Another pointless thread
Posted 10/09/2023 - 21:25
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Oh, the ambiguity of the English Language and its creative use by Ebay sellers. 'Opened - Never Used' could mean either 'never used BY ME' or 'never used BY ANYONE'. Or even 'never used BY THE CAT NEXT DOOR'.
Looking forward to seeing the selfie for the dating site .
Steve
Looking forward to seeing the selfie for the dating site .
Steve
Posted 19/09/2023 - 14:21
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Chainsaws sharpened, fueled up and ready to go, then the weather does this!!
We're supposed to be trimming (cutting down?) several Leylandii trees at my son's house.
He lives in the direct blast from the Pennines above Halifax so there's no way I'm playing with power saws up ladders in a 60MPH wind with rain.
It'll have to wait a little longer.
We're supposed to be trimming (cutting down?) several Leylandii trees at my son's house.
He lives in the direct blast from the Pennines above Halifax so there's no way I'm playing with power saws up ladders in a 60MPH wind with rain.
It'll have to wait a little longer.
Cheers, HG
K110+DA40, K200+DA35, K3 and a bag of lenses, bodies and other bits.
Mustn't forget the Zenits, or folders, or...
PPG entries.
K110+DA40, K200+DA35, K3 and a bag of lenses, bodies and other bits.
Mustn't forget the Zenits, or folders, or...
PPG entries.
Posted 19/09/2023 - 14:43
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Hardgravity wrote:
Chainsaws sharpened, fueled up and ready to go, then the weather does this!!
We're supposed to be trimming (cutting down?) several Leylandii trees at my son's house.
He lives in the direct blast from the Pennines above Halifax so there's no way I'm playing with power saws up ladders in a 60MPH wind with rain.
It'll have to wait a little longer.
A neat excuse for procrastination Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow
Chainsaws sharpened, fueled up and ready to go, then the weather does this!!
We're supposed to be trimming (cutting down?) several Leylandii trees at my son's house.
He lives in the direct blast from the Pennines above Halifax so there's no way I'm playing with power saws up ladders in a 60MPH wind with rain.
It'll have to wait a little longer.
C.O.L.B.A.S victim
(Compulsive Obsessive Lens Buying Addiction Syndrome)
What you need are lenses, more lenses, bigger lenses, better lenses, faster lenses, vintage lenses and when you have these, your pictures will be perfect!
(Compulsive Obsessive Lens Buying Addiction Syndrome)
What you need are lenses, more lenses, bigger lenses, better lenses, faster lenses, vintage lenses and when you have these, your pictures will be perfect!
Posted 23/09/2023 - 13:48
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After all the jabs and three and half years of being careful, it finally caught me.
Working in London last week and brought Covid home with me, Passed it onto Mrs LTL for good measure and we've been self-isolating ever since.
Well on the recovery path now. With the power of vaccination, it has been a mild dose, but my head feels like it's full of ear wax and my legs full of lead weight.
Back to London for work next week. Oh joy
Working in London last week and brought Covid home with me, Passed it onto Mrs LTL for good measure and we've been self-isolating ever since.
Well on the recovery path now. With the power of vaccination, it has been a mild dose, but my head feels like it's full of ear wax and my legs full of lead weight.
Back to London for work next week. Oh joy
Nigel.
Getting older and grumpier. Taking longer to decide which lens to use today.
K5 with auto-everything lenses
A collection of manual primes to keep me in touch with the pleasures of doing it old-school.
Getting older and grumpier. Taking longer to decide which lens to use today.
K5 with auto-everything lenses
A collection of manual primes to keep me in touch with the pleasures of doing it old-school.
Posted 23/09/2023 - 15:40
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LongTimeLurker wrote:
Back to London for work next week. Oh joy
Or develop a suspected mild case of long Covid - nothing severe, just enough for you to be not quite well enough to return to work for a few more weeks .Back to London for work next week. Oh joy
Mrs L. and I have just returned from having our flu and Covid jabs. Done by the little girl from across the road who goes to school with our daughter. Well, that's what she was before she and my daughter grew up, went to medical school, became GPs, found husbands, had kids of their own and now those kids are the age that they were when they lived across the road from each other. It's things like that which make me realise that in spite of how I feel, I'm not as young as I used to be. (Mrs L., of course, is as young as the day we first met.)
Steve
Posted 24/09/2023 - 07:32
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Covid, ha!
Had a dose last november, thought it was just a cold until I got out on the push bike.
Lead legs and no stamina made me take a test..
.. positive!
Good job we were staying in the middle of nowhere in Aberdeenshire, by the time we move on it had cleared up, but not until it had ruined a lovely dry, sunny week.
