Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-23 Thread Steve Desjardins
Good plan. I view feeling cheerful like a daily workout. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] 4/22/2008 8:38 PM Well, the sun is out (for the first time

RE: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-23 Thread Anthony Farr
Mail List' Subject: RE: Camera Bag for Travel Kit [snipped: totally biased and 1100% totally and utterly untrue and totally unjust rant against the pearl of Australian cities and its gentle folk obviously by some total drongo who knows totally stuff all and nothing about culchah or totally

RE: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-23 Thread Bob W
Sent: 23 April 2008 15:08 To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: RE: Camera Bag for Travel Kit Bob, Good to see that you haven't lost your grasp on Aussie badinage. BTW there was a minor typo in your message. I'm certain you must have intended, who totally knows all stuff when you

Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-23 Thread Mme RD
Bob W a écrit : [snipped: totally biased and 1100% totally and utterly untrue and totally unjust rant against the pearl of Australian cities and its gentle folk obviously by some total drongo who knows totally stuff all and nothing about culchah or totally fine places and people culchah

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2008-04-23 Thread Mme RD
Can't see the sharks :-\ How disappointing ! dom from Paris, France Anthony Farr a écrit : Here's Melbourne's most famous beach: http://tinyurl.com/5dk3x7 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

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2008-04-23 Thread P. J. Alling
You're not supposed to... Mme RD wrote: Can't see the sharks :-\ How disappointing ! dom from Paris, France Anthony Farr a écrit : Here's Melbourne's most famous beach: http://tinyurl.com/5dk3x7 -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry

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2008-04-23 Thread Doug Franklin
Mme RD wrote: culchah ? ?? didn't learn that one at school ... :-D :-D dom from Paris, France. It's a phonetic spelling of culture, I think. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

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2008-04-23 Thread Otis C. Wright, Jr.
: Wednesday, 23 April 2008 6:25 AM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: RE: Camera Bag for Travel Kit [snipped: totally biased and 1100% totally and utterly untrue and totally unjust rant against the pearl of Australian cities and its gentle folk obviously by some total drongo who knows totally

Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit - actual recommendation

2008-04-22 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dave, It's a great idea. Lots of my lenses live and travel that way. I'm on constant lookout for those soft rubber beer can holders. Put your lens in one of those and it becomes indestructible! No need to cut it down, just wrap a rubber band around over the top. My FA50/1.4 has made several trips

Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit - actual recommendation

2008-04-22 Thread David Savage
How many do you need? They're available all over the place here :-) Cheers, Dave (I use then to keep my (soft) drinks cold :-) On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 8:24 PM, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dave, It's a great idea. Lots of my lenses live and travel that way. I'm on constant

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2008-04-22 Thread Anthony Farr
is the road. I offer Sputnikagency as supporting evidence. Regards, Anthony Farr -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Doug Franklin Sent: Tuesday, 22 April 2008 9:04 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit Bob

Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-22 Thread David Savage
On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 10:46 PM, Anthony Farr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: An Australian joke is that the best thing to come out of Melbourne is the road. I offer Sputnikagency as supporting evidence. ...I offer the Collingwood Football Club as supporting, supporting evidence. :-D Cheers,

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2008-04-22 Thread P. J. Alling
as supporting evidence. Regards, Anthony Farr -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Doug Franklin Sent: Tuesday, 22 April 2008 9:04 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit Bob W wrote: they're bending

RE: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-22 Thread Bob W
Subject: Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit Bob W wrote: they're bending over so far to be cool that they've disappeared up their own bags and turned themselves inside out. I call that Brown Hole Syndrome. If you remember the old Pink Panther cartoon, there was an episode where

Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-22 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Doug Franklin Sent: Tuesday, 22 April 2008 9:04 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit Bob W wrote: they're bending over so far to be cool that they've disappeared up their own bags and turned themselves inside

RE: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-22 Thread Brian Walters
On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:46:23 +1000, Anthony Farr [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Imagine my lack of surprise to see that their principal location is in Melbourne, the self elected centre of everything in Australia. Just ask a Melbournian, they have the best restaurants, the best cafes, the best

Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-22 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 22, 2008, at 3:05 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Having said that, Sputnikagency is truly woeful. www.sputnikagency.com That's remarkably charitable of you. It's smeggin' garbage. I'm shocked that they are actually in business. G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

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2008-04-22 Thread Brian Walters
Well, the sun is out (for the first time for a few weeks) and I feel all is right with the world I'll return to 'grumpy old fart' mode tomorrow. :-) Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On

Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-21 Thread Cotty
On 20/4/08, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: Maybe, but is it too much to ask for a description other than I love the chandelier for a camera bag? Some decently sized pictures would be nice too. Their website is better suited to Calvin and Susie's lemonade stand than a manufacturer who

Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-21 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty wrote: On 20/4/08, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: Maybe, but is it too much to ask for a description other than I love the chandelier for a camera bag? Some decently sized pictures would be nice too. Their website is better suited to Calvin and Susie's lemonade stand than

Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-21 Thread P. J. Alling
Damn, and I thought you were going to give it an award. Mark Roberts wrote: Cotty wrote: On 20/4/08, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: Maybe, but is it too much to ask for a description other than I love the chandelier for a camera bag? Some decently sized pictures would

Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-21 Thread Mark Roberts
P. J. Alling wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Cotty wrote: On 20/4/08, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: Maybe, but is it too much to ask for a description other than I love the chandelier for a camera bag? Some decently sized pictures would be nice too. Their website is

Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-21 Thread Mark Roberts
Mark Roberts wrote: It might get one. I'm going to nominate it (if it hasn't already won this award already): http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com/dailysucker/ Yes, Crumpler already received a Daily Sucker award from webpagesthatsuck.com: http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com/crumpler-commentary.html

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2008-04-21 Thread Mme RD
Mark Roberts a écrit : Annoying doesn't do it justice. I'm going to show that site in class today as an example of How NOT To Design A Web Page. Agreed . it's whacky and i did enjoy clicking around but it's useless when it comes to getting useful information ... for ex I couldn't find

RE: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-21 Thread Bob W
Maybe, but is it too much to ask for a description other than I love the chandelier for a camera bag? Some decently sized pictures would be nice too. Their website is better suited to Calvin and Susie's lemonade stand than a manufacturer who wants to be taken seriously.

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2008-04-21 Thread Cotty
On 21/4/08, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: [about Crumpler] they're bending over so far to be cool that they've disappeared up their own bags and turned themselves inside out. Hall of fame. Mark! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

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2008-04-21 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty wrote: On 21/4/08, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: [about Crumpler] they're bending over so far to be cool that they've disappeared up their own bags and turned themselves inside out. Hall of fame. Mark! True :) Ever find yourself browsing through PDML posts and reading

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2008-04-21 Thread P. J. Alling
Speaking of web sites that suck, I just paid a visit to Web Pages that Suck and discovered that they don't have an easy search facility on site. Now that strikes me as a point of suckyness in and of itself on a web site dedicated to learning web design by example. Mark Roberts wrote: Cotty

Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-21 Thread Doug Franklin
Bob W wrote: they're bending over so far to be cool that they've disappeared up their own bags and turned themselves inside out. I call that Brown Hole Syndrome. If you remember the old Pink Panther cartoon, there was an episode where Pink was using a vacuum cleaner, and ended up sucking up

RE: Camera Bag for Travel Kit - actual recommendation

2008-04-21 Thread Paul Ewins
I've got a few Pentax branded bags that I have bought cheaply along the way. This one: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=270225817282ssPageNam e=ADME:B:EOIBSA:AU:1123 is just the right size for an LX plus 24,30,35,50,85 and 135 lenses plus a few rolls of film and a couple of

Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit - actual recommendation

2008-04-21 Thread David Savage
On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 12:05 PM, Paul Ewins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: BTW, the lenses are protected with cut down stubby holders which are just the right diameter for most of the M series primes. LOL My old man does the same thing to protect his Minolta Nikkormat kit. Cheers, Dave --

Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-20 Thread David Savage
Crumpler 5 or 6 Million Dollar Home. They're products don't look so obviously like a camera bag. Cheers, Dave On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 1:57 PM, Charles Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear All, I'm deciding to use the following as a travel kit DA 14, DA 21, FA 43 and FA77 plus ist D I

Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-20 Thread Boris Liberman
Charles, although not over the shoulder bag but still, I settled on Lowepro Orion Trekker II. The lower half is photo bag which will probably hold your gear very nicely. The upper half is just a bag. Pretty useful for my purposes. Have a good hunt! Boris Charles Wilson wrote: Dear All,

RE: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-20 Thread Bob W
Bag for Travel Kit Dear All, I'm deciding to use the following as a travel kit DA 14, DA 21, FA 43 and FA77 plus ist D I now need a travel bag to carry it, preferably one over the shoulder any suggestions. Regards Charles Wilson Sydney Australia -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

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2008-04-20 Thread Carlos Royo
Charles Wilson escribió: Dear All, I'm deciding to use the following as a travel kit DA 14, DA 21, FA 43 and FA77 plus ist D I now need a travel bag to carry it, preferably one over the shoulder any suggestions. When I carry a light kit, I use a Tamrac Adventure Messenger 4. That is

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2008-04-20 Thread Derby Chang
Charles Wilson wrote: Dear All, I'm deciding to use the following as a travel kit DA 14, DA 21, FA 43 and FA77 plus ist D I now need a travel bag to carry it, preferably one over the shoulder any suggestions. Regards Charles Wilson Sydney Australia They might be a touch

RE: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-20 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Mail List Subject: Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit Charles Wilson wrote: Dear All, I'm deciding to use the following as a travel kit DA 14, DA 21, FA 43 and FA77 plus ist D I now need a travel bag to carry it, preferably one over the shoulder any suggestions. Regards Charles Wilson

Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-20 Thread P. J. Alling
Something that doesn't look like a photo bag, or like you're carrying anything more important in it than your lunch, (without wine). Charles Wilson wrote: Dear All, I'm deciding to use the following as a travel kit DA 14, DA 21, FA 43 and FA77 plus ist D I now need a travel bag to carry

Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Charles Wilson wrote: Dear All, I'm deciding to use the following as a travel kit DA 14, DA 21, FA 43 and FA77 plus ist D I now need a travel bag to carry it, preferably one over the shoulder any suggestions. That will all fit nicely into a Domke F803 Camera Satchel, Think Tank Urban

Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: David Savage Subject: Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit Crumpler 5 or 6 Million Dollar Home. They're products don't look so obviously like a camera bag. Their USA website doesn't look so obviously like they want to pass on any information. http

Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-20 Thread Scott Loveless
lenses. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charles Wilson Sent: 20 April 2008 06:57 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Camera Bag for Travel Kit Dear All, I'm deciding to use the following as a travel kit DA 14, DA 21, FA 43 and FA77 plus

Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Agreed. I hate the crumpler website with a passion... It's a good reason to me to avoid their products. Godfrey - www.gdgphoto.com On Apr 20, 2008, at 8:22 AM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: David Savage Subject: Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Wilson Sent: 20 April 2008 06:57 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Camera Bag for Travel Kit Dear All, I'm deciding to use the following as a travel kit DA 14, DA 21, FA 43 and FA77 plus ist D I now need a travel bag to carry it, preferably one over the shoulder any suggestions. Regards

Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charles Wilson Sent: 20 April 2008 06:57 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Camera Bag for Travel Kit Dear All, I'm deciding to use the following as a travel kit DA 14, DA 21, FA 43 and FA77 plus ist D I now need

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2008-04-20 Thread dominique romeyer-dherbey
Message - From: David Savage Subject: Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit Crumpler 5 or 6 Million Dollar Home. They're products don't look so obviously like a camera bag. Their USA website doesn't look so obviously like they want to pass on any information. http://www.crumplerbags.com

