Thanks Mary, so sorry for the loss of Boston. CHF is no fun to deal with for sure.
I've been there too many times, too, both the humans and the furry kids, and yes, it never hurts any less.
I recorded her purrs over the years, because she had such a unique purr, in that there'd be this extra noise in there. She purred right up till the anesthesia shot kicked in. She sure saved me that dark day in December 2012 when she rescued me.
Thanks, George, James, and Siphewe, yes, I know she's pain free now so purr Moggi purr. I'll see you again someday.
mjgphotoz wrote:
Laura, my dear friend, I am so sorry to hear this sad news. I have been there many times, and it never hurts any less.
She is free of pain now and in that knowledge we can take comfort. We lost our dear Boston, my studio mate and soul mate, Jazz, back on Nov. 3 after a year plus of constant medication and doctoring due to CHF. I could not bring myself to post about it at the time. Moggi had a long and beautiful time with you and shared your love. Thinking of you.
I don't remember if I shared this one. A couple starlings have been visiting every so often, and I have learned that they like to mimic sounds. So, not only do they fly in those wondrous murmurations, but I saw a video of one speaking in a womans voice with an accent. I caught one making tufted titmouse chatter near a pair of titmice <spelling? This is the photo I discovered that their back has blue/green feathers.
I'm back—what a semester it's been! Now I'm finally on vacation.
Laura, I'm so sorry for your loss.
D850, nikon 55mm f/3.5 Micro _DSC8872_1135 by Regina, on Flickr
I got the itch to start tinkering again. My 3.5cm f/1.8 S mount rangefinder lens had just a bit of haze on the inner front element (probably from aperture blade oils). I did not really see any effects in the images, but me being me, it was just driving me nuts
So I dove in thanks to Richard Haw's great documentation (burger coming your way Richard).
It actually went back together without any leftover parts too
George
NIKON Z fW-NIKKOR-C 3.5cm f/2.5 lens35mmf/2.51/60s400 ISO0.0 EV
GeorgeBo wrote:
I got the itch to start tinkering again. My 3.5cm f/1.8 S mount rangefinder lens had just a bit of haze on the inner front element (probably from aperture blade oils). I did not really see any effects in the images, but me being me, it was just driving me nuts
So I dove in thanks to Richard Haw's great documentation (burger coming your way Richard).
It actually went back together without any leftover parts too
I salute your bravery, George! Did you actually find the source of the haze and were you able to rectify it? The only time I was considering using RH's guides and making my own repair was my Nikkor 85/1.4 AiS which had developed (almost) seized focusing, so needed to be re-lubed. In the end I chickened-out and paid someone $200 to CLA the lens (which I had paid $300 for). I'm willing to repair a rare/irreplaceable 80's pinball machine no problem, but precision optics intimidate me!
99% sure it was from the oil on the blades or from the lubrication of the helicoids. The haze was on the element surface facing the aperture blades. Cleaned right up. So it should be good for another 70 or so years
George
grantgoodes wrote:
I salute your bravery, George! Did you actually find the source of the haze and were you able to rectify it? The only time I was considering using RH's guides and making my own repair was my Nikkor 85/1.4 AiS which had developed (almost) seized focusing, so needed to be re-lubed. In the end I chickened-out and paid someone $200 to CLA the lens (which I had paid $300 for). I'm willing to repair a rare/irreplaceable 80's pinball machine no problem, but precision optics intimidate me!
