NickTrop
Veteran
I'm a dope. I hate the fact I'm a nice guy. I need to work on my "evil" skills. This guy yesterday says he stumbled on some camera stuff, estate stuff I think, don't know the back story... said he got a lens - didn't recognize the name, not Canon or Nikon. Knows I'm a photo dog, said I can have it. Said "bring it in, I'd take it off your hands (if I can even use it or it's worth it..). Thinkin' it's a Sigma or a Tamron, or Soligar. or a Vivitar or something... Thanked him, etc..."
Guy comes to my desk as I'm leaving for the day today and hands me a pristine Leica 19mm f2.8 ELMARIT-R. "Here ya go, Nick! Think you can use it? Like I said, seems to be an off-brand" - he sez...
I take one look at it... pause. I can just take this &#%#& thing and nobody'd be the wiser. Dude is completely clueless as to its value, and I really don't know him all that well... an acquaintance. Pause again. #*&#in' can't. Can't &*#&$# do it.
Tell him to gently put it back in his bag and not to get his greazy mitts in the precious glass. Tell him that it's worth into the thousands, possibly. That I'd point him to some places where he could get a fair value...
Gah!!!! I SUCK!!!! I need to go to evil school. I blame it on those &*^#% nuns... Damned morals. That's it... I'm done with morals. That's the last stupid "nice" thing I ever do, or ever walk away from that's laid down at my *#&^ feet.
And I was actually even looking, literally looking, off and on for a "regular" (non-Leica) 19mm prime (few and far between...) for my Nikon DSLR - 35mm with crop factor if I could get one cheap. A Vivitar or something... Leica? LOL... out of the question/price range.
That's it. I'm done. From now on it's "Evil Nick Trop". It's official... Eveel Nick Trop.
Has a nice ring to it, no?
Sorry, venting.
Gah!
Guy comes to my desk as I'm leaving for the day today and hands me a pristine Leica 19mm f2.8 ELMARIT-R. "Here ya go, Nick! Think you can use it? Like I said, seems to be an off-brand" - he sez...
I take one look at it... pause. I can just take this &#%#& thing and nobody'd be the wiser. Dude is completely clueless as to its value, and I really don't know him all that well... an acquaintance. Pause again. #*&#in' can't. Can't &*#&$# do it.
Tell him to gently put it back in his bag and not to get his greazy mitts in the precious glass. Tell him that it's worth into the thousands, possibly. That I'd point him to some places where he could get a fair value...
Gah!!!! I SUCK!!!! I need to go to evil school. I blame it on those &*^#% nuns... Damned morals. That's it... I'm done with morals. That's the last stupid "nice" thing I ever do, or ever walk away from that's laid down at my *#&^ feet.
And I was actually even looking, literally looking, off and on for a "regular" (non-Leica) 19mm prime (few and far between...) for my Nikon DSLR - 35mm with crop factor if I could get one cheap. A Vivitar or something... Leica? LOL... out of the question/price range.
That's it. I'm done. From now on it's "Evil Nick Trop". It's official... Eveel Nick Trop.
Has a nice ring to it, no?
Sorry, venting.
Gah!