A friendly message...
A friendly message...
So now, I understand you my friend. In my social work studies 'understand' sometimes meant '
standing under.' Before I bought my K4a, I did some Googling, and talked with Ruben. I also came across that 1936 date Re: the Zeiss/Contax plant. I think, when we last met, we talked about 1945, when the Russian trains from Dresden & Kiev, loaded with the Zeiss/Conatax tools & dies... and everything else they could carry, stretched for miles.
My K4a as an artifact, and I lucked out with the J8M 53/2 bought for $19-. The K4a is a 'kesher' or connection with my mother's parents, born in Kiev, whom I never knew. Except for a few small quirks, I really like the camera and intend to use it. I like the sound of the shutter at 1/50 & 1/25.
BTW: There were some small bits of specialized string in a plastic zip lock bag, that were inside the K2a. I'll return these next time we meet.
A question of logic is: Where/with what & in which direction do we build systems? With the K4a, I do not want to build yet another system. However, it will be fine for RF street shooting, since I don't have a 50 for the M2.
Speaking of GAS, I don't use my Nikon gear very much. Yet, I cannot think of much of anything I would sell! I noted that one guy in the forum who sold Nikon manual gear, got $35- for a 135/3.5... and $50- for a 35/2. Seems to me, that at those prices [despite the $ pinch], it pays to keep 'em.
In appreciation: Ruben, I've learned a lot with you. It began with the OM system, then last year you invited me to join RFF... with a warning: It's going to cost me money.
I just got a Click-N-Ship notice from CQ with tracking number, that the CV 25/4 LTM+M Adapter+soft release have been shipped, so let's bless it on it's journey. This purchase means 'tightening my belt' some for a while; I do live on a retirement income. Yet, remembering that I started working by shoveling snow in Boston winters at age 12, there's a feeling of 'magiah li' here. In Yiddish, it's 'farginzah,' or "Enjoy it!"
And finally, wisdom from my father of blessed memory; in his day, the lawyers had to know Latin:
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Degustibus non es disputandem." That means, "B'ta'am u'vereah, ein l'kitvakeah... In English this is, "You cannot dispute taste." I guess that applies to all of us.
Ciao, mike
