Old Girl

[Morris Galloway]

Sometimes a photo goes beyond the K-1, the 50mm lens, and the technique, 
and simply captures the look of a girl that looks with love at the 
photographer, and that gizmo in his hands. To her, he is her world, and 
some of us have been blessed to know that kind of thing throughout our 
lives.  Oh, and that really is a nice shot.



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Galloway update

[Morris Galloway]

Health concerns force me to withdraw participation.  It has been a great 
run and I thank all of you who have corresponded. May God Bless Us All!



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Re: 'A Wild Turkey'

[Morris Galloway]

Wonderful shot of a dignified dinosaur that hung around just to show us 
what winged dignity lookes like. Thanks for sharing.


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Re: Single Malt Scotch etc.

[Morris Galloway]

So many fine Single Malts to be tasted as there are fine photographs 
waiting to be properly exposed  ---  and so little time.


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RE: OT - Oxford comma helps in legal dispute

[Morris Galloway]

Ah the Oxford Comma!
'Let's eat grandmother'  or 'Let's eat, grandmother'  is where we have 
two vastly different outcomes.  I now return to invisibility.


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Re: Sad news this morning

[Morris Galloway]

Had the same headline in our morning paper.  Back when it was not an 
animal rights statement, nor was it P.C., my mother took me and my 
little sister to see the Ringling Brothers circus when it was still a 
Big Top. They stopped their train by an open field in downtown Oklahoma 
City by a railroad siding, pitched a GIANT tent, had some smaller tents 
with 'side shows' and put on a fantastic Three Ring circus where there 
was something going on all the time in all three rings, if I can 
remember back over fifty years, except when the human cannonball shot 
from the cannon and landed in the net. There were aerialists, both high 
wire walkers, and trapeze artists, men getting into cages with growling 
lions, and I thought, at my young age, that the elephants were doing 
what they did in a fair exchange for regular food, no predators 
harassing or perhaps killing the calves, medical issues being taken care 
of quickly, because  replacements were expensive and then had to be 
trained, and there was quiet a size and strength discrepancy that could 
have proven to be awkward for the trainers, should push come to shove. 
But that was the late 1940's and early 1950's.   There were jugglers, 
knife throwers, and so many things going on at once I thought my head 
would swivel off. We thought it was grand.



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Hacked again

[Morris Galloway]

De Lurking.  If any of you have been receiving strange e-mails 
purportedly sent by me regarding medications or pills, rest assured they 
were not really from me. It seems my e-mail account has been hacked 
again. I plan to put into place the most stringent of security measures 
that I can conceive, and then try to track the miscreant down and make 
him eat a case of Lima beans. Sorry if you have been victimized, but 
then I have too.  Hope you accept my apology.


Respectfully, G.


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RE: Happy New Year!

[Morris Galloway]

Coming out of hiding for the New Year, with a thought shamelessly cop'd 
from another.


In 2017 if it is Worth a Click or a Snap, then it is Worth a 5x7. Maybe 
even an 8 x 10.  If it is worth a click.

Happy Pentaxicating!

Relurking -- we are back from the E.R.  Last year it was me, and we were 
there til past midnight central U.S. time. Now it was her, but we are 
back, she is armed with antibiotic and that little bug is about to get 
scrunched!  Frankly he really didn't know who he was dealing with.  My 
wife is about to kick that bug square in the britches.

 Love to All of you.  The Galloway's

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Re: Diesels

[Morris Galloway]

Ain't there  a single country boy in this group?  Grousing about the 
ride?  These things ain't a limo.  They ain't even a station wagon for 
momma to use picking up the kids after school.
They are TRUCKS.  They are meant to haul Hay, take Bossy, or a couple of 
heifers, or a sow, or whatever -- where ever they need to go.  Or bring 
hay or barbed wire and fence posts to the quarter section (poor), 
section (rich) that you are farming.  And Bossy don't care about bounce. 
If you care about bounce you are driving too fast on those dirt roads. 
Now, about this
150/1500,   250/2500,  350/3500 stuff.  Here's the poop.  In Heavy Duty 
Work or Drayage  (Heavy load Short Hauling) here is how these haulers 
are rated:  Load Plus 100% Overload. Thus a 150 or 1500 (those numbers 
mean NOTHING) is duty rated at One Half Ton -- Plus a 100% Overload or 
-- Ta Da -- a Ford F150 or Chevy/Dodge/Whatever 1500 is rated at, and 
will, should, is designed to HAUL a One Ton Load of Beeves, Mutton, 
Pork, or Fence All Day Every Day at Farm To Market Speeds, over Farm to 
Market Roads. Ain't nothin' changed about that  since Henry was alive. 
And the F250/C2500 are of course the Three Quarter Tonnage Version, Plus 
Overload, Meant to Haul, Day In, a Ton and A Half. Not You and your city 
butt. Rather Cows, Swine, whatever.  And the Mighty F350/3500?  That is 
the One Tonner, Meant to Haul Two Tons, over Farm to Market Roads (dirt, 
asphalt, rutted, pot-holed, road-graded, occasionally Actually Paved) at 
1940's to 1960's speeds.  Guess what? They will do that. All Day. Want a 
smooth Ride?  Buy a Jaguar XJL.  But at my place, when I put on my 
Justins, my Wranglers, button up a blue chambray work shirt, grab my 
Wells Lamont Gloves and Bailey Hat (Stetson's are for Church -- or 
Court) and head out to back where the trucks are parked, I ain't looking 
for a carriage ride.  There.  Have I shamed enough of you to quit 
bellyaching about 'soft rides' so we can all start talking about 
Cameras?  (Oh, we sold the 1,000 Acres in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, and 
the 1,200 head of beeves some time ago. Down to a more manageable 
size.)  Would talk more, but got court tomorrow. Re-lurking now.


