Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Actually, I heard that the mystical properties of the Noctilux we achieved by propitiating the gods of darkness by sacrificing a bat. It was apparently hurled into the vat of molten high-index glass as a coven of men held aloft slide-rules and chanted the cosine^4 law, all the while illuminated in light of the exact minimum EV that could be recorded on Tri-X by the new lens. Paul > -----Original Message----- > From: ARTHURWG@aol.com [mailto:ARTHURWG@aol.com] > Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2000 8:27 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] moving parts: Lecia and Ferrari > > > The old story (was it myth?) was that Ferraris were > assembled with melted > lamb fat in the cylinders -- to make a proper carbon coating > on start-up. As > I remember, Leicas were also assembled with melted lamb fat-- > right? Arthur >