Hello John, I won't go to loathe, but extremely jealous comes to mind. It was your A* 200/2.8 that started it all for me back at Muir Woods. That is one sweet lens - not to mention that huge zoom. I think Peter should really loathe you.
Bruce Tuesday, February 8, 2005, 8:40:18 PM, you wrote: JF> On Tue, Feb 08, 2005 at 11:02:08PM -0500, frank theriault wrote: >> On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 19:54:54 -0800, Bruce Dayton >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > Now hate is a very strong word <grin>. Maybe we could go with loathe >> > or something like that. >> > >> > Guess I shouldn't say that I picked up the K 200/2.5 from KEH in >> > bargain condition for about $250. When it showed up I had to grab it >> > quick. >> > >> >> You know, Bruce, >> >> Tell us about bargains like that, and loathe may not convey our feelings... JF> Quite. I thought I did well to get my A* 200/2.8 for only $400. JF> Mind you, I do give you permission to dislike me a little for JF> the rest of my long glass lineup - A* 300/2.8 with 1.4L TC, and JF> the FA* 250-600/5.6, all for a total outlay of just under $5000. JF> Then there was the Black MX I got for only $100 from Sammy's JF> because they hadn't found out why the meter wasn't working. . .

