Major enablement

2020-04-26 Thread Ralf R Radermacher

It doesn't always have to be new cameras or lenses. Just got myself a
new monitor, an EIZO CS2420, and boy am I happy with it.

My old one, also an EIZO, had almost 16,000 hours on its counter and it
was high time to get a replacement.

Ralf

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Re: Major enablement

2007-06-27 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 26.06.2007, at 00:01 , Peter Jordan wrote:

 Anyway, my lack of 85 /1.4 has niggled me ever since, and when I  
 saw the
 (I know slightly inferior) FA version on the website of a UK mail  
 order
 retailer in Mint- condition, the day after my boss had told me of my
 annual pay rise, it was a sign from heaven, and I am now the proud  
 owner
 of a very mint looking lens, complete with original box, soft case and
 the largest and most solid lens hood I have ever seen in my life.
Congrats Peter! FA* 85/1.4 is a really great portrait (and not only)  
lens. It provides outstandind sharpness and contrast, very good even  
at f1.4 (if you're lucky to hit right focus at this shallow DOF ;-)  
and in two different tests proved to be exceptional - about as sharp  
as the sharpest among Pentax lenses - FA 50/2.8 macro:
http://www.pictchallenge-archives.net/TESTNUM/BxuREV7.html
BTW - no one so far has proved superiority of A* over FA* version ;-)

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Major enablement

2007-06-25 Thread Peter Jordan
A few years ago, I bought an A 85 / 1.4 ( I seem to remember I got it 
from Cotty, but my mind may be playing tricks here). I sold it a little 
later to fund the purchase of some 645 stuff as part of my master plan 
to have some great lenses for when the 645D came along.

Anyway, my lack of 85 /1.4 has niggled me ever since, and when I saw the 
(I know slightly inferior) FA version on the website of a UK mail order 
retailer in Mint- condition, the day after my boss had told me of my 
annual pay rise, it was a sign from heaven, and I am now the proud owner 
of a very mint looking lens, complete with original box, soft case and 
the largest and most solid lens hood I have ever seen in my life.

Just time for a swift play today, but it seems to balance nicely on the 
K10D. It'll be weekend before I get to play wit hit seriously, but i can 
hardly wait.

Peter


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Re: Major enablement

2007-06-25 Thread Cotty
On 25/6/07, Peter Jordan, discombobulated, unleashed:

A few years ago, I bought an A 85 / 1.4 ( I seem to remember I got it 
from Cotty, but my mind may be playing tricks here)

I don't think it was me Peter. I had a mint in box version I bought for
about 650GBP in about 2000, and I remember selling for 750 GBP 18 months
later or so. I'm sure it went to Japan, but I could be wrong.

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Re: Major enablement

2007-06-25 Thread J
Peter, congrats on getting the 85 F1.4. You will enjoy it a lot..I 
have had mine a long time. I also have an 85 F1.8 and and an 85 F2.0 
lens but the 1.4 is the one I always turn to, the 135 F.1.8 is also 
another fine lens which I also use a lot..Good luck with 
it...Joewww.photo.net/photos/pjjdxn





At 06:01 PM 6/25/07, you wrote:
A few years ago, I bought an A 85 / 1.4 ( I seem to remember I got it
from Cotty, but my mind may be playing tricks here). I sold it a little
later to fund the purchase of some 645 stuff as part of my master plan
to have some great lenses for when the 645D came along.

Anyway, my lack of 85 /1.4 has niggled me ever since, and when I saw the
(I know slightly inferior) FA version on the website of a UK mail order
retailer in Mint- condition, the day after my boss had told me of my
annual pay rise, it was a sign from heaven, and I am now the proud owner
of a very mint looking lens, complete with original box, soft case and
the largest and most solid lens hood I have ever seen in my life.

Just time for a swift play today, but it seems to balance nicely on the
K10D. It'll be weekend before I get to play wit hit seriously, but i can
hardly wait.

Peter


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Re: Major enablement

2007-04-19 Thread William Robb

- Original Message - 
From: Bill Sawyer
Subject: RE: Major enablement


 Jim,

 I think that you will like the lens a lot, I've had mine for three years 
 or
 so. The lighter weight than the f4 version is a plus to me, as I
 occasionally hike a ways with it in a backpack to get where I want to use
 it. I carry it in a large photo backpack.  The poor positioning of the
 tripod mount is a problem, but not seriously so. I find it quite sharp,
 though it's not a good lens for moving subjects, due largely to the mount
 position, at least I don't think so. Mr. Robb has some experience with 
 it's
 use on a gimbaled head. Here's a shot taken at Kensington Metropark (I'm 
 in
 Livonia, BTW) with this lens, the 1.4x teleconverter with an ist D.


In order to balance the lens properly, I had to put it on the longest plate 
that Wimberley sells. I put some foam padding at the front of it to support 
the lens a bit better.
I have some pictures of it around here someplace, if you want, I can have a 
dig around and post them again.

William Robb 


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RE: Major enablement

2007-04-19 Thread Bill Sawyer
Thanks, Ken.  I agree on the light, it was mid-morning and really only
intended as a test.

And from the sound of it, I think Jim might be abler to carry that title on
his own...

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Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 11:34 PM
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Subject: Re: Major enablement

Nice catch Bill, although it would benefit from some better light.

Looks like metro Detroit is becoming the Pentax long lens capital!.


Kenneth Waller

- Original Message -
From: Bill Sawyer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Major enablement


 Jim,

 I think that you will like the lens a lot, I've had mine for three years 
 or
 so. The lighter weight than the f4 version is a plus to me, as I
 occasionally hike a ways with it in a backpack to get where I want to use
 it. I carry it in a large photo backpack.  The poor positioning of the
 tripod mount is a problem, but not seriously so. I find it quite sharp,
 though it's not a good lens for moving subjects, due largely to the mount
 position, at least I don't think so. Mr. Robb has some experience with 
 it's
 use on a gimbaled head. Here's a shot taken at Kensington Metropark (I'm 
 in
 Livonia, BTW) with this lens, the 1.4x teleconverter with an ist D.

 http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5016800

 Congratulations, I know you'll like it, and for what it's worth, it sounds
 to me like you got a good price if the pictures do it justice.

 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of 
 Jim
 King
 Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 12:50 AM
 To: pdml@pdml.net
 Subject: Major enablement

 After several years of searching I finally found and won an eBay auction
 (150111393342) for a Pentax A*600/5.6 lens in pristine condition.  I 
 wanted
 it for my lens collection which now includes all of the A-series glass
 except the A*1200/8, which I've never seen for sale.  It should be great 
 for
 long shots over Lake Erie from the front porch of our summer cottage.  It
 will be interesting to see how the SR of the K10D works with it - at a
 little over 3 Kg it might be marginally hand-holdable.  I suspect that it
 will spend more time on my HD tripod, however.

