The traveling nifty 50mm

centino67 · 08-04-2011, 12:06 PM

Originally posted by crewl1

So where is the lens now? Last pics on Flickr look like they were taken in April ...

Pretty sure those pics are from Icywarm.

winfab · 08-05-2011, 10:41 AM

I haven't heard anything from anyone, should be getting close to my location soon i would suspect. That is if people can follow the simple rules LOL.

Andi Lo · 08-17-2011, 12:06 PM

Anyone heard from flickeroo? If you can't spend time with it, dont receive it! Just let it go on to the next on the list! This journey isn't supposed to take this long. Perhaps a GPS tracker for it is in order? lol.

eddie1960 · 08-18-2011, 09:31 AM

Flickeroo seems to have dropped off the face of the earth. his last post was in this thread june 4th

Andi Lo · 08-18-2011, 10:36 AM

If we do get a new lens for this, I suggest we make a rule that the current person's phone number ./ backup number would be stored by the previous holder and the moderator of the project. I know things can happen, but this way at least we'll have some way of tracking it. If the previous person before flickeroo knows his address, perhaps we can ask a member in the same area to check up on him.

Voytech · 08-18-2011, 11:42 AM

Originally posted by Andi Lo

If we do get a new lens for this, I suggest we make a rule that the current person's phone number ./ backup number would be stored by the previous holder and the moderator of the project. I know things can happen, but this way at least we'll have some way of tracking it. If the previous person before flickeroo knows his address, perhaps we can ask a member in the same area to check up on him.

Yeah, I second that idea. Also, I may have a lens to donate to this project should the current one get "lost".

Jimbow007 · 08-19-2011, 08:03 PM

Originally posted by Andi Lo

If we do get a new lens for this, I suggest we make a rule that the current person's phone number ./ backup number would be stored by the previous holder and the moderator of the project. I know things can happen, but this way at least we'll have some way of tracking it. If the previous person before flickeroo knows his address, perhaps we can ask a member in the same area to check up on him.

Andi. I sent you a PM in regards to this. Hope it helps out.

**rparmar** · 08-20-2011, 06:28 AM

The situation is ridiculous. I had the lens for a few hours and then moved it on. There is absolutely no reason for this kind of non-communication and non-cooperation.

MountainCat · 09-07-2011, 10:10 PM

well aint this a bummer... thot it would of got to me by now...

**crewl1** · 09-07-2011, 10:16 PM

Yeah it doesn't look good for the project. Hope nothing bad happened to the last possessor and they are OK.

Steve Beswick · 10-24-2011, 08:45 PM

Sooo... any new news from the nifty 50, or is it considered dead?

xjjohnno · 10-25-2011, 04:33 AM

Who knows Steve.
Looking logically at the situation, flickeroo is unlikely to have done anything dishonest with the lens, personal repuation at a forum regularly visited and the value of the lens would suggest otherwise. So one can only conclude he/she has suffered some kind of misfortune.

abacus07 · 10-31-2011, 09:43 PM

While I hope that nothing has happened to Flickeroo, it is time to launch a new lens. I think a few have mentioned possibly having a lens available, I definitely have an M50/1.7 available. My A version was my first lens purchase last year ironically from Steve B above. And it's not available but my M was an extra in an ebay lot and is ready to be shipped from MN. I haven't seen the lens yet so the first recipient would have to give it a thorough inspection (a lot to ask for?).

I would also like to organize things into more of a blog format while using flickr to host/share photos. The writeups would be similar to my personal blog including a paragraph telling where, when and who along with anything special about the lens. And then a short caption (currently on flickr). And then I would maintain a few historical nifty fifty pages including a map showing where it's been. AFAIK this doesn't exist for this project.

winfab · 10-31-2011, 10:47 PM

I'm still in. There's a few people up here in Canada that have yet to use it. I'd even be willing to grab a lens off of eBay or something just to get this going again. Such a simple idea but when left in the hands of a few certain people gets all screwed up.

Jay

eddie1960 · 11-01-2011, 05:50 AM

If an M was acceptable I'd offer up one (I have 2) but i think we should try for an A series. not everyone who participates will be fully versed in manual lens use and the A series will be easier for them (matters not to me I shoot mostly m's and taks myself)

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08-04-2011, 12:06 PM	#871
centino67 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: New York Posts: 38	Originally posted by crewl1 So where is the lens now? Last pics on Flickr look like they were taken in April ... Pretty sure those pics are from Icywarm.

