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Subject: Re: WTF? was OT: new camera On 24 October 2010 10:51, Steven Desjardins wrote: > Alright, I admit it.  I've also always had an Olympus on the side as > well.  It feels so liberating just to say it. I had a little affair with an E-10 whilst Pentax was floundering about in

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Keep it up and I'll give a call to Brad Dobo Dave On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 8:30 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: > On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 4:50 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: >> Oh sure, things get nasty and you go after the pigheaded whackjobs. >> Whackjobs are people too, you know.  And the pigheaded o

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From: Scott Loveless On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 2:05 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: > On 10/26/2010 2:30 AM, Scott Loveless wrote: >> >> Do you guys remember the whackjob who wouldn't shop at B&H because >> it's run by Jews? > > Nope. Could it be it happened before 2002 when I joined? No. I only jo

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Yes you are. He was pretty scary. On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 2:35 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: > Glad I missed him entirely. > > Boris > > On 10/26/2010 8:25 AM, Scott Loveless wrote: >> >> On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 2:05 AM, Boris Liberman  wrote: >>> >>> On 10/26/2010 2:30 AM, Scott Loveless wrote: >>>

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On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 9:20 AM, Jeffery Smith wrote: > Did he decide to go with Adorama instead? That'd be ironic, wouldn't it? -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/     __o   _'\<,_  (*)/  (*) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listin

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Did he decide to go with Adorama instead? Jeffery On Oct 25, 2010, at 7:30 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: > On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 4:50 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: >> Oh sure, things get nasty and you go after the pigheaded whackjobs. >> Whackjobs are people too, you know. And the pigheaded ones

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Somehow that reminds me of a discussion in Oslo a few months ago. It was noted that if muslims were as fundamentalist as some people think about one third of the bars and restaurants in Oslo would be closed during ramadahn, and they would never serve alcohol. DagT >yeah, I remember him. He s

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Glad I missed him entirely. Boris On 10/26/2010 8:25 AM, Scott Loveless wrote: On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 2:05 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 10/26/2010 2:30 AM, Scott Loveless wrote: Do you guys remember the whackjob who wouldn't shop at B&H because it's run by Jews? Nope. Could it be it happ

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On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 2:05 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: > On 10/26/2010 2:30 AM, Scott Loveless wrote: >> >> Do you guys remember the whackjob who wouldn't shop at B&H because >> it's run by Jews? > > Nope. Could it be it happened before 2002 when I joined? No. I only joined in '05. I think this

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On 10/26/2010 2:30 AM, Scott Loveless wrote: Do you guys remember the whackjob who wouldn't shop at B&H because it's run by Jews? Nope. Could it be it happened before 2002 when I joined? Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UN

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Amen, brother "No; it simply means the rest of us must take responsibility for his actions, and to compensate, buy *more* pentax kit from B&H :) - Peter" -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PD

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On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 8:46 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: yeah, I remember him. He seemed nice and then it got ugly really quickly. He was some sort of fundamentalist Christian. Wait, does this mean that all Christians don't shop at B&H? I'm so confused. No; it simply means the rest of u

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His writing indicated that he was probably a sedevacantist. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedevacantism I don't remember specifically what tipped me off, but as he was spewing forth his typical fundie nonsense, he'd occasionally throw in something that a garden variety Baptist would never say. Lik

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yeah, I remember him. He seemed nice and then it got ugly really quickly. He was some sort of fundamentalist Christian. Wait, does this mean that all Christians don't shop at B&H? I'm so confused. On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 8:30 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: > On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 4:50 PM, Steven

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On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 4:50 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > Oh sure, things get nasty and you go after the pigheaded whackjobs. > Whackjobs are people too, you know.  And the pigheaded ones are people > from the neck down. Do you guys remember the whackjob who wouldn't shop at B&H because it's ru

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On 25/10/10, David Mann, discombobulated, unleashed: >Now you've crossed the line. HAR! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.n

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Oh sure, things get nasty and you go after the pigheaded whackjobs. Whackjobs are people too, you know. And the pigheaded ones are people from the neck down. On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 3:49 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > c'mon folks, let's stop pointless bickering that isn't going to change > anybody's

