Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>>>>> Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 18:37:02 -0700 From: Paul Chefurka <Paul_Chefurka@pmc-sierra.com> Subject: RE: [Leica] moving parts: Lecia and Ferrari Message-ID: <64DC8FA90382D411BA060090277AEE41294D69@nt-exchange-bby.pmc-sierra.bc.ca> References: Actually, I heard that the mystical properties of the Noctilux we achieved by propitiating the gods of darkness by sacrificing a bat. It was apparently hurled into the vat of molten high-index glass as a coven of men held aloft slide-rules and chanted the cosine^4 law, all the while illuminated in light of the exact minimum EV that could be recorded on Tri-X by the new lens. Paul <<<<< Hurled? Hurled?? Surely you mean "positioned", this is "precision and fascination" we're talking here. If there's a full moon on Barnack's birthday Noctilux owners can hear a high-pitched squeaking coming from their camera bags. And a ghostly flutter of wings from the darkroom... Rob. Robert Appleby V. Bellentani 36 41100 MO Italy tel. (+39) 059 303436 mob. (+39) 0348 336 7990