08-05-2011, 10:41 AM	#872
winfab New Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Windsor, ON Posts: 5	I haven't heard anything from anyone, should be getting close to my location soon i would suspect. That is if people can follow the simple rules LOL.

08-17-2011, 12:06 PM	#873
Andi Lo Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 2,924	Anyone heard from flickeroo? If you can't spend time with it, dont receive it! Just let it go on to the next on the list! This journey isn't supposed to take this long. Perhaps a GPS tracker for it is in order? lol.

08-18-2011, 09:31 AM	#874
eddie1960 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,666	Flickeroo seems to have dropped off the face of the earth. his last post was in this thread june 4th

08-18-2011, 10:36 AM	#875
Andi Lo Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 2,924	If we do get a new lens for this, I suggest we make a rule that the current person's phone number ./ backup number would be stored by the previous holder and the moderator of the project. I know things can happen, but this way at least we'll have some way of tracking it. If the previous person before flickeroo knows his address, perhaps we can ask a member in the same area to check up on him.

08-18-2011, 11:42 AM	#876
Voytech Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NY/NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 952	Originally posted by Andi Lo If we do get a new lens for this, I suggest we make a rule that the current person's phone number ./ backup number would be stored by the previous holder and the moderator of the project. I know things can happen, but this way at least we'll have some way of tracking it. If the previous person before flickeroo knows his address, perhaps we can ask a member in the same area to check up on him. Yeah, I second that idea. Also, I may have a lens to donate to this project should the current one get "lost".

08-19-2011, 08:03 PM	#877
Jimbow007 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Blackfalds, Alberta Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 124	Originally posted by Andi Lo If we do get a new lens for this, I suggest we make a rule that the current person's phone number ./ backup number would be stored by the previous holder and the moderator of the project. I know things can happen, but this way at least we'll have some way of tracking it. If the previous person before flickeroo knows his address, perhaps we can ask a member in the same area to check up on him. Andi. I sent you a PM in regards to this. Hope it helps out.

08-20-2011, 06:28 AM	#878
rparmar Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2008 Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,819	The situation is ridiculous. I had the lens for a few hours and then moved it on. There is absolutely no reason for this kind of non-communication and non-cooperation.

09-07-2011, 10:10 PM	#879
MountainCat Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Dawson Creek, BC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 68	well aint this a bummer... thot it would of got to me by now...

09-07-2011, 10:16 PM	#880
crewl1 Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,807	Yeah it doesn't look good for the project. Hope nothing bad happened to the last possessor and they are OK.

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10-24-2011, 08:45 PM	#881
Steve Beswick Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ontario, California Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,736	Sooo... any new news from the nifty 50, or is it considered dead?

10-25-2011, 04:33 AM	#882
xjjohnno Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Melbourne Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,115	Who knows Steve. Looking logically at the situation, flickeroo is unlikely to have done anything dishonest with the lens, personal repuation at a forum regularly visited and the value of the lens would suggest otherwise. So one can only conclude he/she has suffered some kind of misfortune.

10-31-2011, 09:43 PM	#883
abacus07 Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Taiwan Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,075	While I hope that nothing has happened to Flickeroo, it is time to launch a new lens. I think a few have mentioned possibly having a lens available, I definitely have an M50/1.7 available. My A version was my first lens purchase last year ironically from Steve B above. And it's not available but my M was an extra in an ebay lot and is ready to be shipped from MN. I haven't seen the lens yet so the first recipient would have to give it a thorough inspection (a lot to ask for?). I would also like to organize things into more of a blog format while using flickr to host/share photos. The writeups would be similar to my personal blog including a paragraph telling where, when and who along with anything special about the lens. And then a short caption (currently on flickr). And then I would maintain a few historical nifty fifty pages including a map showing where it's been. AFAIK this doesn't exist for this project.

10-31-2011, 10:47 PM	#884
winfab New Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Windsor, ON Posts: 5	I'm still in. There's a few people up here in Canada that have yet to use it. I'd even be willing to grab a lens off of eBay or something just to get this going again. Such a simple idea but when left in the hands of a few certain people gets all screwed up. Jay

11-01-2011, 05:50 AM	#885
eddie1960 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,666	If an M was acceptable I'd offer up one (I have 2) but i think we should try for an A series. not everyone who participates will be fully versed in manual lens use and the A series will be easier for them (matters not to me I shoot mostly m's and taks myself)