 This one was really hard to find - the only other time I saw one up for
 auction on eBay, I accidentally slept through the close of the auction and
 never got my bid in!  This one cost a bit more than the earlier one but
 seems to be in better condition (fingers crossed).

 There is also an FA*600/4 up on eBay currently. but the price just makes 
 my
 head spin!

 Regards, Jim


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Re: Major enablement

2007-04-18 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Congratulations!  Enjoy the lens.

Next time you want to sleep, get bidding software (it does 'snipe' bids, 
too) such as Auction Sentry [just remember to leave your computer ON]

http://www.auction-sentry.com/index.htm

Maris

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instantaneous into the permanent.

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Jim King wrote:
 After several years of searching I finally found and won an eBay
 auction (150111393342) for a Pentax A*600/5.6 lens in pristine
 condition.  I wanted it for my lens collection which now includes all
 of the A-series glass except the A*1200/8, which I've never seen for
 sale.  It should be great for long shots over Lake Erie from the
 front porch of our summer cottage.  It will be interesting to see how
 the SR of the K10D works with it - at a little over 3 Kg it might be
 marginally hand-holdable.  I suspect that it will spend more time on
 my HD tripod, however.

 This one was really hard to find - the only other time I saw one up
 for auction on eBay, I accidentally slept through the close of the
 auction and never got my bid in!  This one cost a bit more than the
 earlier one but seems to be in better condition (fingers crossed).

 There is also an FA*600/4 up on eBay currently. but the price just
 makes my head spin! 


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Re: Major enablement

2007-04-18 Thread Boris Liberman
Jim, you're the most serious man, I am telling you ;-)

On 4/18/07, Jim King [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 After several years of searching I finally found and won an eBay
 auction (150111393342) for a Pentax A*600/5.6 lens in pristine
 condition.  I wanted it for my lens collection which now includes all
 of the A-series glass except the A*1200/8, which I've never seen for
 sale.  It should be great for long shots over Lake Erie from the
 front porch of our summer cottage.  It will be interesting to see how
 the SR of the K10D works with it - at a little over 3 Kg it might be
 marginally hand-holdable.  I suspect that it will spend more time on
 my HD tripod, however.

 This one was really hard to find - the only other time I saw one up
 for auction on eBay, I accidentally slept through the close of the
 auction and never got my bid in!  This one cost a bit more than the
 earlier one but seems to be in better condition (fingers crossed).

 There is also an FA*600/4 up on eBay currently. but the price just
 makes my head spin!

 Regards, Jim

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Re: Major enablement

2007-04-18 Thread Mark Roberts
Jim King wrote:

There is also an FA*600/4 up on eBay currently. but the price just  
makes my head spin!

Well there are lots of 650-1300mm zooms available on eBay, and they 
only go for about $289. Why not pick up one of those? ;-)

I just got my tax refund check so I'm searching for an FA*300/2.8 or 
A*400/2.8 now...


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Re: Major enablement

2007-04-18 Thread Jim King
Maris V. Lidaka Sr. wrote on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 23:09:42 -0700:

 Congratulations!  Enjoy the lens.

 Next time you want to sleep, get bidding software (it does 'snipe'  
 bids,
 too) such as Auction Sentry [just remember to leave your computer ON]

That's good advice, Maris, and I have indeed begun using a sniping  
service when I can't be online at the close of an eBay auction.  I  
always place one maximum bid during the last 10 seconds of an  
auction, whether using sniping SW or placing the bid manually.  It  
keeps me from getting hypercompetitive and chasing other bidders!

Regards, Jim

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Re: Major enablement

2007-04-18 Thread Jim King
Mark Roberts wrote on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:37:47 -0700

 Well there are lots of 650-1300mm zooms available on eBay, and they
 only go for about $289. Why not pick up one of those? ;-)

Yeah, right!  Good for a doorstop, maybe...  or for use at f32.

 I just got my tax refund check so I'm searching for an FA*300/2.8 or
 A*400/2.8 now...

I was fortunate to get a used copy of the A*400/2.8 in excellent  
condition from Adorama Camera for $2500 several months ago.  One of  
the regulars here pointed it out to me.  I have never seen another  
for sale - good luck!

Regards, Jim

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Re: Major enablement

2007-04-18 Thread frank theriault
On 4/18/07, Jim King [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
snip  It should be great for long shots over Lake Erie from the
 front porch of our summer cottage.snip

Sounds to me like yer spying...

;-)

Seriously, that's one serious lens - congrats on your acquisition.

cheers,
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RE: Major enablement

2007-04-18 Thread Bill Sawyer
Jim,

I think that you will like the lens a lot, I've had mine for three years or
so. The lighter weight than the f4 version is a plus to me, as I
occasionally hike a ways with it in a backpack to get where I want to use
it. I carry it in a large photo backpack.  The poor positioning of the
tripod mount is a problem, but not seriously so. I find it quite sharp,
though it's not a good lens for moving subjects, due largely to the mount
position, at least I don't think so. Mr. Robb has some experience with it's
use on a gimbaled head. Here's a shot taken at Kensington Metropark (I'm in
Livonia, BTW) with this lens, the 1.4x teleconverter with an ist D.

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5016800

Congratulations, I know you'll like it, and for what it's worth, it sounds
to me like you got a good price if the pictures do it justice.

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim
King
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 12:50 AM
To: pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Major enablement

After several years of searching I finally found and won an eBay auction
(150111393342) for a Pentax A*600/5.6 lens in pristine condition.  I wanted
it for my lens collection which now includes all of the A-series glass
except the A*1200/8, which I've never seen for sale.  It should be great for
long shots over Lake Erie from the front porch of our summer cottage.  It
will be interesting to see how the SR of the K10D works with it - at a
little over 3 Kg it might be marginally hand-holdable.  I suspect that it
will spend more time on my HD tripod, however.

This one was really hard to find - the only other time I saw one up for
auction on eBay, I accidentally slept through the close of the auction and
never got my bid in!  This one cost a bit more than the earlier one but
seems to be in better condition (fingers crossed).

There is also an FA*600/4 up on eBay currently. but the price just makes my
head spin!

Regards, Jim

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RE: Major enablement

2007-04-18 Thread Jim King
Bill Sawyer wrote on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 17:04:40 -0700:

 Jim,

 I think that you will like the lens a lot, I've had mine for three  
 years or
 so. The lighter weight than the f4 version is a plus to me, as I
 occasionally hike a ways with it in a backpack to get where I want  
 to use
 it. I carry it in a large photo backpack.  The poor positioning of the
 tripod mount is a problem, but not seriously so. I find it quite  
 sharp,
 though it's not a good lens for moving subjects, due largely to the  
 mount
 position, at least I don't think so. Mr. Robb has some experience  
 with it's
 use on a gimbaled head. Here's a shot taken at Kensington Metropark  
 (I'm in
 Livonia, BTW) with this lens, the 1.4x teleconverter with an ist D.

 http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5016800

Great shot, Bill.  The composition works nicely for me in several  
ways - I wish I'd taken it!  I have a Gitzo 1410 tripod with a  
Manfrotto 3421 gimbal head which is sturdy enough to support my  
A*400/2.8 so it should do OK with the A*600/5.6, which only weighs  
about half as much.  Of course the A*600 is longer, and you advise  
that the tripod mount isn't optimally located, so I'll have to check  
it out.

