Wow - 3001th post

[Gabriel M.A.]

I just realized I posted my (seemingly) 3000th post in the "What is it" thread.

What should I do? Have some cake? Ice cream? Go get back my Canon 50mm f/1.5 which I just traded this afternoon? (I'm having second thoughts about that)

I now join the ranks of the ald forts roaming about the forum with 3000+ posts.

I should put a cork in it more often, I guess 😱

 

[back alley]

congrats you ol' bigmouth!!

i could change it back to around 2300 if you like😉

joe

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

lol - "change it back"? Hmmm... 😛

If you only knew how quiet I really am. Really. I am. Ask sbug and JoeFriday.

The keys run amok. Or is it amuck. Amock? cuckoo.

 

[RayPA]

Congrats, Gabriel on your milestone. You've surely reached "icon" status. 🙂


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[sbug]

3000. Tell me, how does that make you feel? 😉

What do you think your combined shutter count is?

 

[Flyfisher Tom]

Congrats, now where is the food and open bar ? 😉

I can't believe you traded the Canon 50/1.5 !!!! Who is the lucky new master, if it is not a secret?

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

Thanks Ray.

Well, it makes me feel...nothing.

Maybe I should have made this into a "Leica M8 pictures: work of the Rosicrucians?" thread. 😉

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

Congrats, now where is the food and open bar ? 😉

I can't believe you traded the Canon 50/1.5 !!!! Who is the lucky new master, if it is not a secret?

Yeah, the cateter said "oh, you!" 😉

I actually got my Canon 50 f/1.5 back. I did say bye-bye to the 50mm tabbed 'cron. It will be missed, but I just wasn't shooting it. Went towards a 35 'cron IV. I really really really wanted the version I (8-elements), but the *@! goggles were too much of a bother: I had to remove my half-case to put it on and off, created flare in the viewfinder, and attracted too much attention. 🙁 Loved its look, but the non-goggled version is ridiculously expensive.

I shall get some Powerball tickets tonight... we'll see 😀

 

[Larss]

I like peple doing theire thing for dekades, live same plase or doing the same job for 50 years thats shows peple are good at the thing they are doing so gratulations and hope you will stay for the next 3000!

 

[Flyfisher Tom]

Went towards a 35 'cron IV.

I shall get some Powerball tickets tonight... we'll see 😀

35th 4th, very cool ... I feel confident that we will finally get a definitive RFF test of the King of Bokeh now 🙂

By the way, the jackpot is 108 million tonight 😎

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

Thanks, Larss. Interesting you say that...I am looking into changing gears a bit. Perhaps one more year of programming/consulting to pay for this affliction, but then, who knows...photography seems to be in the stars.

Tom: initial tests were slightly disappointing compared to the 1st version, but then I figured out why: there was a thin film of crud on an interior element of the 4th version lens, and it was stopped about a 1/2 stop even when you set the dial to f/2; after some nagging, I was told to send it to a local shop (now I know another shop!), and they fixed the aperture right away, but will be working on the crud. They'll pay for the CLA. 🙂 Hopefully they'll have it ready by the 15th.

 

[Larss]

Hi agin gabrielma!

Do it, dont quit your job in the start but then it will come to you, I have been selfemploid portraitphorgrapher for seven years and it was a slow start but now I live a god life with my passion, I am new to rangefinders and I see it as my "hobby" becurse I use digital in my dayly job and shoot black and withe agin (reopend my darkroom afther 3 years) so go fore it!

 

[RdEoSg]

congrats you ol' bigmouth!!

i could change it back to around 2300 if you like😉

joe

Pot.. meet kettle...


😀 Congrats on being long winded though anyways!!!!