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Re: PESOs (3) - PIF (Pelicans In Flight) OT

[Morris Galloway]

De-lurking to pass on a poem often attributed to Ogden Nash regarding 
PELICANS in flight or otherwise


A wonderful bird is the pelican
His bill can hold more than his belican
He can take in his beak
Food enough for a week
But I'm damned if I see how the helican

Dixon Lanier Merritt 

If that is not amusing enough for Pentaxians I shall re-lurk. Happy 
Thanksgiving to the Americans among the group.




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For Sale Friday

[Morris Galloway]

Hope we are still doing  For Sale Friday.  If so, will have several 
offerings next Friday of some Prime Stuff.  Would rather sell it to my 
friends here. Awaiting a response, I remain, Galloway, usual Lurker.


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Re: Lonely Egret all dressed up to Mating.

[Morris Galloway]

Delurking.

Mr. Egret is going to miss out unless He Opens His Eyes!  I ask you 'How 
ya' gonna give 'em the eye with your eyes shut?'  Course he didn't say 
anything.  He was  asleep.  Great shot!

Thanks for sharing.

(Re-Lurk)

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Did the Beatles shoot Pentax Cameras?

[Morris Galloway]

Beatles and Pentax: This subject appeared and then evaporated, or I went 
off to another planet. The answer is 'Early in their career -- Yes.' A 
quick Google of  'The Beatles with Pentax Cameras' will show well over 
fifty photos if you have the patience. (There is one shot with George H 
and a Nikon, but mostly Pentax.)  Hope I'm not too late. And that this 
helps. Back into my lurk I go.


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Re: Old Pentax sighting

[Morris Galloway]

Wish the camera was in better focus, but it seems to be a Spotty.
Ahem
Relurking.

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Re: OT: The UK has a new Foreign Minister

[Morris Galloway]

So glad we are discussing politics now.  It was so boring hearing about 
aperture, ISO, and camera model.
Now we talk about preferences instead of cameras and results.  As long 
as we're discussing preferences, I think I'll have a gin and tonic.


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Focus Motors --Failure #4

[Morris Galloway]

Can I de-lurk and Bitch? Fourth SDM focus motor just died. That is three 
into the DA* 16-50/2.8 SDM.  It is now Awaiting shipment out for 
repair.  And then yesterday, and again today the DA* 60-250/4 ED IF SDM 
just failed.   I  will simply  ship them together -- when they both 
return  the 60-250 I will have SDM Replacement Motor Number Six. This is 
horrible abuse of a customer.  These lenses should perform.  These are 
not cheap consumer lenses. And they are not on cheap cameras. K-3, 
K-5ii, K-5. So now after this colossal failure rate I'm supposed to get 
excited about a K-1 and similar results after buying a couple of new 
lenses?
Is the SDM motor just crap?  Bought a Tamron 16-50 replacement as a 
spare on the 2nd DA* 16-50 repair -- Tamron  has worked without 
complaint, and it gets used more.  I have more confidence in it. And 
just got a  Sigma Bigma that covers the 60-250 and more. The motor in my 
DA* 50-135/2.8  SDM is the only one to last -- and now it will probably 
crater just

for spite.

I am not hard on them. Don't bang em around, don't use them on sports 
more than six or seven days a year.  And never,, zero, zilch, no 
problems with non SDM lenses. Got them going back to manual focus 
Spotmatic times, on the shelf ready to "adapter and go."  I've even got 
a Contarex bought new in 1962 that still works.  O.K. One of the Zeiss 
lenses needs a CLA, the 50mm f:\2. The other Zeiss's are all right.  
That's a 54 year old camera! And these lenses can't work eight years? 
(16-50) Obviously not. Can't even work three without going into the 
shop. The 60-250 is two years old.  Where is my consumer 
representative?  My Ombudsman?What is the solution? Pull out and 
sell-out as so many of our  hotshots have done -- eh Cotty?   Help!   
Anybody!  SOS.




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Joseph McAllister as reported by Farr on Facebook

[Morris Galloway]

Anthony Farr reports that we  lost Joe sometime around mid January. Just 
picked it up on Facebook. Sorry to bear sad news, but there are too many 
friends here.
Surely more and better information will follow by those who know what is 
going on.



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Re: Lens Thoughts -- Ed Keeney's question about lenses -- Including the 16-50 f:\2,8

[Morris Galloway]

De-Lurking for a minute. The Pentax 16-50 f:\2.8 is a great lens -- 
until it breaks. I have replaced Three, Count-em, Three SDM motors, and 
am going to have to send it off four number four -- or Five, if you 
count the original motor. I have already purchased the Tamron equiv -- 
as a back-up -- not quite as sharp to my old peepers --but it works. I 
know. Keep my mouth shut. Re-Lurking.


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Re: A Thanksgiving Message

[Morris Galloway]

If your parents are alive, tell them you love them face to face. If that 
is impossible, call.
If you children are alive, tell them you love them face to face. If that 
is impossible, call.
Never let the importance of your family escape from being right in front 
of your Important Things list.

If you are an American, Happy Thanksgiving!

Re-lurking.
G.



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Some Rock Band bought Pentax Cameras

[Morris Galloway]

Thought this might amuse, even if from a lurker.

"I think we all bought a Pentax in Japan"  said Ringo Starr, as reported 
by the Mirror. Here's the site:


http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/ringo-starr-opens-up-cilla-6510303

Back to my cave.

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Lens Purchase dilemma

[Morris Galloway]

How much marital capitol?  As a lurker who occasionally takes divorce 
cases, and often ends up making the Husband Pay me to get Her a 
divorce... Are You Kidding?
Over a Camera Lens?  Ask for it for Late Father's Day -- or any other 
holiday, but don't, Don't, rile up the dinner table!  G. (Back to Lurking.)




