[Leica] Major lens problem. ;-)

[s.dimitrov at charter.net (Slobodan Dimitrov)]

But Ted, 3 D20s are still cheaper than one Leica digital back. Heck, 
that's just simple Home Ec. 101.
Even my spousal unit would understand that.
S. Dimitrov


On Dec 14, 2004, at 5:53 PM, Ted Grant wrote:

> Major lens problem. ;-)
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> Well OK before any of you folks get panicky here's the problem.
> Yesterday my Leica-EOS lens adapter arrived from Stephen Gandy. A fine 
> piece it is. However?
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> Now I almost have too many Leica lenses because as of today plus 
> adapter I now have just acquired 12 new Leica lenses of various focal 
> length! :-)
>
> Yep and they all fit the 20D! ;-) So here we are with the originals 
> fitting R8 bodies, to be joined by 12 more different focal lengths on 
> the 20D. So if you look at this with the wildest of imagination, I now 
> have 24 lenses of so many focal lengths I can shoot everything from 
> here to Christmas '05 and back without blinking.  Oh my goodness what 
> to do, what to do? ;-)
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> Ladies and gentlemen it's a hell of a dilemma as that's only part of 
> the problem!
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> As many of you know most of my assignment time I shoot with 3 cameras 
> at a time to avoid changing a lens in the heat of battle and due to 
> this one small item of an adapter there's a clear and dangerous path 
> before me. I've corrected part of the problem, ordered 2 more 
> adapters, that's to avoid changing lenses on the 20D. Like one at a 
> time.
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> Now the big part, a major problem to say the least,  is " two more 
> 20D's! " :-)  And only the married lads know how difficult it is to 
> get one new camera into the household, let alone 2 more!!!!!! Oh my 
> gosh what have I created here?:-)  But don't you just love the thrill 
> of the task and all that. :-) The anticipation and thrill of doing it? 
> And better still? ..... getting away with it! :-) :-) Yah gotta love 
> it! :-) :-) :-)
>
> Stay tuned for further announcements.... however it maybe the OBit 
> column of the local paper! ;-)
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> ted
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Slobodan Dimitrov
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