Not sure mate, but Chris said I'm 5th so far (presumably the first Aus resident on the list) and he'll let me know when there are 10.. I suppose you could let him know if you're interested in the original pass around (or til 8 Aus residents interested in a local pass around holler out?)
Rgds, Ryan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trevor Bailey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > When is this likely to happen? > > I was wondering how many other blokes or sheilas in OZ would be in on > it? > > Hooroo. > Regards, Trevor > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ryan Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Greetings all, > > Heya Trevor, That might be a good idea actually.. Think we could make > the numbers? Anyone interested? Even if we don't gather enough roos, I > suppose if Chris gets the names (and locations) of everyone interested, > the lens could make it's way around with the least travel.. e.g. US US > US US US Aus Aus Aus Aus US, with Aus residents maybe splitting the > Aus-US US Aus excess? (I suppose it's up to Chris) Of course if we find > 10 parties here in Aus, it'd be less of an issue.. > > Trev: Is your name down for the current passaround? > Chris: What say you? > > Cheers, > Ryan > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Trevor Bailey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2003 8:11 AM > Subject: RE: The Great 18-35mm Lens Pass-Around > > > > G'day All. > > > > Ryan. Mate, Maybe we could do a aussie pass around? Maybe the > > passaround could be done continent by continent... Hooroo. > > Regards, > > Trevor > > Grafton, N.S.W. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Chris Brogden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, 3 October 2003 2:56 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: The Great 18-35mm Lens Pass-Around > > > > > > > > About 30 seconds of thought, actually. :) > > > > Well, since we're having difficulty getting 10 people, you're welcome > > to take part, provided you reimburse the person who ships it to you > > for the difference between international and domestic shipping. > > > > Off to work now, > > > > chris > > > > > > > > On Fri, 3 Oct 2003, Ryan Lee wrote: > > > > > Sounds like a wonderful idea Chris.. I'd pay $25 bucks for it.. pity > > > > I'm in Australia and thus am not eligible though.. > > > > > > Rgds, > > > Ryan > > > > > > PS. I'm amazed by how much thought went into it! > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Chris Brogden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "PDML" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 1:12 AM > > > Subject: The Great 18-35mm Lens Pass-Around > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Here's the info again, since some people missed it the first time. > > > > > > > > chris > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm trying to gauge the interest in this, so let me know what you > > > > think. Here's the idea... > > > > > > > > Assuming that enough people are interested to make it worthwhile, > > > > I'll buy one of the new Pentax FAJ 18-35mm f4-5.6 AL zoom lenses. > > > > This is the lens designed for the *istD, but it also works > > > > perfectly--as a true 18-35mm lens--on Pentax film bodies as well. > > > > NOTE: This lens has no aperture ring, and so it will only stop > > > > down on Pentax cameras that set the aperture from the body and not > > > > > the lens. > > > > > > > > Every person who signs up to try out the lens and is approved will > > > > > have the lens to try for a week before passing it on to the next > > > > person on the list. To cover the cost of the lens and shipping, > > > > I'll need a $25.00 US ($35.00 CAN) payment from every person > > > > interested in trying this lens for a week. I'm not trying to make > > > > > money from this, but I don't want to lose any, either. We'll need > > > > > 10 people to make this viable. I have no idea how many people > > > > will want to try this lens out. If we don't get 10, I can't > > > > afford to go > > > > > > through with it. If we get more then 10, then the pass-around > > > > will be limited to the first 10 people who signed up. > > > > > > > > Now here's the good part. After the 10 people have each had a > > > > week to play with the lens, the last person will ship it back to > > > > me. We'll have a random selection process, and one person out of > > > > the 10 (I won't be > > > > eligible) will win the lens. I'll pay for shipping the lens to > > > > the > > first > > > > person on the list and to the winner, but I ask that everyone who > > > > participates pay for INSURED, TRACKABLE shipping to the next > > > > person > > on the > > > > list. Please insure it for $250 US/$350 CAN. So, for the price > > > > of > > $25.00 > > > > US plus shipping, you get to try out a new and funky lens for a > > week, and > > > > get a 1/10 chance to win it. > > > > > > > > To minimize the risk inherent in this, only PDMLers in Canada and > > > > the U.S. will be eligible. You can reply to this message on the > > > > PDML if you're interested in participating, and I'll send you an > > > > off-list reply to let you know if you can. I don't want to be too > > > > > restrictive, but I'd prefer to limit this either to people I know > > > > from my time here, or people who have a decent posting history. > > > > If I recognize your name or can find some posts from you in the > > > > archives, that'll be fine, but if you just joined yesterday it'll > > > > be > > > > > > harder, unless you have a good eBay feedback rating or something. > > > > For anyone who's wondering about trusting me, I joined the PDML > > > > about five years ago, have an eBay feedback rating of 132 (100% > > > > positive) under the username "chrisbrogden", and have bought/sold > > stuff > > > > from/to several PDMLers before. > > > > > > > > Hopefully this goes without saying, but please take good care of > > > > the > > > > > > lens while you have it. Use a filter if there's a chance of > > > > scratching the glass, and do us the courtesy of paying to have the > > > > > lens repaired if it is damaged (your home insurance might cover > > > > that). That being said, the winner should expect some minor > > > > cosmetic wear to the barrel, though hopefully none to the glass. > > > > > > > > I'm open to suggestions about the random selection process. I > > > > could > > > > > > just draw a name, but to keep it more public I'm thinking that the > > > > > 10 people could each email me 5 numbers: one from 1-9, one from > > > > 10-19, one from 20-29, one from 30-39, and one from 40-49. Then, > > > > after all the numbers are in, I'll use the next Lotto 6-49 drawing > > > > > to determine the winner. We'll start with the 0-9 numbers. If > > > > just one person picked a 0-9 number from the winning ticket, they > > > > get the > > > > > > lens. If no one did, then we'll go to the 20-29 numbers and try > > > > again, etc. If, say, three people pick a winning 0-9 number, then > > > > > I'll look at the 20-29 numbers, and so on until we're down to one > > > > person. If, by some fluke, more than two people are still in the > > > > running, then we'll wait 3/4 days until the next draw (every > > > > Wed/Sat). If we're down to two people, then paper/rock/scissors > > > > should settle the issue. :) It's not as complicated as it > > > > sounds, but if anyone has other suggestions for 100% random and > > > > publically-visable methods, I'm open to hearing them. > > > > > > > > So... let the sign-up begin. First come, first served. I won't > > > > be able to buy the lens until I've received all 10 payments, but > > > > I'll have it in the mail 1-2 days after that. You can pay with > > > > PayPal, BidPay, cash, or a money order negotiable in Canada. > > > > (Please note that not all money orders from the U.S. are > > > > negotiable in Canada, so > > > > > > please make sure that you're sending an international one.) > > > > > > > > If this goes smoothly, I'm thinking that it could be a fun thing > > > > to do with some of the more interesting or obscure used lenses. > > > > Let me > > > > > > know if you have any thoughts or suggestions. In the meantime, if > > > > > you're interested in the 18-35mm pass-around, reply to this email! > > > > > > > > chris > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
