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

Jean Poitiers · 09-25-2015, 04:07 AM

Originally posted by savoche

DVD? Isn't that a bit 90ies?

You shouldn't be shooting with one of these, should you??

I picked up one of those at my thrift shop ... boxed and all. Couldn't resist for 3€ !

PS - It's hidden up in the attic, because some day it will be worth mega-bucks !!!

**THoog** · 09-25-2015, 04:19 AM

Originally posted by savoche

DVD? Isn't that a bit 90ies?

You shouldn't be shooting with one of these, should you??

More noughties than 90s - the Season 3 collection wasn't released on DVD until 2005, and there never was a Blu-Ray collection. (Considering we're talking Rocky and Bullwinkle, where even TV resolution showed dust and smudges on the cels, I don't think it's necessary.) Plus, Steve gets a pass for having a VHS collection, but I'm out of date for having DVDs???

**savoche** · 09-25-2015, 11:14 AM

Originally posted by THoog

Steve gets a pass for having a VHS collection, but I'm out of date for having DVDs???

That's the difference between vintage and out of date

**savoche** · 09-25-2015, 11:18 AM

Originally posted by Jean Poitiers

I picked up one of those at my thrift shop ... boxed and all. Couldn't resist for 3€ !

PS - It's hidden up in the attic, because some day it will be worth mega-bucks !!!

Ah, but you should use it. I'm sure you'd be creating art with it!

Or you could let Kai at Digital Rev borrow it for his Cheap Camera challenge.

Oops, forgot it's worth megabucks

normhead · 09-25-2015, 11:54 AM

Does that still work? Those were the first cameras I used in my Web Design class. I should have taken one from the storage cupboard when I retired. God knows no one was using them.

Jean Poitiers · 09-25-2015, 12:58 PM

Originally posted by normhead

Does that still work? Those were the first cameras I used in my Web Design class. I should have taken one from the storage cupboard when I retired. God knows no one was using them.

I don't know if mine works. I was so excited to get it that I quickly rat-packed up in a deep corner of the attic.

Dead or alive, it will be worth MEGA-bucks someday !

**THoog** · 09-25-2015, 01:29 PM

Originally posted by savoche

That's the difference between vintage and out of date

It's not out of date, it's future-retro!

**savoche** · 09-25-2015, 01:32 PM

Originally posted by Jean Poitiers

I don't know if mine works. I was so excited to get it that I quickly rat-packed up in a deep corner of the attic.

Dead or alive, it will be worth MEGA-bucks someday !

I'm sure I have some 3.5" floppies lying around should you need "film" to your six million dollar cam...

**savoche** · 09-25-2015, 01:35 PM

Originally posted by THoog

It's not out of date, it's future-retro!

So you're telling me you're really ahead of time?

**THoog** · 09-25-2015, 05:40 PM

Originally posted by savoche

So you're telling me you're really ahead of time?

I am so far ahead of my time, I've looped back around a couple times and am coming up from behind again! It only looks like I'm behind the times!

(That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.)

robtcorl · 09-25-2015, 06:07 PM

Originally posted by Jean Poitiers

I picked up one of those at my thrift shop ... boxed and all. Couldn't resist for 3€ !

PS - It's hidden up in the attic, because some day it will be worth mega-bucks !!!

I have a Betamax I want to sell you!

Parallax · 09-25-2015, 06:20 PM

Ironic, innit? Betamax was actually better than VHS, but Sony wouldn't license anyone to use the format. (In best Daffy Duck voice: "Mine, mine! All mine!")
JVC was a little more forward looking with VHS.

**Ex Finn.** · 09-25-2015, 06:21 PM

Originally posted by Parallax

Right in the same timeframe was the Firestone 500 tire issue. One of the jokes of the day was:

Worst pick-up line ever? "Hey babe; I just put some Firestone 500s on my Pinto. Want to go for a drive?"

Of course, a few years later there was a related story by NBC about how dangerous the side tanks on Chevy/GMC pickups were. How they would explode in a side impact crash.
NBC news staged a side crash that yielded a rather dramatic explosion. What they didn't say at the time was that in testing they couldn't actually get one to explode so for the story they rigged it with explosives. Somebody blew the whistle on them and, if I remember right, more than one NBC was unemployed after the story about the story came out.

I remember that, IIRC.

**Ex Finn.** · 09-25-2015, 06:23 PM

Originally posted by robtcorl

I have a Betamax I want to sell you!

BETA-MAX was the cats meow...
I worked on those Sony`s a while back...

stevebrot · 09-25-2015, 06:29 PM

Originally posted by Parallax

Betamax was actually better than VHS

Originally posted by Ex Finn.

BETA-MAX was the cats meow...

Yes, a lot better than VHS.

