… with Panasonic. My 20/1.7 is still not back – I had brought it to my dealer due to dirt intrusions over two weeks ago. The only word from Panasonic was a few days later that the guarantee certificate was missing – which was sent to them by mid-week the week before last week. Their luck I don’t need that lens professionally …

In response to what I wrote in a footnote in the post linked to above, I don’t think I’m interested in that R8 offered to me by my dealer. Mainly because it’s too much money for a camera that’s huge and bulky and I wouldn’t be using much, and secondarily because for one I have that marvelous Yashica Electro 35 GT for film shooting, and also I’m now officially saving for an M8. Yes, that’s right. I just have to have one …