Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Luggers, The LUG has been wallowing in Rolexes lately, and I can't resist passing along Dave Barry's take on Rolex: An excellence-oriented '80s male does not wear a regular watch. He wears a Rolex watch, because it weighs nearly six pounds and is advertised only in excellence-oriented publications such as Fortune and Rich Protestant Golfer Magazine. The advertisements are written in incomplete sentences, which is how advertising copywriters denote excellence: "The Rolex Hyperion. An elegant new standard in quality excellence and discriminating handcraftsmanship. For the individual who is truly able to discriminate with regard to excellent quality standards of crafting things by hand. Fabricated of 100 percent 24-karat gold. No watch parts or anything. Just a great big chunk on your wrist. Truly a timeless statement. For the individual who is very secure. Who doesn't need to be reminded all the time that he is very successful. Much more successful than the people who laughed at him in high school. Because of his acne. People who are probably nowhere near as successful as he is now. Maybe he'll go to his 20th reunion, and they'll see his Rolex Hyperion. Hahahahahahahahaha." -- Dave Barry, "In Search of Excellence" I'll vote for my favorite meter: > Whats a small and really reliable handheld meter U guys never leave home > > without.... Sekonic Digilite L-318B. It uses AA batteries, cheap and avaliable almost everywhere on the planet. Jim Brick comments: > Instant on. When it is off, you can take a reading as if it were on. It > turns on, takes a reading and displays the result. In a fraction of a > second. Other meters (Sekonic digital for instance - unless they've changed > recently) require a power-on cycle that tests the display and who knows > what else. Then after it is done (it takes its sweet time,) you can then > take a reading. He's right. Takes about 1.5 - 2 seconds. Learn to punch the power button as you pull it out of your pocket. By the time you're lined up for a reading, it's ready to go. Tom