why I won't buy a k3 (Warning: Satire Thread)

Jean Poitiers · 08-31-2014, 09:45 AM

Originally posted by savoche

... Then again, it would probably be the only 67 I will ever own

Never say "never" ... and there's always the lottery!

**savoche** · 08-31-2014, 09:55 AM

Originally posted by Jean Poitiers

Never say "never" ... and there's always the lottery!

I suppose my chances of winning the lottery is more zero than slim, given that I don't pay. But should I win anyway I think a 645 would be closer than a 67.

Talking of lotteries, a friend of mine claims there is a 50 % chance of winning; either you win or you don't.

No, he doesn't shoot Pentax.

Racer X 69 · 08-31-2014, 12:04 PM

Originally posted by savoche

That's sooo last century.

Well I am a bit of a Throwback.

I don't use pre-packaged shaving suds from an aerosol can either. I use a mug and a brush, like this:

**savoche** · 08-31-2014, 12:36 PM

Originally posted by Racer X 69

Well I am a bit of a Throwback.

I don't use pre-packaged shaving suds from an aerosol can either. I use a mug and a brush, like this:

Nah, that's just common sense. Like mounting a Tak on your ~~K-3~~ K-5IIs.

lochness · 08-31-2014, 12:42 PM

Why don't we digress for few pages to say why we won't by a KS-1 for a change???

**savoche** · 08-31-2014, 12:57 PM

Originally posted by lochness

Why don't we digress for few pages to say why we won't by a KS-1 for a change???

Why? Does it carry the mark of the hociR?

Bling-bling is just cool!

**rod_grant** · 08-31-2014, 05:15 PM - **1 Like**

Racer, I'm with you on the flip-unsmart-phone.
Mine must be 5 years old now and still going.
When I bought it the salesman (you'd call him a clerk?) was about to show me how to use it's features: I cut him short and explained I wanted to (occasionally) make calls and receive calls!
I'm not into this convergent technology caper - a phone is a phone, a camera is a camera, a computer is a... well perhaps that ruins the theory a little.

Jean Poitiers · 09-01-2014, 12:47 AM

72, avenue des Gobelins, Paris ... an Internet rumor has it that a free K-3 can be won if one can guess the correct number of lenses in the store. Be careful if you visit, one cannot enter the store due to the pile/mountain of gear on the floor

... xpost

Heaven ...

**savoche** · 09-01-2014, 03:40 AM

Originally posted by Jean Poitiers

72, avenue des Golbins, Paris ... an Internet rumor has it that a free K-3 can be won if one can guess the correct number of lens in the store. Be careful if you visit, one cannot enter the store due to the pile/mountain of gear on the floor

... xpost

Heaven ...

Dang...

Next flight is in 5 minutes.

Nope, can't make it.

Ok, 1.5 hours, then.

72 Ave des Golbins you said?

Jean Poitiers · 09-01-2014, 03:44 AM

Originally posted by savoche

Dang...

Next flight is in 5 minutes.

Nope, can't make it.

Ok, 1.5 hours, then.

72 Ave des Golbins you said?

Oops ... typo !!! 72, avenue des Gobelins - in the 13th "arrondissement" - Metro line n°7 - Station = Les Gobelins or Place d'Italie - between the two stations, but closer at Les Gobelins ... sea ya thar' !

magkelly · 09-01-2014, 04:11 AM

Originally posted by VoiceOfReason

Sucked for me today too. I got confirmation that I have celiac disease....

Ugh, went there, did that, my sympathies. They thought I might have it there for a while. Turned out not, diet didn't do a thing for me, but a year I was on a gluten free diet. I still have foul memories of it. Things are better now, more options and better tasting gluten free stuff out there, but still never again. I was absolutely miserable...

**Ex Finn.** · 09-01-2014, 05:28 AM

Originally posted by savoche

IP67, sure, but the size of an aircraft carrier.

True on the size. It is more of a handheld computer than a phone. I do like the Ultra power saver mode, estimated max standby time of 12 days with fully charged battery.
And that will help keep me away from livE hociR, at least for now...

OrchidJulie · 09-01-2014, 07:54 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by magkelly

Ugh, went there, did that, my sympathies. They thought I might have it there for a while. Turned out not, diet didn't do a thing for me, but a year I was on a gluten free diet. I still have foul memories of it. Things are better now, more options and better tasting gluten free stuff out there, but still never again. I was absolutely miserable...

