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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories 15 Hours Ago  
Thematic Just Automobiles
Posted By lesmore49
Replies: 335
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Nice pix Racer, of one of my favourite vehicles...the Chevy Nomad wagons.
Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories 15 Hours Ago  
Thematic Just Automobiles
Posted By lesmore49
Replies: 335
Views: 6,687
And the '61 Chevy Impala station wagon, was called the Nomad, also. The next model year, the top line Chevy wagon was called the Impala.

My parents had one, bought new in '61. It was black with a white 'Impala stripe"....heavy duty suspension with a rubber device...called an air lift.... that could be inflated for more load capacity (can't recall the name of the company), oversize wheels and tires, which were a few plies extra, an early posi traction control in the rear axle....then the 283 V8 and PG transmission. The dealer installed an Oldsmobile roof rack.

The car when new, had been on the dealer's new car inventory for a bit too long, and the new '62 Chevy line was already there...so my dad got a good deal on this new, well optioned for towing, 1961 Chevy Nomad wagon. It was a very good car, lots of room for our family, able to haul our trailer .

We had an early Eaz Lift trailer hitch on it...with side bars...they were known as weight distributing hitches...the wagon did not sag low in the rear with this hitch and air lift suspension in the car.

Looks like I'm digressing again, I tend to do that. :D
Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands 1 Day Ago  
The Phone Club!
Posted By lesmore49
Replies: 1,302
Views: 159,944
First time I've checked out this thread. Some wonderful photography, great composition, skilled use of natural lighting. Etc.

To me this cellular phone camera thread....says it all...about it is not the camera....but the photographer....that is of prime importance.
Forum: General Talk 1 Day Ago  
Heads up about Ford wheel nuts.
Posted By lesmore49
Replies: 37
Views: 765
Good advice.

I used to find on occasion that after my vehicle came back from a service where the wheels had been removed, the lug nuts had been tightened with such force, that I could not remove them without difficulty. Didn't happen a lot, but a couple of times.

After my vehicles came back from a service, where wheels had been removed for service work (brakes, tire rotation, etc.) I would always untighten the wheel lugs (as we call them here) with my electric impact wrench.....then retighten them by hand tightening them , then finally use my torque wrench to tighten them to the specs listed in the owner's manual with my torque wrench. And I would always tighten them in correct sequence...and recheck them about 100 miles after....to ensure they hadn't loosened....which didn't happen.

I also had purchased tools (sockets, wrenches, etc.) that were of near professional quality, and could buy at fairly reasonable prices. I picked up quality tools over the years, when there were good sale prices on them. They weren't Snap-on, but were quality. I learned early on in my life, that buying cheap tools, usually meant rounded off nuts, bolts, etc....as their tolerances weren't very good. Using good quality tools....even though I'm not a pro....I think has saved me money in the long run. I have inch, metric tools, and then Whitworth (for my English made Matchless motorcycle) .

I also have a breaker bar...which I use judiciously , but only if necessary .

I now take my vehicle to a garage, where I have confidence in their workmanship. One thing they do, whenever any service work has been done where the wheels have been removed, is ask me to come back after I have put 100 miles or so on, and they will retorque my wheels. They perform this service in front of me, using an electronic Snap-on torque wrench, which I check to see if the right torque setting has been set, according to my vehicle's specs.

I know, I'm finicky....or as I like to think...particular about all service requirements on my vehicle. :lol:

But being particular over the years....has paid off. Very rarely have I had breakdowns.
Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories 1 Day Ago  
Thematic Just Automobiles
Posted By lesmore49
Replies: 335
Views: 6,687
Yep. Absolutely beautiful, isn't it. :)
Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II 2 Days Ago  
why I won't buy a k3 (Warning: Satire Thread)
Posted By lesmore49
Replies: 102,909
Views: 4,785,750





QuoteOriginally posted by Racer X 69 Quote

My first car was a 1962 Impala goon. Like this one only white.


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First thing I did was lay the back seat down and lay shag carpet over the entire back of the car. This made it so if there were more than two people who wante4d to ride along, they had to climb in the back and sit in an uncomfortable position.

It also caused more than a few raised eyebrows on the faces of the fathers of girls I would pick up for dates.

I'd park it backwards at the drive in movies and lay the back gate down. A couple sleeping bags and some pillows, beer and salty snacks, and my dates and I would always have a great time.




