Re: [Leica] Re: Noctilux vs Those "Other" lenses

["Ted Grant" <tedgrant@home.com>]

Hey Guys
I have to tell you, you might consider yourself lucky to have had 20/20 at
all, as I've road through life as a one eyed monster, left only and a pain
in the ass for years using an M or any other Leica until the good Mr. Tom
came up with his magical RapidWinder!  So 20/20 is a luxury I have never had
the good fortune to have. And I very much envy you.

However, bokeh is still bokeh for me,  a nice out of focus thing that
happens behind the really sharp place simply because it's there and I don't
pay any attention to it, as the most important part is still the focused
sharp part! :-)

You lads have my most heart felt sympathy regarding your eye situations, as
I'm sure it is very traumatic to have had perfect 20/20 and then to loose
it.

As I'm sure you'll understand my disappointments through life of being one
eyed and not allowed to learn how to fly for example, I'd have killed to be
a fighter pilot. Or several other situations, like being told, "No you can't
be on the team no matter how good you are because you have only one eye,
your out!"  And right there I just wanted to die because I wasn't any good
for anything!

Then I had a camera and the one eye became the greatest asset I could have,
as I see the world as a photograph! :-) So something's are not a handicap,
only if you allow them to be.
ted

Ted Grant Photography Limited
www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant
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From: <firkin@netconnect.com.au>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 3:44 PM
Subject: [Leica] Re: Noctilux vs Those "Other" lenses


>
> This is exactly my feeling having turned 45 a month ago. Perfect
> description. If I hurt my finger and go to inspect it boheh all the way
:-(
>
> Rodgers, David writes:
>
> > Ted,
> >
> > >>I realize this out of focus thing is a very big number for a
> > lot of you folks and yep it looks nice.<<
> >
> > Not really. I had 20/20 vision until a year ago. Turned 45. Now I'm
> > beginning to see bokeh when I read, and it's a little annoying.
> >
>
>
> Alastair
>