<< Ah, war stories . . . . OK, Here's my best one: I left an FM with an MD-11 and a 500mm/f8 (fairly heavy) on a poolside table covered with a towel (to keep it cooler). >> <snip!> hi don, what did you do with a 500mm on a poolside? i guess you did some bird shooting, didn't you? (some giggling) - sorry, i just couldn't resist. andreas puefke, photojournalist # friedrich-wilhelm-str. 8 # d-12099 berlin, germany # # phone +49 30 7521415 # phone +49 177 7521415 # fax +49 30 75705620 # leo +49 30 75705621 # # http://www.puefke.net