Now, now, now ladies and gentlemen....don't despair. With the greatest respect to you all I humbly point out that you are approaching this issue entirely from the wrong end....in other words you have grabbed the friggin tiger by the ears.
LBA is actually very good for you: what else brings you such peace and tranquility in your lives? What else makes you feel at total harmony with your partner(s)?...(well...hey?), what else brings you so much joy and happiness?, what else fills you with eager anticipation of meeting the mailman (or UPS girl ....sigh)? what else fuels your most instinctive base human nature of the hunter when your mouth goes dry at an unexpected sighting on a computer screen or in a shop window? What else contributes in such a postive manner to overcoming the global economic crisis? What else feeds hundreds of families throughout southeast asia?
What else makes you just feel so damn good each time you let it embrace you ('that' aside Dave)....?
Now how do you feel about LBA? see the the positives? just the positives.
A true story you will love:
I recently visited the Hong Kong Flower Show, I had my K20 & DFA 100 & FA 43, my wife had the K200 & Pentax 17-70. We were totally lost in a sea of Nikon & Canons and great big grey lenses everywhere, I mean totally swamped.
My wife commented that she would never again criticise my lens buying activities after experiencing that......
yep, thats what she said....NEVER AGAIN.....
Cheers people.