Thanks all
I might try to get one. I love wide angle, but sometines the 2.8/20mm is too
wide. I don't have a 24mm or 35mm, just the A 2.8/20mm and a SMCA 2.8/28mm,
so this focal length 24-35 seems to be what I'm missing.
All the best
Jens
Jens Bladt
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://hjem.get2net.d
Joseph Tainter a écrit :
Alex, help with a little test, would you? Set the *ist D to mtf
(custom function 1), then test it outside in program mode on a day
with good light. What f-stops do you get at different focal lengths? I
got the following, which seemed odd:
16-28 mm. f4.0
35 mm. f4.5
4
Might do that later in the year, Robert, my wife has a brother and a sister
in Adelaide!
John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia
- Original Message -
From: "mapson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 3:35 PM
Subject: Re: First Brisbane PDML a huge success!
I worked today and we had a SuperCross event. Everything was going alright
with my responsibilities so I could shoot for a while. I filled-up my 256Mb
flash card, deleting a few obvious losers as I went.
Come home after twelve hours at the Dome, looked at my shots and damn, they
mostly stink.
Oh
- Original Message -
From: "John Francis" > none of the wandering around the track and
gentlemanly sharing of spots
> that I see on the CART (or ALMS) circuit.
>
Oh what I wouldn't give for a few plane tickets and those credentials.
CW
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John and I were wondering if we'd call it 'BPDML', 'BRPDML', and for the
life of us couldn't think of a US state starting with 'B', just in case.
Go for "QPDML", there is no US stste starting with "Q", not even does it
appear in any of the state's name. You can only be then afraid of Canadians
(
Paul,
The PAW Police are off for the weekend, so you are able to get away with a
double PAW. Don't worry, we won't tell ;-))
The goose looks great, but the background doesn't do anything to set it
off, to afford any contrast. The poor thing almost looks camouflaged ...
shel
Paul Stenquist wro
Paul,
I don't know what you're thinking, this doesn't look like Big Bird at
all...not even close.
Cory Waters
has two little girls who watch Sesame street, really...
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2170790&size=lg
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Hi Ryan ... is it the thumbnail page that's slow loading, or the individual
images? I know that some of the pics are large, and plan to reduce 'em at some
point. How slow is your connection? They're not to bad on my 56K dial up ...
shel
Ryan Lee wrote:
> All the links work great Shel- slightl
Please note my comments:
"I haven't gotten all the navigation set ..."
"Mostly I want to be sure the pics come up ..."
There will certainly be navigation controls when
the site is further along.
Thanks for jumping in, Tiger.
Shel
Tiger Moses wrote:
> At 06:46 PM 2/28/2004 -0800, you wrote:
>
At 06:46 PM 2/28/2004 -0800, you wrote:
I've just put up the start of the QuikSnap® web page and I'd
like some testers please. Just a few pics for now.
http://home.earthlink.net/~digisnaps/
I haven't gotten all the navigation set, so after viewing an
image
you'll need to hit your browsers back
works fine in Safari
On Saturday, February 28, 2004, at 10:11 PM, Mark Dalal wrote:
From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I've just put up the start of the QuikSnap® web page and I'd
like some testers please. Just a few pics for now.
http://home.earthlink.net/~digisnaps/
Works fine wi
From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I've just put up the start of the QuikSnap® web page and I'd
>
> like some testers please. Just a few pics for now.
>
> http://home.earthlink.net/~digisnaps/
>
Works fine with Netscape 7.1
Mark
Forgot to add.. IE6 :)
- Original Message -
From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "PDML" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 12:46 PM
Subject: Testing the QuikSnap® Page
> I've just put up the start of the QuikSnap® web page and I'd
>
> like some testers please.
At 06:46 PM 2/28/2004, Shel wrote:
Mostly I want to be sure the pics come up when the t-nails are clicked, and,
of course, if you have any problems viewing the pics I'd like to know -
whatever they may be.
