Re: Accidental ebay win -and Tamron SP 200-500mm MF

2006-02-12 Thread Powell Hargrave
>A Japanese site seems to still have them (42000 yen) - but I can't read the >stuff - and I can't seem to find my XP CD to get it translated...;-/ Try Babelfish http://babelfish.altavista.com/

Re: Accidental ebay win -and Tamron SP 200-500mm MF

2006-02-12 Thread Jens Bladt
but I can't read the stuff - and I can't seem to find my XP CD to get it translated...;-/ regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 12. februar 2006 23:50 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: Accidental

Re: Accidental ebay win

2006-02-12 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob Shell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Feb 12, 2006, at 10:25 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > >> I was referring to Cambridge Camera being notorious, not the lens :) >> (Cambridge doesn't have the best reputation among the mail order >> places.) > >Oh, really? I hadn't heard. Well that's why I thou

Re: Accidental ebay win

2006-02-12 Thread John Forbes
On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 20:15:59 -, keith_w <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Derby Chang wrote: [...] Googling hasn't come up with anything. Does anyone know who Tasmanex is? It can't be a live firing exercise in the Tasman sea. http://www.defence.gov.au/media/DepartmentalTpl.cfm?CurrentId=5401

Re: Accidental ebay win

2006-02-12 Thread keith_w
Derby Chang wrote: [...] Googling hasn't come up with anything. Does anyone know who Tasmanex is? It can't be a live firing exercise in the Tasman sea. http://www.defence.gov.au/media/DepartmentalTpl.cfm?CurrentId=5401 D Sure it is! It says so right here: "Exercise Tasmanex, a joint live f

Re: Accidental ebay win

2006-02-12 Thread Bob Shell
On Feb 12, 2006, at 10:25 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: I was referring to Cambridge Camera being notorious, not the lens :) (Cambridge doesn't have the best reputation among the mail order places.) Oh, really? I hadn't heard. Bob

RE: Accidental ebay win

2006-02-12 Thread Jens Bladt
Congratulation, Derby. The moon shot looks real nice. Probably a nice lens ;-) Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Derby Chang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 12. februar 2006 14:56 Til: Pentax Discuss Emne: Accidental ebay win I didn't expe

Re: Accidental ebay win

2006-02-12 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob Shell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Feb 12, 2006, at 9:55 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > >> The notorious Cambridge Camera sold one under their Cambron name. I >> think a few of the other mail order houses had similar items. > >Mine is a Cambron, and isn't notorious at all. It just sits quietly

Re: Accidental ebay win

2006-02-12 Thread Bob Shell
On Feb 12, 2006, at 9:55 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: The notorious Cambridge Camera sold one under their Cambron name. I think a few of the other mail order houses had similar items. Mine is a Cambron, and isn't notorious at all. It just sits quietly on a shelf in my studio. BTW, the lens hea

Re: Accidental ebay win

2006-02-12 Thread Bob Shell
On Feb 12, 2006, at 9:49 AM, John Forbes wrote: Tasmanex was a company that tried to clean up in the massive Tasmanian long lens market. They were very successful. After selling two lenses they reached total market saturation, and had to fold. I heard that they were bedeviled with pro

Re: Accidental ebay win

2006-02-12 Thread David Savage
LOL Dave On 2/12/06, John Forbes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tasmanex was a company that tried to clean up in the massive Tasmanian > long lens market. They were very successful. After selling two lenses > they reached total market saturation, and had to fold. > > John

Re: Accidental ebay win

2006-02-12 Thread Mark Roberts
Derby Chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I didn't expect to win this, but I don't mind. The lens looks intriguing. >http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7587528629&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSA:AU:11 > > >Googling hasn't come up with anything. Does anyone know who Tasmanex is? >It can'

Re: Accidental ebay win

2006-02-12 Thread John Forbes
Tasmanex was a company that tried to clean up in the massive Tasmanian long lens market. They were very successful. After selling two lenses they reached total market saturation, and had to fold. John On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 13:55:32 -, Derby Chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I didn't

Re: Accidental ebay win

2006-02-12 Thread Bob Shell
On Feb 12, 2006, at 9:37 AM, Toine Kuiper wrote: It looks almost identical to my 500 mm beroflex, probably uses a Tmount adapter. These lenses are often rebranded, no idea if Beroflex is the original name but Google has lots of hits with beroflex. The same lens will be found with a wide vari

Re: Accidental ebay win

2006-02-12 Thread Bob Shell
It's a generic Korean telephoto. If you buy a bunch they will engrave Changmanex on them! Performance is OK. I have one with the Cambron name on it. Bob On Feb 12, 2006, at 8:55 AM, Derby Chang wrote: I didn't expect to win this, but I don't mind. The lens looks intriguing. http://cg

Re: Accidental ebay win

2006-02-12 Thread Toine Kuiper
It looks almost identical to my 500 mm beroflex, probably uses a Tmount adapter. These lenses are often rebranded, no idea if Beroflex is the original name but Google has lots of hits with beroflex. On 2/12/06, Derby Chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I didn't expect to win this, but I don't min

Accidental ebay win

2006-02-12 Thread Derby Chang
I didn't expect to win this, but I don't mind. The lens looks intriguing. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7587528629&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSA:AU:11 Googling hasn't come up with anything. Does anyone know who Tasmanex is? It can't be a live firing exercise in the Tasman se