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PESO - vintage car

[Morris Galloway]

Being late as usual, I noted a couple of non-standard items on this 
beauty. First is the 'Rising Quail' radiator cap, a very popular 
accessory, because the wonderful Model A had such fabulous initial 
acceleration from a stop. There is really no problem keeping up with 
modern traffic in a Model A, up to around sixty mph.  Hence the hunters 
and farmers/ranchers among us will appreciate the comparison to a quail 
that has been flushed.
The second is the Klaxon horn, which was not OE, I don't think. But 
they sure are fun to sound!  Great photo of a really fun car!
(Oh, nut-jobs like me notice Henry Ford's penchant for naming the 
two-door Model A's "Tudors," and the four door versions "Fordors." The 
guy was a serious self-promoter.)


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Re: Sports Illustrated fires all it's (six remaining), photographers

[Morris Galloway]

Based on that icon of accurate reporting -- Parade Sunday Supplement -- 
in many Sunday papers,  the SI staff photogs are responsible for the 
Superbowl Cover Shots, and have been for years. In fact, some have shot 
Every Superbowl (Assuming I can read and think at the same time) and are 
expected there again according to yesterday's article.


And one staffer says he's shot some of the swimsuit issue.

So, there ya go -- Next they'll fire their writers -- then the editors.  
And publishers come next ...  and then . . . .


Galloway, relurking, Pentaxian since dirt.

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Is Anyone Happily Using ISO 25,600 for Anything?

[Morris Galloway]

Galloway, delurking for a moment, can remember  back in time, back, 
back, when Kodak Royal X Pan was the only game in town for  FAST film, 
listed as 1,600 ASA, and it was pushable --
sort of pushable.  And the results obtained were not as Good as 25,600.  
During College, went out on assignment for a print magazine to a den on 
iniquity, a GO-G0 bar (!) that was
all soft green spot lights and drunk college kids, and shot a roll. I 
got some shots.  The patrons and maidens were visible and clear. But 
there was so much grain the advertiser thought it was taken inside a 
cereal factory.  Publisher had to sue for the quarter-page.  Alas!
   Wish I had a K-5, or 5ii,  or K-3 then!   We've come a Long Way 
Baby!  Sure I use 25,600 , and I  turn and walk back inside with my 
possum pic, or whatever, all the while considering that I could Never 
have captured anything in those dark corners even with the best Germany 
and Kodak had to offer at that time.


Relurking now,   G




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Re: DA* 16-50 vs DA Ltd 20-40?

[Morris Galloway]

Consider this fact on my go-to lens . . . the 16-50 . . .
The focus motor has been replaced twice.  I don't shoot every day, and 
when I do, rarely more than 500 snaps. So, set aside some money for repairs.


The last motor, last year, I pointedly asked for a little relief from 
Ricoh. They said "Rico-diculous!"  G



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Re: Another one bites the dust -- Ilford

[Morris Galloway]

Ilford here? Ilford Where?  Before we all know it, this Ilford mess will 
be as big as Aspirin, Nylon and the rest of that whole trademark imbroglio.


As if that were not enough, here is the press release from C.R. Kennedy, 
mis-branded or mis-identified wrongly in another presser as C.R. K.  
Kennedy already sited here.


http://www.photomemorabilia.co.uk/Ilford/Chronology/Marc_Payett/PRESS%20RELEASE%20-%20WORLD%20FAMOUS%20ILFORD%20BRAND%20NOW%20IN%20SAFE%20HANDS%20-%20May%2014.pdf

(Yes, C.R. Kennedy does have a very nice "K" inside their rectangle 
logo.)  Just make film, paper and other stuff, Ilford, or whoever is 
whoever.


Galloway, confused again, re-lurking.


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Re: Peso: Pigeon Point

[Morris Galloway]

Galloway, delurking, observed:

Seems to me this wonderful nice photo of a start white picket fence 
crossing back against itself and thence ascending to the very spire atop 
the Pigeon Point Lighthouse is sort of a Golden Ratio exercise. In fact 
the Ratio  is a lot clearer here to moi than it ever was in the Mona 
Lisa or Botticelli's Venus on the Half-Shell (which sounds so much more 
interesting than 'the Birth of Venus,' where 14 year old "I"  fully 
expected to see an infant in a nursery.)  Well Done!


To the relief of all, I now relurk.  G


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Re: PDML Digest, Vol 97, Issue 82 Camera purchase advise

[Morris Galloway]

Anti-aliasing, yes or no. Yes? iis.   No? plain ol' ii.

You are a heck of a lot better shot than I am, and so you should Love 
either one -- as in "I Can't Wait To Be With you K-5 and  take some 
pictures."


But what they heck do I know.

Galloway, delurked.
On 5/20/2014 9:23 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote:

Camera purchase advise



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Re: PDML Digest, Vol 78, Issue 103

[Morris Galloway]

On 10/16/2012 3:18 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote:

Im at 17,000 plus now.


Neat little camera, isn't it?  Still using mine.


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Kodak to cut more jobs - 1000 of them

[Morris Galloway]

Ladies,  Gentlemen:
We have witnessed the death of a Giant.  This is the end of an Empire.

Frankly, I am saddened by it all.

Galloway, Relurking now.

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Re: FW: Pentax lens price Drop

[Morris Galloway]

Some LBA's (Lens-Buying-Addicts)  pulled the lever on the High-Priced 
60-250 Just After the Increase, and now find they just threw away $900 
U.S.  for the privilege of participating in a doomed marketing  
experiment.   They Now Wonder what else they could have done with that 
'Nine Large'.


Humph!

G

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O. T. -- Apologies to All! (if needed.)