Shel, all the thumbnails are working in IE 6.
Pat in SF
All the links work great Shel- slightly sluggish loading, but probably
normal considering the moderately large file sizes and my slow dial-up.
Also, the images display well (even on my old, dimming notebook LCD). Can't
wait to see it all when it's finished!
Cheers,
Ryan
- Original Message ---
Shel,
It works fine for me, (Mozilla 1.5).
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
I've just put up the start of the QuikSnap® web page and I'd
like some testers please. Just a few pics for now.
http://home.earthlink.net/~digisnaps/
I haven't gotten all the navigation set, so after viewing an
image
you'll
Cheers to that John! I had been having the longest day (or 2 or 3) prior and
was so afraid it'd show. Quite wonderful the energy you can draw from good
company! So PDMLers have found themselves face to face in Brisbane too-
another achievement (can I say?) for the list?
John and I were wondering i
Works just fine for me.
Cute dog.
Regards
Albano
--- Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've just put up the start of the QuikSnap® web page
> and I'd
>
> like some testers please. Just a few pics for now.
>
> http://home.earthlink.net/~digisnaps/
>
> I haven't gotten all the navig
I took this a local state park The swimming pond is maintained by a semi
circular dam. I used a 17mm fisheye
to echo the effect on the horizon.
http://www.mindspring.com/~pjalling/PAW--FisheyeWaterfall.html
Thanks, Shel.
The camera is cute anyway, you can see a photo here
(mine is obviously more battered):
http://www.collection-appareils.com/kinax/html/kincadet.php
Regards
Albano
--- Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Very creative, Albano ... when given a broken camera
> and
> lacking
William Robb wrote.
As to wrong spelling,I'm afraid,and I think Canadians would agree,that
Americans,with all due respect have been distorting the "English"language
for aeons.Center for centre etc.to name just one.Another is pedophilefor
paedophile,and the list goes on.You are also wrong about
mike.wilson écrit:
> Hi,
>
> This camera has been for a brief swim. Unfortunately, before I could
> stop him, the owner turned it on to "see if it was still working".
> After the fireworks subsided, it became obvious that it wasn't..
>
> It has been thoroughly dried out, just in case - no
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
>
> I've never known anyone who has this lens to be dissatisfied. It's the only
> manual focus zoom from Pentax that I've tried that I ~REALLY~ like. Since the
> zoom range is so small, it's more like a cropping adjuster than a "real" zoom,
> but that's its charm and its st
On 28/2/04, NORM disgorged:
>Minnie and Duki? We won't even ask where these come from...
>Norm ;-)
>
>Cotty wrote:
>
>>The latter is called Minnie and Duki, and the other drive is
>>called PS Scratch. Minnie has 10.3 on, and Duki has 9.1 on.
LOL. Waddya think? CATS! Minnie the Minx and an Aduki b
I've never known anyone who has this lens to be dissatisfied. It's the only
manual focus zoom from Pentax that I've tried that I ~REALLY~ like. Since the
zoom range is so small, it's more like a cropping adjuster than a "real" zoom,
but that's its charm and its strength. My only complaint is tha
On 28 Feb 2004 at 15:52, Peter J. Alling wrote:
> Well I've never gotten any respect when carrying my IIIC. However a
> very attractive young woman ran up to me to admire my Pentax
> it was a MZ-3 with the 28-200 Tamaron re-badge on it. She though it
> looked Cool, especially since it was all
On 28 Feb 2004 at 15:30, Paul Stenquist wrote:
> I work for an advertising agency with close to 3000 employees,
> including approximately 700 designers, art directors, and writers.
> While the other 2300 employees use PCs, all creatives use Macs. You
> don't get a choice, because we have to be
Cotty:
I don't think that case, motherboard etc for a Mac
can be bought separately...
Yes they can.
All right. I've just never seen new Mac parts for sale, while PC
parts are all over the place.
Is it like Linux where different drives or partitions simply have
different directory names?
