Confession is Good for the Soul

**Sailor** · 02-05-2012, 06:10 PM

OK, I fess up. Although I turned 65 last October, I am only now - today - an official GEEZER. This afternoon, when looking through the "Post Your Photos" section, I opened a thread of an outstanding photo wondering if there was a response to my earlier reply. There was not, nor was there any evidence of my "original" reply, so I reposted with the language I thought I'd used before. I figured I'd screwed up earlier until a moment ago when, while cruising through the "new" forum, I opened a thread that contained the same photo, and . . . . . . . . there was my original comment. Maybe juggling two forums is simply beyond the ken of an old man.

Jer

mtansley · 02-05-2012, 06:47 PM

I thought you were going to confess to something really serious, like wanting a non-Pentax camera.

RioRico · 02-05-2012, 09:48 PM

I confess. It's all my fault.

daacon · 02-07-2012, 04:05 PM

You're fine Jer (as he looks for his glasses on top of his head) - start to worry when you meet new people every day (and really there are the same people)

**Sailor** · 02-07-2012, 04:22 PM

Originally posted by mtansley

I thought you were going to confess to something really serious, like wanting a non-Pentax camera.

I've already committed that transgression, and - though I hate to say it - I feel no need for absolution.

Jer

Originally posted by RioRico

I confess. It's all my fault.

What a relief - I knew it couldn't be me.

Jer

Originally posted by daacon

You're fine Jer (as he looks for his glasses on top of his head) - start to worry when you meet new people every day (and really there are the same people)

Hey Dave - at least I remember the people I've met, but not always their names . . . . . . . . .

Jer

daacon · 02-07-2012, 04:29 PM

Originally posted by Sailor

<snip>
Hey Dave - at least I remember the people I've met, but not always their names . . . . . . . . .
Jer

I am pretty good on faces as well - now names and where I met them.... Might as well have a rolodex of names and places and start picking random cards

mtansley · 02-07-2012, 05:32 PM

Originally posted by Sailor

I've already committed that transgression, and - though I hate to say it - I feel no need for absolution.

Couldn't agree more, I had a Nikon D80 for a while until I traded it and my K20 for my K-5. My point & shoot is a Canon.

I enjoy looking and playing with other cameras and feel no guilt whatsoever.

Clicker · 02-07-2012, 05:40 PM

The late Aaliyah

Youtu.be

Opethian · 02-08-2012, 02:32 PM

I confess, I wish Pentax made sunglasses with a K-Mount on it. I mean, then all the negative feedback on the K-01 would die down.

**Sailor** · 02-08-2012, 03:23 PM

Originally posted by mtansley

Couldn't agree more, I had a Nikon D80 for a while until I traded it and my K20 for my K-5. My point & shoot is a Canon.

I enjoy looking and playing with other cameras and feel no guilt whatsoever.

And why not? The cameras exist for us, not the other way around. My K20, K-5 and Panasonic LX5 happily co-exist sitting together on the same shelf.

Jer

Originally posted by Clicker

The late Aaliyah
Aaliyah - Age Ain't Nothing But A Number - YouTube

I'll remember that message . . . . . . . maybe

.

Jer

Originally posted by Opethian

I confess, I wish Pentax made sunglasses with a K-Mount on it. I mean, then all the negative feedback on the K-01 would die down.

I'm totally baffled by the angst a newly introduced, yet unseen camera induces among the faithful. Perhaps my bafflement results from my mental wiring, which doesn't allow me to develop an emotive relationship with a product and its manufacturer.

Jer

Opethian · 02-08-2012, 04:11 PM

Originally posted by Sailor

I'm totally baffled by the angst a newly introduced, yet unseen camera induces among the faithful. Perhaps my bafflement results from my mental wiring, which doesn't allow me to develop an emotive relationship with a product and its manufacturer.

Jer

Exactly. Some are borderline religious in their quest to quash the K-01. At the end of the day, it's just a camera, for crying out loud. It's still going to be up to the idiot behind the camera to take photos of other idiots, in rather idiotic poses, and sceneries.

mtansley · 02-08-2012, 05:54 PM

Originally posted by Opethian

just a camera

What!! Just a camera!!! How could you say something like that. It's...it's.....it's more than JUST a camera, it's a _______________ (fill in blanks with your choice)

It's a piece of neat machinery, designed by some clever people that let's us take a copy of whatever it's pointed at. Sounds like blasphemy doesn't it.

reeftool · 02-08-2012, 11:19 PM

A few weeks ago at Killington, I bought a new wool hat to keep my ears warm as my baseball hat wasn't cutting it. As I walked back out to my car to put my old hat in, I realized I threw out my baseball hat and walked out to the parking lot with paper bag and wrapper. Don't feel bad!

**Sailor** · 02-09-2012, 04:47 PM

Originally posted by reeftool

A few weeks ago at Killington, I bought a new wool hat to keep my ears warm as my baseball hat wasn't cutting it. As I walked back out to my car to put my old hat in, I realized I threw out my baseball hat and walked out to the parking lot with paper bag and wrapper. Don't feel bad!

Sorry you lost your cap, but your story makes me feel better!

