Re: French on-line dealers

2005-02-06 Thread Bob W
Hi, Saturday, February 5, 2005, 6:43:05 PM, Peter wrote: Utterly correct, but ... let's say Technikdirekt (Germany) or BH sell cameras, lenses, cases, tripods, studio gear, flash equipment, memory cards, editing gear, software ... What about a French equivalent? I have never seen an

Re: French on-line dealers

2005-02-06 Thread Michel Carrère-Gée
Bob W a écrit : Hi, Saturday, February 5, 2005, 6:43:05 PM, Peter wrote: Utterly correct, but ... let's say Technikdirekt (Germany) or BH sell cameras, lenses, cases, tripods, studio gear, flash equipment, memory cards, editing gear, software ... What about a French equivalent? I have

RE: French on-line dealers

2005-02-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Stuff encompasses a very large group of things. What kind of stuff? Shel From: Peter Smekal Has anyone any experience of ordering stuff on-line from France. My impression is that they do not bother answering mail in English. Any dealer you could recommend? Peter

RE: French on-line dealers

2005-02-05 Thread Peter Smekal
Well, I thought about Mousse de Saumon et Câpres, Boeuf Bourguignon, a bottle of Corton des Clos Faiveley 2002, Crêpes aux Poires, and some Calvados du Pays d'Auge 8 ans d'âge ... no just kidding, actually a Pentax *istDs 2004. Peter

Re: RE: French on-line dealers

2005-02-05 Thread John Forbes
As this is a photographic list, a reasonable assumption would be photographic equipment. Of course, the words dealer and stuff might refer to something very different, though I doubt it. John On Sat, 5 Feb 2005 09:11:51 -0800, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Stuff encompasses a

Re: RE: French on-line dealers

2005-02-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Sure, but there's lots of different kinds of photo stuff. Cameras (digital and film, small format, medium format, large format), lenses, cases, tripods, studio gear, flash equipment, memory cards, editing gear, software ... some dealers may specialize in one area or another, or have better deals

Re: RE: French on-line dealers

2005-02-05 Thread Peter Smekal
Thank you John, for your Gallic response, in between bottles of Beaujolais. May I congratulate you on your choice of interpreter. Peter As this is a photographic list, a reasonable assumption would be photographic equipment. Of course, the words dealer and stuff might refer to something very

Re: French on-line dealers

2005-02-05 Thread Bob W
Hi, Saturday, February 5, 2005, 5:00:07 PM, Peter wrote: Has anyone any experience of ordering stuff on-line from France. My impression is that they do not bother answering mail in English. Any dealer you could recommend? Peter do you mean a) they do not bother to reply if your message is

Re: RE: French on-line dealers

2005-02-05 Thread Peter Smekal
Utterly correct, but ... let's say Technikdirekt (Germany) or BH sell cameras, lenses, cases, tripods, studio gear, flash equipment, memory cards, editing gear, software ... What about a French equivalent? Peter Sure, but there's lots of different kinds of photo stuff.

Re: RE: French on-line dealers

2005-02-05 Thread John Forbes
And are you, Shel, able to advise on all these divers kinds of French dealers? John On Sat, 5 Feb 2005 10:31:52 -0800, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sure, but there's lots of different kinds of photo stuff. Cameras (digital and film, small format, medium format, large format),

Re: RE: French on-line dealers

2005-02-05 Thread Peter Smekal
Well, just admit it ... nobody knows anyting about it! To quote your president: France enjoys a rich history, a picturesque and varied landscape and a temperate climate. In short, it would be a very nice country if French people didn't inhabit it, and it weren't still radioactive from all the

Re: RE: French on-line dealers

2005-02-05 Thread John Forbes
Peter, what are you talking about? You need to quote the message that you are replying to. The way in which meesages are forwarded here is known only to God, and you can't rely on your readers having received the same messages as you. John PS: I can't think which president you are

Re: French on-line dealers

2005-02-05 Thread Peter J. Alling
Schroeder. Besides Bush in spite of his mangled syntax is more of a politician than to have said this, he'd have let Rummy say it. John Forbes wrote: Peter, what are you talking about? You need to quote the message that you are replying to. The way in which meesages are forwarded here is

Re: RE: French on-line dealers

2005-02-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
your luck. Shel [Original Message] From: John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Date: 2/5/2005 1:58:31 PM Subject: Re: RE: French on-line dealers And are you, Shel, able to advise on all these divers kinds of French dealers? John

Re: French on-line dealers

2005-02-05 Thread John Forbes
I'm sure you're right about Bush, but Schroeder? I suspect it's actually a spoof by O'Rourke. John On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 18:38:16 -0500, Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Schroeder. Besides Bush in spite of his mangled syntax is more of a politician than to have said this, he'd have

Re: RE: French on-line dealers

2005-02-05 Thread William Robb
http://www.jardmail.co.uk/misc/franceguide.shtml See the conclusion. William Robb - Original Message - From: Peter Smekal Subject: Re: RE: French on-line dealers Well, just admit it ... nobody knows anyting about it! To quote your president: France enjoys a rich history, a picturesque

Re: French on-line dealers

2005-02-05 Thread Peter J. Alling
Just a comment on who might be crass enough, but Schroeder is too much of a politician as well, he'd let a member of his cabinet say something like that too. John Forbes wrote: I'm sure you're right about Bush, but Schroeder? I suspect it's actually a spoof by O'Rourke. John On Sat, 05 Feb

Re: RE: French on-line dealers

2005-02-05 Thread John Forbes
Ah! John On Sat, 5 Feb 2005 18:07:20 -0600, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.jardmail.co.uk/misc/franceguide.shtml See the conclusion. William Robb - Original Message - From: Peter Smekal Subject: Re: RE: French on-line dealers Well, just admit it ... nobody knows

Re: French on-line dealers

2005-02-05 Thread pnstenquist
...and it weren't still radioactive from all the nuclear tests they run. The grammar isn't passable, although it may have been correct in the original. It's obviously a misguided attempt at humor. It's disparaging to both the French and to whomever one might attribute it. It doesn't belong here.