Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is beginning to get WAY too deep....But....In all seriousness...I do constantly keep wiping the viewfinder eye piece with what ever is reasonably clean and handy. I only - foolishly :-) - asked the original question thinking that maybe either there is some terrific trick I've missed, or maybe there is some $89 pressed-yak hair genUwhine Lyka accessory that will solve a problem - maybe a nose bib with a red dot. :-) B.een a certified wiseass for D.arn near 52 of my 53 years. ;-) - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Paul Chefurka Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2000 4:33 PM To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us' Subject: [Leica] Wiseass Nose Grease >-----Original Message----- >From: Bmceowen@aol.com [mailto:Bmceowen@aol.com] >I'm not an expert on these matters but this certainly seems >like a "wise-ass" >rather than "clever" response to me. Still, I'll withold >forming a judgement >until I hear what the rest to the group says . . . > I was thinking the same thing. It's an irresistable temptation to many, and bears a striking similarity to what happened in the infamous "lawyer joke" thread. A: "I hate/don't want X." B: "Oh yeah? Well, XXXXXXX! How 'bout them apples?" On the other hand, I confess to being one of those who is amused by this sort of behaviour, especially when it's psychologically benign. The legacy of an ill-socialized youth, I guess :-) Just to keep things on topic, I can understand the original poster's consternation. This is one aspect of camera-using where the left-eyes have it all over us right-eyes. I just keep wiping the VF with my shirt front as the previous poster described. Paul Chefurka