Takes me back. My family were big time campers, mostly at a state park in northern Minnesota.

This was back in the late '50's and early '60's. We had a 16 foot Shasta RV trailer...remember the side wings at the back of the top of these trailers. It was a well built quality trailer.

By the time I was 13-14 years old I was 6' 1" tall...a big rangy kid.

From around 11-12 years old, I didn't fit in any of the Shasta beds. So my parents and grandmother set up both our '61 Chevy Nomad (Impala) station wagon...and their '64 Impala station wagon as sleeping 'car' for me. Both cars had drapes that would close...from the back window, through the side windows and across the front window. The rear bench seat was put in a flat position and as you can see from the size of your '62 Impala wagon....there is a lot of room in these cars with the rear seat(s) folded down.

If it was hot I could roll the side windows down, as my dad had fashioned mosquito netting that covered the windows and kept the nasty bugs outside.

There was an air mattress on the Chevy cargo area, I had my sleeping bag, pillow....and it was nice and quiet....falling asleep...just hearing the Northern Minnesota lake sounds...yes...including their state bird...the Common Loon....and the waves coming to shore.

It was lovely. The wagons were always parked near the front of the Shasta trailer......

I miss these old wagons. In both the '61 and '64 we had a 283 cube V8...with a 2 barrel carb....the '61 was rated at 170 HP, the '64 rated at 195 HP. These small block Chevy V8's did the job well, although I was always trying to convince my dad to get a 348 cube (250 HP) W series V8 in the '61....or a 327 cube V8 (300 HP) in the '64.

He eventually did get a 396 Rat motor....in their '69 Impala 4 door hard top...but I was too old to be camping with mom and dad by that time. :D
Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories 2 Days Ago  
Thematic Just Automobiles
Posted By lesmore49
Replies: 335
Views: 6,687
Beautiful car. I've driven two Corvettes in my life. One was a '62 Corvette with a souped up 327 cubic inch V8, 4 speed manual. Really nice, exceptional acceleration. Back in '78 it was going for $ 5000 CAD, nowadays, that would just be a small down payment.

The other a '64 Corvette convertible with a 300 HP 327 and an automatic...a powerglide. Ok, but my favourite Vette is the '63 split window coupe....with a 4 speed manual .

The '63 to '67 Corvette coupe (not convertible) to me, is in my top ten of most beautifully styled cars, with the '63 split window coupe....probably # 1.
Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion 2 Days Ago  
I want to support Pentax, but…
Posted By lesmore49
Replies: 174
Views: 5,793
I have a bunch of screw mount and bayonet 'film' lenses that I have accumulated over the past 50 + years. And also digital lenses.....all Pentax except for my Sigma 150-500, and two Bushnell lens....a 35mm f 3.5 and a 90-230mm lens...those last two were bought in the early '70's...and they are poor lenses, IMO, which I regret buying.

Anyways in that half century of accumulating Pentax mount lenses, I have sometimes wondered what I would do, if all were stolen and I had to start anew.

I would base my replacement needs , on what lenses I actually use the most. Most of the lenses I've bought over the years, I don't use very much. I guess I've been like the fisherman, who goes into the bait and tackle shop...and buys lures that are bright and shiny...and probably attract more fisherman, than fish. I've done a fair amount of that, when it comes to buying camera equipment, and not just of the Pentax variety, but stuff from a goodly number of other camera makers .

So, if replacing from square one, I would get the latest K1 variant, then just a couple of full frame Pentax lenses. I get the 24-70 F 2.8 again, and not again get the 28-105...nothing wrong with the 28-105, but it is redundant and slower, when I have the 24-70.

I might get the 85 F 1.4...expensive, but I've always had a hankering for a portrait lens such as this.

I would get a 100 Macro F 2.8 WR. I like this lens, and use it a lot.

I got a bunch of 50mm....F 1.4, F 1.8, Macro F 4, Macro F 2.8, etc. I find I haven't used them much in the past decade, so no more nifty fifties.

I would also look at getting a Sigma 150- 600, but this time, maybe with a used Nikon or Canon body...ASP-C is fine. I like my K5 attached to my present Sigma 150-500 for bird and wild life shots, but I want to keep the price down a bit...and as third party makers don't make Pentax mount telephoto zooms anymore, I'm ok with a used Nikon/Canon body.