Glad to hear that there is another PDMLer from the area in addition  
to Paul Stenquist and Ken Waller.

 Congratulations, I know you'll like it, and for what it's worth, it  
 sounds
 to me like you got a good price if the pictures do it justice.

Well, I have my fingers crossed that it's as good as it looks in  
those photos.  I've done business with Matsuiyastore before and they  
have been very good, so I'm expecting the best - we'll see...

Regards, Jim

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Re: Major enablement

2007-04-18 Thread Kenneth Waller
 snip  It should be great for long shots over Lake Erie from the
 front porch of our summer cottage.snip

Beats the hell out of trekking across the countryside with one, unless you 
got a Sherpa.

Kenneth Waller

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From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Major enablement


 On 4/18/07, Jim King [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 snip  It should be great for long shots over Lake Erie from the
 front porch of our summer cottage.snip

 Sounds to me like yer spying...

 ;-)

 Seriously, that's one serious lens - congrats on your acquisition.

 cheers,
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Re: Major enablement

2007-04-18 Thread Kenneth Waller
Nice catch Bill, although it would benefit from some better light.

Looks like metro Detroit is becoming the Pentax long lens capital!.


Kenneth Waller

- Original Message - 
From: Bill Sawyer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Major enablement


 Jim,

 I think that you will like the lens a lot, I've had mine for three years 
 or
 so. The lighter weight than the f4 version is a plus to me, as I
 occasionally hike a ways with it in a backpack to get where I want to use
 it. I carry it in a large photo backpack.  The poor positioning of the
 tripod mount is a problem, but not seriously so. I find it quite sharp,
 though it's not a good lens for moving subjects, due largely to the mount
 position, at least I don't think so. Mr. Robb has some experience with 
 it's
 use on a gimbaled head. Here's a shot taken at Kensington Metropark (I'm 
 in
 Livonia, BTW) with this lens, the 1.4x teleconverter with an ist D.

 http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5016800

 Congratulations, I know you'll like it, and for what it's worth, it sounds
 to me like you got a good price if the pictures do it justice.

 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of 
 Jim
 King
 Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 12:50 AM
 To: pdml@pdml.net
 Subject: Major enablement

 After several years of searching I finally found and won an eBay auction
 (150111393342) for a Pentax A*600/5.6 lens in pristine condition.  I 
 wanted
 it for my lens collection which now includes all of the A-series glass
 except the A*1200/8, which I've never seen for sale.  It should be great 
 for
 long shots over Lake Erie from the front porch of our summer cottage.  It
 will be interesting to see how the SR of the K10D works with it - at a
 little over 3 Kg it might be marginally hand-holdable.  I suspect that it
 will spend more time on my HD tripod, however.

 This one was really hard to find - the only other time I saw one up for
 auction on eBay, I accidentally slept through the close of the auction and
 never got my bid in!  This one cost a bit more than the earlier one but
 seems to be in better condition (fingers crossed).

 There is also an FA*600/4 up on eBay currently. but the price just makes 
 my
 head spin!

 Regards, Jim


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Major enablement

2007-04-17 Thread Jim King
After several years of searching I finally found and won an eBay  
auction (150111393342) for a Pentax A*600/5.6 lens in pristine  
condition.  I wanted it for my lens collection which now includes all  
of the A-series glass except the A*1200/8, which I've never seen for  
sale.  It should be great for long shots over Lake Erie from the  
front porch of our summer cottage.  It will be interesting to see how  
the SR of the K10D works with it - at a little over 3 Kg it might be  
marginally hand-holdable.  I suspect that it will spend more time on  
my HD tripod, however.

This one was really hard to find - the only other time I saw one up  
for auction on eBay, I accidentally slept through the close of the  
auction and never got my bid in!  This one cost a bit more than the  
earlier one but seems to be in better condition (fingers crossed).

There is also an FA*600/4 up on eBay currently. but the price just  
makes my head spin!

Regards, Jim

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Re: Major enablement

2007-04-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Congratulations, Jim. That's one heck of a collection you're putting  
together.

G

On Apr 17, 2007, at 9:49 PM, Jim King wrote:

 After several years of searching I finally found and won an eBay
 auction (150111393342) for a Pentax A*600/5.6 lens in pristine
 condition.  I wanted it for my lens collection which now includes all
 of the A-series glass except the A*1200/8, which I've never seen for
 sale.  It should be great for long shots over Lake Erie from the
 front porch of our summer cottage.  It will be interesting to see how
 the SR of the K10D works with it - at a little over 3 Kg it might be
 marginally hand-holdable.  I suspect that it will spend more time on
 my HD tripod, however.

 This one was really hard to find - the only other time I saw one up
 for auction on eBay, I accidentally slept through the close of the
 auction and never got my bid in!  This one cost a bit more than the
 earlier one but seems to be in better condition (fingers crossed).

 There is also an FA*600/4 up on eBay currently. but the price just
 makes my head spin!

 Regards, Jim


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OT - Happy Birthday to me major enablement

2007-02-28 Thread Christian
Not to toot my own horn, but today is my birthday AND I got my bonus 
payout as well...  so instead of doing something sensible like investing 
it, I bought myself a major gift:

OT because it does not have a Pentax badge on it
http://tinyurl.com/2yvktl

Should arrive in 3 or 4 days.

woo-freaking-hoo!  Can't wait to chase the birdies now. :-)

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Re: OT - Happy Birthday to me major enablement

2007-02-28 Thread Adam Maas
Christian wrote:
 Not to toot my own horn, but today is my birthday AND I got my bonus 
 payout as well...  so instead of doing something sensible like investing 
 it, I bought myself a major gift:
 
 OT because it does not have a Pentax badge on it
 http://tinyurl.com/2yvktl
 
 Should arrive in 3 or 4 days.
 
 woo-freaking-hoo!  Can't wait to chase the birdies now. :-)
 

Nice!

Picked up a ST 200/4 today myself. I'd love a SMCT 500 for shooting 
planes though.

-Adam

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Re: OT - Happy Birthday to me major enablement

2007-02-28 Thread Bruce Dayton
Happy Birthday!  Very woo-hoo indeed!

