Re: Digital woe - tales of the unexpected

2003-04-04 Thread Mr. Kane
You might want to consider buying a small power inverter. It'll take a DC wave and turn it into a square wave (IIRC). You can get them in many sizes/shapes, and they basically just plug into the socket in your car, and then have a wall jack style plug on the other end into which you can plug

Re: Its that time again for the false Paypal emails!

2003-06-06 Thread Mr. Kane
The incorrect copyright date at the bottom of the letter is another proof that it is not quite right . . . Alan Abbott wrote: The 'Login button does NOT go to Paypal but: "http://[EMAIL PROTECTED]/boyz.php". Alan "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears i

Re: Very Odd Spam

2003-07-29 Thread Mr. Kane
frank, LX seems to be a fairly popular "phrase" to be used by companies for products. I can't rattle off a list right now (brain is half-dead), but I know I've seen cars and various other things with descriptors of "LX". I think they think it stands for luxury. IL Bill frank theriault wr

Re: Odd request

2003-07-29 Thread Mr. Kane
Bill, The radiation emmited from the seeds will not likely be effected by a lens. Lenes are designed to shape the path of light, not other forms of radiation. Maybe just sit in the darkroom with a sheet or two of photographic paper around your belly and back for 20 min . . . Somehow

Re: eBay Dilema

2003-07-30 Thread Mr. Kane
AB, It sounds to me like the seller is looking for a way to get 20 pounds less than he BID for it. If you can live with paying for shipping both ways, get the lens back from him and give him his refund. Relist the lens. You may even want to tell the seller you'll only refund shipping i

Re: *ist D lens compatibility

2003-03-03 Thread Mr. Kane
Since this isn't a 'working' version of the body, maybe they just forgot to put in the aperature coupling lever? I don't see it in there either . . . . . . speaking of a non-working version of the body, wasn't the last digital body a non-working version that they announced and then pulled

Re: Tom's bad luck

2003-03-03 Thread Mr. Kane
Brendan, Let us know if getting your assistant fixed helps any. I wouldn't think that it helps or hinders their ability to destroy equipment, but am always willing to try something new :-) IL Bill Brendan wrote: I've been struck, first my pop up flash is not working, now my AF-500ftz took

Re: ist D icon

2003-03-05 Thread Mr. Kane
Um, that's a suprising amount of information fo rthem to have. If that's true, then they REALLY need to improve communication skills with the motherland. IL Bill dick graham wrote: I e-mailed Pentax USA to find out if they knew what the funcky icon of the box balancing on the 2 triangles on

Re: KAF3 lens mount already here?

2003-03-10 Thread Mr. Kane
On the same note as below . . . Why on earth would you carry around a 1000mm lens if you don't carry around a tripod. Seriously, at least look into getting a shoulderstock to use with a 1000 mm lens. It'll help you to steady it. Doug Brewer wrote: I'm assuming you want usable (sharp) shots fr