[Morris Galloway]

The recent receipt (by me) of a strange message sent from an old friend 
on the other side of our town was the spawn  of a nasty little virus 
that might have attached itself to my
Address Book.  If any of the dear Pentaxians on this list received that 
virus-laden document (which began, probably with "check this out wow  
http . . . ."  and was sent around the 7th or 8th instant) I  am 
completely mortified and embarrassed .   Don't know how it slipped by 
all my up-to-date virus proggies.  But it took me several weeks to smash 
and mash the little rascal.


Again, Sorry,



Galloway, red-faced lurker.

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RE: Children by Joe Dixon

[Morris Galloway]

Lurker pulls his head out to say:

Two of our best commenting on a stunning shot by Joe Dixon.

Frankly, what Joe did was impossible.  First he used a Film Camera, and 
an old one at that.  A Pentax LX that could be Thirty-two years old, if 
he has the Early Version made the first year.


Next he used a lens without auto-focus on  two moving subjects. At close 
range, no less.  Supposedly this lens  could be up to 28 years old.  A 
rumored Pentax A* 20mm f:\2.8 ED.  Frankly I doubt such a lens was ever 
made.


The whole thing sounds made up.  Hmph!  Film, no less.

Everyone knows you can only take good pictures with the very newest 
equipment.  'Cept for me.   I've got some of the new stuff and still 
can't do crap.


g



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Re: Photography in public places (knarftheria...@gmail.com)

[Morris Galloway]

Lurker Galloway crawls out from under his rock to comment on Doctor 
Theriault's legal analysis of public photography and the police.  
Exactly like his photography, it is precisely thought- out, clearly 
executed, and devoid of ambiguities.  Which should remind all that he is 
apparently as good at law as at photography and bike riding.


Not that anything needs to be added, but I can't help myself, so I press 
on --
The police,  to a man (or woman),  started life as a person first, 
and was trained in a skill-set that taught them they should expect the 
public to obey, and yet would face frequent defiance. So they are taught 
to enforce compliance, using  the gun you see, or the back-up gun you 
don't see unless things go horribly wrong, and finally the 
'weapon-retention system' which is police jargon for the 6" Benchmade 
knife you will never see until they are in a desperate fight for their 
lives, trained to use it to "cut you off of the gun" by severing your 
arm so severely you cannot grasp anything, or if that fails, they then 
open up your belly so you can concentrate on holding in your intestines, 
while they get away.


Granted that is somewhat graphic, but all should realize them's the 
facts, and that is the situation.  So, next time we all consider 
challenging the police, or sheriff's deputy,  keep that in mind before 
embarking on mindless escalation. Of course a lot of you will wonder 
what possible background I could have to suggest such things, and I 
offer therefore to answer my 'criminal law phone' when you are put in 
jail in my county in the bread-basket of central America. Don't worry, 
my office is just south of the jail, it is the last sign you see before 
going inside. Just remember the phone number. We accept collect calls 
from Pentaxians.


Other than that I'm going to play with the photos I just took of my 
step-father's 99th birthday party taken a few hours ago. If anything is 
half good enough (which I doubt) I might post something.  Dad is in a 
neck-brace, because two weeks prior to today he lost his balance and 
fell head-long into the wall, breaking his neck. It would have certainly 
killed him except he is fortunate to be an orthopedic surgeon and 
realized what had happened on the way to the floor. He held is head in 
place with both hands, and told the caregivers not to move him until a 
neck-brace was obtained.  Oh, he was a Nikon guy,  but I'm bringing him 
around. (Yes, he was lying face-down on the bedroom floor, and told the 
caregiver "I've broken my neck. I've got a bi-lateral cervical fracture. 
Don't move me until you call 911 and get a neck brace."  How's that for 
thinking quickly?)


Galloway, Re-lurking now.


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Re: Peso - they'll never find me here

[Morris Galloway]

On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 9:39 AM, Ann Sanfedele  wrote:


Went to the zoo yesterday- had to get out... but i was kinda pleased with this 
kookaburra

http://annsan.smugmug.com/Works-in-Print/Works-In-Progress/More-Critters/15842756_C2Dvws/1/1722610272_GX8F6kX/Large

Delurking for a moment:

Suppose every person knows this but me, but it continues
to astonish that Dear AnnSan patters over to the Zoo
with a digital camera by all rights outdated -- almost
10 years since the introduction -- and proceeds
to show those  with the newest iterations
exactly how photography is done.

Color cast? Heck-Fire ... The bird is in focus. The scene is 
interesting. Of the six prominent leaves, the rear-most spear is fading 
softly with a gentle bokeh emerging.


I'd be running in circles singing Ta-Ra-Ra Boom-de-ay at the scene if I 
got that shot.


M. Galloway, Relurking.



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Kodak Preparing for Bankruptcy?

[Morris Galloway]

Several U.S. News organizations are reporting Kodak is preparing for 
Bankruptcy proceedings.
Hope this hasn't been discussed already -- a little tardy in keeping up 
with PDML.




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Re: PDML Digest, Vol 66, Issue 48

[Morris Galloway]

On 10/8/2011 11:00 AM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote:

Front Yard Buck ... .


This guy is "lookin' for love in all the wrong places."  Hope he 
survives the week.


Great Grab-Shot.

Thanks for sharing.

G.


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AnnSan: lost EMail Addy

[Morris Galloway]

Ann Sanfedele:  Please contact me off list.

Galloway.

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The Internet Ate My Password!

[Morris Galloway]

Fellow Pentaxians -- Just Recovering from Horrible Fate. Off the 
Internet for weeks!


I had promised to Buy some Pentax Stuff from Someone. Somewhere. 
Somehow. And Lost the Address and Everything!!


Gad Zooks!

