LOL
I forgot to mention that you can see an image of the Virgin Mary when
you look through it. That's sure to attract an even bigger crowd.
I guess I aught to start thinking about a viewing fee.
-Paul
Andrew Fildes wrote:
> Interested? Understatement. There are people here who could (or used
> to be able to) recite the serial numbers, dates and characteristics
> of the five separate iterations of the humble 50mm F1.8 lens. The
> mere glimpse of a photo of this unit was enough to generate much
> gibbering and dribbling in the far and remote corners of he world.
> Most of us have never even heard of it.
> Be aware that one cannot own such a lens - it is the spiritual
> property of the entire community and strange looking people with
> beards and cardigans will be knocking on your door in the early hours
> of the morning demanding a fondle and even the right to pump a few
> photons through it. They will be mildly deranged but generally
> harmless. Begin building the shrine over the Easter break.
> The next challenge is to hunt down the lens schematic and even
> identify the correct lens hood (shade) for it.
> Hell this is much more fun than niggling about pixels.
> Remember when we used to do this sort of thing all the time?
> Andrew Fildes
> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>
>
> On 19/03/2008, at 3:34 PM, Paul Yates wrote:
>
>> Once it arrives here (a friend
>> will bring it in a few weeks) I'll take some more photos and post them
>> along with any other comments or info I have, if anyone is interested.
>
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