Hay Hogger, that's just what we were talking about. Believe it or not, it's your boss who finally took a stand for something and said "no way". It will be interesting to see if he's beaten down by the rest of the department's experts.
And, nope, never once did anyone ask a real engineer to look at them and give his opinion.
I'm afraid that even with huge hoods on these lenses you'd have more than a hard time seeing them. But then again, if you're reading those new timetable pages, you can see anything.
Clem