On Sat, 16 Mar 2002, Chris Waigl wrote:
> Le Sat, 16 Mar 2002 02:51:46 +0100 (CET), T.Clausen@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> écrivit:
>
> >On Fri, 15 Mar 2002, Chris Waigl wrote:
> >
<SNIP>
> >
> >Okie, now you've got me upset and jealous at the same time. The 100/2.8 is
> >a nice lens - it (or should I say "he"? a peck of living in France is that
> >we get to use "he" or "she" about objects) deserves a better parent than
> >someone who doesn't want him. Of course, in comparison with the 90....
>
> Yes, you're perfectly right, the 100/2,8 (he, she or it, take your pick)
> is a nice lens. So that's why I'm feeling guilty at having the poor
> thing sit in a drawer. (And the 90 is not even the stellar Zuiko
> 90/2 but "only" the still-great Tamron 90/2,5 macro -- I often want
> the extra closeup possibility, and the lens is sharp and contrasty,
> too).
Tsk tsk tsk....
>
> So I often wonder if I ought to let it go to a new home where it'll
> be appreciated as it ought to be. It's a silvernose, paint a little
> worn but otherwise in good shape.
Well, AG probably has put in a bid allready, right? ;)
>
> Are you in France, too? (You're Danish, right? I'm a German, living
> in Paris.)
Actually, right now I am in Minneapolis, Minnesota, although my usual
habitat is in Paris. And yes, I am danish.....
>
> >> and "Doro's 200mm" ...
> >
> >Uhh? What's that? Or, rather, who's Doro? Let's see, a nickname for your
> >wife who's taken an interrest in tele-photo? ;) If not, then enlighten
> >me...
>
> ROTFL! No, Doro is _not_ my wife (I'd not be surprised if she clarified
> herself). She's "just" the one who let the 200/4 make the move from
> her place to mine... And for what it's worth, since I don't live in
> the Netherlands, there's not much hope for me to ever acquire a wife
> (*). IOW, I'm a woman :)
Ohh, well ;) An honest mistake on my part.
>
> >And then you'll stop - really. Then you'll not need nor want to adopt
> >another lens, right? You can control it....
>
> <mumble> dunno.
Yes you do ;) hehe...
>
> >Ohh...and hi to another member in France. Is it you who snapped that 180/2
> >for a record of 3000FF just before me the other day? (that was a *really*
> >upsetting experience...)
>
> No, it wasn't me who upset you. It might have been Doro, though :)
*gg* well, I'll have to figure out who somehow. I was sure that it would
be someone on the list..
--thomas
>
> Best,
>
> Chris(tine)
>
> (*) or to become one for that matter.
Never give up hope ;)
>
>
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Thomas Heide Clausen
Civilingeniør i Datateknik (cand.polyt)
M.Sc in Computer Engineering
E-Mail: T.Clausen@xxxxxxxxxxxx
WWW: http://www.cs.auc.dk/~voop
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