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Wednesday, February 28, 2007, 11:34:24 AM, you wrote:

C Not to toot my own horn, but today is my birthday AND I got my bonus
C payout as well...  so instead of doing something sensible like investing
C it, I bought myself a major gift:

C OT because it does not have a Pentax badge on it
C http://tinyurl.com/2yvktl

C Should arrive in 3 or 4 days.

C woo-freaking-hoo!  Can't wait to chase the birdies now. :-)

C -- 

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RE: OT - Happy Birthday to me major enablement

2007-02-28 Thread Tom C
Two words - You suck!


Tom C.



From: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: OT - Happy Birthday to me major enablement
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:34:24 -0500

Not to toot my own horn, but today is my birthday AND I got my bonus
payout as well...  so instead of doing something sensible like investing
it, I bought myself a major gift:

OT because it does not have a Pentax badge on it
http://tinyurl.com/2yvktl

Should arrive in 3 or 4 days.

woo-freaking-hoo!  Can't wait to chase the birdies now. :-)

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Re: OT - Happy Birthday to me major enablement

2007-02-28 Thread Scott Loveless
On 2/28/07, Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Not to toot my own horn, but today is my birthday AND I got my bonus
 payout as well...  so instead of doing something sensible like investing
 it, I bought myself a major gift:

 OT because it does not have a Pentax badge on it
 http://tinyurl.com/2yvktl

You're building a coffee table, right?

Happy birthday and congrats.

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Re: OT - Happy Birthday to me major enablement

2007-02-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Now that's a nice major gift ...

Long teles is definitely Canon's forte. Good luck with it!

G

On Feb 28, 2007, at 11:34 AM, Christian wrote:

 Not to toot my own horn, but today is my birthday AND I got my bonus
 payout as well...  so instead of doing something sensible like  
 investing
 it, I bought myself a major gift:

 OT because it does not have a Pentax badge on it
 http://tinyurl.com/2yvktl

 Should arrive in 3 or 4 days.

 woo-freaking-hoo!  Can't wait to chase the birdies now. :-)


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Re: OT - Happy Birthday to me major enablement

2007-02-28 Thread Kenneth Waller
Great news Christian. I'm sure you'll put it to good use.

Now all you need is a Sherpa to carry it, a tripod  head!

Kenneth Waller

- Original Message - 
From: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: OT - Happy Birthday to me major enablement


 Not to toot my own horn, but today is my birthday AND I got my bonus 
 payout as well...  so instead of doing something sensible like investing 
 it, I bought myself a major gift:
 
 OT because it does not have a Pentax badge on it
 http://tinyurl.com/2yvktl
 
 Should arrive in 3 or 4 days.
 
 woo-freaking-hoo!  Can't wait to chase the birdies now. :-)
 
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Re: OT - Happy Birthday to me major enablement

2007-02-28 Thread Mat Maessen
On 2/28/07, Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 OT because it does not have a Pentax badge on it
 http://tinyurl.com/2yvktl

Does that come with a sherpa to carry it?

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Re: OT - Happy Birthday to me major enablement

2007-02-28 Thread Paul Stenquist
Congratulations! That's extreme enablement.
Paul
On Feb 28, 2007, at 2:34 PM, Christian wrote:

 Not to toot my own horn, but today is my birthday AND I got my bonus
 payout as well...  so instead of doing something sensible like 
 investing
 it, I bought myself a major gift:

 OT because it does not have a Pentax badge on it
 http://tinyurl.com/2yvktl

 Should arrive in 3 or 4 days.

 woo-freaking-hoo!  Can't wait to chase the birdies now. :-)

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Re: OT - Happy Birthday to me major enablement

2007-02-28 Thread Christian
Kenneth Waller wrote:
 Great news Christian. I'm sure you'll put it to good use.
 
 Now all you need is a Sherpa to carry it, a tripod  head!

h  that's the second sherpa comment.  Cesar?  where are you?

Seriously, the lens is so frigging expensive that I could not buy the 
wimberley or kirk head just yet.  I might try out the sidekick which I 
hear is good for the 500mm and is half the cost of the gimbal heads.


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Re: OT - Happy Birthday to me major enablement

2007-02-28 Thread Kenneth Waller
I might try out the sidekick which I hear is good for the 500mm and is half 
the cost of the gimbal heads.

I have the Kirk King Cobra  have no issue with it.
Check out a recent addition  - the Jobo. Looks simple  I believe is less 
costly that the full blown Wimberly  Kirk.

Now what about the tripod you'll be using.

Kenneth Waller

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Subject: Re: OT - Happy Birthday to me major enablement


 Kenneth Waller wrote:
 Great news Christian. I'm sure you'll put it to good use.

 Now all you need is a Sherpa to carry it, a tripod  head!

 h  that's the second sherpa comment.  Cesar?  where are you?

 Seriously, the lens is so frigging expensive that I could not buy the
 wimberley or kirk head just yet.  I might try out the sidekick which I
 hear is good for the 500mm and is half the cost of the gimbal heads.


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Re: OT - Happy Birthday to me major enablement

2007-02-28 Thread Cotty
On 28/2/07, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed:

Not to toot my own horn, but today is my birthday AND I got my bonus 
payout as well...  so instead of doing something sensible like investing 
it, I bought myself a major gift:

OT because it does not have a Pentax badge on it
http://tinyurl.com/2yvktl

Should arrive in 3 or 4 days.

woo-freaking-hoo!  Can't wait to chase the birdies now. :-)

This is a Pentax list, piss off.

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Re: OT - Happy Birthday to me major enablement

2007-02-28 Thread David Savage
At 07:32 AM 1/03/2007, Cotty wrote:
On 28/2/07, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed:

 Not to toot my own horn, but today is my birthday AND I got my bonus
 payout as well...  so instead of doing something sensible like investing
 it, I bought myself a major gift:
 
 OT because it does not have a Pentax badge on it
 http://tinyurl.com/2yvktl
 
 Should arrive in 3 or 4 days.
 
 woo-freaking-hoo!  Can't wait to chase the birdies now. :-)

This is a Pentax list, piss off.


I think Cotty's jealous.

Cheers,

Dave 


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Re: OT - Happy Birthday to me major enablement

2007-02-28 Thread Boris Liberman
Happy Birthday 500 mm f4 Luxury Image Stabilized cake ;-).

