Paul, I appreciate the comment. It's a new house for us and the previous owners did this 10-12 years ago. The disposer is a bit strange as it turns on by pushing the stopper into it.
I'm glad the link worked. I have some trouble linking to my Google+ albums. I had to go back to Picasa to get a shot at it. If anyone has some suggestions on how to show G+ albums here, let's hear it. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Oct 5, 2013 at 11:28 AM, Paul Sorenson <pentax1...@gmail.com> wrote: > That should never have happened - there's not that much vibration from the > garbage grinder. The manufacturer should be willing to replace the sink. > Repairs on a crack like that are just a stop-gap measure. Is the sink > Swanstone or Corian? > > -p > > On 10/5/2013 10:59 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: >> >> Christine, >> I keep lusting after a new camera, particularly those Fuji's after >> seeing Doug's stuff and reading Cotty. >> But the K-5 and K-5IIs are so good... >> I grabbed a white K-01 as they were closing out. >> It's actually surprisingly good with a tiny lens, but not so small. >> It rides around in the car with me now. >> The K-5 (or IIs) with a 31, 20, or 55 are what I carry now. >> Hard to beat. >> >> (pictures I shot this week of a sink I need to have repaired) >> >> https://plus.google.com/photos/115638976374047590388/albums/5930231501357379409?authkey=CLC459SomqGs2QE#photos/115638976374047590388/albums/5930231501357379409?authkey=CLC459SomqGs2QE >> >> Regards, Bob S. >> >> On Sat, Oct 5, 2013 at 10:24 AM, Christine Aguila <christ...@caguila.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> p.s. I just weighed the K5 with the FA 50mm, and it came in at 2 and 1/4 >>> pounds--nearly half the weight of the entire kit. The K5 with the DA 40 >>> mounted weighs nearly 2 pounds, about a 1/4 pound less. The body of the K5 >>> weighs 1 and 3/4 pounds. And interestingly, the extra battery in my plastic >>> bag weighs in at about a 1/4 pound. >>> >>> Cheers, Christine >>> >>> >>> On Oct 5, 2013, at 10:06 AM, Christine Aguila <christ...@caguila.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Eric: >>>> >>>> I'd like to endorse Paul's suggestion about the K5 & DA 40. Below is a >>>> link that shows my everyday kit. Now you have to remember that I am a >>>> woman, and as such, I've had to find a way to combine a purse and a camera >>>> kit. I start with the Domke F-5XB. The link below shows what I can carry >>>> in the bag as a purse and a camera bag. I even show a photo depicting >>>> total >>>> weight. >>>> >>>> Now, as I said this is an everyday kit, which I virtually always have >>>> with me--even if I don't shoot anything that day. I did add the DA 21mm >>>> for >>>> the purposes of this demonstration, but normally I would only carry one >>>> lens >>>> mounted on the camera. Since I got my FA 50 back from repairs, I have that >>>> mounted. With the DA 40, you'd even have a lot more room in this bag, and >>>> the bag would be lighter. >>>> >>>> Now the gender thing is important because men usually carry wallets in >>>> back pants pockets and maybe phones in a shirt pocket, habits which would >>>> actually leave you more room in the bag. I normally have my keys in my >>>> front jeans pocket, but I put them in the bag for demonstration purposes. >>>> >>>> As I said this is an everyday bag, but if I was really restricted for >>>> travel, this is the kit I would carry: 50mm & 21mm (a pared down long and >>>> wide combo). When I travel for pleasure, I usually always take the DA* >>>> 50-135mm, so I use a different bag. But this past year, I've had to travel >>>> for work, and I used this kit set-up. >>>> >>>> Clearly, one good Fujiesque camera would be less gear and lighter; this >>>> kit won't beat that, and I do appreciate the point that even a kit like >>>> this >>>> can be burdensome sometimes. Like you, I've been thinking about a >>>> Fuji/Pentax MX-1 set-up as an alternative, but if you want to pack a DSLR >>>> with fantastic low light ISO quality, this kit works really well. Hope >>>> that >>>> helps. >>>> >>>> Here's the link: >>>> http://www.caguila.com/kit/index.html >>>> >>>> >>>> Cheers, Christine >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Oct 5, 2013, at 3:47 AM, Eric Weir <eew...@bellsouth.net> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sep 21, 2013, at 6:18 PM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I have a great compact travel camera. I take the battery grip off my >>>>>> k5 and mount the 40/2.8 pancake. Bingo. For everyday pocket camera, it's >>>>>> an >>>>>> iphone5, better than many p&s pos. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> After returning from my trip, during which I had my camera in-hand all >>>>> day during daylight hours almost every day for just short of a month---my >>>>> first experience of that---my mind keeps running off in thoughts about a >>>>> new >>>>> camera. Two thoughts: an "enthusiast" level compact walking around camera >>>>> or >>>>> a DSLR with great low-light performance and high image quality. Was >>>>> leaning >>>>> toward the Fuji X10 or X20 regarding the former till I read a review that >>>>> said they produce images that are a bit soft. Regarding the latter, I've >>>>> wanted a K-5 since is first saw some of the low-light images. New ones are >>>>> still available from Amazon. [I'd go used but KEH wants the same amount >>>>> for >>>>> LN. >>>>> >>>>> My thinking at the moment is to go with Paul's solution and kill two >>>>> birds with one stone. You may remember me fretting about what kind of >>>>> camera >>>>> to take on the walk part of my trip. In the end I decided to go with m >>>>> *istDS and a couple of short focal length primes, an A 28/2.8 and an A >>>>> 50/1.7. I never took the 28/2.8 off the camera. Essentially my solution >>>>> was >>>>> Paul's. >>>>> >>>>> So, not a done deal, yet, but leaning very strongly that way. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>> Eric Weir >>>>> Decatur, GA USA >>>>> eew...@bellsouth.net >>>>> >>>>> "With an ounce of willingness, everything can change." >>>>> >>>>> - Kim >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>> follow the directions. >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> > > -- > Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