Jer

Spenz · 02-09-2012, 05:18 PM

Originally posted by mtansley

it's more than JUST a camera, it's a _______________ (fill in blanks with your choice)

New bumper sticker: Pentax is ____________

02-05-2012, 06:10 PM	#1
Sailor Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coastal Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 26,205	Confession is Good for the Soul OK, I fess up. Although I turned 65 last October, I am only now - today - an official GEEZER. This afternoon, when looking through the "Post Your Photos" section, I opened a thread of an outstanding photo wondering if there was a response to my earlier reply. There was not, nor was there any evidence of my "original" reply, so I reposted with the language I thought I'd used before. I figured I'd screwed up earlier until a moment ago when, while cruising through the "new" forum, I opened a thread that contained the same photo, and . . . . . . . . there was my original comment. Maybe juggling two forums is simply beyond the ken of an old man. Jer

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02-05-2012, 06:47 PM	#2
mtansley Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ajax, Ontario, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,139	I thought you were going to confess to something really serious, like wanting a non-Pentax camera.

02-05-2012, 09:48 PM	#3
RioRico Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Limbo, California Posts: 11,263	I confess. It's all my fault.

02-07-2012, 04:05 PM	#4
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	You're fine Jer (as he looks for his glasses on top of his head) - start to worry when you meet new people every day (and really there are the same people)

02-07-2012, 04:22 PM	#5
Sailor Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coastal Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 26,205 Original Poster	Originally posted by mtansley I thought you were going to confess to something really serious, like wanting a non-Pentax camera. I've already committed that transgression, and - though I hate to say it - I feel no need for absolution. Jer Originally posted by RioRico I confess. It's all my fault. What a relief - I knew it couldn't be me. Jer Originally posted by daacon You're fine Jer (as he looks for his glasses on top of his head) - start to worry when you meet new people every day (and really there are the same people) Hey Dave - at least I remember the people I've met, but not always their names . . . . . . . . . Jer

02-07-2012, 04:29 PM	#6
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	Originally posted by Sailor <snip> Hey Dave - at least I remember the people I've met, but not always their names . . . . . . . . . Jer I am pretty good on faces as well - now names and where I met them.... Might as well have a rolodex of names and places and start picking random cards

02-07-2012, 05:32 PM	#7
mtansley Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ajax, Ontario, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,139	Originally posted by Sailor I've already committed that transgression, and - though I hate to say it - I feel no need for absolution. Couldn't agree more, I had a Nikon D80 for a while until I traded it and my K20 for my K-5. My point & shoot is a Canon. I enjoy looking and playing with other cameras and feel no guilt whatsoever.

02-08-2012, 02:32 PM	#9
Opethian Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: London Posts: 57	I confess, I wish Pentax made sunglasses with a K-Mount on it. I mean, then all the negative feedback on the K-01 would die down.

02-08-2012, 03:23 PM	#10
Sailor Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coastal Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 26,205 Original Poster	Originally posted by mtansley Couldn't agree more, I had a Nikon D80 for a while until I traded it and my K20 for my K-5. My point & shoot is a Canon. I enjoy looking and playing with other cameras and feel no guilt whatsoever. And why not? The cameras exist for us, not the other way around. My K20, K-5 and Panasonic LX5 happily co-exist sitting together on the same shelf. Jer Originally posted by Clicker The late Aaliyah Aaliyah - Age Ain't Nothing But A Number - YouTube I'll remember that message . . . . . . . maybe . Jer Originally posted by Opethian I confess, I wish Pentax made sunglasses with a K-Mount on it. I mean, then all the negative feedback on the K-01 would die down. I'm totally baffled by the angst a newly introduced, yet unseen camera induces among the faithful. Perhaps my bafflement results from my mental wiring, which doesn't allow me to develop an emotive relationship with a product and its manufacturer. Jer

02-08-2012, 04:11 PM	#11
Opethian Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: London Posts: 57	Originally posted by Sailor I'm totally baffled by the angst a newly introduced, yet unseen camera induces among the faithful. Perhaps my bafflement results from my mental wiring, which doesn't allow me to develop an emotive relationship with a product and its manufacturer. Jer Exactly. Some are borderline religious in their quest to quash the K-01. At the end of the day, it's just a camera, for crying out loud. It's still going to be up to the idiot behind the camera to take photos of other idiots, in rather idiotic poses, and sceneries.

02-08-2012, 05:54 PM	#12
mtansley Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ajax, Ontario, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,139	Originally posted by Opethian just a camera What!! Just a camera!!! How could you say something like that. It's...it's.....it's more than JUST a camera, it's a _______________ (fill in blanks with your choice) It's a piece of neat machinery, designed by some clever people that let's us take a copy of whatever it's pointed at. Sounds like blasphemy doesn't it.

02-08-2012, 11:19 PM	#13
reeftool Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Upstate New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,553	A few weeks ago at Killington, I bought a new wool hat to keep my ears warm as my baseball hat wasn't cutting it. As I walked back out to my car to put my old hat in, I realized I threw out my baseball hat and walked out to the parking lot with paper bag and wrapper. Don't feel bad!

02-09-2012, 04:47 PM	#14
Sailor Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coastal Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 26,205 Original Poster	Originally posted by reeftool A few weeks ago at Killington, I bought a new wool hat to keep my ears warm as my baseball hat wasn't cutting it. As I walked back out to my car to put my old hat in, I realized I threw out my baseball hat and walked out to the parking lot with paper bag and wrapper. Don't feel bad! Sorry you lost your cap, but your story makes me feel better! Jer

02-09-2012, 05:18 PM	#15
Spenz Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Seattle Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 76	Originally posted by mtansley it's more than JUST a camera, it's a _______________ (fill in blanks with your choice) New bumper sticker: Pentax is ____________