Re: Back home, bad news...
Ouch! Sorry to hear about your troubles Gianfranco. At least you can be satisfied because you were able to prove two things: a. bad things sometimes do happen to good people; b. it does make sense to carry a back-up body, or two, or three... Good luck with a swift recovery on all fronts. Stan On Aug 29, 2005, at 10:18 AM, Gianfranco Irlanda wrote: Hi everybody, As I mentioned in my last message, I left home to the Aeolian Islands on the 13th. I'm not the kind of guy who believes much in luck, but that number's fame should have a bit of meaning after all... I had five bodies with me, *ist D, LX, Fuji GS645, Yashica T5 and Ricoh GR1. The last one was the first to go: it stopped working probably after a couple of days. I had it mostly for real B&W shots, and used it a bit before noticing that it was not exactly working properly - it sounded like it was but in fact the shutter did not open... ...[etc. etc. etc. etc.]... Ciao, Gianfranco _ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
Re: Back home, bad news...
On 8/29/05, Gianfranco Irlanda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi everybody, > > As I mentioned in my last message, I left home to the Aeolian > Islands on the 13th. I'm not the kind of guy who believes much > in luck, but that number's fame should have a bit of meaning > after all... > > I had five bodies with me, *ist D, LX, Fuji GS645, Yashica T5 > and Ricoh GR1. > The last one was the first to go: it stopped working probably > after a couple of days. I had it mostly for real B&W shots, and > used it a bit before noticing that it was not exactly working > properly - it sounded like it was but in fact the shutter did > not open... > > After a week we went to a tour of other two islands, Panarea and > Stromboli. I had filled 1,5 GB with the D when suddenly it > freezed. I thought: "well, it happened before, I just have to > leave the battery out for few hours and the camera comes back to > life". I did not... :-( > I tried several times during the week but with no avail. Luckily > it's still under warranty. > > Then the LX, my only SLR left, started behaving strangely. > Sometimes the aperture remained stopped down after the shot was > taken. Then the mirror started to remain up. I managed to make > it work even under those circumstances but you can guess how sad > I was. The mirror was probably a battery thing, but the lever > that stops down the aperture is a bit loose and resting a bit > higher than normal. Another one that will go to Florence for > repair. This one is my older and more used LX; I guess I should > have sent it in for a CLA a long time ago. > > When I came back home I found both my "new" computers not > working. My brother said he had taken the newer one to the shop > for a check and there it worked, or so I'm told. Now it is going > there againg... Gr > :-( > > Maybe a trip to Lourdes is in order... > > Ciao, > > Gianfranco > Ouch! Technology is a great thing - until it breaks down. Hope you get all your stuff sorted out and working, Gianfranco. I feel for you. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
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> > > >Put your faith in science! > > > > > Well that's an oxymoron. > gee, really?
Re: Back home, bad news...
Sorry to hear of your trials and tribulations. Hang in there and good luck in keeping the repair/replacemrnt costs reasonable. Shel > As I mentioned in my last message, I left home to the Aeolian > Islands on the 13th. I'm not the kind of guy who believes much > in luck, but that number's fame should have a bit of meaning > after all...
Re: Back home, bad news...
As I mentioned in my last message, I left home to the Aeolian Islands on the 13th. I'm not the kind of guy who believes much in luck, but that number's fame should have a bit of meaning after all... Wow man, when it rains it really pours. Sorry to hear about all your technical problems. I hope they don't end up costing you too much. John Celio -- http://www.neovenator.com AIM: Neopifex "Hey, I'm an artist. I can do whatever I want and pretend I'm making a statement."
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WE have a saying here: "It is bad luck being driven over by thirteen trucks". ;-) This sounds even worse. Sorry to hear about your bad fortune. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > -Original Message- > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 29. august 2005 19:35 > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: Back home, bad news... > > That's a pain. > > Welcome back, I hope you get it all sorted out swiftly without > spending too much money and aggravation. > > Godfrey > > On Aug 29, 2005, at 7:18 AM, Gianfranco Irlanda wrote: > > > Hi everybody, > > > > As I mentioned in my last message, I left home to the Aeolian > > Islands on the 13th. I'm not the kind of guy who believes much > > in luck, but that number's fame should have a bit of meaning > > after all... > > > > I had five bodies with me, *ist D, LX, Fuji GS645, Yashica T5 > > and Ricoh GR1. > > The last one was the first to go: it stopped working probably > > after a couple of days. I had it mostly for real B&W shots, and > > used it a bit before noticing that it was not exactly working > > properly - it sounded like it was but in fact the shutter did > > not open... > > > > After a week we went to a tour of other two islands, Panarea and > > Stromboli. I had filled 1,5 GB with the D when suddenly it > > freezed. I thought: "well, it happened before, I just have to > > leave the battery out for few hours and the camera comes back to > > life". I did not... :-( > > I tried several times during the week but with no avail. Luckily > > it's still under warranty. > > > > Then the LX, my only SLR left, started behaving strangely. > > Sometimes the aperture remained stopped down after the shot was > > taken. Then the mirror started to remain up. I managed to make > > it work even under those circumstances but you can guess how sad > > I was. The mirror was probably a battery thing, but the lever > > that stops down the aperture is a bit loose and resting a bit > > higher than normal. Another one that will go to Florence for > > repair. This one is my older and more used LX; I guess I should > > have sent it in for a CLA a long time ago. > > > > When I came back home I found both my "new" computers not > > working. My brother said he had taken the newer one to the shop > > for a check and there it worked, or so I'm told. Now it is going > > there againg... Gr > > :-( > > > > Maybe a trip to Lourdes is in order... > > > > Ciao, > > > > Gianfranco > > > > > > _ > > > > > > > > > > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page > > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > > > > > >
Re: Back home, bad news...