Self medication with whisky and beer helped.
Had a dose last november, thought it was just a cold until I got out on the push bike.
Lead legs and no stamina made me take a test..
.. positive!
Good job we were staying in the middle of nowhere in Aberdeenshire, by the time we move on it had cleared up, but not until it had ruined a lovely dry, sunny week.
Self medication with whisky and beer helped.
Cheers, HG
K110+DA40, K200+DA35, K3 and a bag of lenses, bodies and other bits.
Mustn't forget the Zenits, or folders, or...
PPG entries.
K110+DA40, K200+DA35, K3 and a bag of lenses, bodies and other bits.
Mustn't forget the Zenits, or folders, or...
PPG entries.
Posted 29/09/2023 - 12:54
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OH the shame of it
Our village calendar has just been published - five of the month photographs were taken by my wife, (who is not particularly interested in photography), and not ONE of mine was used this year..........
Roger
Our village calendar has just been published - five of the month photographs were taken by my wife, (who is not particularly interested in photography), and not ONE of mine was used this year..........
Roger
Posted 29/09/2023 - 13:42
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cbrog wrote:
five of the month photographs were taken by my wife, (who is not particularly interested in photography), and not ONE of mine was used this year..........
Who does your wife know that you don't ..... ? five of the month photographs were taken by my wife, (who is not particularly interested in photography), and not ONE of mine was used this year..........
Steve
Posted 30/09/2023 - 21:13
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From why I've read elsewhere, 3x B2 came to Europe in August to participate in NATO exercises - probably still here, and may be operating from Fairford?
K-3 II, K-3 and a K-70 from SRS (having now relegated the K-30 /"K-50" to a backup body), & some Sigma and Pentax lenses (and a lot of old 35mm gear!)
Posted 01/10/2023 - 09:22
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jeallen01 wrote:
From why I've read elsewhere, 3x B2 came to Europe in August to participate in NATO exercises - probably still here, and may be operating from Fairford?
..and I've not seen one since first exciting sighting the camera has been sat on the table with the 150-450 mounted ever since (instead of the 21mm)
From why I've read elsewhere, 3x B2 came to Europe in August to participate in NATO exercises - probably still here, and may be operating from Fairford?
LennyBloke
Posted 01/10/2023 - 13:01
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LennyBloke wrote:
Having done a big more digging on the militaryaviation news sites, it seems that those 3x B2's were deployed to Iceland in early Augiust for NATO exercises, finally went to Norway in late August,and then probably went home to the US as I can't find anything about them in September - so maybe one of them did a fly-by over Fairford on the way home (whenever that was?).jeallen01 wrote:
From why I've read elsewhere, 3x B2 came to Europe in August to participate in NATO exercises - probably still here, and may be operating from Fairford?
..and I've not seen one since first exciting sighting the camera has been sat on the table with the 150-450 mounted ever since (instead of the 21mm) From why I've read elsewhere, 3x B2 came to Europe in August to participate in NATO exercises - probably still here, and may be operating from Fairford?
Think it's time to put that 150-450 back in the case until you need it for something else!
K-3 II, K-3 and a K-70 from SRS (having now relegated the K-30 /"K-50" to a backup body), & some Sigma and Pentax lenses (and a lot of old 35mm gear!)
Posted 02/10/2023 - 20:12
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Makers Mark - Kentucky Bourbon Whisky. Woodford Reserve - Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey.
To e or not to e. that is the question?
To e or not to e. that is the question?
Barrie - Too Old To Die Young
https://pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/barrieforbes
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/189482630@N03/
Posted 02/10/2023 - 21:53
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Once you've drunk the contents will you care...?
Steve
Steve
Posted 02/10/2023 - 23:00
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Lubbyman wrote:
Once you've drunk the contents will you care...?
Steve
Coming from the north east I learnt English as a second language, but I still care!!!
Once you've drunk the contents will you care...?
Steve
Barrie - Too Old To Die Young
https://pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/barrieforbes
https://www.flickr.com/photos/189482630@N03/
https://pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/barrieforbes
https://www.flickr.com/photos/189482630@N03/
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It's fair enough on current items, or perhaps even items bought a few years ago and kept in a collection, but the number of items that are many years old and have clearly had a hard life is notable. Currently there is a Pentax MX with what looks like some sort of mould or stains on the shutter curtain, scratches on the focus screen, corrosion in the camera mount throat, a barely visible shutter speed dial and a creased, ripped and dirty instruction manual.
I think I might advertise myself on a dating site as mint, in perfect working order, athletic and handsome at least my wife won't know it's me
p.s. the bargain price of the MX is just £199.99