Hello, Hap!
HN> Well Hello there Bob!
BD>BD> lot smaller and lighter, yet has the feel of a solid unit..
BD>        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
BD>BD> .. newer, mostly plastic, ones may be just as good
BD>HN> Grab ahold of an F5, those puppies are heavy! Built like a
BD>HN> tank, and just about as heavy too!  
BD> That's the problem with the pair of "F" models I have, Hap.
BD> [it] is like working out with weights to use them.  
HN> So true, after carrying my N90 for a time I had forgotten how heavy
HN> F line is! I've been out shooting with one of the F2's the last few
HN> days, just because I like the feel of 'em! 
 When I handled the cameras all the time I didn't notice the weight.
 After a prolonged absence I think they've gained more weight than I
 have!  
HN> Now the fun begins, the tulips are just beginning to bloom..
 Don't forget to wear your wooden shoes!  ;^)
HN> . This weekend my wife and I are celebrating our 25th anniversary
HN> and we'll be off to a romantic getaway.......
 More power to you, my friend!  If more marriages lasted the way they
 used to I'm pretty sure there wouldn't be as much of things like the
 Jonesboro, AR middle school students shooting classmates because of
 a puppy-love breakup.
 All the media initially pounced upon this as a result of "southern
 tradition" and love of guns.  Well, the ring-leader was from the
 southern state of Minnesota, south of Canada anyway..  I wish that
 people would cease trying to blame everything on someone/something
 else instead of owning up to responsibility for their own actions.
 A good marriage is more vital to the offspring it produces than to
 the pair of people who profit so greatly from "making it work!" 
... Daily, 14 Americans die by ex-cons on parole or out early.
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