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2008-04-20 Thread David Savage
Savage Subject: Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit Crumpler 5 or 6 Million Dollar Home. They're products don't look so obviously like a camera bag. Their USA website doesn't look so obviously like they want to pass on any information. http://www.crumplerbags.com/index.php

Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-20 Thread David Savage
On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 11:22 PM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: David Savage Subject: Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit Crumpler 5 or 6 Million Dollar Home. They're products don't look so obviously like a camera bag. Their USA website

Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-20 Thread David Savage
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: David Savage Subject: Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit Crumpler 5 or 6 Million Dollar Home. They're products don't look so obviously like a camera bag. Their USA website doesn't look so obviously like they want

Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-20 Thread Scott Loveless
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: The F5XB is too small for that kit. It would work without the 14mm but not with it. The F5XC would fit it nicely... But I think the F6 is a better choice, or the F803. You're right. When I first read Charles' post I thought 3 pancakes and a 77. That should fit

Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-20 Thread Scott Loveless
. Godfrey - www.gdgphoto.com On Apr 20, 2008, at 8:22 AM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: David Savage Subject: Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit Crumpler 5 or 6 Million Dollar Home. They're products don't look so obviously

RE: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-20 Thread Bob W
Mail List Subject: Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit Bob W wrote: Domke F-2. Still the best camera bag ever made. http://www.tiffen.com/displayproduct.html?tablename=domkeitemnum=700- 02S Ack! That's a big bag for such a small kit. Look at the F-X5B. You can get all your kit

Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: David Savage Subject: Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit Don't judge a book by it's cover... Honestly Dave, the products may be fine, but their website is really information lite and annoyance heavy, unless you happen to be 14 years old, in which case it may

Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-20 Thread Adam Maas
- www.gdgphoto.com On Apr 20, 2008, at 8:22 AM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: David Savage Subject: Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit Crumpler 5 or 6 Million Dollar Home. They're products don't look so obviously like a camera bag

Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 20, 2008, at 9:41 AM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: David Savage Subject: Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit Don't judge a book by it's cover... Honestly Dave, the products may be fine, but their website is really information lite and annoyance heavy

Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
They're actually proud of it based on talking with their US Marketing/ Distribution representative at a conference a month ago. Bleck. G On Apr 20, 2008, at 10:00 AM, Adam Maas wrote: Great bags, horrid site. And they seem to like their 'cool' but unusable site. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

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2008-04-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
website with a passion... It's a good reason to me to avoid their products. Godfrey - www.gdgphoto.com On Apr 20, 2008, at 8:22 AM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: David Savage Subject: Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit Crumpler 5 or 6 Million

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2008-04-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Subject: Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit They're actually proud of it based on talking with their US Marketing/ Distribution representative at a conference a month ago. Bleck. One presumes that they feel that they need to target tweenies

Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-20 Thread Adam Maas
On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 2:05 PM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Subject: Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit They're actually proud of it based on talking with their US Marketing/ Distribution representative at a conference

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2008-04-20 Thread David Savage
PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: David Savage Subject: Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit Crumpler 5 or 6 Million Dollar Home. They're products don't look so obviously like a camera bag. Their USA website doesn't look so obviously like

Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-20 Thread David Savage
On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 2:05 AM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Subject: Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit They're actually proud of it based on talking with their US Marketing/ Distribution representative at a conference

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2008-04-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: David Savage Subject: Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit One presumes that they feel that they need to target tweenies and tweebs as their sole market. LOL You sound like such an old fart :-) Maybe, but is it too much to ask for a description other

Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-20 Thread David Savage
On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 7:38 AM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: David Savage Subject: Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit One presumes that they feel that they need to target tweenies and tweebs as their sole market. LOL You

Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-19 Thread Charles Wilson
Dear All, I'm deciding to use the following as a travel kit DA 14, DA 21, FA 43 and FA77 plus ist D I now need a travel bag to carry it, preferably one over the shoulder any suggestions. Regards Charles Wilson Sydney Australia -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net