Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jlaird@aol.com wrote: > > I picked up my brand new 90mm APO at my local photo store today (god bless > them, I almost kissed the lot) and all I can say is it's a damn WORK OF ART! > It's so beautiful and elegant and pristine and... Trouble is I'm almost > afraid to go outside with it. What if I scratch it or (gasp) drop it or > something? I'm sure you're all familiar with this syndrome. Will it pass?<<<<<<<<<<<<< Jim, It's like a new car and keeping as far away from every other car for fear of a ding. You go to the mall and park in the section that can hold a thousand cars as it's completely empty and you park right in the middle. :-) Only to come out and find some guy parked right beside you and given you the mall door ding! After that it doesn't matter, you're out there ripping through the traffic like everyone else, damn the torpedoes, pedal to the metal! ;-) Now you have that very nice lens and you're going to mother that baby to the point you'll be looking for finger prints, the tiniest bit of dust, worry worry worry etc.! And you know what? It's not going to do you one damn bit of good, as sooner or later you'll ding it some how and all that worrying and care will go right out the window! You'll settle down and make real use of the lens and find it works extremely well without all the worry stuff. Save all that twitchy caution, just put the damn thing on the camera, get yer ass out the door and make use of it! ;-) All will pass if you forget about it and take great photos with it as it was made for! ted