Steve

09-25-2015, 06:23 PM	#19124
Ex Finn. Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern Maryland. Espoo. Kouvola. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,975	Originally posted by robtcorl I have a Betamax I want to sell you! BETA-MAX was the cats meow... I worked on those Sony`s a while back... Last edited by Ex Finn.; 09-25-2015 at 06:30 PM.

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09-25-2015, 04:07 AM	#19111
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Originally posted by savoche DVD? Isn't that a bit 90ies? You shouldn't be shooting with one of these, should you?? I picked up one of those at my thrift shop ... boxed and all. Couldn't resist for 3€ ! PS - It's hidden up in the attic, because some day it will be worth mega-bucks !!!

09-25-2015, 04:19 AM	#19112
THoog Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Carolina Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,685	Originally posted by savoche DVD? Isn't that a bit 90ies? You shouldn't be shooting with one of these, should you?? More noughties than 90s - the Season 3 collection wasn't released on DVD until 2005, and there never was a Blu-Ray collection. (Considering we're talking Rocky and Bullwinkle, where even TV resolution showed dust and smudges on the cels, I don't think it's necessary.) Plus, Steve gets a pass for having a VHS collection, but I'm out of date for having DVDs???

09-25-2015, 11:14 AM	#19113
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by THoog Steve gets a pass for having a VHS collection, but I'm out of date for having DVDs??? That's the difference between vintage and out of date

09-25-2015, 11:18 AM	#19114
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by Jean Poitiers I picked up one of those at my thrift shop ... boxed and all. Couldn't resist for 3€ ! PS - It's hidden up in the attic, because some day it will be worth mega-bucks !!! Ah, but you should use it. I'm sure you'd be creating art with it! Or you could let Kai at Digital Rev borrow it for his Cheap Camera challenge. Oops, forgot it's worth megabucks

09-25-2015, 11:54 AM	#19115
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Does that still work? Those were the first cameras I used in my Web Design class. I should have taken one from the storage cupboard when I retired. God knows no one was using them.

09-25-2015, 12:58 PM	#19116
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Originally posted by normhead Does that still work? Those were the first cameras I used in my Web Design class. I should have taken one from the storage cupboard when I retired. God knows no one was using them. I don't know if mine works. I was so excited to get it that I quickly rat-packed up in a deep corner of the attic. Dead or alive, it will be worth MEGA-bucks someday !

09-25-2015, 01:29 PM	#19117
THoog Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Carolina Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,685	Originally posted by savoche That's the difference between vintage and out of date It's not out of date, it's future-retro!

09-25-2015, 01:32 PM	#19118
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by Jean Poitiers I don't know if mine works. I was so excited to get it that I quickly rat-packed up in a deep corner of the attic. Dead or alive, it will be worth MEGA-bucks someday ! I'm sure I have some 3.5" floppies lying around should you need "film" to your six million dollar cam...

09-25-2015, 01:35 PM	#19119
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by THoog It's not out of date, it's future-retro! So you're telling me you're really ahead of time?

09-25-2015, 05:40 PM	#19120
THoog Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Carolina Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,685	Originally posted by savoche So you're telling me you're really ahead of time? I am so far ahead of my time, I've looped back around a couple times and am coming up from behind again! It only looks like I'm behind the times! (That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.)

09-25-2015, 06:07 PM	#19121
robtcorl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,606	Originally posted by Jean Poitiers I picked up one of those at my thrift shop ... boxed and all. Couldn't resist for 3€ ! PS - It's hidden up in the attic, because some day it will be worth mega-bucks !!! I have a Betamax I want to sell you!

09-25-2015, 06:20 PM	#19122
Parallax Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 19,332	Ironic, innit? Betamax was actually better than VHS, but Sony wouldn't license anyone to use the format. (In best Daffy Duck voice: "Mine, mine! All mine!") JVC was a little more forward looking with VHS.

09-25-2015, 06:21 PM	#19123
Ex Finn. Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern Maryland. Espoo. Kouvola. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,975	Originally posted by Parallax Right in the same timeframe was the Firestone 500 tire issue. One of the jokes of the day was: Worst pick-up line ever? "Hey babe; I just put some Firestone 500s on my Pinto. Want to go for a drive?" Of course, a few years later there was a related story by NBC about how dangerous the side tanks on Chevy/GMC pickups were. How they would explode in a side impact crash. NBC news staged a side crash that yielded a rather dramatic explosion. What they didn't say at the time was that in testing they couldn't actually get one to explode so for the story they rigged it with explosives. Somebody blew the whistle on them and, if I remember right, more than one NBC was unemployed after the story about the story came out. I remember that, IIRC.

09-25-2015, 06:29 PM	#19125
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by Parallax Betamax was actually better than VHS Originally posted by Ex Finn. BETA-MAX was the cats meow... Yes, a lot better than VHS. Steve