I'll go to the Post Office Tomorrow before Noon and Mail the $535 -- If 
You still have the Stuff, and I am So So Sorry!


You known who you are. And what the "Stuff" was.

I Know -- Back Up Everything.  I've learned my lesson. The Terrabyte 
Twins are waiting to do just That!


Galloway, Pentaxian Since Honeywell -- darn poor computer operator!

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Re: Using an older Pentax flash in AF Assist mode (only)

[Morris Galloway]

The Current Pentax Digital Flashes AF360 and the AF540  have Spot Beams 
or Focus Assist.  The Spot Beam Focus Assist is described on page 55 of 
the AF360 Manual. (Ahem.)
The first two are available NEW and also Used several places.  And they 
are Pretty!  Which should count for something.
If memory serves me, which it sometimes does, the older AF500 also has a 
Spot Beam or Focus Assist.  And, because it is Not Digital, the AF500 is 
available Plenty Cheap!  (Powerful and Cheap and Uses AA batteries. 
What's not to like?)   If you want to use the Strobe Function, then 
These Flashes all have Plenty of Horsepower, unless you are in Carlsbad 
Caverns.  I figure about 160 on the 540 and 150 on the 500 and the 
smaller 360 cranks out about 90 Guide Number with a 50mm or 108 with the 
ubiquitous 85mm lens.  That should be enough for most uses.


And did I mention they have Spot Beams?   When in doubt, I like to 
RTFM!   (Now you know why I lurk -- I'm so darned disagreeable!   Galloway)



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Throwing Off the Cloak to Protect my Jags

[Morris Galloway]

That does it!
Somebody slurred Jaguars!

Here to tell you my Jaguar Sedan XJ8 and my Roadster (XKR), both late 
model, are at least as reliable as a Benz. (Own them too.) In fact, 
since Jaguar was bought by some Yankees (Ford) their customer 
satisfaction has gone through the roof, and warranty claims fallen 
drastically.  The Sedan is supremely dignfied. The Roadster? Sexy, 
well-made, non-fussy, occasionally causing a way-to-young girl to smile 
and take a second look at the driver. The Roadster is F A S T when the 
13 psi Belt Driven Supercharger starts to whine, in conjunction with the 
second fuel pump and the second air intake opening up.  And yet 
surprisingly, supremely comfortable on my daily 60 mile commute.
   Granted that Before Ford (November 1989)  , while Still Using Lucas 
(Defunct 1996) and Smiths and other sub-standard British electrical 
components, the Jags were as bad as,  as,  as,  MG's, Triumphs, Austins, 
and the rest of the horrid English cars foisted upon the public.


And the dinner-table comment is the Ford man went to Lucas et. al. and 
told them their Mean Time Between Failure would have to exceed that 
experienced by Bosch for Mercedes or Jag would quit and go German. 
"What? You'll abandon British Electrical Genuis?" "Yup." Lucas couldn't 
meet specs -- and suddenly the Jags had a fighting chance.  Lucas is, 
after all, is the reason Brits drink their beer warm -- Lucas made 
refrigerators. At least they are now gobbled up by Goodrich and TRW and 
now defunct. But the Jag lives on.
   And before I leave my soapbox, 'hand-crafted' (as in Rolls-Royce)  
only means that the parts didn't fit properly until the mechanic took a 
hammer, crowbar and coarse file (I could use the tool's name, but it is 
naughty) to the d_mned assembly to force it together. Something I have 
never had to due on properly made cars. So, that calls for the 
Rolls-Royce ancient joke -- the triumph of files and crowbars over 
engineering.


Harumph!

Galloway, opinionated old Pentaxian. Probably have to change my name now 
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Pentax: The Best Binoculars, according to Hammacher!

[Morris Galloway]

Got an E-Mail a few minutes ago.

Hammacher Schlemmer (An old-line mail-order place for the idle rich 
originally out of the Bowery, NYC, USA) has recently dubbed the Pentax 
UCF Zoom the "Best Compact Zoom Binoculars."  Can't hurt Pentax, and so 
it can't hurt us!  Now 30 million customers might get acquainted with 
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re: Ghia or Volkswagen's 'Custom Body'

[Morris Galloway]

De-Lurking again regarding that well-known hot-rod, the Volkswagen 
flat-four engined 1.1 liter (later increased incrementally by a tenth of 
a liter from time to time.)


It was/is rumored the little chassis housed a power-house of an engine. 
A Tire-Shredder in acceleration. (PDML 2 July, 4:47 pm. "A stock'74 Ghia 
would do 0-60 faster than a Corvette of the same era.")  Sure wasn't 
that way where I lived in the 1950's, and 60's and '70's.  The VW Ghia 
or Beetle could barely pull it's shadow away from the curb. (O.K. Kerb 
for some.) The 'VW Werkes'  published 21.30 seconds zero to 100 kmp, or 
62mph for the Ghia in 74, and top speed of the Ghia, 138 km/h or about 
84. Hmm. Compared to the oft cited slow-basic-stock 195 hp 1974 'Vette 
was around 9  or 10 seconds. With a stock-basic 350 CI engine (Or 5.7 
liters.) Most people optioned up to the 250 hp in 1974. My father and I 
owned Three brand-spanking New Corvettes between 1963 and the early 
80's.  Granted the U.S.A. began to limit nasty auto emissions around 
1968, but the limits affected everybody, even VW and Karmann.  Every 
auto suffered a performance decrease.  If someone owned a 7 to 8  second 
Stock  '74 Ghia they need to call the Guinness world record people.


At the age of 17, with a Brand New Corvette Sting Ray 1963, I'm here to 
state with the 4.11 rear end, 11.5 to one compression ratio and 
advertised 365 hp, All Stock, you could see 146 indicated. And 0-60 in 
the sixes. And yes, the tires wore out pretty quickly when inflated to 
40 psi. And yes, the high school / college girls fell all over you. Ahem.