Boris



Christian wrote:
 Not to toot my own horn, but today is my birthday AND I got my bonus 
 payout as well...  so instead of doing something sensible like investing 
 it, I bought myself a major gift:
 
 OT because it does not have a Pentax badge on it
 http://tinyurl.com/2yvktl
 
 Should arrive in 3 or 4 days.
 
 woo-freaking-hoo!  Can't wait to chase the birdies now. :-)
 


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Major Enablement: FA*300 f4.5

2006-03-30 Thread Jay Taylor

At least to me it is major!
I've bee reading about all over for this great lens.  After losing  
out on one in an eBay auction a few months back by being too cheap to  
bid a decent price for it, I was really wanting very badly to add  
this one to my collection. Finally, I decided that I would pull the  
trigger on an as brand new condition one that I had known of a  
source for some time, but didn't want to pay the big dollars. I ended  
up paying probably too much for it, but considering what some of the  
prices have been lately for fine Pentax glass, I figured that for an  
excellent copy of this lens it would be money well spent. Now I see  
for myself what the hype is all about. The only complaint I have with  
it is the lack of a tripod collar. Here if one of my first images  
with the lens taken with my *istDS:


http://i.pbase.com/o4/87/63987/1/57940041.FA3003.jpg

JayT



Re: Major Enablement: FA*300 f4.5

2006-03-30 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
Jay Taylor wrote on 30.03.06 10:31:

 At least to me it is major!
 I've bee reading about all over for this great lens.  After losing
 out on one in an eBay auction a few months back by being too cheap to
 bid a decent price for it, I was really wanting very badly to add
 this one to my collection. Finally, I decided that I would pull the
 trigger on an as brand new condition one that I had known of a
 source for some time, but didn't want to pay the big dollars. I ended
 up paying probably too much for it, but considering what some of the
 prices have been lately for fine Pentax glass, I figured that for an
 excellent copy of this lens it would be money well spent. Now I see
 for myself what the hype is all about. The only complaint I have with
 it is the lack of a tripod collar. Here if one of my first images
 with the lens taken with my *istDS:
 
 http://i.pbase.com/o4/87/63987/1/57940041.FA3003.jpg
Congrats Jay! It is really beautiful lens, small and light for its focal
length and max aperture. Have a lot of fun with it!

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Best Regards
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Re: Major Enablement: FA*300 f4.5

2006-03-30 Thread Kenneth Waller
Jay, I think you're going to enjoy this lens. I've had one since the late 
90's - its one of my most used lenses.
I too would like it to have a tripod collar but I'm very satisfied with the 
results as is.


Kenneth Waller

- Original Message - 
From: Jay Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Subject: Major Enablement: FA*300 f4.5



At least to me it is major!
I've bee reading about all over for this great lens.  After losing  out 
on one in an eBay auction a few months back by being too cheap to  bid a 
decent price for it, I was really wanting very badly to add  this one to 
my collection. Finally, I decided that I would pull the  trigger on an as 
brand new condition one that I had known of a  source for some time, but 
didn't want to pay the big dollars. I ended  up paying probably too much 
for it, but considering what some of the  prices have been lately for fine 
Pentax glass, I figured that for an  excellent copy of this lens it would 
be money well spent. Now I see  for myself what the hype is all about. The 
only complaint I have with  it is the lack of a tripod collar. Here if one 
of my first images  with the lens taken with my *istDS:


http://i.pbase.com/o4/87/63987/1/57940041.FA3003.jpg

JayT





Re: Major Enablement: FA*300 f4.5

2006-03-30 Thread Jon Myers
Congratulations! I like that focal length. Have
enjoyed using my M*300/4 for a while now. 


--- Jay Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 At least to me it is major!
 I've bee reading about all over for this great
 lens.  After losing  
 out on one in an eBay auction a few months back by
 being too cheap to  
 bid a decent price for it, I was really wanting very
 badly to add  
 this one to my collection. Finally, I decided that I
 would pull the  
 trigger on an as brand new condition one that I
 had known of a  
 source for some time, but didn't want to pay the big
 dollars. I ended  
 up paying probably too much for it, but considering
 what some of the  
 prices have been lately for fine Pentax glass, I
 figured that for an  
 excellent copy of this lens it would be money well
 spent. Now I see  
 for myself what the hype is all about. The only
 complaint I have with  
 it is the lack of a tripod collar. Here if one of my
 first images  
 with the lens taken with my *istDS:
 
 http://i.pbase.com/o4/87/63987/1/57940041.FA3003.jpg
 
 JayT
 
 


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Re: Major Enablement

2006-02-09 Thread Cotty
On 8/2/06, Collin R Brendemuehl, discombobulated, unleashed:

On it's way: A*85/1.4 from Canada. \

Congrats! Welcome to the *real* club ;-)




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Major Enablement

2006-02-08 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl

On it's way: A*85/1.4 from Canada.  It'll need some mount repair,
but I've performed that feat before.  After that will come a comparison:
Will I keep it or the A100/2.8?  And is WW still lusting for an A100/2.8?
They're really tough to find and even harder yet to part with.
It will be interesting to compare them in terms of size and
image perspective on the DS, Super Program, and KX.

Collin


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Major Enablement

2005-09-17 Thread Jay Taylor

Well,
At least in my mind it is. I couldn't resist (this time) the 
opportunity to purchase an almost new FA 80-200 f2.8 zoom for my 
*istDS. I'm eagerly awaiting delivery in the next several days. It 
wasn't really in my plan, I'd been eyeing the shorter 28-70 f2.8 but 
figured that one might be a little easier to find later. So my newly 
acquired placeholder FA 80-200 f4.7-5.6 will be up for sale soon 
perhaps. Here is one of the few pics taken so far with that lens, which 
is really not too bad:


http://i.pbase.com/v3/87/63987/1/49033925.Sachi.jpg

I'll be screwed when the 12-24 comes out in terms of funding. Hopefully 
that new higher MP body won't be introduced too soon.
If anyone has a lead on a Pentax AF 1.7x teleconverter I would 
appreciate it.


Thanks,
JayT



RE: Major Enablement

2005-09-17 Thread Don Sanderson
Hi Jay, that's a very nice shot, and dog.
I have the F80-200/4.7-5.6, it's one of my favorite
walk-around lenses.
Very light, and the internal zoom is a feature I wish
ALL of my lenses had.
The best way to find an F1.7x is to check eekBay and
KEH at least several time a day.
They show up fairly regularly but go VERY fast!
Setup a search for Pentax 1.7x on eekBay and have
them send you an e-mail whenever new items show up.
Still a good idea to check manually, and frequently,
too.

Don

 -Original Message-
 From: Jay Taylor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 7:58 AM
 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
 Subject: Major Enablement
 
 
 Well,
 At least in my mind it is. I couldn't resist (this time) the 
 opportunity to purchase an almost new FA 80-200 f2.8 zoom for my 
 *istDS. I'm eagerly awaiting delivery in the next several days. It 
 wasn't really in my plan, I'd been eyeing the shorter 28-70 f2.8 but 
 figured that one might be a little easier to find later. So my newly 
 acquired placeholder FA 80-200 f4.7-5.6 will be up for sale soon 
 perhaps. Here is one of the few pics taken so far with that lens, which 
 is really not too bad:
 
 http://i.pbase.com/v3/87/63987/1/49033925.Sachi.jpg
 
 I'll be screwed when the 12-24 comes out in terms of funding. Hopefully 
 that new higher MP body won't be introduced too soon.
 If anyone has a lead on a Pentax AF 1.7x teleconverter I would 
 appreciate it.
 