Recently got confirmation (DNA test) that I have hereditary hemochromatosis ("HH" in the jargon) -- genetic defect that interferes with normal iron absorption, causes one form of "iron overload". Long story short, the hematologist said to me, "when I started practicing medicine 38 years ago, there was one, and only one, treatment for this. Today, 38 years later, there's still one, and only one, treatment for it..." So I have had biweekly blood draws (the one later today marks a half-gallon) since mid-July. I'll know in a couple of weeks how much longer that has to continue... I was fortunate to have my internist suspect it and order the tests, got confirmation of the diagnosis before the iron level in my liver and other organs reached toxic levels. But I will have to have periodic bloodlettings for the rest of my life, hopefully not more often than about once every 3-6 months.

But the local blood supply is thereby enhanced for victims when Tokyo is destroyed. Take that, livE hociR!

**savoche** · 09-01-2014, 09:17 AM

We are in debt.

Our freedom.

Bought with Julie's blood.

(That said, HH sounds like one more thing I should be thankful for not suffering from...)

OrchidJulie · 09-01-2014, 11:23 AM

Originally posted by savoche

We are in debt.

Our freedom.

Bought with Julie's blood.

(That said, HH sounds like one more thing I should be thankful for not suffering from...)

HH turns out to be the most common genetic defect in Caucasians of northern European (read Nordic and Celtic) heritage. Something like 1 in 12 people of that ancestry carries one copy of the mutation. (who knew?!) Not everyone who inherits a copy from each parent will go on to develop HH (nobody knows exactly why), but most folks homozygous for it (one mutant gene from each parent) do, eventually develop it. Typically not diagnosed until middle age or later, early symptoms are vague. Caught early and treated (the fancy name for the dates with vampires is "therapeutic phlebotomy"), prognosis is good. <whew>

And the FDA allows HH blood donations to be used for transfusions, so there will be plenty for everybody...

08-31-2014, 12:04 PM	#10068
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,065	Originally posted by savoche That's sooo last century. Well I am a bit of a Throwback. I don't use pre-packaged shaving suds from an aerosol can either. I use a mug and a brush, like this: Last edited by Racer X 69; 08-31-2014 at 12:13 PM.

09-01-2014, 12:47 AM	#10073
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	72, avenue des Gobelins, Paris ... an Internet rumor has it that a free K-3 can be won if one can guess the correct number of lenses in the store. Be careful if you visit, one cannot enter the store due to the pile/mountain of gear on the floor ... xpost Heaven ... Last edited by Jean Poitiers; 09-01-2014 at 05:31 AM. Reason: typoo

09-01-2014, 03:44 AM	#10075
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Originally posted by savoche Dang... Next flight is in 5 minutes. Nope, can't make it. Ok, 1.5 hours, then. 72 Ave des Golbins you said? Oops ... typo !!! 72, avenue des Gobelins - in the 13th *"arrondissement"* - Metro line n°7 - Station = Les Gobelins or Place d'Italie - between the two stations, but closer at Les Gobelins ... sea ya thar' ! Last edited by Jean Poitiers; 09-01-2014 at 03:53 AM. Reason: corection fo typoo eror

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08-31-2014, 09:45 AM	#10066
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Originally posted by savoche ... Then again, it would probably be the only 67 I will ever own Never say "never" ... and there's always the lottery!

08-31-2014, 09:55 AM	#10067
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by Jean Poitiers Never say "never" ... and there's always the lottery! I suppose my chances of winning the lottery is more zero than slim, given that I don't pay. But should I win anyway I think a 645 would be closer than a 67. Talking of lotteries, a friend of mine claims there is a 50 % chance of winning; either you win or you don't. No, he doesn't shoot Pentax.

08-31-2014, 12:36 PM	#10069
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by Racer X 69 Well I am a bit of a Throwback. I don't use pre-packaged shaving suds from an aerosol can either. I use a mug and a brush, like this: Nah, that's just common sense. Like mounting a Tak on your ~~K-3~~ K-5IIs.

08-31-2014, 12:42 PM	#10070
lochness Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 43	Why don't we digress for few pages to say why we won't by a KS-1 for a change???

