Re: OT: If frank Had Money-was: Any PMA rumors?

2004-01-31 Thread frank theriault
Well, Lukasz, They say that money can't buy happiness. That may be true, but I'd rather be wealthy and depressed, than poor and depressed! cheers, frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: £ukasz Ka

Re: OT: If frank Had Money-was: Any PMA rumors?

2004-01-31 Thread Łukasz Kacperczyk
> Gianfranco, > > Of course I knew you and Eleanor were kidding! Not about Leicas, but I knew > you were in jest. > > So was I. Until I started typing about Yuppies. I hate them because: (a) > They have money, and (b) I don't. That makes two of us (not having money, that is ) Łukasz [EMA

Re: OT: If frank Had Money-was: Any PMA rumors?

2004-01-31 Thread frank theriault
From: Gianfranco Irlanda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT: If frank Had Money-was: Any PMA rumors? Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 16:45:28 -0800 (PST) Hi Frank, I hope you didn't take it personally, my reply was a bit tongue-in-cheek, and so was E

RE: OT: If frank Had Money-was: Any PMA rumors?

2004-01-31 Thread Malcolm Smith
frank theriault wrote: > I just thought that Canon fitted the bill better than Leica. > You know, people buying Canon's because that's what they see > guys on the sidelines of major sporting events using on TV. > This is not meant as a criticism of Canons higher end pro > stuff, which is won

Re: OT: If frank Had Money-was: Any PMA rumors?

2004-01-30 Thread frank theriault
obert Oppenheimer From: Gianfranco Irlanda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Any PMA rumors? Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 15:38:35 -0800 (PST) Eleanor is right, Frank. Would I ever be a millionaire, I could probably buy a complete Leica M mount out

Re: Any PMA rumors?

2004-01-30 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wqrote: > frank wrote: > > Just think, I could be a millionaire now. OTOH, were I a millionaire, I'd > > have a stable of Canons, and wouldn't be here. > > > > Canons? CANONS?? Not Leicas??? > ERN Eleanor is right, Frank. Would I ever be a millionaire, I could probably buy

Re: Any PMA rumors?

2004-01-30 Thread Stephen Moore
Bill Owens wrote: Stephen Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: For the sake of newer list members, the revised PDML FAQ probably should address the meaning of "WW" ;-) Willy Wonka? -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com Or Wiley Willie? Well, it ain't Wonder Warthog... Step

Re: Any PMA rumors?

2004-01-29 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "frank theriault" Subject: Re: Any PMA rumors? > See, I thought of those hand-cranked radios years before they actually came > out. Really. Mt brother in law, when about 12 years old, discovered that some sort of diode got hotter on one tha

Re: Any PMA rumors?

2004-01-29 Thread ernreed2
frank wrote: > Just think, I could be a millionaire now. OTOH, were I a millionaire, I'd > have a stable of Canons, and wouldn't be here. > Canons? CANONS?? Not Leicas??? ERN

Re: Any PMA rumors?

2004-01-29 Thread frank theriault
;The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Any PMA rumors? Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 17:09:38 -0800 Can

Re: Any PMA rumors?

2004-01-29 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Canon is going to announce a small, inexpensive, hand-cranked digital camera for sale primarily in third world countries. The principle is similar to the Grundig hand cranked emergency radio: (http://www.file.cc/Grundig_FR_200_Emergency_Radio_B83CUA.html) although Canon will completely elim

Re: Any PMA rumors?

2004-01-29 Thread Bill Owens
> Stephen Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >For the sake of newer list members, the revised PDML FAQ > >probably should address the meaning of "WW" ;-) > > Willy Wonka? > > -- > Mark Roberts > Photography and writing > www.robertstech.com Or Wiley Willie? Bill

Re: Any PMA rumors?

2004-01-29 Thread Mark Roberts
Stephen Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >For the sake of newer list members, the revised PDML FAQ >probably should address the meaning of "WW" ;-) Willy Wonka? -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: Any PMA rumors?

2004-01-29 Thread Mark Roberts
"William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >From: "Pål Jensen" >Subject: Any PMA rumors? > >> Well? > >Pentax is expected to introduce a 4.7MP ist D at a lower price. Expect it to >be more cheaply built than the 6mp version. >Also, it looks lik

Re: Any PMA rumors?

2004-01-29 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Pål Jensen" Subject: Any PMA rumors? > Well? Pentax is expected to introduce a 4.7MP ist D at a lower price. Expect it to be more cheaply built than the 6mp version. Also, it looks like an 8mp digital SLR is on the way, with full K mount sup

RE: Any PMA rumors?

2004-01-29 Thread tom
You're supposed to tell *us*. Where have you been? tv > -Original Message- > From: Pål Jensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 2:33 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Any PMA rumors? > > Well? > > >

Any PMA rumors?

2004-01-29 Thread Pål Jensen
Well?