Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Rick, Plastic is cheap and readily available. In case you can't find missing link, cut one piece from a film canister to size and "expoxy" it the "jigsaw puzzle". Voila! You have an one-of-a-kind hood! Joe L. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jcyleung8=shaw.ca@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jcyleung8=shaw.ca@leica-users.org]On Behalf Of Rick Dykstra Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 6:19 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] What would you do if wifey dropped your MP? I'm still looking for one part actually and I'd be glad to find it, tear stained or not. A tiny piece of plastic from the hood that forms a bridge between the cutout for the clip and the cutout to allow a view through the hood. I hope the neighbours didn't see me crawling around on the driveway this morning, looking for it. With that little piece my hood would be complete again. Rick. On 28/08/2005, at 11:11 AM, Joe Leung wrote: > > Dictum of the day. > (By Ted Grant):- > > <<<<<<<But later as you pick-up the pieces don't let your tear > drops get > salt water on the salvageable parts. :-)>>>>>>> > > Joe L > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+jcyleung8=shaw.ca@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+jcyleung8=shaw.ca@leica-users.org]On Behalf Of > Ted Grant > Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 1:46 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] What would you do if wifey dropped your MP? > > > Howdy folks, > A very interesting topic to say the least given the variation of > responses. > :-) So here's mine . :-) > > Now what's first and foremost for you all to understand is... "My wife > bought me my first camera for birthday May 27, 1950!" Leading to > my first > newspaper picture 17 September 1951! :-) Followed by her life time > of 56 > years of wondering where in the world is my husband? :-) > > And completely questioning her sanity at buying the first camera on > many an > occasion. Hell far more than any of you know or understand what she > put up > with without killing me! :-). :-) > > If she dropped and smashed it to pieces? Hell so what, it's only a > tool, > it's insured get another as I was going to replace it anyway! > Besides what > could I say to this wonderful life that a dozen or more men or > women would > kill to have enjoyed, suffered the failures, pee'd yer pants with > excitement > and fear and survived to do it all again. ;-) > > Nope a Leica is nothing more than a tool in our in hands, if it get's > smashed what the hell, who cares as it's a not a breathing human. > Sure I > understand most of you are not pro's and have saved your money from > income > to purchase, a damn lot of money. But if you do not have it insured > then > your the idiot for not doing so, given it's a damn expensive tool! > Toy? > > Look at it this way............ you insure your car, your office and > belongings, house, life. So why not the camera and lenses of multi > thousands > of dollars? > > So if the woman you love dearly and children? My word how could you > yell, > scream at or whatever if one of your children accidentally, and > even though > you told them a thousand times not to "touch daddy's camera" but > they blew > it to pieces and you didn't have it insured? > > Now shouldn't you be screaming at you idiot?... "Yourself for not > having it > in replaceable insurance!" And that's the reality of this whole > topic. You > and how you look after and insure your gear! > > Besides after you've smashed, like totalled a couple to "miny, > minor pieces > or bent so bad it would make yer mother cry at the site. So when that > wonderful woman whom you married with great passion and love drops > one and > bends it badly, why in heavens carry on like a wailing banshee over a > non-breathing item. Besides most of you folks don't make your > living from it > so it's really a no big deal because you wont need it in a couple > of hours > for an important shoot. And for sure "no body died because it got > smashed!" > > That is unless you can't control your rage at the pieces lying all > over the > drive way and she wailing and cringing in the corner! ;-) And you take > unfortunate action! :-( > > Sure we'd all be upset, that's a reasonable human re-action, put it > in the > context it can be replaced by a phone call or drive to the local > camera > store in 99.9999999999% of the time. Actually who cares. > > Heck I'd be more upset if the film were lost more than the camera > any day. > > My first bad choice response to my wife would be...."Hey no big > deal I was > going to get it replaced anyway!" > > Now under certain situations that would be the wrong thing to say > to a woman > you've been married to for 56 years!;-) Because I know her anguish > would > quickly disappear by... "What do you mean you were going to get it > replaced?" And the attack would have you on the defensive faster > than you > could blink! :-) > > Better response, "it's OK dear no big loss, Love ya!" ;-) Give her > a big > hug! But later as you pick-up the pieces don't let your tear drops > get salt > water on the salvageable parts. :-) > > ted > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. 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