I don't
Well I've never gotten any respect when carrying my IIIC. However a
very attractive young woman ran up to me to admire my Pentax
it was a MZ-3 with the 28-200 Tamaron re-badge on it. She though it
looked Cool, especially since it was all silver with the big tulip hood.
Sheeish
Shel Belinko
Alex, help with a little test, would you? Set the *ist D to mtf (custom
function 1), then test it outside in program mode on a day with good
light. What f-stops do you get at different focal lengths? I got the
following, which seemed odd:
16-28 mm. f4.0
35 mm. f4.5
45 mm. f5.6
I e-mailed Pen
I work for an advertising agency with close to 3000 employees,
including approximately 700 designers, art directors, and writers.
While the other 2300 employees use PCs, all creatives use Macs. You
don't get a choice, because we have to be transparently interconnected
within the creative depart
"I understand that nobody may have personal experience with all of the
following lenses, but from what you know how would you rank (sharpness &
distortion) the following lenses?
"Sigma Digital 18-50mm F/3.5-5.6
"Pentax SMCP-DA 16-45mm F4 ED-AL"
Be guided by the price. Lenses are priced accordi
wo, 2 this week.
http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/paw/roy1.html
William Robb
Eee...
is it any good?
Sharpness, contrast, distortion? Or should I guess, since you have one, it's
very good?
Guidance is appreciated, please!
All the best
Jens Bladt
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[E
On 28 Feb 2004 at 21:45, mapson wrote:
> Also, we currently have
>
> Fisheye Zoom 17-28mm f/3.5-4.5
>
> Would the "digital" lenses offer much less distorted picture than the 17-28
> 'analogue' ;-) lens?
Given that the new lens is a rectilinear design not a fisheye then yes it won't
produce the
Norm,
I suggest you take that lens out for dinner and a show.
Norm Baugher wrote:
> Not personally.
> Norm
>
> Jens Bladt wrote:
>
> >Hi all
> >Does anyone know this lens?
> >
> >
Not personally.
Norm
Jens Bladt wrote:
Hi all
Does anyone know this lens?
On 28 Feb 2004 at 10:02, John Mustarde wrote:
> Note: others wishing to use this drive should review the many messages
> at dpreview.com storage and media forum. Since my ancient computer
> hiccupped at upgrading the Muvo firmware, and I was not trying to
> retain the player itself, I simply bypa
>
> It's great having the access when it's quiet. Unfortunately for us, here
> in the UK, during race days we cannot get accreditation as the sole UK TV
> access is granted only to ITV Sport, and even though we are ITV News, we
> can't get in! I think the Beeb and Sky get a crew each in, but that'
Me, too. 8-)
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
>
> Yes, I have one.
>
> Jens Bladt wrote:
> >
> > Hi all
> > Does anyone know this lens?
> > Best regards
> > Jens
On 28 Feb 2004 at 8:16, David Miers wrote:
> The important concerns here for me are do I need to be competent on a Mac to be
> competent in the industry? (Yes, I probably do)
No that's pure BS. All the major printed publications in Oz have been PC based
for over 15 years. Only little self obse
Hi,
Rob Studdert wrote:
>
> On 28 Feb 2004 at 19:44, Frankie Lee wrote:
>
> >
> > Just for my interest. Are the Leica R-line lens generally MUCH better than
> > Pentax to justify the expensive price? --
>
> Try fitting a Pentax K-Lens on a Leica R body, the machining costs alone would
> exceed
Yes, I have one.
Jens Bladt wrote:
>
> Hi all
> Does anyone know this lens?
> Best regards
> Jens
Hi all
Does anyone know this lens?
Best regards
Jens
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
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Fra: Peter J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 28. februar 2004 18:30
Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Emne: Re: "Digital" lenses
That should have been, "...t
Minnie and Duki? We won't even ask where these come from...
