Bad stuff:
Yesterday a lens fell off my camera while I was standing in the
checkout line at Wal-Mart. It was the 50/1.4 that came attached
to a bellows, and it fell off an H1a. Something must've gotten
bent inside -- focussing is much stiffer than before, and it takes
a lot of force to change the aperture (though both can be done).
I'm upset. (It was technically broken when I got it; it acts as
though the auto/manual switch is always on manual. But that wasn't
a show-stopper. It's harder to use now that I have to take it off
the camera to choose a smaller aperture ... *sigh*)
Two teleconverters fell apart yesterday -- the front mounting ring
of one and the rear threads of the other (both are screwmount).
This is more of an inconvenience than anything else: as soon as I
find my set of teeny screwdrivers, I can put them both back together.
Good stuff:
The geeking-with-friends and upcoming exhibition mentioned in my
last two messages.
Amusing stuff:
Remember when the police detained me for allegedly photographing
a building in November, in the fog? (I was standing near the
building, photographing a pedestrian bridge.) The Homespun Ceilidh
Band will be performing in that building (the Baltimore World Trade
Center) on St. Patrick's Day.
-- Glenn