Bob W wrote: [sob story] bad luck indeed. Perhaps your LX has the sticky mirror problem. The GR1 doesn't surprise me. They're great little cameras, but everyone I know who has one has had problems with them. Maybe a trip to Lourdes is in order... Put your faith in science! Well that's an oxymoron. -- Cheers, Bob -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: Back home, bad news...
Gianfranco Irlanda wrote: Hi everybody, [sad tales of mechanical gear failing... snipped.] When I came back home I found both my "new" computers not working. My brother said he had taken the newer one to the shop for a check and there it worked, or so I'm told. Now it is going there againg... Gr :-( Maybe a trip to Lourdes is in order... Ciao, Gianfranco Appropriate you should mention that... I was just going to ask, have you been exorcised recently? keith whaley
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[sob story] bad luck indeed. Perhaps your LX has the sticky mirror problem. The GR1 doesn't surprise me. They're great little cameras, but everyone I know who has one has had problems with them. > Maybe a trip to Lourdes is in order... Put your faith in science! -- Cheers, Bob
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That's a pain. Welcome back, I hope you get it all sorted out swiftly without spending too much money and aggravation. Godfrey On Aug 29, 2005, at 7:18 AM, Gianfranco Irlanda wrote: Hi everybody, As I mentioned in my last message, I left home to the Aeolian Islands on the 13th. I'm not the kind of guy who believes much in luck, but that number's fame should have a bit of meaning after all... I had five bodies with me, *ist D, LX, Fuji GS645, Yashica T5 and Ricoh GR1. The last one was the first to go: it stopped working probably after a couple of days. I had it mostly for real B&W shots, and used it a bit before noticing that it was not exactly working properly - it sounded like it was but in fact the shutter did not open... After a week we went to a tour of other two islands, Panarea and Stromboli. I had filled 1,5 GB with the D when suddenly it freezed. I thought: "well, it happened before, I just have to leave the battery out for few hours and the camera comes back to life". I did not... :-( I tried several times during the week but with no avail. Luckily it's still under warranty. Then the LX, my only SLR left, started behaving strangely. Sometimes the aperture remained stopped down after the shot was taken. Then the mirror started to remain up. I managed to make it work even under those circumstances but you can guess how sad I was. The mirror was probably a battery thing, but the lever that stops down the aperture is a bit loose and resting a bit higher than normal. Another one that will go to Florence for repair. This one is my older and more used LX; I guess I should have sent it in for a CLA a long time ago. When I came back home I found both my "new" computers not working. My brother said he had taken the newer one to the shop for a check and there it worked, or so I'm told. Now it is going there againg... Gr :-( Maybe a trip to Lourdes is in order... Ciao, Gianfranco _ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
RE: Back home, bad news...
Gianfranco, It is too much bad luck to just one man. Fátima is another place you van go. But if you live in Italy...:) I hope that's the first time and the last such things happend to you. Manuel -Mensagem original- De: Gianfranco Irlanda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Enviada: segunda-feira, 29 de Agosto de 2005 15:18 Para: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Assunto: Back home, bad news... Hi everybody, As I mentioned in my last message, I left home to the Aeolian Islands on the 13th. I'm not the kind of guy who believes much in luck, but that number's fame should have a bit of meaning after all... I had five bodies with me, *ist D, LX, Fuji GS645, Yashica T5 and Ricoh GR1. The last one was the first to go: it stopped working probably after a couple of days. I had it mostly for real B&W shots, and used it a bit before noticing that it was not exactly working properly - it sounded like it was but in fact the shutter did not open... After a week we went to a tour of other two islands, Panarea and Stromboli. I had filled 1,5 GB with the D when suddenly it freezed. I thought: "well, it happened before, I just have to leave the battery out for few hours and the camera comes back to life". I did not... :-( I tried several times during the week but with no avail. Luckily it's still under warranty. Then the LX, my only SLR left, started behaving strangely. Sometimes the aperture remained stopped down after the shot was taken. Then the mirror started to remain up. I managed to make it work even under those circumstances but you can guess how sad I was. The mirror was probably a battery thing, but the lever that stops down the aperture is a bit loose and resting a bit higher than normal. Another one that will go to Florence for repair. This one is my older and more used LX; I guess I should have sent it in for a CLA a long time ago. When I came back home I found both my "new" computers not working. My brother said he had taken the newer one to the shop for a check and there it worked, or so I'm told. Now it is going there againg... Gr :-( Maybe a trip to Lourdes is in order... Ciao, Gianfranco _ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
