"Bob Pendleton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> who referred to himself as "Another Bob"is one of "the many Bobs", who several years ago good naturedly referred to to themselves as Bob 1, Bob 2, or Bob plus a last initial.
Well Bob P (no not Baw Bee Bob :-0) wrote:
> While writing however, may I add that I do miss the 'old' Digest format which included the writer's identity. There are others, Plumviewer for one, whose contributions I would always read whatever the topic. Nowadays one is forced to 'skim' everything for topics or writers of interest. Not that that is any big deal lately as volumes do seem to be down from the days when it was not unusual to find 5 or 6 Digests a day when one logged in.
Well, take my name less than in vain, and you'll get to hear from me.
Oh, oh here comes another "uplifting anecdote" Julian Loke will say.
Plumviewer joined this list as rumor of the EOS 3 emerged.
I was the champion of the EF70-200 2.8 L and the 2x extender. To be that champion I was also a devotee of the tripod. I mean while the optics of the 1.4 converter are spectacular, it only takes a tripod to make the 2x converter capable of defending itself very well from its many critics (smug folks who hand hold any lens they own - no wonder they wince when considering a 2x converter).
At that time Plumviewer wanted to buy two used "Big White Lenses," an EF600 f/4L and a 300 f/2.8L, for use with extenders. Now, since the 2x on the 600 f/4 meant 1200 f/8 the EOS 3 was going to be a camera able to AF at f/8. So Mrs. Plumviewer was told that the grail was now 2 big (used) lenses and an EOS 3. and the price tag would be about $9,000 [:-)]
So the EOS 3's dreaded underexposure paranoia slowed interest in the EOS 3, for a while [Darn Bob, I mean Bobs but doesn't that 2/3 underexposure keep coming back to haunt folks new to Canon, and Canon itself.] Well, during that time we all learned a lot from Patrick Chase about how darn good Canon primes were. I mean how really good they were and how relatively simple their design (compared to the design of zooms - ones as good as the 28-35 f/2.8 and the 70-200 f/2.8) issues were. We see revival of Patrick's lessons of love of primes - e.g., from Chip the Louie (an honorary Bob, I think at one time)
Two big white lenses and a body which auto focuses at f/8 for $9,000. Guess again Plumviewer because Canon put a new generation of IS into its Big White Lenses.
We had to discuss whether and who cared if IS worked on tripods. It did and does and it is magnificent, indeed it's better than those of you who haven't seen it could imagine.
The EF600 f/4 IS USM that Plumviewer purchased for $8,600 after rebate killed all thought of a 300 f/2.8 and the wonder camera, purchased used, from a list member who fell in love with digital was an EOS 1v.
So KK (for King Kong) and Valentine or Val (for the day the EOS 1v arrived) together with extenders have been scouring the Parker River Wildlife refuge for more than 2 years now. Plumviewer has been happy, except when people write first (I now delete such posts w/o reading them).
But, 3 weeks ago KK and a new series II 1.4 converter that would neither mount nor dismount needed hospitalization -- a story that KK is in the middle of and about which I'll only tell everyone if I hear a few more requests than protests.
Regards,
Honorary Bob M the fifth -- there were at least 4 Bob M's. a/k/a Plumviewer
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