George Lazarette

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George Lazarette
You chaps would like El Vaquero, which I visited recently.

At one point the manager remonstrated with one of the waiters, who was holding a skewer of meat from which blood was dripping to the floor. "That meat's too rare to be served."

Fortunately, I'd just received several slices from the same skewer, and very good it was too.

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Snow Problems - Snowy Village at 05/12/2010 - 19:52

George Lazarette
Hyram wrote:
But the FA31 is the lens to have - an FA77 or an FA43 (nice as they are) are just not the same.

I use my 31 as a walkabout lens much of the time.
Hmm. The 31mm is a lens you respect. The 77mm is one you love. I think they're equally good technically, but the 77mm is a much nicer size, and doesn't have that silly hood.

For me, it's the Ltd to have if you can only have one. And the fact that it's a portrait lens means that often there is more of an emotional link to the pictures taken with it.

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on SMC FA 31mm f/1.8 Limited (Black) at 05/12/2010 - 19:40

George Lazarette
Bah, humbug.

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on The post I would love to read. at 05/12/2010 - 19:34

George Lazarette
fatspider wrote:
Quote:
You obviously don't understand the gravity of the situation.
I bet the people jumping from building do

And yes mine is visible on the LCD too.
They're the staff of the QA dept. So there's no hope.

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on K5 owners at 05/12/2010 - 19:31

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Mike-P wrote:
I am sure it will get sorted .. until then I will just carry on using the camera
Good grief, man. In Tokyo, people are jumping off the tallest buildings. This is the worst thing that has happened since, I dunno, the last worst thing, and all you can do is carry on using your camera.

You obviously don't understand the gravity of the situation.

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PS: With apologies to those who have this problem, but let's keep it in perspective.

Comment by George Lazarette posted on K5 owners at 05/12/2010 - 19:27

George Lazarette
Nothing, short of cyanide, is going to help such people.

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on The post I would love to read. at 05/12/2010 - 19:00

George Lazarette
How would it be visible on the production line? Everything is automated, and they certainly don't test every camera before it is boxed.

This sounds like a bit of dirt to me, and I would hope not a difficult problem to rectify.

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on K5 owners at 05/12/2010 - 18:56

George Lazarette
But to answer the OP's question: the lens is expensive, and it's a range that many people perhaps feel they don't need. I'm one.

Which is not to disparage it, or its owners. A Ferrari is quite expensive, and I don't need one, but that's not to say I wouldn't quite LIKE one.

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on The 60 - 250 at 05/12/2010 - 18:54

George Lazarette
Hmm. I wonder if you have a bad one, Gwyn. I've never owned or used a 60-250, but I do own the three proper Ltds, and a few other good lenses, and I rate the 17-70 quite highly. Certainly close to the 16-50 (RIP).

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on The 60 - 250 at 05/12/2010 - 18:49

George Lazarette
Speak of the devil, and who should appear!

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on The post I would love to read. at 05/12/2010 - 18:21

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