Wow! I might have been tempted to throw myself down the ravine, taking the
lens cap with me!
Chris
> On 7 Mar 2016, at 20:25, Bob Whitmire <fujixbob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> One winter many years ago I bought a Texas Leica for myself as a Christmas
> present. After a few days of sub-zero (F) temps and a generous helping of
> snow, I spent a heart-hammering half hour or so climbing down the side of a
> steep ravine to get some ice snaps of Muscongus Cove from the mouth of a
> frozen brook. I shot one, maybe two rolls of film, climbed back out, sent the
> film to a pro lab in California and got nothing back. Had neglected to take
> the lens cap off. Wasn't the last time, either. The other thing it took me a
> while to get the hang of remembering was to focus the damned thing. I don't
> know why I thought that purely mechanical beastie came with mind controlled
> auto focus.
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