The Lens you have owned the longest and still do.

[E. von Hoegh]

I will aswer you with a joke that describes well Europe an my shutter siruation:

Heaven is a place where policemen are English, mechanics and engineers are german, cookers are Spanish, lovers are Italian and
all is organized by Swiss.

Hell is a place where policemen are German, machanics and engineers are Spanish, cookers are English, lovers are Swiss and all is
organized by Italian.

Gotcha. I've heard that joke, from a Czech engineer.

[Ari]

Nothing as old as most here, but I've had a Fujinon 210, with the inside lettering, for about eight years.
I use it less than the other lenses these days, but it would be the last lens I'd sell off.

[Carsten Wolff]

I will answer you with a joke that describes well Europe and my shutter situation:

Heaven is a place where policemen are English, mechanics and engineers are german, cookers are Spanish, lovers are Italian and
all is organized by Swiss.

Hell is a place where policemen are German, mechanics and engineers are Spanish, cookers are English, lovers are Swiss and all is
organized by Italian.

For many years I lived in Australia, am currently in Ireland and often hang out in Spain or Germany. ....My shutters always went and will still go to Flutots for servicing, or SK Grimes for custom jobs.....and that has nothing to do with the favourable exchange rate.

Re: "owned the longest and still do:...90mm f6.8 Grandagon-N perhaps, but for many years I had a fair turn-over in lenses, not the least because I changed from 4x5 to largely 5x7. If I hadn't, I'd still have my 135mm Symmar-S, soon the Grandagon is probably going to go as well, although it is an excellent lens. Much of my more recently acquired glass is actually of MUCH older vintage.

PS: Generally speaking, I don't "do" my lenses.

[Andre Noble]

Hey Mr. Hoegh, I am a native of Schenectady NY.

Only in Schenectady (home of GE) would one find a LF lens out in garage sale table.

1997 Schneider 150mm Componon S enlarging lens.

[Gordy]

The lens I've had the longest that I still use is a 1958 50mm Leitz Dual Range Summicron that I've owned since 1976. A year later I bought the large format lens that I now have had the longest and still use regularly--a 90mm f/8 Fujinon-W. It was not my first LF lens, but the previous ones are long gone.

[Gordy]

Heaven is a place where policemen are English, mechanics and engineers are german, cookers are Spanish, lovers are Italian and
all is organized by Swiss.

Hell is a place where policemen are German, machanics and engineers are Spanish, cookers are English, lovers are Swiss and all is
organized by Italian.

The version of this I've heard is that Canadians could have had it all--they could have had British culture, French cuisine and American know how. Instead, they got British cuisine, French know how, and American culture.

My apologies in advance.

[Jody_S]

The version of this I've heard is that Canadians could have had it all--they could have had British culture, French cuisine and American know how. Instead, they got British cuisine, French know how, and American culture.

My apologies in advance.

Ouch. I like to think our culture is at least part French/Irish/Ukranian/Haitian. Nice combo, btw. You should come to our Montreal 'jazz festival' (on now). Bring a respirator if you're allergic to pot.

[DrTang]

Hey Mr. Hoegh, I am a native of Schenectady NY.

Only in Schenectady (home of GE) would one find a LF lens out in garage sale table.

1997 Schneider 150mm Componon S enlarging lens.

I got 6 just last saturday