Oh, Red.  Convertible.  And No. Never got beaten by a Karmann Ghia 
bodied Volkswagen, stock or otherwise. Remember 'There is no substitute 
for cubic inches' which may have been first attributed to Big Daddy Don 
Garlits or maybe Mickey Thompson. The 1974 Corvette, 350 CI, or 5.7 
liters  and up to 454; the VW started in 1938 with 1.1 and ended with 
1.6 liters when production stopped.


Now, shutting up and getting ready for Choir Practice. And Re-Lurking.

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Re: Is Ricoh Going to Buy Pentax????????

[Morris Galloway]

Hoya is keeping the Pentax Medical Division: they feel it really 
delivers in the end.


G.  Back to lurking.

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Re: geso: Anthrophomorphizing is fun

[Morris Galloway]

Adorable!

These two Shure are a Cute Couple!

There is obviously Electricity between them!

Relurking  immediately -- or Ducking for Cover!

M.G.

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re: I really hate this guy 'smiley face'

[Morris Galloway]

(De-lurking for another blather)

I don't have any saliva left in my mouth, so I can't drool over the 
photos any more.  Geminee!  Is that all I need to be a good 
photographer?  Just another camera?


(Cloaking once again, Galloway, Constant Lurker, occasional wise-guy.)

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K-5 Conundrum definition from Lurker

[Morris Galloway]

I suppose I could read the manual, but here is the deal.
Took some 'K-5 Movies' with sound from a Rode Microphone. Sound is 
great. Video is great. But the Sound and Video are mis-synchronized. 
Mouths open, sound starts later. Like seconds later. And mouths close, 
and sound continues on for four seconds.


Certainly this is operator error; is there a cause? And is there a fix?

Galloway, constant lurker and general pain in the rump.

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Re: What was your first camera?

[Morris Galloway]

Voigtlander Bessamatic with a 50mm  lens.  SLR with leaf shutter. 
Learned a lot in a hurry. I was 15.


Back to Lurking.

G.





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Re: PESO -- Portrait of a Black Dog ... Challenge Con't.

[Morris Galloway]

The "Black Dog" Difficulty continues.

Here is an example of Why I Don't Post.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/smtnobsrvr/5554610277/

(Yes, the Dog has One Blue Eye, along-side one-half Blue and one-half 
Brown Eye.)


Delurked Galloway, who now Cloaks Again!

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Re: Yowayowa! Explanation from one lurker

[Morris Galloway]

De-lurking for a moment.

The Yowayoaw website, like all things humorous, is highly subjective.  
Speaking for myself, I found a smile sneaking up the corners of my mouth 
as I viewed photo after photo of the Levitation.


Finally, there I was, with a big grin.  And more pictures to come.

The website says the photog is a Canonite, with a Big New Expensive 
$2,400 Canon, and  (apparently) a tripod, as the photos are all 
self-portraits.


And she never misses a day, it seems, posting a bright, nice, photo of 
herself suspended in space.


Mildly amusing at first, then wildly amusing.  To me.

Natsumi Hayashi is the model-photographer-cat owner-Pentaxian (She, 
perhaps, can be converted! She owns a Pentax 67 and a Super-Tak 55mm!) 
who lugs a

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, all 28 ounces of it, around Tokyo for these shots.

Lighten up, guys.

Galloway, Relurking once again.


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Last Gasps from 'Chrome

[Morris Galloway]

Issue 105, Volume57 has an interesting 'course outline.'

The Last Gasp of Kodachrome is mentioned in post number 10 by Steven, 
and we all contemplate the passing of a giant once again.


But the New Pullet talks about her first experiences with that New 
Pentax, the *Ist-D. She announces "I Like This Camera."  And Eight of 
the Twelve Comments are about AnnSan and the New Pentax entering  the 
Digital Age.


"The King is Dead!   Long Live The Queen,   holding the Ist-D!"

Lurker Galloway, shutting up, and  none-too-soon.

(I'll still miss those "nice bright colors' and the 'greens of summers'  
that make me think "all the world's a sunny day."   "Oh! Yeah!)


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Re: I want to digitize slides

[Morris Galloway]

"For copying slides you could get a slide copy attachment, if they're still
available."

They are (were) available from KEH.  Just make sure they send the arbor!  I 
bought one that shipped without the arbor. Faxed them back immediately, but 
they would not issue a return authorization. (Cheap Rascals)  Ended up buying 
another which did ship with the arbor.  Without the arbor, you can't mount the 
fool thing on your bellows!  Who Knew?

Galloway,  re lurking.

'Ho,  Ho,  Ho'   fades off ...



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Xmas and 'A Moment to Reflect'

[Morris Galloway]

Merry Xmas to all, I say, delurking for a moment.

As if the season we are in is not Reason Enough to stop and reflect...

Reflect on where we have been,

Reflect on where we are and where we are striving to be this time next 
year,


- - - - -

Then there is the Retirement  . . .  Of  Kodachrome!   December 2010.  
The Last day is 30 December


see:  http://www.dwaynesphoto.com/

What a loss!   You can get a T-Shirt from Dwayne's.   They Look  Great!  
I bought.   Bought Two!


Returning to Lurk mode, where I can keep my opinions to myself.


Galloway,  Pentaxian since Honeywell,  plenty of gear -- common results


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HSM -- Restart?

[Morris Galloway]

Is there a 'kink' or 'trick' to getting the HSM to work again once it 
has failed... other than a trip to C.R.I.S.?


The Patient is a 16-50 DA*.

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What Price Today the K-5 In USA

[Morris Galloway]

Delurking for a moment.