08-31-2014, 12:57 PM	#10071
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by lochness Why don't we digress for few pages to say why we won't by a KS-1 for a change??? Why? Does it carry the mark of the hociR? Bling-bling is just cool!

08-31-2014, 05:15 PM - 1 Like	#10072
rod_grant Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wangaratta, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,951	Racer, I'm with you on the flip-unsmart-phone. Mine must be 5 years old now and still going. When I bought it the salesman (you'd call him a clerk?) was about to show me how to use it's features: I cut him short and explained I wanted to (occasionally) make calls and receive calls! I'm not into this convergent technology caper - a phone is a phone, a camera is a camera, a computer is a... well perhaps that ruins the theory a little.

09-01-2014, 03:40 AM	#10074
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by Jean Poitiers 72, avenue des Golbins, Paris ... an Internet rumor has it that a free K-3 can be won if one can guess the correct number of lens in the store. Be careful if you visit, one cannot enter the store due to the pile/mountain of gear on the floor ... xpost Heaven ... Dang... Next flight is in 5 minutes. Nope, can't make it. Ok, 1.5 hours, then. 72 Ave des Golbins you said?

09-01-2014, 04:11 AM	#10076
magkelly Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,901	Originally posted by VoiceOfReason Sucked for me today too. I got confirmation that I have celiac disease.... Ugh, went there, did that, my sympathies. They thought I might have it there for a while. Turned out not, diet didn't do a thing for me, but a year I was on a gluten free diet. I still have foul memories of it. Things are better now, more options and better tasting gluten free stuff out there, but still never again. I was absolutely miserable...

09-01-2014, 05:28 AM	#10077
Ex Finn. Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern Maryland. Espoo. Kouvola. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,975	Originally posted by savoche IP67, sure, but the size of an aircraft carrier. True on the size. It is more of a handheld computer than a phone. I do like the Ultra power saver mode, estimated max standby time of 12 days with fully charged battery. And that will help keep me away from livE hociR, at least for now...

09-01-2014, 07:54 AM - 1 Like	#10078
OrchidJulie Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Magic City Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,931	Originally posted by magkelly Ugh, went there, did that, my sympathies. They thought I might have it there for a while. Turned out not, diet didn't do a thing for me, but a year I was on a gluten free diet. I still have foul memories of it. Things are better now, more options and better tasting gluten free stuff out there, but still never again. I was absolutely miserable... Recently got confirmation (DNA test) that I have hereditary hemochromatosis ("HH" in the jargon) -- genetic defect that interferes with normal iron absorption, causes one form of "iron overload". Long story short, the hematologist said to me, "when I started practicing medicine 38 years ago, there was one, and only one, treatment for this. Today, 38 years later, there's still one, and only one, treatment for it..." So I have had biweekly blood draws (the one later today marks a half-gallon) since mid-July. I'll know in a couple of weeks how much longer that has to continue... I was fortunate to have my internist suspect it and order the tests, got confirmation of the diagnosis before the iron level in my liver and other organs reached toxic levels. But I will have to have periodic bloodlettings for the rest of my life, hopefully not more often than about once every 3-6 months. But the local blood supply is thereby enhanced for victims when Tokyo is destroyed. Take that, livE hociR!

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09-01-2014, 09:17 AM	#10079
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	We are in debt. Our freedom. Bought with Julie's blood. (That said, HH sounds like one more thing I should be thankful for not suffering from...)

09-01-2014, 11:23 AM	#10080
OrchidJulie Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Magic City Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,931	Originally posted by savoche We are in debt. Our freedom. Bought with Julie's blood. (That said, HH sounds like one more thing I should be thankful for not suffering from...) HH turns out to be the most common genetic defect in Caucasians of northern European (read Nordic and Celtic) heritage. Something like 1 in 12 people of that ancestry carries one copy of the mutation. (who knew?!) Not everyone who inherits a copy from each parent will go on to develop HH (nobody knows exactly why), but most folks homozygous for it (one mutant gene from each parent) do, eventually develop it. Typically not diagnosed until middle age or later, early symptoms are vague. Caught early and treated (the fancy name for the dates with vampires is "therapeutic phlebotomy"), prognosis is good. <whew> And the FDA allows HH blood donations to be used for transfusions, so there will be plenty for everybody...