Re: Mike Johnston cries poverty then buys a K-5

2010-11-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Um, what's the deal with saying that Mike Johnston "cries poverty". I read the blog, he simply says that business is well off (like it is for many many others, myself included). I bought a new camera too, because it was time and I need it. Eh? -- Godfrey   godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML P

Re: Mike Johnston cries poverty then buys a K-5

2010-11-11 Thread Miserere
On 11 November 2010 13:14, Larry Colen wrote: > > On Nov 11, 2010, at 5:39 AM, Miserere wrote: > >> Larry, >> >> I think you need a lot more than a glowing blog report to get a camera >> "on accommodation". Although like Mike, I'm also poor, so maybe I can >> play the sympathy card  ;-) >> >> I'd

Re: Mike Johnston cries poverty then buys a K-5

2010-11-11 Thread Larry Colen
On Nov 11, 2010, at 4:36 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: > As of recently Mike seems to be crying poverty a lot and often. If I had just bought a K-5 I'd be crying poverty, but it would be easy to console myself. If I was offered a big discount, as fiscally foolish as it would be, I'd be molesting

Re: Mike Johnston cries poverty then buys a K-5

2010-11-11 Thread Larry Colen
On Nov 11, 2010, at 5:39 AM, Miserere wrote: > Larry, > > I think you need a lot more than a glowing blog report to get a camera > "on accommodation". Although like Mike, I'm also poor, so maybe I can > play the sympathy card ;-) > > I'd be happy just to get one for review, but I've been told

Re: Mike Johnston cries poverty then buys a K-5

2010-11-11 Thread David J Brooks
Says the 31 is to long. I guess Mike forgot how to step backwards. Dave On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 3:33 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: > Subject says it all. > > http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2010/11/mikes-new-camera.html > > Send him lots of sample cat and flower pictur

Re: Mike Johnston cries poverty then buys a K-5

2010-11-11 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
- Mensaje original > De: Miserere > Para: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Enviado: jue,11 noviembre, 2010 14:39 > Asunto: Re: Mike Johnston cries poverty then buys a K-5 > > Larry, > > I'd be happy just to get one for review, but I've been told by Pen

Re: Mike Johnston cries poverty then buys a K-5

2010-11-11 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
eckinator wrote: > how did you clean the cat? Cats are self-cleaning. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail L

Re: Mike Johnston cries poverty then buys a K-5

2010-11-11 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Steven Desjardins wrote: > thebath2.jpg Looks familiar. Ref.: fleas, ear mites, etc. One of ours, the long-haired one, once got into contact with a tar bucket. For the next few weeks, he was sporting a really punky full-body haircut. ;-) Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologn

Re: Mike Johnston cries poverty then buys a K-5

2010-11-11 Thread Steven Desjardins
http://s857.photobucket.com/albums/ab138/drd1135/PDML/?action=view¤t=thebath2.jpg On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 9:58 AM, eckinator wrote: > 2010/11/11 Ralf R. Radermacher : >> >> Cat and camera have been doing fine, ever since, thank you. :-) > > how did you clean the cat? > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: Mike Johnston cries poverty then buys a K-5

2010-11-11 Thread mark
fotor...@gmx.de (Ralf R. Radermacher) wrote: >Bob Sullivan wrote: > >> Yes, the video at the end is stunning... > >With a glass? Laughable... > >When our cat got sick sometime during the night over my K-7 hours after >I had bought it, I had the camera in in the kitchen sink right under the >tap,

Re: Mike Johnston cries poverty then buys a K-5

2010-11-11 Thread eckinator
2010/11/11 Ralf R. Radermacher : > > Cat and camera have been doing fine, ever since, thank you. :-) how did you clean the cat? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and fol

Re: Mike Johnston cries poverty then buys a K-5

2010-11-11 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Bob Sullivan wrote: > Yes, the video at the end is stunning... With a glass? Laughable... When our cat got sick sometime during the night over my K-7 hours after I had bought it, I had the camera in in the kitchen sink right under the tap, treating it with a nailbrush to scrub off half a dish

Re: Mike Johnston cries poverty then buys a K-5

2010-11-11 Thread Bob Sullivan
Yes, the video at the end is stunning... On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 7:52 AM, Miserere wrote: > On 11 November 2010 03:33, P. J. Alling wrote: >> Subject says it all. >> >> http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2010/11/mikes-new-camera.html >> >> Send him lots of sample ca

Re: Mike Johnston cries poverty then buys a K-5

2010-11-11 Thread Miserere
On 11 November 2010 03:33, P. J. Alling wrote: > Subject says it all. > > http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2010/11/mikes-new-camera.html > > Send him lots of sample cat and flower pictures, just to show we care. Mike points to a video of a dude at an NYC beach havi

Re: Mike Johnston cries poverty then buys a K-5

2010-11-11 Thread Miserere
On 11 November 2010 04:18, P. J. Alling wrote: > Maybe he can get one for me too.  I'll drive to Boston to pick it up. How about TWO? Bring a friend along. Let's have a Party! And a PDML Boston. --M. --     \/\/o/\/\ --> http://WorldOfMiserere.com     http://EnticingTheLight.com     A Que

Re: Mike Johnston cries poverty then buys a K-5

2010-11-11 Thread Miserere
Larry, I think you need a lot more than a glowing blog report to get a camera "on accommodation". Although like Mike, I'm also poor, so maybe I can play the sympathy card ;-) I'd be happy just to get one for review, but I've been told by Pentax there is a loong waiting list. As for buying it

Re: Mike Johnston cries poverty then buys a K-5

2010-11-11 Thread Boris Liberman
As of recently Mike seems to be crying poverty a lot and often. On 11/11/2010 10:33 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: Subject says it all. http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2010/11/mikes-new-camera.html Send him lots of sample cat and flower pictures, just to show we care

Re: Mike Johnston cries poverty then buys a K-5

2010-11-11 Thread P. J. Alling
Maybe he can get one for me too. I'll drive to Boston to pick it up. On 11/11/2010 4:15 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On 11/11/2010 12:33 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: Subject says it all. http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2010/11/mikes-new-camera.html Send him lots o

Re: Mike Johnston cries poverty then buys a K-5

2010-11-11 Thread Larry Colen
On 11/11/2010 12:33 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: Subject says it all. http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2010/11/mikes-new-camera.html Send him lots of sample cat and flower pictures, just to show we care. Miserere, After Ned's glowing writeup about you, and your

Mike Johnston cries poverty then buys a K-5

2010-11-11 Thread P. J. Alling
Subject says it all. http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2010/11/mikes-new-camera.html Send him lots of sample cat and flower pictures, just to show we care. -- "His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed moral bankruptcy." -Woo