Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]As Sonny mentioned about being at eye level with friendly animals, Basset Hounds, in particular, are known for drool (and the slinging thereof). A couple of Cavalier King Charles Spaniels in flight is more akin to Doug's birds than a fifty-to-seventy pound Basset knocking the shooter over like a NFL lineman. Thank God for UVa filters protecting Wetzlar glass, and equipment not made of plastic. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/leicabassets/onthelevel.jpg.html Chatting with the pro working the event, she liked my M3, but was in digital. When I mentioned the price tag on a M8, she simply countered with "Have you priced a digital Hasselblad [H3D] lately?" When one adds in the obligatory 'Blad toys, the H3D costs more than my wee Appalachian cottage (or maybe a bidet in the Bay Area) Charlie Meyer West Virginia Coordinator/Board Member Basset Rescue of Old Dominion, Inc. (BROOD) Droolassic Park Keyser, WV Basset Hound Rescue: Work With Women. Pick Up Dogs.