Norm ;-)
Cotty wrote:
The latter is called Minnie and Duki, and the other drive is
called PS Scratch. Minnie has 10.3 on, and Duki has 9.1 on.
I must have some brit ancestors.
On Feb 28, 2004, at 2:02 PM, William Robb wrote:
Bloody Brits and their bum fetishes.
William Robb
On 28 Feb 2004 at 19:44, Frankie Lee wrote:
>
> Just for my interest. Are the Leica R-line lens generally MUCH better than
> Pentax to justify the expensive price? --
Try fitting a Pentax K-Lens on a Leica R body, the machining costs alone would
exceed the value of the Leica R-glass.
Rob Stud
- Original Message -
From: "Cotty"
Subject: Re: PAW: tasteful nudity
> On 28/2/04, PAT WHITE disgorged:
>
> >What an elegant image! It's nude, but non-carnal
>
> You speak for yourself mate!
Bloody Brits and their bum fetishes.
William Robb
And we won't mention what the middle model is called.
Bob W wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> > My car is called "Mundaneo"
>
> that's the exciting big brother of the Ford Fiasco*.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Bob
>
> * Copyright Martin Amis.
On 28/2/04, DARIO disgorged:
>My main business is in the photography field as a technical
>translator/writer and copywriter. If I can get some money from my pictures,
>I won't reject it, but it happens sooo rarely!
>
>That day I was working at the track as a technical interpreter, invited
>there
On 28/2/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
>David Miers:
>
>>I build my own PC's, can I do the same effectively with a Mac?
Anders Hultman
>I suppose you could, but Macs seldom are sold in parts like PCs often
>are. I.e while you can buy an assembled PC *or* all the parts and
>assemble yourself,
On 28/2/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
>The important concerns here for me are do I need to be competent on a Mac to
>be competent in the industry?
What industry?
>Which system will give
>me a more productive workflow specifically working with graphics
>applications?
Unknown. Only you can dec
Nice Bob, very nice.
Norm
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.members.aol.com/rfsindg/orchid.jpg
Still can't hold a proper camera, but managed this with a Sony S85.
World famous Hauserman's Orchids is having their annual open house this
weekend. Over 5 acres of orchids, many in full bloom, and at
Hi Cotty,
on 27 Feb 04 you wrote in pentax.list:
>[snip]
>How about popping over to London in May and we'll buy you some decent
>beer and you can check out my in-camera sharpening ?
Good idea! I haven't been in GB before - might be a nice weekend trip to
make a scientific examination of cameras,
Peter, I've been using Leicas for a few years, and my experience runs counter to your
suggestions other than camera
geeks fawning over the name. The best that's ever happened was that a woman with a
hairy back that came to pull the
crab grass from my lawn commented on how silly a fat old bald gu
I like it, but it looks over sharpened. Is that a characteristic of the
Sony?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.members.aol.com/rfsindg/orchid.jpg
Still can't hold a proper camera, but managed this with a Sony S85.
World famous Hauserman's Orchids is having their annual open house this
week
That should have been, "...than a 24mm with lots of barrel distortion on
an *ist-D".
Peter J. Alling wrote:
Well since we're only guessing I'd say the Pentax is sharper with
better flair resistance while
the sigma will have less distortion, if you can tell through fog. BTW
the K 17mm looks li
No but all the camera geeks will fawn over the name, (and you'll be a
much better photographer because your equipment costs so much...).
You'll also get all the girls, your hair will grow back, the crabgrass
will disappear from your lawn, etc. etc.
Frankie Lee wrote:
Just for my interest. Are t
Thanks for all the comments. I'm going to delete the file now. I told
the model I would post it only long enough for the forum members to see
it. She doesn't want to be a permanent internet attraction.
Paul
On Feb 28, 2004, at 11:17 AM, Cotty wrote:
On 28/2/04, PAT WHITE disgorged:
What an eleg
Almost got me
Keith Whaley wrote:
> You didn't add the maniacal laughter after the statement, John!
