A farthing was worth pretty close to half a cent when they stopped being legal currency (1960 or thereabouts).
There used to be things you could buy for a farthing - in those days my main interest was in the individual sweets available in the village sweet shop (conveniently situated at the end of the lane that led from the school to the high street). There were even some varieties priced at two or three for a farthing. I've probably got the odd farthing lying around in a drawer. On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 10:59:48AM -0700, Jack Davis wrote: > Actually, I'd value the faster AF even more than an increases frame rate, but > just as well have both for the same farthing. > Wouldn't miss video even though a farthing only represented a fraction of a > cent. > > Jack > > --- On Tue, 8/24/10, John Francis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: John Francis <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: K5 & Kr Specs? > > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > > Date: Tuesday, August 24, 2010, 10:26 AM > > > > I personally am not interested in video, but I rather doubt > > that it > > would save money to leave the feature out.? The sensor > > is likely to > > have the capability just because there are a lot of people > > who *do* > > want the feature, and sensors are shared across many camera > > models. > > > > The other big requirements of video (a fast data path and > > processor) > > help to provide me with a feature I do value - a higher > > frame rate. > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 09:23:26AM -0700, Jack Davis > > wrote: > > > I'd love the choice to opt out of video. Might even > > save a farthing or two. > > > > > > Jack > > > > > > --- On Tue, 8/24/10, P. J. Alling <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > From: P. J. Alling <[email protected]> > > > > Subject: Re: K5 & Kr Specs? > > > > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > > > > Date: Tuesday, August 24, 2010, 9:05 AM > > > >? Woo Hoo!? Unsubstatiated > > > > rumors! Just plausible enough to be real.? I > > notice > > > > they didn't say anything about video which I > > thought was the > > > > "NEW BIG THING"(TM). > > > > > > > > > > > > On 8/23/2010 11:21 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > > > http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036&message=36105002 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- "His lack of education is more than > > compensated for by > > > > his keenly developed moral bankruptcy." > > > > ? ???-Woody Allen > > > > > > > > > > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > > [email protected] > > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the > > link > > > > directly above and follow the directions. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >? ? ??? > > > > > > -- > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > [email protected] > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > > directly above and follow the directions. > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > > directly above and follow the directions. > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
