I've wanted a Pinkham and Smith lens for years, but even on those rare occasions when one came up, it was way out of my price range. Then I found an old set of Pinkham & Smith binoculars for $30. The front element focuses at 5.75" and has an aperture of f/3.8. Probably as close as I'll ever get...
The spider plant is one my neighbors, thinking it was dead, yanked from its pot and threw in the oleander hedge as compost. I saw a little green left in it a few days later and figured, what the heck, let's give the little thing a chance. That was maybe five years ago. It's a happy little guy these days. So, remembering Jim's spider plant from his "secret weapon lens", it seemed appropriate...
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