 Thanks,
 JayT
 



Re: Major Enablement.

2005-07-24 Thread Bob Sullivan
Bill,
Nice purchase! 
And at 1/3 retail?
What's that, about US$800?
Wow, the A200 Macro is impossible to fine at $1,200.
You have a great bargain on a fine lens.
Bob

On 7/22/05, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 I've hinted at this in a couple of posts, but didn't want to jinx it.
 After reading a few posts by Pal and Tom R., I decided to se if I could
 track down one of those FA200/4 Macro lenses that they waxed eloquent about.
 My initial conversation with the store had the Pentax rep saying they were
 available as a special order out of Japan, much like the A15/3.5 is (was)
 available.
 Fine, six weeks and I'll have it, I'm thinking.
 Then the store calls me and says the rep called Japan to place the order and
 found that the lens was no longer available.
 Great sadness.
 Then the store called me and told me the rep had found one in another reps
 display sample kit in the USA and would I mind taking a demonstrator (at
 about 1/3 of new price).
 There was no hesitation at all on my part.
 Pentax Canada will be running the lens through their refurbishing department
 to ensure it is at as close to like new as possible, and I should have it
 before the end of August.
 Anyway, thats my story, and I'm sticking to it.
 
 William Robb
 
 




Re: Major Enablement.

2005-07-23 Thread Cotty
On 22/7/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed:

I plan to, big boy.

Promise you'll wear a lumberjack shirt.

BTW, nice job with the tunnel ;-)




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Re: Major Enablement.

2005-07-23 Thread Thibouille
Well I guess you are quite a bit lucky :)
That said, well done ! Now I'm jealous :p

2005/7/22, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
 I've hinted at this in a couple of posts, but didn't want to jinx it.
 After reading a few posts by Pal and Tom R., I decided to se if I could
 track down one of those FA200/4 Macro lenses that they waxed eloquent about.
 My initial conversation with the store had the Pentax rep saying they were
 available as a special order out of Japan, much like the A15/3.5 is (was)
 available.
 Fine, six weeks and I'll have it, I'm thinking.
 Then the store calls me and says the rep called Japan to place the order and
 found that the lens was no longer available.
 Great sadness.
 Then the store called me and told me the rep had found one in another reps
 display sample kit in the USA and would I mind taking a demonstrator (at
 about 1/3 of new price).
 There was no hesitation at all on my part.
 Pentax Canada will be running the lens through their refurbishing department
 to ensure it is at as close to like new as possible, and I should have it
 before the end of August.
 Anyway, thats my story, and I'm sticking to it.
 
 William Robb
 
 
 


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Major Enablement.

2005-07-22 Thread William Robb

I've hinted at this in a couple of posts, but didn't want to jinx it.
After reading a few posts by Pal and Tom R., I decided to se if I could 
track down one of those FA200/4 Macro lenses that they waxed eloquent about.
My initial conversation with the store had the Pentax rep saying they were 
available as a special order out of Japan, much like the A15/3.5 is (was) 
available.

Fine, six weeks and I'll have it, I'm thinking.
Then the store calls me and says the rep called Japan to place the order and 
found that the lens was no longer available.

Great sadness.
Then the store called me and told me the rep had found one in another reps 
display sample kit in the USA and would I mind taking a demonstrator (at 
about 1/3 of new price).

There was no hesitation at all on my part.
Pentax Canada will be running the lens through their refurbishing department 
to ensure it is at as close to like new as possible, and I should have it 
before the end of August.

Anyway, thats my story, and I'm sticking to it.

William Robb




Re: Major Enablement.

2005-07-22 Thread frank theriault
On 7/22/05, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 I've hinted at this in a couple of posts, but didn't want to jinx it.
 After reading a few posts by Pal and Tom R., I decided to se if I could
 track down one of those FA200/4 Macro lenses that they waxed eloquent about.
 My initial conversation with the store had the Pentax rep saying they were
 available as a special order out of Japan, much like the A15/3.5 is (was)
 available.
 Fine, six weeks and I'll have it, I'm thinking.
 Then the store calls me and says the rep called Japan to place the order and
 found that the lens was no longer available.
 Great sadness.
 Then the store called me and told me the rep had found one in another reps
 display sample kit in the USA and would I mind taking a demonstrator (at
 about 1/3 of new price).
 There was no hesitation at all on my part.
 Pentax Canada will be running the lens through their refurbishing department
 to ensure it is at as close to like new as possible, and I should have it
 before the end of August.
 Anyway, thats my story, and I'm sticking to it.

Tres cool!

-frank


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Re: Major Enablement.

2005-07-22 Thread Jack Davis
Congratulations! 
Awaiting a blessed event is always wrought with
anxiety.

Jack



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Re: Major Enablement.

2005-07-22 Thread Christian
Nice.  and 1/3 the cost?  a steal! A lens I always lusted after...  2nd only
to a FA* 600/4.

Christian

- Original Message - 
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Pentax Discuss pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 8:28 AM
Subject: Major Enablement.


 I've hinted at this in a couple of posts, but didn't want to jinx it.
 After reading a few posts by Pal and Tom R., I decided to se if I could
 track down one of those FA200/4 Macro lenses that they waxed eloquent
about.
 My initial conversation with the store had the Pentax rep saying they were
 available as a special order out of Japan, much like the A15/3.5 is (was)
 available.
 Fine, six weeks and I'll have it, I'm thinking.
 Then the store calls me and says the rep called Japan to place the order
and
 found that the lens was no longer available.
 Great sadness.
 Then the store called me and told me the rep had found one in another reps
 display sample kit in the USA and would I mind taking a demonstrator (at
 about 1/3 of new price).
 There was no hesitation at all on my part.
 Pentax Canada will be running the lens through their refurbishing
department
 to ensure it is at as close to like new as possible, and I should have it
 before the end of August.
 Anyway, thats my story, and I'm sticking to it.

 William Robb





Re: Major Enablement.

2005-07-22 Thread keithw

William Robb wrote:


I've hinted at this in a couple of posts, but didn't want to jinx it.
After reading a few posts by Pal and Tom R., I decided to se if I could 
track down one of those FA200/4 Macro lenses that they waxed eloquent 
about.
My initial conversation with the store had the Pentax rep saying they 
were available as a special order out of Japan, much like the A15/3.5 is 
(was) available.

Fine, six weeks and I'll have it, I'm thinking.
Then the store calls me and says the rep called Japan to place the order 
and found that the lens was no longer available.

Great sadness.
Then the store called me and told me the rep had found one in another 
reps display sample kit in the USA and would I mind taking a 
demonstrator (at about 1/3 of new price).