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On Oct 25, 2010, at 1:19 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > Isn't that Wining an argument on the internet is like winning gold in the > Special Olympics... http://www.aviary.com/creation?fguid=ba79a2cc-eaae-102c-80b9-0030488e168c > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-

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Isn't that Wining an argument on the internet is like winning gold in the Special Olympics... On 10/25/2010 3:49 PM, Larry Colen wrote: c'mon folks, let's stop pointless bickering that isn't going to change anybody's mind other than to convince them that you're a pigheaded whackjob. Remember,

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2010/10/25 Steven Desjardins : > I actually found this camera (in truth the E-P1) interrupted my > "photographic slumbers". MARK!! -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

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Den 25. okt. 2010 kl. 21.49 skrev Larry Colen: > c'mon folks, let's stop pointless bickering that isn't going to change > anybody's mind other than to convince them that you're a pigheaded whackjob. > > Remember, arguing on the internet is like running in the special olympics. http://xkcd.com/3

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Fair enough. I've had my say. On 10/25/2010 2:49 PM, Larry Colen wrote: c'mon folks, let's stop pointless bickering that isn't going to change anybody's mind other than to convince them that you're a pigheaded whackjob. Remember, arguing on the internet is like running in the special olympi

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c'mon folks, let's stop pointless bickering that isn't going to change anybody's mind other than to convince them that you're a pigheaded whackjob. Remember, arguing on the internet is like running in the special olympics. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Disc

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No, I'm accusing you of a complete lack of proportion, which I think is demonstrated by your fixation on condemning the clearly more docile side of the wingnuttery coin. On 10/25/2010 2:34 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 3:24 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: And, why is it that i

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On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 3:24 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: > And, why is it that it bothers so many people that the Old Testament refers > to the stoning of adulterers when cases of its adherents actually doing so > are virtually unheard of, while those same people can't even bestir > themselves to s

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The national landscape is dotted with "friendly local abortion providers" who go about their day-to-day lives without bodyguards ... which raises a question: How many "friendly local abortion providers" are there in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, or any other predominantly Islamic nation? An

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I actually found this camera (in truth the E-P1) interrupted my "photographic slumbers". It was small enough to carry everywhere and I enjoyed using it. It was almost the opposite of how I felt about the K10D. On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 2:04 PM, John Francis wrote: > On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 07:29:

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On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 2:50 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: >  I'll buy the equivalence when Salman Rushdie can walk the world as freely > as Christopher Hitchens, and when Christian hordes take to the streets, > demanding the beheading of the next guy who submerges a crucifix in a jar of > piss in th

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From: Stan Halpin Hi, I'm Stan and I once owned an OM-1. I sold it and bought a Minox and a Pentax. And later another Pentax.And then another Pentax. And then another Pentax like the previous Pentax but with a different serial number. And then a 3rd and 4th and 5th Pentax LX. And then . . . Ach

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I'll buy the equivalence when Salman Rushdie can walk the world as freely as Christopher Hitchens, and when Christian hordes take to the streets, demanding the beheading of the next guy who submerges a crucifix in a jar of piss in the name of art, let alone draw an editorial cartoon of him.

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On Oct 25, 2010, at 2:35 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > From: paul stenquist >> On Oct 24, 2010, at 8:13 PM, John Sessoms wrote: >> From: DagT >> As an agnostic he forgot me, but I think he hates me too .-) >> >> That kind of madmen are always there. At least they don?t >> have

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From: paul stenquist On Oct 24, 2010, at 8:13 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: DagT As an agnostic he forgot me, but I think he hates me too .-) That kind of madmen are always there. At least they don?t have any law on their side anymore. I?m just hope people are not hating religious people in g

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On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 07:29:30PM -0400, Steven Desjardins wrote: > > "The second I bought a couple of months ago; an EPL-1." > > John, how do you like the EPL-1 Well, technically it's my wife's camera, so I don't get to play with it very much. Plus I'm in a photographic downturn at the momeme

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On 10/25/2010 3:54 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Oct 25, 2010, at 12:45 AM, David Mann wrote: On Oct 25, 2010, at 2:38 AM, Cotty wrote: Seriously - I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but the 1D as an object is right up there with an Aston Martin in my eyes. Now you've crossed the line.