So that would be it....two camera bodies....one a K1 full frame, one a ASP-C Canikon. Then just four lenses.

I'd be happy.

Big difference from what I have now. Four Pentax DSLR bodies, two mirrorless compact, fixed lens cameras, innumerable lenses - too many for me to count.

If only I had this old age wisdom....when I was young...I could of saved myself a bundle...and had a lot more shelf space available.

I have found out what I actually use, therefore 'need'...then just want.
Forum: General Talk 3 Days Ago  
Heads up about Ford wheel nuts.
Posted By lesmore49
Replies: 37
Views: 765
New car warranties are usually longer than 20, 000 miles....have been for quite a number of years. For pretty well all makes.

A missing gasket caused the engine to be a ticking time bomb ? What exactly was the gasket and its function ?

The engine stopped working? How...did it seize, did it refuse to start, did it run out of oil....what exactly was the problem ?

Is there more to this story ?
Forum: General Talk 3 Days Ago  
Heads up about Ford wheel nuts.
Posted By lesmore49
Replies: 37
Views: 765
I don't have a Ford, but good notice. I'll have to check the wheel nuts on Chevy....it has six per wheel...it is a truck, though.

We travel a lot in isolated areas in western Canada, and the northern states, such as North Dakota. In the winter, in deep snow, at 30 below....I don't need that aggravation of finding my wheel wrench doesn't fit the bolts anymore.
Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion 3 Days Ago  
I want to support Pentax, but…
Posted By lesmore49
Replies: 174
Views: 5,793
I agree completely.
Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion 3 Days Ago  
I want to support Pentax, but…
Posted By lesmore49
Replies: 174
Views: 5,793
I'm probably in a different situation than the OP. I'm in my 70's, and have had Pentax equipment since 1968, when I bought my first...a Pentax S1a, with a 55mm F2 lens, which BTW, still works.

In the ensuing years I bought a Pentax ES ll body (last of the screw mounts), and my wife has a K1000. I also bought new, a screw mount 28mm Takumar, 50 Macro F 4 mm Takumar lens, and a Pentax A 28-105 Macro...which kept me going , with the K1000, ES ll, S1a, from '68 till 2007, when I bought my first digital SLR...a K10D.

I don't know how many more years I have on the planet, but I'm hoping to be relatively hale and hearty for another couple of decades. So in view of that, I have a K10D, Km, K5 and K1, along with a very good assortment of Pentax digital lenses.

I figure what I have now....in lenses and bodies will last me for the rest of my life...hopefully at least another 20 years, plus/minus....without having to buy any new Pentax equipment. Some of it may break down, be unrepairable, but I think I have enough equipment to keep on snapping.

I find I pretty well mostly use my full frame K1, with the 24-70 F 2.8 and the 100 Macro WR F 2.8....and my K5 with the Sigma 150-500 lens for wildlife shots, etc.

If the K1 dies, I would probably buy another full frame Pentax.

I think you're wondering what happens if Pentax goes out of business.

Then I'd probably buy a Sony full frame body, and an adaptor to use my Pentax lenses..I believe this can work, although I haven't really checked it out.

If that doesn't work, than I might look at a Fuji ASP-C body, with an adaptor. But, I'm happy with the fact that Ricoh bought Pentax and to me, they have done a pretty good job, making equipment that is good, and sells. We're a niche market, and only available online ...or through a dealer who has to bring Pentax equipment in on special order. Fine with me. I bought a new Canon 55-250mm lens for my son, this past Xmas....and I had to special order that lens....through a big dealer...so dealers are not having a vast store of stock , even for the most popular brand, Canon.