There was no hesitation at all on my part.
Pentax Canada will be running the lens through their refurbishing 
department to ensure it is at as close to like new as possible, and I 
should have it before the end of August.

Anyway, thats my story, and I'm sticking to it.

William Robb


You'd better, since you now have to pay for it!  ;-)

Congratulations!
I'll bet that becomes a favorite...

keith whaley



Re: Major Enablement.

2005-07-22 Thread Boris Liberman

Hi!


I've hinted at this in a couple of posts, but didn't want to jinx it.
After reading a few posts by Pal and Tom R., I decided to se if I could 
track down one of those FA200/4 Macro lenses that they waxed eloquent 
about.
My initial conversation with the store had the Pentax rep saying they 
were available as a special order out of Japan, much like the A15/3.5 is 
(was) available.

Fine, six weeks and I'll have it, I'm thinking.
Then the store calls me and says the rep called Japan to place the order 
and found that the lens was no longer available.

Great sadness.
Then the store called me and told me the rep had found one in another 
reps display sample kit in the USA and would I mind taking a 
demonstrator (at about 1/3 of new price).

There was no hesitation at all on my part.
Pentax Canada will be running the lens through their refurbishing 
department to ensure it is at as close to like new as possible, and I 
should have it before the end of August.

Anyway, thats my story, and I'm sticking to it.


Great... Now, anyone willing to outmajor Mr Robb here? ;-)

Congratulations Bill... Seems you have good relationship with Pentax 
Canada...


Boris



Re: Major Enablement.

2005-07-22 Thread William Robb


- Original Message - 
From: Boris Liberman 
Subject: Re: Major Enablement.






Congratulations Bill... Seems you have good relationship with Pentax 
Canada...


They like me, thats for sure.

William Robb



Re: Major Enablement.

2005-07-22 Thread Cotty
On 22/7/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed:

Anyway, thats my story, and I'm sticking to it.

Son of a bitch.

Slap my ass and call me Sally.




Cheers,
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Re: Major Enablement.

2005-07-22 Thread Kenneth Waller
Sally,

Kenneth Waller

- Original Message - 
From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax list pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 7:32 PM
Subject: Re: Major Enablement.


 On 22/7/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed:
 
 Anyway, thats my story, and I'm sticking to it.
 
 Son of a bitch.
 
 Slap my ass and call me Sally.
 
 
 
 
 Cheers,
   Cotty
 
 
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Re: Major Enablement.

2005-07-22 Thread William Robb


- Original Message - 
From: Cotty 
Subject: Re: Major Enablement.






Slap my ass and call me Sally.


I plan to, big boy.

William Robb





Re: Major Enablement.

2005-07-22 Thread William Robb


- Original Message - 
From: Kenneth Waller 
Subject: Re: Major Enablement.




Sally,



His ass Ken.

William Robb



Re: Major Enablement.

2005-07-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Oo Bill, you're so gruff and tuff ...

Shel 


 [Original Message]
 From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
 Date: 7/22/2005 6:10:47 PM
 Subject: Re: Major Enablement.


 - Original Message - 
 From: Cotty 
 Subject: Re: Major Enablement.


 
  
  Slap my ass and call me Sally.

 I plan to, big boy.

 William Robb






Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-20 Thread mike wilson

Cotty wrote:


On 18/7/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed:


For now. I have just enabled myself in a major way, and I may be killed for 
it.



Hints please.


200/2.8 Macro?






Cheers,
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Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-20 Thread William Robb


- Original Message - 
From: mike wilson

Subject: Re: Major Enablement :-)



Cotty wrote:


On 18/7/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed:


For now. I have just enabled myself in a major way, and I may be killed 
for it.



Hints please.


200/2.8 Macro?


I didn't realize Pentax made such a beast.

William Robb 





Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/7/05, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed:

200/2.8 Macro?

Mutley snigger




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Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-20 Thread mike wilson

William Robb wrote:



- Original Message - From: mike wilson
Subject: Re: Major Enablement :-)



Cotty wrote:


On 18/7/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed:


For now. I have just enabled myself in a major way, and I may be 
killed for it.




Hints please.



200/2.8 Macro?



I didn't realize Pentax made such a beast.

William Robb


I'm working from memory, so anything I write is meaningless.



Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-20 Thread mike wilson

William Robb wrote:



- Original Message - From: mike wilson
Subject: Re: Major Enablement :-)



Cotty wrote:


On 18/7/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed:


For now. I have just enabled myself in a major way, and I may be 
killed for it.




Hints please.



200/2.8 Macro?



I didn't realize Pentax made such a beast.

William Robb




200/4 Macro



Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/7/05, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed:

I'm working from memory, so anything I write is meaningless.

Bumper crop today.

Mark!




Cheers,
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Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-20 Thread keithw

William Robb wrote:



- Original Message - From: mike wilson
Subject: Re: Major Enablement :-)



Cotty wrote:


On 18/7/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed:


For now. I have just enabled myself in a major way, and I may be 
killed for it.




Hints please.



200/2.8 Macro?



I didn't realize Pentax made such a beast.

William Robb


They make an auto focus FA*.
ED (IF).

And, a manual SMC A*. Also ED.

keith



Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-20 Thread keithw

mike wilson wrote:


William Robb wrote:



- Original Message - From: mike wilson
Subject: Re: Major Enablement :-)



Cotty wrote:


On 18/7/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed:


For now. I have just enabled myself in a major way, and I may be 
killed for it.



Hints please.



200/2.8 Macro?



I didn't realize Pentax made such a beast.

William Robb



200/4 Macro


Ooops!
I totally ignored the word macro in my last response!
Sorry 'bout that!
I think the 200 f/4.0 Macro is the one...

keith



Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-20 Thread William Robb


- Original Message - 
From: keithw 
Subject: Re: Major Enablement :-)






I think the 200 f/4.0 Macro is the one...



Sadly, it's been discontinued, according to Pentax Canada.

William Robb



Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-20 Thread Boris Liberman

Hi!


Hints please.



200/2.8 Macro?


Even at 200/4 Macro it is Major indeed!

Boris



Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-19 Thread Jostein

Don't worry, Boris. I have plenty to retaliate with already.
But I'll save it for later... snigger

Jostein


- Original Message - 
From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED]

To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 6:35 AM
Subject: Re: Major Enablement :-)



Hi!

I heard it was a rocky shore until you got them between your toes. 
Mighty, indeed. 8-)))


Mike, you realize that when you come here and post some pictures, 
Jostein might as well retaliate?


;-)

Boris





Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-19 Thread mike wilson

Jostein wrote:

Don't worry, Boris. I have plenty to retaliate with already.
But I'll save it for later... snigger

Jostein


=8-O




- Original Message - From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 6:35 AM
Subject: Re: Major Enablement :-)



Hi!