> Why, he might think you were serious!
>
> keith whaley
>
> John Mustarde wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 19:44:56 +0800, you wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >Just for my interest. Are the Leica R-line l
I just got my Nomad Muvo 2 and removed its Hitachi 4-gb microdrive
according to the instructions at
http://www.pcconsultant.com/microdrive.htm
It required a simple size No. 0 Philips precision screwdriver to
complete the disassembly.
Then I put the drive in the *istD, formatted it from the camera
Hi Bob ...
Not bad for still being week shouldered. Something to try with the Sony for
close-ups. Use macro mode in portrait mode. I've sometimes gotten some
outstanding bokeh that way.
Glad to see you're up and about and snapping away.
shel
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> http://www.members.aol
Well since we're only guessing I'd say the Pentax is sharper with better
flair resistance while
the sigma will have less distortion, if you can tell through fog. BTW
the K 17mm looks like a
nothing more than a 24mm with lots of barrel distortion.
mapson wrote:
I understand that nobody may ha
Better in what way? Lenses? Metering? Durability? Which Leica R? Some are built by
Minolta, some have had lots of
problems with electronics. None have auto focus (if that's important to you). Some of
their lenses are not very
good, others are exceptional. Which Pentax bodies are you thinking
Don't forget the Ford Aspire, what does it Aspire to be? A real car.
(Of course based on looks I'd guess it realy wanted to be a Pontica Aztek).
Bob W wrote:
Hi,
My car is called "Mundaneo"
that's the exciting big brother of the Ford Fiasco*.
You didn't add the maniacal laughter after the statement, John!
Why, he might think you were serious!
keith whaley
John Mustarde wrote:
>
> On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 19:44:56 +0800, you wrote:
>
> >
> >Just for my interest. Are the Leica R-line lens generally MUCH better than Pentax
> >to justify th
Since somebody was showing some interest in my F1 pictures, maybe you could
also like those rally shots:
http://www.dariobonazza.com/rally03e.htm
Most of them were taken around 28mm with FA 24-90mm. Isn't this what
reporters call "to be into the scene"?
Dario Bonazza
On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 19:44:56 +0800, you wrote:
>
>Just for my interest. Are the Leica R-line lens generally MUCH better than Pentax to
>justify the expensive price?
Of course they are much much better. Why would they cost that much
more if they weren't that much better?
--
John Mustarde
www.p
- Original Message -
From: "Larry Hodgson"
Subject: RE: PAW Arizona Landscape
>
> This location is only 3 hours from where I live so it's easy to get
to. In
> fact, I pass by the Grand Canyon on the way.
I am envious.
William Robb
Thanks Shel. I had stopped in Farley to take pictures of a
snowman, walked across the tracks to the other side of the
levee to see if the wintering geese were up and around.
Heard the train coming and knew immediately that I wanted
some shots of it coming and going. What I did not count on
was
http://www.members.aol.com/rfsindg/orchid.jpg
Still can't hold a proper camera, but managed this with a Sony S85.
World famous Hauserman's Orchids is having their annual open house this
weekend. Over 5 acres of orchids, many in full bloom, and at half price.
Regards, Bob S.
It would be interesting to see the same lens on a film camera with the same
shot. Hasn't it been discussed about the digital giving more trouble with
flare due to reflections off of the sensor?
Nice shot, I actually like most of the way the sun rays are working in this
photo and lens, the main di
Not bad for a very inexpensive lens. *ist D and f22.
http://groups.msn.com/BillOwensPhotos/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=67
Bill
I appreciate all the ideas and advice that have come back on this list
regarding this subject. However I never meant for this thread to go into
which system was truly better then the other or lead to a flame war, since
that's something that will never be agreed upon. I also apologize to those
t
Welcome to the 'hood Mark.
Those samples look just fine on this 'puter.
I really like my 6x7 for the B&W and slide shots.And i think you'll like the Reala.I
searched for a few
month in 2003 for a colour neg that i liked and this does it for me.My Feb PUG was
Reala,btw.