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On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 12:45 AM, David Mann wrote: > On Oct 25, 2010, at 2:38 AM, Cotty wrote: > >> Seriously - I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but the 1D as >> an object is right up there with an Aston Martin in my eyes. > > Now you've crossed the line. Depends what side of which l

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On 25 October 2010 07:42, Steven Desjardins wrote: > With my luck Pentax will come out with a sleek and nifty ILC after I > have sold my DA40. Don't worry, you'll be able to buy the new DILC 40 with the proceeds. --M. --     \/\/o/\/\ --> http://WorldOfMiserere.com     http://EnticingTheLi

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With my luck Pentax will come out with a sleek and nifty ILC after I have sold my DA40. On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 3:54 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > On Oct 25, 2010, at 12:45 AM, David Mann wrote: > >> On Oct 25, 2010, at 2:38 AM, Cotty wrote: >> >>> Seriously - I know beauty is in the eye of the beho

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On Oct 25, 2010, at 12:45 AM, David Mann wrote: > On Oct 25, 2010, at 2:38 AM, Cotty wrote: > >> Seriously - I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but the 1D as >> an object is right up there with an Aston Martin in my eyes. > > Now you've crossed the line. I dunno, they weigh about the

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On Oct 25, 2010, at 2:38 AM, Cotty wrote: > Seriously - I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but the 1D as > an object is right up there with an Aston Martin in my eyes. Now you've crossed the line. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/p

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On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 22:42 -0500, "Stan Halpin" wrote: > Hi, I'm Stan and I once owned an OM-1. I sold it and bought a Minox and a > Pentax. And later another Pentax.And then another Pentax. And then > another Pentax like the previous Pentax but with a different serial > number. And then a 3rd and

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Hi, I'm Stan and I once owned an OM-1. I sold it and bought a Minox and a Pentax. And later another Pentax.And then another Pentax. And then another Pentax like the previous Pentax but with a different serial number. And then a 3rd and 4th and 5th Pentax LX. And then . . . On Oct 23, 2010, at 9

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uot; To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2010 6:51 PM Subject: Re: WTF? was OT: new camera Alright, I admit it. I've also always had an Olympus on the side as well. It feels so liberating just to say it. On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 7:41 PM, Brendan MacRae

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An old one: the dyslexic atheist who didn't believe in Dog. -Original Message- From: Jeffery Smith Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 20:04:14 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: WTF? was OT: new camera You're of

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You're off the hook. God isn't convinced of your existence. Jeffery On Oct 24, 2010, at 7:52 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: > As an agnostic, I have to admit it seems only fair to hold co-irreligionists > responsible for the crimes of Mao, Lenin, Stalin, Pol Pot, Castro, Ceausescu, > etc. > --

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On 10/24/2010 8:13 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: DagT As an agnostic he forgot me, but I think he hates me too .-) That kind of madmen are always there. At least they don?t have any law on their side anymore. I?m just hope people are not hating religious people in general because of people like

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As an agnostic, I have to admit it seems only fair to hold co-irreligionists responsible for the crimes of Mao, Lenin, Stalin, Pol Pot, Castro, Ceausescu, etc. On 10/24/2010 7:13 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: DagT As an agnostic he forgot me, but I think he hates me too .-) That kind of ma

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On Oct 24, 2010, at 8:13 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > From: DagT >> As an agnostic he forgot me, but I think he hates me too .-) >> >> That kind of madmen are always there. At least they don?t have any >> law on their side anymore. I?m just hope people are not hating >> religious people in general

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From: DagT As an agnostic he forgot me, but I think he hates me too .-) That kind of madmen are always there. At least they don?t have any law on their side anymore. I?m just hope people are not hating religious people in general because of people like him. I don't hate people of religion. I

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From: "Bob W" [...] > I feel so proud to stand up and say out loud, "I Shoot Olympus!" Whew, that > feels good. > > Oh, I'm gay too. ]'-) "I thought men like that shot themselves" - King George V That's a hoot, since there were persistent rumors that his older brother Albert Victor Christ

