[rollei_list] Re: Planar and Xenotar

  • From: "Eric Goldstein" <egoldste@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:55:01 -0500

Thank you, Austin. Les was a great guy... I sure do miss him...


Eric Goldstein

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On 2/15/08, Austin Franklin <austin.franklin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Eric,
>
>
>  > Every
>  > once in a while I like to trot out the "lens wars" thread in memory of
>  > long-time list member Les Clark, who loved to have fun with it...
>
>
> In memory of Les, here are a few comments between he and me regarding Planar
>  and Xenotar:
>
>  -------------------------------------------
>
>  In <NABBLIJOIFAICKBIEPJJIEIPLPAB.austin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, on 04/16/04
>    at 06:55 PM, "Austin Franklin" <austin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
>
>
>  >I find my Xenotar improves significantly when I use a light hair gel on
>  >it, or if unavailable, a slight lick by my dog, Benjamin (Airedale), will
>  >do just fine.  Either of those bring it into the same realm as my Planar,
>  >but said treatment does distort the colors a bit more than I like.
>
>  It just shows that your dog has excellent taste. They say that pets often
>  imitate their masters.
>
>  -
>  -----------------------------------------------------------
>  les clark / edgewater, nj / usa
>  -----------------------------------------------------------
>
>  and my reply:
>
>  In <NABBLIJOIFAICKBIEPJJEEJILPAB.austin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, on 04/16/04
>    at 09:32 PM, "Austin Franklin" <austin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
>
>  >I'm not sure quite how to take that.  I do NOT lick my own butt!
>
>  Virtually anatomically impossible, and of course it was meant as a
>  compliment, a comment on the good taste of Xenotar fanciers.
>
>  -
>  -----------------------------------------------------------
>  les clark / edgewater, nj / usa
>  -----------------------------------------------------------
>
>  Regards,
>
>
>  Austin
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