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Re: [OM] Fang - where is Doris now?

Subject: Re: [OM] Fang - where is Doris now?
From: Joel Wilcox <jfwilcox@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:41:41 -0500
On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 9:03 AM, DrT (George Themelis) <drt-3d@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Ages ago, we had a list member by the name of Doris Fang. She was a expert
>> garage/yard sale shopper and was able to get unbelievable deals on camera
>> equipment and other items. Her purchases became known as "fangs".
>
> Very interesting and entertaining, thank you Ken!
>
> Anyone knows what happened to Doris?  She must be very proud to have her
> name made a new word!  She will be always remembered in this list....

She should be remembered for other contributions, but "fang" is the
one that sticks.  She disappeared in the pre-DSLR era.  I have the
impression she became very interested in Canaan when the first IS
lenses appeared.  I followed her notes pretty closely and her
expression of interest in that direction was one of the last things I
read from her.  Perhaps others recall differently.

Actually, I don't think she probably would have liked the legacy in
question.  She was a pretty classy gal.  Taught photography at least
part of the time and one of the things she was trying to do was round
up photo gear she could sell to her students cheaply.  Yard sales and
pawn shops, mainly, I think. Entirely pre-eBay AFAIK.

Joel W.
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