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"On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 5:50 PM, eckinator wrote: I loved my T90. To this day I hate whoever stole it from my car in Paris..." Sorry, Eck, I didn't know it was you. "The second I bought a couple of months ago; an EPL-1." John, how do you like the EPL-1 -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-

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On 25/10/10, Rob Studdert, discombobulated, unleashed: >Yep, ridiculously huge, an s90 is a better fit for my hands, LX wasn't >bad either or the Leica M's, Contax G2, RTS II, RTS III and Nikon >FM2n. Fair enough! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche --

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On 25 October 2010 08:51, Cotty wrote: > Have you held or used a 1D series? Yep, ridiculously huge, an s90 is a better fit for my hands, LX wasn't bad either or the Leica M's, Contax G2, RTS II, RTS III and Nikon FM2n. -- Rob Studdert (Digital  Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours

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On 25/10/10, Rob Studdert, discombobulated, unleashed: >Design and ergonomics, I've never felt comfortable with any Canon SLR >bodies that I've used in the film or digital eras, their P&S's however >have me hooked. Have you held or used a 1D series? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

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I loved my T90. To this day I hate whoever stole it from my car in Paris... 2010/10/24 Rob Studdert : > On 25 October 2010 00:38, Cotty wrote: > >> So what is the big thing about hating a Canon? > > Design and ergonomics, I've never felt comfortable with any Canon SLR > bodies that I've used in t

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On 25 October 2010 00:38, Cotty wrote: > So what is the big thing about hating a Canon? Design and ergonomics, I've never felt comfortable with any Canon SLR bodies that I've used in the film or digital eras, their P&S's however have me hooked. -- Rob Studdert (Digital  Image Studio) Tel: +61-

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Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "David J Brooks" Subject: Re: WTF? was OT: new camera On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 8:17 PM, paul stenquist wrote: On Oct 23, 2010, at 7:51 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: Alright,

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On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 01:56:11PM +1100, Brian Walters wrote: > On Sat, 23 Oct 2010 19:51 -0400, "Steven Desjardins" > wrote: > > Alright, I admit it. I've also always had an Olympus on the side as > > well. It feels so liberating just to say it. > > > > > Well, since this is turning into a

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If those guys don't do any of the things on that sign, it's no wonder that they're always so grumpy. JLS On Oct 24, 2010, at 3:46 PM, DagT wrote: > As an agnostic he forgot me, but I think he hates me too .-) > > That kind of madmen are always there. At least they don´t have any law on > th

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As an agnostic he forgot me, but I think he hates me too .-) That kind of madmen are always there. At least they don´t have any law on their side anymore. I´m just hope people are not hating religious people in general because of people like him. DagT Den 24. okt. 2010 kl. 21.40 skrev Jeffery

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The last two lines of the article say it all...Would that we could all say we had done that. -p On 10/24/2010 2:33 PM, DagT wrote: Den 24. okt. 2010 kl. 20.06 skrev Bob W: [...] I feel so proud to stand up and say out loud, "I Shoot Olympus!" Whew, that feels good. Oh, I'm gay too. ]'-)

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Tell these guys: http://www.400tx.com/files/PAW2007/2007-20.html Same guys every single year on Mardi Gras. Their mentor, the Rev. Grant Storms, is no longer allowed in the French Quarter. Jeffery On Oct 24, 2010, at 2:33 PM, DagT wrote: > I never understood all the fuss about homosexuality.

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Den 24. okt. 2010 kl. 20.06 skrev Bob W: > [...] >> I feel so proud to stand up and say out loud, "I Shoot Olympus!" Whew, > that >> feels good. >> >> Oh, I'm gay too. ]'-) > > "I thought men like that shot themselves" - King George V > >

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On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Bob W wrote: > "I thought men like that shot themselves" - King George V > > deshead.html> We all have our burdens. -- Godfrey   godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discus

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[...] > I feel so proud to stand up and say out loud, "I Shoot Olympus!" Whew, that > feels good. > > Oh, I'm gay too. ]'-) "I thought men like that shot themselves" - King George V -- PDML Pentax-Dis

