Re: Progress on the incognito case

2021-08-10 Thread mike wilson
> On 10 August 2021 at 15:21 "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: > > > ...bigger windows that are almost completely transparent so one does not miss > any scenery. How desperately cunning. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE fro

Re: Progress on the incognito case

2021-08-10 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I've never driven a train, but I had an experience that came close. On one of our trips to Switzerland, we took the Glacier Express to Zermatt and then local trains to Montreux. My travel agent friend had connections with German Rail, and booked me on the Crystal Panoramic Express from Montreux.

Re: Progress on the incognito case

2021-08-09 Thread Larry Colen
> On Aug 9, 2021, at 10:56 PM, John wrote: > > It's not my job to drive the train, > The whistle I can't blow. > It's not my job to say how far > The train's supposed to go. > I'm not allowed to pull the brake, > Or even ring the bell. > But let the damn thing jump the track > And see who catc

Re: Progress on the incognito case

2021-08-09 Thread John
It's not my job to drive the train, The whistle I can't blow. It's not my job to say how far The train's supposed to go. I'm not allowed to pull the brake, Or even ring the bell. But let the damn thing jump the track And see who catches hell! On 8/6/2021 13:28:56, Larry Colen wrote: On Aug 6,

Re: Progress on the incognito case

2021-08-06 Thread Larry Colen
On the subject of going full engineering nerd, my brain keeps coming back to how to make one of these as a “real product”. I really ought to be wasting my time in a more productive manner. Some of y’all might be amused by the thought experiment. I’ve been doing more tweaking on the design idea

Re: Progress on the incognito case

2021-08-06 Thread Ken Waller
Looks like something an engineer would do. BTW - I R 1 -Original Message- From: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Sent: Aug 6, 2021 4:17 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Progress on the incognito case I’ve made progress on my incognito lens case. I’m not completely thrilled with the

Re: Progress on the incognito case

2021-08-06 Thread Alan C
The famous, largely unschooled, English Canal Engineer, James Brindley, designed his canal systems mentally while sitting in a darkened room. His famous Bridgewater Canal featured aqueducts over rivers which ultimately ended the monopoly of the river boat transporters in the Birmingham area. Th

Re: Progress on the incognito case

2021-08-06 Thread Larry Colen
> On Aug 6, 2021, at 7:49 AM, Paul Sorenson wrote: > > How about this...use a bayonet body cap mounted bayonet up in the case and > use a double rear lens cap on the lens. Lens fits into one side of the > double cap and the other side captures the bayonet body cap. Will probably > cost abo

Re: Progress on the incognito case

2021-08-06 Thread Larry Colen
> On Aug 6, 2021, at 7:56 AM, Ken Waller wrote: > > Looks like something an engineer would do. BTW - I R 1 Guilty as charged. My definition of a natural born engineer is someone who will spend three hours figuring out how to do a 30 minute job in 20. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com --

Re: Progress on the incognito case

2021-08-06 Thread Paul Sorenson
How about this...use a bayonet body cap mounted bayonet up in the case and use a double rear lens cap on the lens.  Lens fits into one side of the double cap and the other side captures the bayonet body cap.  Will probably cost about $20/lens but might be cheaper and certainly more available th

Progress on the incognito case

2021-08-06 Thread Larry Colen
I’ve made progress on my incognito lens case. I’m not completely thrilled with the layout but it seems to be pretty close to workable. I’d like to improve the mounting of the tray for the small primes so there is more functional storage underneath it. https://photos.app.goo.gl/4xx9sQvo2FUeL6k

Re: incognito case

2021-04-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
I dont like lens bags or lens cases. They get in the way. I use pelican camera cases with soft dividers. Ultimate protection and convenience. Paul > On Apr 22, 2021, at 7:48 PM, John Francis wrote: > > On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 07:36:14PM -0400, John Francis wrote: >>> On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 0

Re: incognito case

2021-04-22 Thread John Francis
On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 07:36:14PM -0400, John Francis wrote: > On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 08:09:30PM +0200, Toine wrote: > > Maybe some cheap neoprene lens bags which allows you to fill the space > > to the max > > https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000419580349.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4deB8FU

