This text was so incredible that I had to post this message to the list for those who haven't seen this yet....please don't take this seriously...
BR Jaakko Pitkäjärvi [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.pitkajarvi.net (AP) - Washington U S President George W Bush, is expected to anounce the unveiling of the newest lens in Canon's professional-grade L-series before a joint session of Congress, during tonight's State of the Union Address. It had been widely speculated that Bush would focus on foreign policy and the nation's economy. "Not so", said White House spokesman Ari Fleischer. The release of this new lens is so big that Marines and Special Ops forces will take a break from their war efforts so that they too may listen in via the Armed Forces Radio Network. According to Fleischer, the President will speak in detail about the lens' distortion free rendering of images. Fleischer went on to add, "...there's very little pincushion...". In a press release, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld wrote, "This lens is simply huge. It takes a bigger filter than the Hubble Space Telescope. Sources inside the Pentagon cite the anouncement as "just what our boys need to boost morale.". An unnamed source close to the President said there are rumors of no more Leicas in the White House because the Elan 7 is "quiet enough". One senior White House staff member was heard muttering, "I'm switching from (expletive deleted) Nikon.". The unveiling of the 24-105/2.8 has been rumored throughout the political and photographic communities for about a week. Just last week, Olympus halted production of all 35mm SLR equipment amid the speculation. No further details were available about the rest of the Canon lens line-up. * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