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Well, those hyper-pro lenses ... 14-35mm f/2, 35-100mm f/2, 90-250mm f/2.8, 150mm f/2, 300mm f/2.8 ... they're truly sexy. Sometimes I can only afford to rent a fantasy ... ]'-) On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 7:33 AM, Jeffery Smith wrote: > You mentioned a while back that you had rented some lenses. In

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You mentioned a while back that you had rented some lenses. In the context of this thread, that must fall under "escort services". Jeffery On Oct 24, 2010, at 9:25 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > LOL! What a great thread! > > Yes, the doors are thrown open, I'm out of the closet: I've owned and

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LOL! What a great thread! Yes, the doors are thrown open, I'm out of the closet: I've owned and used Olympus cameras quite a lot over the past 40+ years. Starting with a Pen EE in 1970, then a Pen FV ... an OM system (two bodies, four lenses) ... Two or three Stylus Infinity point and shoots ... a

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I always thought that E-Volt was an unfortunate name (like the Datavue Spark computer). On Oct 24, 2010, at 8:31 AM, drd1...@gmail.com wrote: > Smoke starts to come out from under the flash. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUB

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On 24/10/10, Rob Studdert, discombobulated, unleashed: >Me too I guess (excepting Canon DSLRs of course ;-) Interesting. Is it the name, the heritage, what? Just curious. After shooting Pentax film for over 10 years, when I got a D60 I wasn't at all enamored with it - it was plasticky and felt a

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l.net Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 03:45:31 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: WTF? was OT: new camera My first DSLR was a used E-20n. Whisper-quiet, built like a tank, and takes wonderful photos. I looked at Olympus for a long time when I started lo

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I´m sorry, but my first camera was an Olympus 35RC, bought in 1977. Beautiful little camera, and what is worse: I´ve still got one, as well as a 35RD... Den 24. okt. 2010 kl. 01.51 skrev Steven Desjardins: > Alright, I admit it. I've also always had an Olympus on the side as > well. It feels s

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From: Rob Studdert On 24 October 2010 11:33, Larry Colen wrote: What can I say, I'm a fiscally constrained gear slut. If I had the money all of my camera bags would be filled with whatever gear looked interesting, no matter who made it. > Me too I guess (excepting Canon DSLRs of course ;-)

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Godfrey is an adult. As long as no one gets hurt, and there is no kids involved, he is in his full right to play with whatever he lusts. 4/3 has a small sensor. But it's legal. So I think you should leave him alone. -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2010/10/24 Brendan MacRae : >

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My first DSLR was a used E-20n. Whisper-quiet, built like a tank, and takes wonderful photos. I looked at Olympus for a long time when I started looking into buying my first new DSLR. The great thing about it is that it was a fixed-lens, so I didn't have anything invested beyond the cost

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Behalf Of David J Brooks Sent: Sunday, 24 October 2010 4:54 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: WTF? was OT: new camera On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 8:17 PM, paul stenquist wrote: > > On Oct 23, 2010, at 7:51 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > >> Alright, I admit it.  I've also alw

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On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 8:17 PM, paul stenquist wrote: > > On Oct 23, 2010, at 7:51 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > >> Alright, I admit it.  I've also always had an Olympus on the side as >> well.  It feels so liberating just to say it. > > I'm happy to say that i've never had an Olympus. Never eve

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Unfortunately (<--- stressed), so far I had a chance to shoot with Canon, Nikon and Sony gear besides Pentax. I sincerely hope and very much wish to get a chance to try 4/3 and m43 systems. I also had a brief encounter with Miserere's Samsung EVIL camera in Chicago and I was very positively imp

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I shot once with a Kodak point and shoot that took 35mm film. Took me days to feel clean again. :-) Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "Steven Desjardins" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2010 6:51 PM Subject: Re: WTF

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Too clever! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "Brendan MacRae" To: "pdml" Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2010 6:41 PM Subject: WTF? was OT: new camera Well, I know it's been a while since I've posted anything but holy crap! That was one h

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On Sat, 23 Oct 2010 22:59 -0400, "Steven Desjardins" wrote: > Hi, I'm Steve and I own an Olympus. > Whenever you feel the urge, we're here for you, man. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > On Sat, Oct

