Re: eBay funnies

2005-06-12 Thread Peter Belak
I am pretty sure I was buying from this seller. That was bad luck.. instead of mint SMC 70-210 I got non-SMC 70-200 full of fungus and elements separation. I got my money back after 5 weeks, but that was waste of time and energy.. Regards Peter Belak On 6/11/05, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: eBay funnies

2005-06-11 Thread Wigwam Jones
P. J. Alling wrote: Quoted directly from an e-bay auction... PENTAX SMC AF ZOOM 35-70MM F2.8 AUTO FOCUS LENS.WITH FRONT AND REAR CAPS,FUNGUS IN LENS AND NOT WORKING WHEN TESTED, WITH CASE. DONT MISS THIS ONE! At least it's truth in advertising... I think they left out a semi-colon: "DONT;

eBay funnies

2005-06-11 Thread P. J. Alling
Quoted directly from an e-bay auction... PENTAX SMC AF ZOOM 35-70MM F2.8 AUTO FOCUS LENS.WITH FRONT AND REAR CAPS,FUNGUS IN LENS AND NOT WORKING WHEN TESTED, WITH CASE. DONT MISS THIS ONE! At least it's truth in advertising... -- A man's only as old as the woman he feels.

Re: eBay funnies...

2002-05-11 Thread Cotty
>> I fail to see why it would be useful advertised under darkroom >> accessories? > >For the truly anal, it would be useful for monitoring line >voltage fluctuations which could affect exposure times. >Sheesh Cotty, you gotta learn this sh*t >WW D'oh! That's what I like about this lark: I nev

Re: eBay funnies...

2002-05-11 Thread Cotty
>> Yep - a genuine Oscillerscope (sic), obviously used to check >the >> frequency response of those chemicals. You simply dip one >probe into a >> tray, you hold the other, then you switch it all on... >> >> >http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1351048616 > >Well, Cotty, thats how

Re: eBay funnies...

2002-05-10 Thread Cotty
>It looks like it might be a Unilab kit construction. I (or >rather my employer) have most of one of these. Just unimportant >things like the case not ordered... If anyone acquires this and >needs bits, I can probably assist. Mike, you mean this really is for darkroom useage??? What in Perciv

Re: eBay funnies...

2002-05-10 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Cotty wrote: > > Yep - a genuine Oscillerscope (sic), > > http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1351048616 It looks like it might be a Unilab kit construction. I (or rather my employer) have most of one of these. Just unimportant things like the case not ordered... If an

eBay funnies...

2002-05-10 Thread Cotty
Yep - a genuine Oscillerscope (sic), obviously used to check the frequency response of those chemicals. You simply dip one probe into a tray, you hold the other, then you switch it all on... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1351048616 Cotty

Re: eBay Funnies!

2001-03-26 Thread Anthony Farr
Steve Scott opined: >I've seen quite a few primes advertised as zooms - undoubtedly the focusing helicoid confuses these "owners". Steve S.< I cringe whenever I read or hear any long lens, zoom or prime, call "telescopic" insead of "telephoto". Although some semantic analysis reveals that teles

Re: eBay Funnies!

2001-03-26 Thread Steve Scott
Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Gary L. Murphy > Sent: 26 March 2001 06:00 > To: Pentax Users Group > Subject: eBay Funnies! > > > Check this out. Lister says, it's "New in box. NEVER OWNED/NEVER USED" >

Re: eBay Funnies!

2001-03-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Gary L. Murphy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax Users Group" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: March 25, 2001 11:00 PM Subject: eBay Funnies! > Check this out. Lister says, it's "New in box. NEVER OWNED/NEVER USED"

RE: eBay Funnies!

2001-03-26 Thread Gary L. Murphy
On Mon, 26 Mar 2001 09:40:05 +0100, Peter Smith wrote: >User also says it's a zoom - isn't the picture that of a 28mm prime? That it is Later, Gary - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to

RE: eBay Funnies!

2001-03-25 Thread Michael Bromm
Not only that, but it's a 28-80 ZOOM disguised as a 28mm f/2.8 FFL lens! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Gary L. Murphy Sent: March 25, 2001 9:00 PM To: Pentax Users Group Subject: eBay Funnies! Check this out. Lister says, it'

eBay Funnies!

2001-03-25 Thread Gary L. Murphy
Check this out. Lister says, it's "New in box. NEVER OWNED/NEVER USED" Hum. http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1224706714 Later, Gary - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't f