In the end I want to stay with Pentax, but if that is not possible for whatever reasons, I'll always have some brand of an enthusiast/ pro camera at hand.
Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories 4 Days Ago  
Post your self portrait
Posted By lesmore49
Replies: 1,289
Views: 156,749
Reminds me of when I grew a beard . It was a long time ago, and I recall looking like one of the Smith Brothers...of cough drops fame. :D
Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories 4 Days Ago  
Thematic Just Automobiles
Posted By lesmore49
Replies: 335
Views: 6,687
Reminds me of a Chia Pet. :D
Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories 4 Days Ago  
Thematic Just Automobiles
Posted By lesmore49
Replies: 335
Views: 6,687
I always have liked those big finned, old Plymouths.....this one has got everything...... push button transmission selector, swivel seats...actually not a bad idea...and one I wouldn't mind having in my modern vehicle...easier to get out of...for my aching, ancient bones. :D
Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories 4 Days Ago  
Thematic Just Automobiles
Posted By lesmore49
Replies: 335
Views: 6,687
Some nice rod customs....I see the Rat Fink in the corner....kind of a late '50's, early '60's vibe going on.
Forum: Post Your Photos! 4 Days Ago  
Streets Staying Alive
Posted By lesmore49
Replies: 8
Views: 232
Turf and surf....always hits the spot.
Forum: General Talk 4 Days Ago  
The Joke Thread
Posted By lesmore49
Replies: 5,865
Views: 490,350
:D How true. I would say it says something about society, although if pressed, I'm not completely sure what that would be, exactly. But whatever is is, it is , I don't approve of it. :)
Forum: Post Your Photos! 6 Days Ago  
Nature Turtle
Posted By lesmore49
Replies: 4
Views: 128
Beautiful animal. Look at those alert eyes. Very nice catch...I like the composition, the lighting and shade. Top notch.
Forum: General Talk 6 Days Ago  
Forum Member Michael Piziak has passed away
Posted By lesmore49
Replies: 23
Views: 1,752
Very sad, and as has been mentioned, still a young man. My sympathies to his family.
Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories 6 Days Ago  
Thematic Classic motorbikes and cars thread.
Posted By lesmore49
Replies: 905
Views: 62,922
Nice Poncho...tri power I see...with the three air cleaners just barely popping over the front end of that beautiful '58 Pontiac.
Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II 03-11-2024, 09:06 PM  
why I won't buy a k3 (Warning: Satire Thread)
Posted By lesmore49
Replies: 102,909
Views: 4,785,750
You're the man, when it comes to knowing the details of the '57 Ford line. :)

My parent's '58 Ford wagon was also a Country Sedan...going by my memory. It was green with a gold stripe. I liked the '58 Ford styling. To me with both the front and rear section styling...it had similar styling cues to the 'Square bird '...the T-Bird from '58-60.

Another T-Bird style I liked was the'90's aero bird. An acquaintance, who also happens to be a heavy duty mechanic has a one. He had the Turbo four cylinder with a manual transmission. I believe the four banger maybe hot rodded a bit, more turbo pressure, exhaust, header, etc.
Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories 03-11-2024, 09:00 PM  
Thematic Just Automobiles
Posted By lesmore49
Replies: 335
Views: 6,687
Think you're right, with your advice..... "Camera gear left to the choice of the show. "

If the show decided not to allow professional camera gear, and I still wanted to attend the show, then I would have to return to where my vehicle is parked and leave the camera gear there. So, something to think about.

About a decade ago, I was at a large agricultural convention and had taken my K10d with motor drive . I came across an interesting stock (animal) management system and started to take some pix...immediately a couple of company reps came out and asked me, why I was taking pix. Interestingly others had been taking pix with their cell phone cameras....without difficulty from the company reps.

I know the fear is that a large pro type camera is assumed to be 'media'.
Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II 03-11-2024, 11:14 AM  
why I won't buy a k3 (Warning: Satire Thread)
Posted By lesmore49
Replies: 102,909
Views: 4,785,750
Thanks Racer for the info. Didn't know that. Gives me a much better idea of the difference between the old and new and understanding what the factors are, that affect bulb life.
Forum: General Talk 03-11-2024, 10:26 AM  
HEADLINE NEWS UK: Amateur photographer admits editing photo!
Posted By lesmore49
Replies: 6
Views: 300
I saw the photo. And both my wife and I liked it.

As Kate said, she, as a an enthusiastic amateur photographer did the editing of the pix. Many of us do the same thing. I'm surprised that some of the media said they had to remove it, as this editing doesn't meet their standards.

Because of their media standards. Standards. Well I learn something new every day.

It was a nice picture, and celebrates motherhood. My wife and I both liked the picture, and yes, we are a mother and a father, and we have taken many family photos and we have edited them to enhance them. They are for our family members and so far, no complaints about any 'editing'.

To me, not a good call on the media who removed the picture, because of 'editing' concerns. I would advise they review these standards when it comes to editing family photographs.
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