Re: Happy Thanksgiving-was: Pentax Moribund? Methinks Not

On Saturday, November 30, 2002, at 09:48 PM, Mike Johnston wrote: If anyone can think of a way to link this topic back up to anything having to do with Pentax, let me know. I'm coming up blank. s --Mike Well, you could say, Given the opportunity to remain dead or to be alive now (and

Re[2]: Happy Thanksgiving-was: Pentax Moribund? Methinks Not

Hi, but of course the nice thing about genealogy is that you can choose the tributaries you wish to follow backwards, and overlook the ones that tweedle back to nothing rather like people who go through 'past life regression'. They all seem to have been Cleopatra or Alexander the Great in

Re: Happy Thanksgiving-was: Pentax Moribund? Methinks Not

I'll reply once to this threaad and jump back off, to keep it from becoming off topic entirely! I will gladly correspond with any who want elaboration, but offline please, to keep it from being an uninteresting burden on all the others! (You'd be surprised how much anger the simple act of

Re: Happy Thanksgiving-was: Pentax Moribund? Methinks Not

I was able to trace my family to Canada's first permanent settlement, Port Royal in what's now Nova Scotia, and it seems we arrived here around 1630. Mover-inners! (Just kidding Frank!) Being able to trace your roots to the Mayflower is wonderful. More than traced, and as you probably

Re: Pentax Moribund? Methinks not

Wakes up. Scratches...er, disk, checks email, yawns, peruses digest Urp. Hi Mike! Cotty Free UK Macintosh Classified Ads at http://www.macads.co.uk/ Oh, swipe me! He paints with light! http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/

Re: Pentax Moribund? Methinks not

Wakes up. Scratches...er, disk, checks email, yawns, peruses digest Urp. Hi Mike! Enthused greetings, good Sir. I trust you are well and hale? I'm glad to find you here despite your recent migration to the realm of pixelation. --Mike * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Re: Pentax Moribund? Methinks not

Good to see you back Mike with Pentax equipmentg. Thank you, Dave. Good to be back amidst this most excellent company. I'm sheepish to admit that the recent serendipitous gift of a mere -2 diopter has transformed my old ME Super from a semi-unusable camera to an eminently usable one. With the

Re: Pentax Moribund? Methinks Not

Didn't see your post, but it your column was posted at least twice by others. Loved it! Ah, good. Have a good Thanksgiving, and welcome back. And a healthy and hearty Thanksgiving to you too, Sir. And to all of you who celebrate the holiday as well, for that matter. I happen to be a

Re: Re: Pentax Moribund? Methinks not

Yes but don't forget,dinosaurs ruled for a LONG timeg BTW i split my shooting 50% film and 50% digital(D1) Dave(dinosaur too)Brooks Begin Original Message From: Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] A dinosaur I may be, but I am content! s --Mike * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

RE: Pentax Moribund? Methinks Not

-Original Message- From: Mike Johnston [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] snip I wonder if that's why Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. More likely, it's because a) I don't have to buy or decorate anything, and b) I get to eat a richly prepared feast and watch football on

Re: Pentax Moribund? Methinks not

Wakes up. Scratches...er, disk, checks email, yawns, peruses digest Urp. Hi Mike! Enthused greetings, good Sir. I trust you are well and hale? I'm glad to find you here despite your recent migration to the realm of pixelation. --Mike Yer wot lad? Eeeeh, thee don't 'alf talk rubbish. Any

Re: Happy Thanksgiving-was: Pentax Moribund? Methinks Not

Hi, Mike, Well, being Canadian, we beat you Americans to the punch - our Thanksgiving is in early October. We have turkey, too, and even football (Canadian Football, that is). No Pilgrims, though... Our Thanksgiving isn't nearly as big a deal as it is for you guys, but hell, a long weekend is

Re: Pentax Moribund? Methinks not

Cotty wrote, in part: With the working MX in the bag sits a Tok 17 f3.5 (the old kind), a M 35 2.8, a M 50 1.7, and a Tok 90 2.5 macro. She loves the 35mm. It seems like every time 35mm primes come up around here everyone raves about the 35mm f2.0 lenses. What's the feeling on the M 35mm

Re: Pentax Moribund? Methinks not

What's the feeling on the M 35mm f2.8? Its not that sharp, the K35/3.5 blows it away.

Pentax Moribund? Methinks not

This just confirms my impression that Pentax is a moribund brand. Hardly. With the first DSLR coming out next Spring, the baby Optio digicams selling like hotcakes for Christmas, the first flagship body in years still new (well, newish) on the market, whole medium format lines including an AF

Re: Pentax Moribund? Methinks not

Welcome back Mike. Bob - Original Message - From: Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2002 11:56 AM Subject: Pentax Moribund? Methinks not This just confirms my impression that Pentax is a moribund brand. Hardly. With the first DSLR

RE: Pentax Moribund? Methinks not

Hi Mike, Glad to see you here. Are you back for a while? Len --- -Original Message- From: Mike Johnston [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 6:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Pentax Moribund? Methinks not This just confirms my impression

Re: Pentax Moribund? Methinks not

On Wednesday, November 27, 2002, at 06:56 PM, Mike Johnston wrote: Hardly. With the first DSLR coming out next Spring, the baby Optio digicams selling like hotcakes for Christmas, the first flagship body in years still new (well, newish) on the market, whole medium format lines including an

Re[2]: Pentax Moribund? Methinks Not

Mike, if you are in fact back, we welcome you! It's always nice to have your insights and experiences shared with the group. Bruce Wednesday, November 27, 2002, 6:48:01 PM, you wrote: NB Great to have you back Mike... NB Norm NB Mike Johnston wrote: Welcome back Mike. Hi Bob!

Re: Pentax Moribund? Methinks Not

Great to have you back Mike... Thankks Norm, and, Len, I hope I'm back to stay...I'll be away for Thanksgiving but I'll settle in after that. Shooting Pentax again, too. g --Mike Mike Johnston See my weekly online column about photography at either of these two locations:

Re: Pentax Moribund? Methinks not

Great to see you posting here. Great post as well. Paul, Thank you kindly, good Sir. Looking forward to reading your lens knowledge again as well. --Mike Mike Johnston See my weekly online column about photography at either of these two locations:

Re[2]: Pentax Moribund? Methinks Not

Mike, if you are in fact back, we welcome you! It's always nice to have your insights and experiences shared with the group. Thanks kindly, Bruce. I tried to post a message about my weekly column last week, but I'm not sure if it ever got through. In any event, see my most recent column at

Re: Pentax Moribund? Methinks not

Well, Pentax must not be all that interesting, since everyone was much more interested in discussing OS's: two OS posts for every photography post. From: Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hardly.