Re: [MBZ] OT: Smoldering iron still works

2019-12-14 Thread Clay Monroe via Mercedes
Well invested and congratulations on getting the Canon back on the road. Keep and eye on the Seattle Goodwill store on the bay of fleas. There is an awful lot of camera gear that shows up regularly. The intake system for goods has developed specialists who will divert the quality merch from

Re: [MBZ] OT: Smoldering iron still works

2019-12-14 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
It's coming to him with a basic crap 80-200 lens on it, with the expectation that he can/would borrow the better glass at need. (Such as the favored magic drain pipe 80-200/2.8, or the 300/4, the 400/5.6, the 600/8 cat, the 20-35/2.8, 15/2.8, either of the 50mm or 100mm macros, etc.) And if he

Re: [MBZ] OT: Smoldering iron still works

2019-12-14 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Waytago!    Strong work, if fiddly.    THanks for the report. Jim Cathey via Mercedes December 14, 2019 at 8:42 AM In my travels and travails I somehow managed to end up with a Canon 10D camera that I purchased for $1. Non-functional, of course. For an auxiliary

Re: [MBZ] OT: Smoldering iron still works

2019-12-14 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Nice work, like the new term: smoldering iron. Max Dillon Charleston SC Dec 14, 2019 9:43:04 AM Jim Cathey via Mercedes : > In my travels and travails I somehow managed to end up with > a Canon 10D camera that I purchased for $1. Non-functional, > of course. For an auxiliary Christmas present

[MBZ] OT: Smoldering iron still works

2019-12-14 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
In my travels and travails I somehow managed to end up with a Canon 10D camera that I purchased for $1. Non-functional, of course. For an auxiliary Christmas present for my son, I decided to see if I could fix it. He has a nice phone camera, but those cameras are decidedly limited on the long