I heard it was a rocky shore until you got them between your toes. 
Mighty, indeed. 8-)))



Mike, you realize that when you come here and post some pictures, 
Jostein might as well retaliate?


;-)

Boris









Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-19 Thread Cotty
On 18/7/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed:

For now. I have just enabled myself in a major way, and I may be killed for 
it.

Hints please.




Cheers,
  Cotty


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Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-18 Thread Jostein
Quoting Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED]:

  PS. My 31 is not for sale...
 
 A-ha... Do I sense some fear in the steady tone of mighty Norwegian? ;-)

hehe. No fear. Just fierce protectionism.

Btw, where the heck did you get mighty from?!?

:-)

Cheers,
Jostein




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Re: Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-18 Thread mike wilson

 
 From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Date: 2005/07/18 Mon AM 11:01:11 GMT
 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
 Subject: Re: Major Enablement :-)
 
 Quoting Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
 
   PS. My 31 is not for sale...
  
  A-ha... Do I sense some fear in the steady tone of mighty Norwegian? ;-)
 
 hehe. No fear. Just fierce protectionism.
 
 Btw, where the heck did you get mighty from?!?

Anyone who can fit a washing machine into a hole that is too small has got to 
be at least mighty.

8-)))


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Re: Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-18 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi!

Mike, if my memory is still working, it was dishwasher...

 Anyone who can fit a washing machine into a hole that is too small has got to 
 be at least mighty.

-- 
Boris



Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-18 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi!

 hehe. No fear. Just fierce protectionism.

Isn't it the same basic emotion?

 Btw, where the heck did you get mighty from?!?

Hmmm, let me think... Episodes with taking the shoes off prior to
entering the water and few similar ones come to mind... Or was that a
rhetorical question? ;-)

-- 
Boris



Re: Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-18 Thread mike wilson

 
 From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Date: 2005/07/18 Mon AM 11:41:42 GMT
 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
 Subject: Re: Re: Major Enablement :-)
 
 Hi!
 
 Mike, if my memory is still working, it was dishwasher...
 
  Anyone who can fit a washing machine into a hole that is too small has got 
  to be at least mighty.
 
That's about normal for me, then.  8-)


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Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-18 Thread frank theriault
On 7/17/05, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Hi!
 
 It arrived, finally!
 
 Now I am happy owner of 43 Lim black and 77 Lim silver...
 
 Ken, they are just gorgeous!!!
 

I have envy.

g

Good on you, Boris.  I know you'll use them well.

cheers,
frank

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Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson



Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-18 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi!

 I have envy.
 
 g
 
 Good on you, Boris.  I know you'll use them well.

Yet another reason for you to come. You would be able to use it while
here... evil grin

-- 
Boris



Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-18 Thread Jostein
Quoting Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED]:

  Btw, where the heck did you get mighty from?!?
 
 Hmmm, let me think... Episodes with taking the shoes off prior to
 entering the water and few similar ones come to mind... Or was that a
 rhetorical question? ;-)

Oh, well.
Mighty from getting sand between my toes while holding a camera. 
I can live with that...LOL

Jostein



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Re: Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-18 Thread Jostein
Quoting mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
 Anyone who can fit a washing machine into a hole that is too small has got to
 be at least mighty.

:-)

Thanks Mike.

I can't spoil it by disclosing how I solved it now, can I.

Jostein
the secretive


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Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-18 Thread mike wilson

Jostein wrote:


Quoting mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]:


Anyone who can fit a washing machine into a hole that is too small has got to
be at least mighty.



:-)

Thanks Mike.

I can't spoil it by disclosing how I solved it now, can I.



Jostein
the secretive


If it was anything like the way Catherine solves problems, 
congratulations on your brand-new kitchen.  8-)


mike
the skint



Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-18 Thread mike wilson

Jostein wrote:


Quoting Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED]:



Btw, where the heck did you get mighty from?!?


Hmmm, let me think... Episodes with taking the shoes off prior to
entering the water and few similar ones come to mind... Or was that a
rhetorical question? ;-)



Oh, well.
Mighty from getting sand between my toes while holding a camera. 
I can live with that...LOL


Jostein


I heard it was a rocky shore until you got them between your toes. 
Mighty, indeed. 8-)))




Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-18 Thread Boris Liberman

Hi!

I heard it was a rocky shore until you got them between your toes. 
Mighty, indeed. 8-)))


Mike, you realize that when you come here and post some pictures, 
Jostein might as well retaliate?


;-)

Boris



Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-18 Thread Boris Liberman

Hi!

If it was anything like the way Catherine solves problems, 
congratulations on your brand-new kitchen.  8-)


Hmmm, Bill Robb is married, isn't he? evil grin

Boris



Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-18 Thread William Robb


- Original Message - 
From: Boris Liberman

Subject: Re: Major Enablement :-)



Hi!

If it was anything like the way Catherine solves problems, 
congratulations on your brand-new kitchen.  8-)


Hmmm, Bill Robb is married, isn't he? evil grin


For now. I have just enabled myself in a major way, and I may be killed for 
it.


William Robb 





Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-17 Thread Boris Liberman

Hi!

It arrived, finally!

Now I am happy owner of 43 Lim black and 77 Lim silver...

Ken, they are just gorgeous!!!

Boris



RE: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-17 Thread Don Sanderson
You've just been added to my hate list! ;-)
Congrats!

don

 -Original Message-
 From: Boris Liberman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 1:59 PM
 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
 Subject: Major Enablement :-)
 
 
 Hi!
 
 It arrived, finally!
 
 Now I am happy owner of 43 Lim black and 77 Lim silver...
 
 Ken, they are just gorgeous!!!
 
 Boris
 



Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-17 Thread Jostein

Congrats, Boris.
Wear them gracefully. :-)

Jostein

PS. My 31 is not for sale...


- Original Message - 
From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED]

To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 8:58 PM
Subject: Major Enablement :-)



Hi!

It arrived, finally!

Now I am happy owner of 43 Lim black and 77 Lim silver...

Ken, they are just gorgeous!!!

Boris





Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-17 Thread Boris Liberman

Hi!


It arrived, finally!

Now I am happy owner of 43 Lim black and 77 Lim silver...

Ken, they are just gorgeous!!!


Oh Boris. Now you must be a very, very lucky man :-) Just please don't 
sleep with them instead of your wife ;-)

Congratulations!!!

Jealous
Sylwek


Duly noted... :-)

Boris



Nearing a Major Enablement

2003-10-20 Thread frank theriault
I can't say much, except a deal seems to have been reached.  For the sake of 
discretion, I don't want to say too much until it's consumated, likely 
around November 2nd or 3rd.

I won't be a member of the Brotherhood, but trust me, it will be a Major 
Pentaxian Enablement of the 35mm film variety.

Details to follow.  I can say no more (I've probably said too much 
already)...

cheers,
frank
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fears it is true.  -J. Robert Oppenheimer

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