The K-5, today, Thursday A.M. at 17 minutes after midnight.

B&H wins the Low Price War, $1493.99  -- Except they are sold out.  And 
they will have to notify you when it is back in stock.


If you Really want to buy one, Adorama @ $1565.47, body only.  Zo... a 
Long 14,9 for one you can't hold, and a long 15,5 for one you can hold. 
U.S. Dollars, of course.


Hm.

Back to Lurking,

Galloway

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New Pentax

[Morris Galloway]

 De-Lurking momentarily...

So What is up with the New Pentax K-R?  No one seems to have them in stock.

Re-Lurking.

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Be Careful of KEH

[Morris Galloway]

 De-Lurking for a while.

Be careful when dealing with KEH.  I used to be a big fan of theirs and 
made frequent purchases of Pentax gear.


Until two years ago.

That was when I bought two items in rapid succession that arrived 
'incomplete' contrary to their description. And I immediately requested 
permission to ship back the items.


They simply ignored both requests, ignored mailed requested, ignored 
telephone calls. All requests for permission to return were done within 
their 'grace period.'


You'd think they would be more responsive to a guy that offices right 
across the street from the Courthouse, but even a letter on my "Official 
Lawyer" letterhead got no response.  Both items were under $100. But 
Still ...


In other words, don't trust them unless you are willing to give up and 
simply throw what you paid for into the trash. They treat you like a 
Southerner when you're buying, but you become a Yankee when you complain.


Galloway, constant lurker, Pentaxian since Honeywell.

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English, American version

[Morris Galloway]

"I suggest" versus "Perhaps we could proceed"
One American's analysis.

Among general professionals in the central U.S.

If  Boris Liberman is in upper management speaking to those in middle 
management, then "I suggest" would have 10% more of the Imperative. 
Among peers it would be perceived as an option awaiting the opportunity 
for other options to be presented.
If used by middle management to upper management it might be considered 
brash or bold.


Among Lawyers it would simply be considered as an option. But then we 
are a rather thick-skinned profession.


Wow! Perhaps English is becoming a language similar to Diplomatic 
French. Zut Alors!


Galloway.


"I suggest"  might have 10% more

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Re: Photographer arrested at mall

[Morris Galloway]

De Lurking for a moment.

Perhaps a good way to stop this kind of petty-foggery  is a nice little 
Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit.  Requesting a nice little pile of that 
Greenback Ointment we all enjoy putting on our open wounds.


There are, come to think of it, a group of mad-dog trial attorneys out 
there who enjoy this kind of thing.


One group, to which I belong, has a OCDLA t-shirt that says

Never Has So Much Been  Done For So Many By So Few For So Little.

When this happens again, contact your local Bar Ass'n for some recs.  
You'll find some of these moon-bats are as dedicated to their dream of 
actual Civil Rights protections as some Pentaxians are to a dream of 
capturing the perfect image with Pentax equipment.


Galloway, Small Town Observer, Pentaxian since Honeywell

Back to Cloaking Mode.

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Re: PDML Digest, Vol 44, Issue 171

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Rodeo Ballet, PasDeDeux with abrupt dismount

[Morris Galloway]

Hi! The "Constant Lurker, Pentaxian since Honeywell"  has gotten up 
courage to try a little post. 
Took in a small town rodeo last weekend. It was sponsored by a youth 
group (FFA for those in the 'States) and was an Open affair -- if you 
had the entry fee and were old enough, you could climb on the back of 
anything you wanted to.
The Boys and Men of the little town tried for two nights to ride the 
bulls. The bulls won every contest. Here is a rider. If anybody thinks 
these are any good, I'll post more.


Shot w/ K10D, 50-135 DA*, and a whomping big potato masher dialed down 
to 1/25th so it would recycle fast enough to stay up with the camera 
(And an external battery pack, of course.)


The Link:
http://s564.photobucket.com/albums/ss85/SmallTownObserver/Rodeo%20Ballet%201/?albumview=slideshow

(I know -- photobucket ain't too popular, but I ain't smart enough to 
get flickr to work, at least tonight.)

Morris Galloway, from Stroud, Oklahoma, population 2758.

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B&H Gives K-7 a nice little review. (Delurking.)

[Morris Galloway]

B&H, the big New York operation, has given the K-7 a nice little 
Test-Drive.  
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/find/newsLetter/PentaxK-7-Test-Drive.jsp


I'm not shilling for them, but I do trade with them, Adorama, and KEH 
more frequently than I should.  (Lost the main dealer in our area this 
last Xmas.)  I'm simply reporting what I regard as Good News.


Galloway, Pentaxian since Honeywell, constant lurker, delurking for this.


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Re: Always have a camera with you

[Morris Galloway]

Your website causes latest edition of Mozilla Firefox to flag a malware warning.

And the latest edition of Mozilla Thunderbird still shows a bajillion Carriage Returns on your posts -- which go on for page after page. 


Now I've bitched. I will again Re-Lurk


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Re: A customer for the white Pentax

[Morris Galloway]

Cotty wrote:


> On 16/3/09, Joseph McAllister, discombobulated, unleashed:
> 
  

>> So you caught that wink too, eh Cotty?

> 
> I was looking at her mouth.
> 

This is so Important I must de-lurk.

Cotty is on to something.
But, before we invest, these questions must be answered.
   Can She Sew on a Button and stay cheerful?
   Can She Iron a Shirt at the last minute without complaint?
   Does She Nag?
   Is She "property" or will  She Demand Alimony when her battery 
begins to wear out?


Galloway, Pentaxian since Honeywell.
Time to Re-Lurk

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Hydrant revisited

[Morris Galloway]

Fire Hydrants! Fire Hydrants!
My Dog is Barking at the Screen!

