Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/06/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Donal Philby wrote: > > ted grant wrote: > > > > it's not a bad lens at all and better it, than none at all! > > Gang, > > A friend and occasional assistant has Maxum system with nice 80-200 > f/2.8 lens. It has taken a beating, but he can't afford to fix or > replace it (guess I should pay him more!). The lens barrel actually > comes apart, so you have to have a hand on it or keep it upright. > > But last year he was photographing the hydroplane boats in SD with this > lens and has a sequence of Miss Budweiser disintegrating. He had a > feeling something was going to happen he said, but all the other > photographers were looking the other way and only he got about a 8 frame > sequence. Allsport distributed the image and it was published in a book > on best sports photographs of l996. > > Since Allsport has never paid him, the lens still is in pieces, but > working fine--as long as he holds the barrel together. > > Donal Philby > San Diego Wait a minute Donal! Was that Miss Budweiser the boat, or the real Miss Budweiser?! If it was the real Ms. Bud...well, what a sequence! He ought to be able to afford ten R8s and associated lenses with the commission on that one! Best tongue in cheek regards, Elliot