TPF Across America: The Journey of One Lens Across the USA

kundalini · Feb 12, 2011

FoggyLens said:
Really has the lens really been jacked??? and this IdahoPotato is MIA?

The real pisser is that I was next on the list. :grumpy:

FoggyLens · Feb 12, 2011

what a bummer! I did a little searching as Im sure a lot of ppl have and all I could find was a FB page that only has 3 friends on it. He hasnt added anything to his website since Oct. I saw someone say to send him a Cert. letter to see if he would get it did anyone do that? How very messed up..

Buckster · Feb 12, 2011

I hate to bring it up, but there's always the possibility that something unfortunate has happened to him. He might have been hit by a bus or something.

Stephen.C · Feb 12, 2011

Or he got attacked by a bear in Idaho.

FoggyLens · Feb 12, 2011

Stephen.C said:
Or he got attacked by a bear in Idaho.

I thought this as well.. lol

kalmkidd · Feb 13, 2011

give me his address. seriously. im a member of Anonymous.. i am CERTAIN ill get the lens back.

Nubbs · Feb 13, 2011

I didnt read all 13 pages....But this was a great idea. I hope you guys get the glass back and can keep it going. I am think about doing this for Canon shooters on another forum.

FoggyLens · Feb 14, 2011

kalmkidd said:
give me his address. seriously. im a member of Anonymous.. i am CERTAIN ill get the lens back.

Here is his web address. There is a PO box listed..

phiya · Feb 17, 2011

I hope somehow we can get Derrel's lens back. Not only is that jacked up, but I was really looking forward to participating in this little venture. I hope nothing bad happened to the guy, but at the same time, that'd be the only excuse I'd accept for what is going on. :x :angry1: :evil:

Markw · Mar 21, 2011

Hello everyone! After a long time off, the lens has been found! A member on here that goes by Foggy Lens has tracked down IdahoPhoto and got him to send Foggy Lens the lens back! She now has posession of the lens and will be taking her turn before sending it out to Kundalini later on this week. It really is quite miraculous that all of this worked out so wonderfully! So, we are back on track! A responsible member has the lens in their posession and another responsible member will be recieving it a little later.

I will let Foggy Lens tell everyone her story and I urge you all to thank her as she truly deserves it.

That being said, for all the future prospective participants, I cannot stress it enough. PLEASE do not mess this up again. Seriously, not to discount it too harshly, but it is a $60, 30+ year old lens. You can buy a "new" used lens for that price. This is supposed to bring joy and exitement to the community. It's supposed to be a fun, interesting, and enjoyable experience. It's quite obvious how much this mishap has harmed the participants of this experiment. It has devistated many people and says something about the nature of society as a whole. Please, before you do anything malicious to the members of this community, think first. You wouldn't want it to happen to you.

@Idahophoto: I don't know what the deal was in your case, but thank you for sending the lens back into rotation. I thank you kindly for doing so. That rant above wasn't directed directly at you, either. The experience of losing the lens for a while has scared me and I thought it needed to be addressed. I would still love to see the photos taken with the lens if you still have them.

Thank you all for tagging along! Hopefully we can get this thing rolling again!
Mark

boomer · Mar 21, 2011

WOOOOHOOOOO!!! Good to hear!

12sndsgood · Mar 21, 2011

good news this put a smile on my face after being sick all weekend.

FoggyLens · Mar 21, 2011

Yeaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!! Thank you Mark!! I am sooooo excitited to have this project back on track.. I hope that everyone here knows if there is no glass there is no project.. It took me a min to get this lens back. About a month I would say from start to finish. Im not sure what the deal was with IdahoPhoto but he did ship me the lens. If it goes MIA again.... I will hunt you down just like I did him.. This is a great thing Derrel and Mark have done. lets not mess it up..

So the lens is in Colorado right now. I rec'vd it late friday evening. I am still working on my 5 shots but I'll add one for fun.. : ) Its taken a second to get use to the fact there is no AF! lol haha

Derrel · Mar 21, 2011

Thank you FoggyLens (Trish) for all of your work in getting the lens returned, and this thread back on track. You deserve a great big round of applause!!!! Thanks again, so much!