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vinzer · 05-12-2009, 07:40 AM

I'd probably be doing my usual evening surfing by that time anyway, so I might keep a tab open for the timer.

As an aside, if wll's thread got moved, isn't it only fair that this thread be moved to Everything Else too? I find the tone of the thread similar. Not being anal about it and I really don't have any underlying motives (from how I see the OP in these forums, he seems to be a good chap), but I just thought it would be fair to wll. Either location of the thread's fine with me.

Yohan Pamudji · 05-12-2009, 12:36 PM

As of 2:30PM Central today, Pentax USA's countdown says 7 days 16 hours while Pentax Spain's says 8 days 1 hour. So who's right? Methinks somebody misread the memo and converted to local time

MMVIII · 05-12-2009, 12:58 PM

Originally posted by Yohan Pamudji

As of 2:30PM Central today, Pentax USA's countdown says 7 days 16 hours while Pentax Spain's says 8 days 1 hour. So who's right? Methinks somebody misread the memo and converted to local time

actually, AFAIK the counter relates to your system time, means it is not considering your time zone when visiting the site.

And, you can get it to count to zero now, just change your system date and time, at least some on german forums have tried it

Edit: as by 22:00 GMT+2 the USA counter tells me 7 days 9 hours ;-)

Yohan Pamudji · 05-12-2009, 01:09 PM

Originally posted by MMVIII

actually, AFAIK the counter relates to you system time, means it is not considering your time zone when visiting the site.

And, you can get it to count to zero now, just change your system date and time, at least some on german forums have tried it

Edit: as by 22:00 GMT+2 the USA counter tells me 7 days 9 hours ;-)

Then somebody made a mistake. Counters should always be based on an absolute time for all users, not by user's time zone. The announcement is "X" amount of time away from now, whether I'm in the US, Spain, or Siberia. It's a simultaneous worldwide release after all. Or is it?

Edit: looks like Pentax USA made the mistake then if their counter changes based on time zone.

jct us101 · 05-12-2009, 04:16 PM

You people are obsessed.

vinzer · 05-12-2009, 04:24 PM

Originally posted by jct us101

You people are obsessed.

Obsessed? Dunno about that, but I am interested to know what's going down. As a photography nut, I'm always excited to hear news about any new technology or model from *any* company.

It's not like my eyes are forever glued to the countdown timer or that I'm already starting to make a line at my nearest photo store waiting for the first shipment of this camera to come in (like how other people did for the iPhone, Star Wars Episode I, XBox 360, PS3, et al). Now that's obsession.

glanglois · 05-12-2009, 04:34 PM

That's about the time they turn on gravity, if memory serves.

I'll be in bed taking a nice, careful approach to the day (much like Onslow) whilst Pentaxians overload these servers with love it/hate it posts. And half of those will mention FF.

RH, I suspect you will be vindicated.

Cheers!

Ratmagiclady · 05-12-2009, 05:05 PM

Hee, I'll watch if I happen to remember it and be up at the time. What the heck.

Buddha Jones · 05-12-2009, 05:08 PM

Well my girlfriend is out of town and I am naturally a late to bed, early to rise kinda guy, so yeah, I spose I will be there when the ticker hits zero. All I gotta say is the site better do something pretty fricken cool when it does hit 0!!!!!!!!!

jct us101 · 05-12-2009, 07:06 PM

Explode.

boom

HermanLee · 05-13-2009, 08:58 AM

Originally posted by jct us101

You people are obsessed.

Nope....POSSESSED

**Marc Langille** · 05-13-2009, 11:37 AM

I'm up at 5:30AM during the week - easy for me...

kcmadr · 05-13-2009, 12:22 PM

No.

I'll be on a cruise somewhere in Alaskan waters.

I'm sure the announcement will still be there when I dock in Vancouver.

However, if I wasn't going away, I would, just because I'm curious.

glanglois · 05-13-2009, 12:27 PM

Originally posted by kcmadr

No.

I'll be on a cruise somewhere in Alaskan waters.

I'm sure the announcement will still be there when I dock in Vancouver.

Turned that Mustang into an amphibian? I'd love to see it come into harbour.

BTW, will you be in Oshkosh this year?

kcmadr · 05-14-2009, 12:39 PM

Originally posted by glanglois

Turned that Mustang into an amphibian? I'd love to see it come into harbour.

BTW, will you be in Oshkosh this year?

Not this year much to my annoyance an disgust. But I have plans to go to Wright Patterson and Oshkosh again next year (2010). It's getting close to the time where I need to make reservations.

Having gone for the first time in 2007, it was very difficult to stomach the reality of not being able to go every year. Let's just say my behaviour was downright bratty.

An amphibious Mustang, eh? Maybe one on floats? I think that 1600hp Merlin will pull you nose first into the water on take-off...

We're obsessed. It's people like us that keep people like us going!!!

