the spirit it was written. I guess you are
in Germany, but I seem to be wondering where in Gemany you are having
your zuiko-butchery? :)
--thomas
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