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Hi, I'm Steve and I own an Olympus. On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 10:56 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > On Sat, 23 Oct 2010 19:51 -0400, "Steven Desjardins" > wrote: >> Alright, I admit it.  I've also always had an Olympus on the side as >> well.  It feels so liberating just to say it. >> > > > Well, since

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On Sat, 23 Oct 2010 19:51 -0400, "Steven Desjardins" wrote: > Alright, I admit it. I've also always had an Olympus on the side as > well. It feels so liberating just to say it. > Well, since this is turning into a 'true confessions' thread, I admit to owning no less than 10 Olympusses (or sho

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On 24 October 2010 11:35, Steven Desjardins wrote: > My E-10 is still in use at W&L for shooting web images. Here is one of my first images shot with the E-10, it was a revelation compared to the procession of crap that came before: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9304908/PB241295.jpg Cheers, -- Rob

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My E-10 is still in use at W&L for shooting web images. On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 8:31 PM, Brendan MacRae wrote: > - Original Message > >> From: Rob Studdert >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Sent: Sat, October 23, 2010 5:22:28 PM >> Subject: Re: W

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On 24 October 2010 11:33, Larry Colen wrote: > What can I say, I'm a fiscally constrained gear slut. If I had the money all > of my camera bags would be filled with whatever gear looked interesting, no > matter who made it. Me too I guess (excepting Canon DSLRs of course ;-) -- Rob Studdert

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On Oct 23, 2010, at 4:51 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > Alright, I admit it. I've also always had an Olympus on the side as > well. It feels so liberating just to say it. > > On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 7:41 PM, Brendan MacRae > wrote: >> Well, I know it's been a while since I've posted anything

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- Original Message > From: Rob Studdert > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Sent: Sat, October 23, 2010 5:22:28 PM > Subject: Re: WTF? was OT: new camera > > On 24 October 2010 11:17, paul stenquist wrote: > > > I'm happy to say that i've never h

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On 24 October 2010 11:20, Steven Desjardins wrote: > The E-10 was a satyrical delight, photographically speaking.  It was > such a solid camera and a pleasure to use.  I always liked the images > as well, amazing given that is was 4 MP When they get cheap enough I think I'll buy a beater for my d

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On 24 October 2010 11:17, paul stenquist wrote: > I'm happy to say that i've never had an Olympus. Never even considered it. > However, I should admit that I have owned a Nikon and a Canon. The Canon was > just a P&S -- kind of a one night thing. And the Nikon, well, that Nikon was > a rangefi

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Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Steven Desjardins" Subject: Re: WTF? was OT: new camera Alright, I admit it. I've also always had an Olympus on the side as well. It feels so liberating just to say it.

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The E-10 was a satyrical delight, photographically speaking. It was such a solid camera and a pleasure to use. I always liked the images as well, amazing given that is was 4 MP On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 8:04 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: > On 24 October 2010 10:51, Steven Desjardins wrote: >> Alright,

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On Oct 23, 2010, at 7:51 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > Alright, I admit it. I've also always had an Olympus on the side as > well. It feels so liberating just to say it. I'm happy to say that i've never had an Olympus. Never even considered it. However, I should admit that I have owned a Nik

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On 24 October 2010 10:51, Steven Desjardins wrote: > Alright, I admit it.  I've also always had an Olympus on the side as > well.  It feels so liberating just to say it. I had a little affair with an E-10 whilst Pentax was floundering about in the digital wasteland in early on, I'm glad I had the

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Ever since I was in high school, I secretly knew I preferred Pentax. I attempted to deny it by using a Mamiya 500TL, and I even tried Nikons for a couple of years, but it just didn't work out. Jeffery On Oct 23, 2010, at 6:51 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > Alright, I admit it. I've also alw

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Alright, I admit it. I've also always had an Olympus on the side as well. It feels so liberating just to say it. On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 7:41 PM, Brendan MacRae wrote: > Well, I know it's been a while since I've posted anything but holy crap! > > That was one helluva thread. I was, in turns, en

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Well, I know it's been a while since I've posted anything but holy crap! That was one helluva thread. I was, in turns, enlightened, bemused, shocked, disgusted, surprised, repulsed, encouraged, worried, and finally a bit relieved. But really, Godfrey, this lifestyle choice of yours, it can be, h