05-12-2009, 12:58 PM	#18
MMVIII Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: EU Posts: 1,121	Originally posted by Yohan Pamudji As of 2:30PM Central today, Pentax USA's countdown says 7 days 16 hours while Pentax Spain's says 8 days 1 hour. So who's right? Methinks somebody misread the memo and converted to local time actually, AFAIK the counter relates to your system time, means it is not considering your time zone when visiting the site. And, you can get it to count to zero now, just change your system date and time, at least some on german forums have tried it Edit: as by 22:00 GMT+2 the USA counter tells me 7 days 9 hours ;-) Last edited by MMVIII; 05-12-2009 at 04:29 PM.

05-12-2009, 04:34 PM	#22
glanglois Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Madison, Wis., USA Posts: 1,506	Early AM ? That's about the time they turn on gravity, if memory serves. I'll be in bed taking a nice, careful approach to the day (much like Onslow) whilst Pentaxians overload these servers with love it/hate it posts. And half of those will mention FF. RH, I suspect you will be vindicated. Cheers!

05-13-2009, 12:27 PM	#29
glanglois Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Madison, Wis., USA Posts: 1,506	New Type? Originally posted by kcmadr No. I'll be on a cruise somewhere in Alaskan waters. I'm sure the announcement will still be there when I dock in Vancouver. Turned that Mustang into an amphibian? I'd love to see it come into harbour. BTW, will you be in Oshkosh this year?

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05-12-2009, 07:40 AM	#16
vinzer Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Philippines Posts: 1,399	I'd probably be doing my usual evening surfing by that time anyway, so I might keep a tab open for the timer. As an aside, if wll's thread got moved, isn't it only fair that this thread be moved to Everything Else too? I find the tone of the thread similar. Not being anal about it and I really don't have any underlying motives (from how I see the OP in these forums, he seems to be a good chap), but I just thought it would be fair to wll. Either location of the thread's fine with me.

05-12-2009, 12:36 PM	#17
Yohan Pamudji Inactive Account Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Mississippi Posts: 184	As of 2:30PM Central today, Pentax USA's countdown says 7 days 16 hours while Pentax Spain's says 8 days 1 hour. So who's right? Methinks somebody misread the memo and converted to local time

05-12-2009, 01:09 PM	#19
Yohan Pamudji Inactive Account Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Mississippi Posts: 184	Originally posted by MMVIII actually, AFAIK the counter relates to you system time, means it is not considering your time zone when visiting the site. And, you can get it to count to zero now, just change your system date and time, at least some on german forums have tried it Edit: as by 22:00 GMT+2 the USA counter tells me 7 days 9 hours ;-) Then somebody made a mistake. Counters should always be based on an absolute time for all users, not by user's time zone. The announcement is "X" amount of time away from now, whether I'm in the US, Spain, or Siberia. It's a simultaneous worldwide release after all. Or is it? Edit: looks like Pentax USA made the mistake then if their counter changes based on time zone.

05-12-2009, 04:16 PM	#20
jct us101 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Posts: 3,793	You people are obsessed.

05-12-2009, 04:24 PM	#21
vinzer Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Philippines Posts: 1,399	Originally posted by jct us101 You people are obsessed. Obsessed? Dunno about that, but I am interested to know what's going down. As a photography nut, I'm always excited to hear news about any new technology or model from any company. It's not like my eyes are forever glued to the countdown timer or that I'm already starting to make a line at my nearest photo store waiting for the first shipment of this camera to come in (like how other people did for the iPhone, Star Wars Episode I, XBox 360, PS3, et al). Now that's obsession.

05-12-2009, 05:05 PM	#23
Ratmagiclady Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: GA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,563	Hee, I'll watch if I happen to remember it and be up at the time. What the heck.

05-12-2009, 05:08 PM	#24
Buddha Jones Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,587	Well my girlfriend is out of town and I am naturally a late to bed, early to rise kinda guy, so yeah, I spose I will be there when the ticker hits zero. All I gotta say is the site better do something pretty fricken cool when it does hit 0!!!!!!!!!

05-12-2009, 07:06 PM	#25
jct us101 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Posts: 3,793	Explode. boom

05-13-2009, 08:58 AM	#26
HermanLee Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Southern California, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 729	Originally posted by jct us101 You people are obsessed. Nope....POSSESSED

05-13-2009, 11:37 AM	#27
Marc Langille Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NW Arkansas, USA Posts: 4,710	I'm up at 5:30AM during the week - easy for me...

05-13-2009, 12:22 PM	#28
kcmadr Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC Photos: Albums Posts: 614	No. I'll be on a cruise somewhere in Alaskan waters. I'm sure the announcement will still be there when I dock in Vancouver. However, if I wasn't going away, I would, just because I'm curious.

05-14-2009, 12:39 PM	#30
kcmadr Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC Photos: Albums Posts: 614	Originally posted by glanglois Turned that Mustang into an amphibian? I'd love to see it come into harbour. BTW, will you be in Oshkosh this year? Not this year much to my annoyance an disgust. But I have plans to go to Wright Patterson and Oshkosh again next year (2010). It's getting close to the time where I need to make reservations. Having gone for the first time in 2007, it was very difficult to stomach the reality of not being able to go every year. Let's just say my behaviour was downright bratty. An amphibious Mustang, eh? Maybe one on floats? I think that 1600hp Merlin will pull you nose first into the water on take-off... We're obsessed. It's people like us that keep people like us going!!!

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