Re: incognito case

2021-04-22 Thread Ken Waller
sale - you might try an auto upholsterer. -Original Message- >From: Larry Colen >Sent: Apr 21, 2021 11:04 PM >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: Re: incognito case > >Since folks couldn’t see the photos on google, I used a real camera and posted >

Re: incognito case

2021-04-22 Thread John Francis
On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 08:09:30PM +0200, Toine wrote: > Maybe some cheap neoprene lens bags which allows you to fill the space > to the max > https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000419580349.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4deB8FUy Apparently these are only for Canon, Nikon, or Sony :-) Mind you,

Re: incognito case

2021-04-22 Thread Toine
or camera bag inserts On Thu, 22 Apr 2021 at 20:09, Toine wrote: > > Maybe some cheap neoprene lens bags which allows you to fill the space > to the max > https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000419580349.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4deB8FUy > > On Thu, 22 Apr 2021 at 19:42, Larry Colen wrote:

Re: incognito case

2021-04-22 Thread Toine
Maybe some cheap neoprene lens bags which allows you to fill the space to the max https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000419580349.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4deB8FUy On Thu, 22 Apr 2021 at 19:42, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > > On Apr 22, 2021, at 10:35 AM, John Francis wrote: > > > > On Wed, A

Re: incognito case

2021-04-22 Thread Larry Colen
> On Apr 22, 2021, at 10:35 AM, John Francis wrote: > > On Wed, Apr 21, 2021 at 08:04:59PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: >> Since folks couldn???t see the photos on google, I used a real camera and >> posted some on flickr >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157718988705093 >> >> I

Re: incognito case

2021-04-22 Thread John Francis
On Wed, Apr 21, 2021 at 08:04:59PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: > Since folks couldn???t see the photos on google, I used a real camera and > posted some on flickr > https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157718988705093 > > I checked out the glasses box at Uhaul, it was awfully flimsy, and

Re: incognito case

2021-04-21 Thread Larry Colen
. The first bit of foam I tried didn’t work so well, too much dust. I also don’t have hole saws that are both wide and deep enough for cut a 6” piece of foam. I’ll continue poking at different options. > On Apr 19, 2021, at 11:38 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > The ice chest for my

Re: incognito case

2021-04-20 Thread Stanley Halpin
://www.uhaul.com/MovingSupplies/Boxes/ <https://www.uhaul.com/MovingSupplies/Boxes/> Stan > On Apr 20, 2021, at 2:38 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > The ice chest for my incognito case arrived today. I just prototyped some > dividers out of the box it came in. > > I think that it d

Re: incognito case

2021-04-20 Thread John
On 4/20/2021 02:59:58, mike wilson wrote: On 20 April 2021 at 07:38 Larry Colen wrote: The ice chest for my incognito case arrived today. I just prototyped some dividers out of the box it came in. I think that it definitely has promise. I need to figure out something better for the

Re: incognito case

2021-04-20 Thread P. J. Alling
You can buy closed foam with precuts like this: https://www.amazon.com/Pick-Pluck-Pre-Cubed-foam-bottom/dp/B00ZFTEM0U/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=foam+inserts+for+cases&qid=1618926761&sr=8-5 On 4/20/2021 2:38 AM, Larry Colen wrote: The ice chest for my incognito case arrived to

Re: incognito case

2021-04-20 Thread mike wilson
> On 20 April 2021 at 07:38 Larry Colen wrote: > > > The ice chest for my incognito case arrived today. I just prototyped some > dividers out of the box it came in. > > I think that it definitely has promise. I need to figure out something better > for the divider

Re: incognito case

2021-04-19 Thread Larry Colen
> On Apr 19, 2021, at 11:46 PM, John Francis wrote: > > On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 11:38:42PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: >> The ice chest for my incognito case arrived today. I just prototyped some >> dividers out of the box it came in. >> >> I???m intereste

Re: incognito case

2021-04-19 Thread John Francis
On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 11:38:42PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: > The ice chest for my incognito case arrived today. I just prototyped some > dividers out of the box it came in. > > I???m interested in any feasible suggestions for making dividers that???ll > hold and cushion the

incognito case

2021-04-19 Thread Larry Colen
The ice chest for my incognito case arrived today. I just prototyped some dividers out of the box it came in. I think that it definitely has promise. I need to figure out something better for the dividers (if I had a 3d printer that might work, but foam and a hole saw might be better. Google