Galloway, de-lurking for a minute.

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Re: My next DSLR Wishlist

[Morris Galloway]

2009/2/14 Jostein @AlunFoto wrote a wish list: 



Jostein: You have obviously been giving your Wish List a lot of thought.

And I find you really reflect my limited experience with the K10/K20 group.
Versus Nikon:  Yes it is quieter. Yes it is smaller.  Which is nice.  
But we're Still Guys. We Want More Speed!  More fps Speed is Good.  As 
for 5 fps -- Why not go a little faster?  After all, the LX was capable 
of 5 fps, and that was -- gulp -- 30 years ago.  Haven't we made any 
speed advancements in a generation? Don't even have to flap that mirror 
-- certainly if a splitter can work for the light meter, a splitter feed 
to the finder,  even very dim, just  usable,  would be acceptable while 
burning up the Pixels at some prodigious rate.
Yes -- better storage in the BG -- and while we're at it, put a place to 
hold the viewfinder blind!  And the flash cap!  [They used to provide 
parking places on the neck-straps -- I know: I've got some Now old  -- 
Once New  Pentax cameras.]  Who hasn't misplaced those little items?  
Don't even need to be waterproof. Just storage.  And space for more SD  
cards -- that can be quickly accessed.  And is  marked -- Used -- or 
Ready.  [That could be on the neck-strap too, like the old velcro'd  
film holders we all had / Have.]   As for the SSD drive --- hm?  My 
experience with drives, from the torpid 30 meg drive on my first IBM XT, 
has been that they are great when they work, yet failure is past 
catastrophic. But, perhaps the MTBF can be pushed out so far as to make 
that palatable.


Haven't done much long-exposure stuff,  (my longest being 30 seconds), 
but if you want to expand the features to longer exposures -- do we need 
a more sensitive meter -- like the LX's going down to an EV of -6, or 
better?  (K20D is 0-19. LX was -6.5 to 20)  Or a meter capable of 
reading off the actual media  (CCD -- or whatever comes next) -- like 
the LX's so when things change during that 5 minute exposure, we're not 
left holding the proverbial bag.  Don't tell me it why that can't be 
done. I've heard we put a coupla guys on the moon a while back.

(Hm.  I keep going back to the LX as a benchmark.  What's up with that?)

You have set forth a great outline.  Great thoughts. Hope Pentax Japan 
reads our list.


Now -- if we could just get the guys in Japan to give us two things:   
1) Quality control on DA* Lenses!  2) Some Fast Big 'n Long Glass, 
starting with the 60-250 they promised so long ago.  Then a FAST 300,  a 
Fast 400, a Fast 500.  That would be in effect a 750 on our sensor.  
WoW!  Those Babies  would durn sure shut up the Nikon Guys at our little 
High School Rasslin' Matches.  And  start up some interesting 
conversations when us  country boys go to Capital City to take pictures 
at the Zoo and rubber-neck around Downtown.


Just some thoughts from a guy who can't take good pictures, but loves to 
buy the gear and takes snap shots that amuse me.


Galloway, partially delurked Pentaxian.

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The Ghost Appears!

[Morris Galloway]

OMG
Adorama has a listing for the  Pentax SMCP-DA* 60-250mm  with a `Buy It 
Now' box.
Of course, being Adorama, they've got to screw something up. 
They say it is an f:/0.

   (Now that would be One Fast Lens.)

Their price is $1,399.95.   And Wait!  There's More!  Free Shipping!
The link:   http://www.adorama.com/PX60250AFD.html

I clicked the Box.  It took the order. Then it asked me to pay for it.

I just  looked in my wallet. I don't have the dough. : ( Of course, 
some of you rich semi-pros do.

So, next week,  tell us what it is like.

Galloway, constant lurker, occasional de-lurker.


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Re: Why all this obsession with taking pictures?

[Morris Galloway]

- Original Message -

From: "Joseph McAllister"
Subject: Re: Why all this obsession with taking pictures?
(wasRE:Pentaxlookspretty good )


On Feb 5, 2009, at 14:25 , Ken Waller wrote:




> >>> Which one's Morris?
  

> >> The one next to Austin.


> >
> > You mean the Sprite-ly one ?
  




The minor one is Morris.
Austin is the heal-y one.
He will heal Sprite-ly's bug eyes when he gets a chance.


But who will triumph in the end?




Riley.


This is beginning to sound like a bunch of   BSA.
Don’t  keep Norton around, or you’ll soon see a Black Shadow, Vincent!

By the way, I’m Morris.


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Subject: OT: 1937 Bugatti, only 26,000 miles on the clock

[Morris Galloway]

From Galloway, constant lurker who will de-lurk for a moment.
Golly Gee!  Want to know more about the Type 57 Bug, see it inside, 
outside, under the hood, being driven down the road by a real guy?  The 
very well-paid American comedian Jay Leno owns one. Actually he owns several
Bugattis, and several of most everything else. And you can see his 
little movie about his Atlantic at Jay Leno's Garage, his website. Here 
is the link: 
http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/video_player.shtml?vid=272756.
Leno seems like an 'all-right' fellow: He likes fast cars, fast 
motorcycles, and cats. Don't know is he likes Pentaxes. 

Oh, and Happy New Year, and thanks for all the joy you able photogs have 
brought to me through the years!

Galloway, Pentaxian since Honeywell




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Local store scaring me silly regarding Pentax

[Morris Galloway]

Reports of sluggish camera sales started quite  a disruptive thread some 
time ago, and have no wish to
start that up again, but ... is Pentax cutting back on Sales Reps in the 
U.S.?  Now?  Just before the Big Rush?  Or is that just my salesperson's 
rumor  to get  me to buy the  300* and the  200*  NOW, before  December  
24th?


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