[rollei_list] Re: Planar and Xenotar

  • From: "Austin Franklin" <austin.franklin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:02:01 -0500

Hi Eric,

My pleasure.  He was a great guy, and I also do miss him as well.  And, even
from the grave, he makes me laugh.

Regards,

Austin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Eric Goldstein
> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 9:55 AM
> To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Planar and Xenotar
>
>
> Thank you, Austin. Les was a great guy... I sure do miss him...
>
>
> Eric Goldstein
>
> --
>
> 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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