The 55 is next on my list.
Not boring at all. Quite the opposite. I like it.
I find the crop a bit tight on both sides - necessity or taste?
Thanks,
Lasse
- Original Message -
From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 5:41 PM
Subject: PAW
> Something a litt
I did some similar shots without the table and candles. To me, the
message is gone. I was left with nothing more than a reclining nude,
which is almost a cliche. The candles are symbolic. They're a metaphor
for an altar, a suggestion of homage paid to a woman.
On Feb 28, 2004, at 6:31 AM, Lasse
Terrific, Paul. Great composition and I really like the way it's lit.
-Original Message-
From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: February 27, 2004 7:11 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:PAW: tasteful nudity
I'm quite pleased with this shot. It was done by candl
While the general pose, light and tones are pleasing, there are some ingredients that
make the picture not completely satisfying to my eye.
The hand I think is great. The tan line too (I generally like them - but that's just
my friend the monkey in me...: ) ).
However, the table and the lights di
I understand that nobody may have personal experience with all of the
following lenses, but from what you know how would you rank (sharpness &
distortion) the following lenses?
Sigma Digital 18-50mm F/3.5-5.6
Pentax SMCP-DA 16-45mm F4 ED-AL
Also, we currently have
Fisheye Zoom 17-28mm f/3.5
Thanks. Of course, only the ones that are half way decent get posted.
The flops stay at home, y'know ;-))
"Peter J. Alling" wrote:
> You certainly have an eye, Shel. Your snap shots make most planned
> shots look bad.
>
> Shel Belinkoff wrote:
>
> >http://home.earthlink.net/~digisnaps/pianostri
Stan,
while many of the other photos are fine, for me the Farley train
speaks the loudest. The subtle colors, the mist, and a
reasonably good composition all come together to set it head and
shoulders above the rest. Granted, the subject and style are
completely different, but that's what makes
Hi,
> My car is called "Mundaneo"
that's the exciting big brother of the Ford Fiasco*.
--
Cheers,
Bob
* Copyright Martin Amis.
Hi!
DM> On Feb 28, 2004, at 01:25, Boris Liberman wrote:
>> I have only one frowny comment ... David, if you wanted it to be a
>> real riddle why you allowed the Ferrari Horse be in the frame?
>> Arguably it would be far worse without the horse but then the riddle
>> has a hint...
DM> I left it
i went to B&H yesterday to get one. they are selling only mail order, not
in-store.
Herb...
- Original Message -
From: "Joseph Tainter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "pdml" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 10:04 PM
Subject: Re: DA 16-45/4 is finally available
> It's officia
Hi,
Boris Liberman wrote:
>
> DM> - Dave (prefers the styling of Lamborghini but owns a 1985 Nissan
> DM> Sunny, featured on Top Gear as the blandest car ever made)
>
> DM> http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
>
> My Golf Mk II built on 1992 is blander ...
My car is called "Mundaneo"
mike
On Feb 28, 2004, at 01:25, Boris Liberman wrote:
I have only one frowny comment ... David, if you wanted it to be a
real riddle why you allowed the Ferrari Horse be in the frame?
Arguably it would be far worse without the horse but then the riddle
has a hint...
I left it in there as an obvious cl
On Feb 28, 2004, at 03:36, Cotty wrote:
Else, how do you explain people like Dave Mann, who has been using PCs
for years, and decided to buy a Mac? If he thought it was 'lesser',
then
why do you think he made the move? Maybe he likes just staring at
pretty
lights? ;-)
Hmm, my PC has four lights,
On Feb 28, 2004, at 10:44, Bob W wrote:
I don't hold much of a brief for Microsoft (or for Apple,
come to that), but Microsoft appears to take more of the 'Pentax'
approach (see - it is possible to stay on topic!) - they support their
existing users to a greater extent, perhaps, than Apple do. App
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