Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
2 Days Ago
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What is the focal length of the lens? This is what I'd expect from an extreme(ish) wide angle lens.
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Forum: General Talk
5 Days Ago
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Forum: General Talk
03-06-2024, 03:00 PM
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Often, when contemplating something difficult or challenging, you hear a voice in your head saying "go for it. You can do this!"
Normally that voice is giving support and encouragement, but sometimes it's just messing with you.
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Forum: General Talk
03-04-2024, 01:21 PM
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A woman was three months pregnant when she fell into a deep coma and woke up after about six months. The woman asked the doctor about her baby.
Doctor: "You had twins, a boy and a girl. They're both fine. And, your brother named them for you."
Woman: "No, No, No! Not my brother. He's an idiot! What did he name the girl?"
Doctor: "Denise."
Woman: "Oh, that's actually a nice name. What about the boy?"
Doctor: "Denephew."
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Forum: General Talk
03-04-2024, 12:45 PM
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I tried donating blood today...NEVER AGAIN! Too many stupid questions:
Whose blood is it? Where did you get it? Why is it in a bucket?
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Forum: General Talk
02-27-2024, 02:40 PM
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
02-25-2024, 10:00 AM
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Having lived in Alaska for 4 years (long ago) and having taken a cruise there in more recent years I can say with some confidence you will likely find far more scenery, events, and places to photograph than things at great distance. When I took the cruise I had my 31 Ltd and a 55-300. Over 80% of the shots I took with the 55-300 were at less than 100mm. If you need to scratch the "I need a new lens" itch i'd suggest putting the money into a faster short-medium zoom.
Honestly, you're not likely to see all that much wildlife other than eagles and they all look alike.
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
02-22-2024, 05:45 PM
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Remember; one definition of an elephant is "a mouse designed by a committee" (or commission, or task force, or ...........).
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Forum: General Talk
02-22-2024, 10:57 AM
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At a PC User's Group meeting (many years ago) a company was demonstrating its latest speech-recognition software. A representative from the company was just about ready to start the demonstration and asked everyone in the room to quiet down.
Just then someone in the back of the room yelled, "Format C: Return."
Someone else chimed in: "Yes, Return."
Unfortunately, the software worked.
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Forum: General Talk
02-12-2024, 11:33 AM
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Hmmmmmm. "I see" said the blind carpenter as he picked up his hammer and saw.
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Forum: General Talk
02-09-2024, 12:10 PM
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Forum: General Talk
02-06-2024, 12:36 PM
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Forum: General Talk
02-05-2024, 12:41 PM
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When you go grocery shopping with your wife and she starts chatting with someone she knows
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Forum: General Talk
01-18-2024, 12:16 PM
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You're lucky. A lot of people can't say that; or say anything.
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Forum: General Talk
01-12-2024, 11:01 AM
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My wife yelled from the other room "do you ever get a stabbing pain like someone is poking a pin in a Voodoo doll of you?"
Me: "No"
My wife: "How about now?"
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Forum: General Talk
01-07-2024, 09:27 AM
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An elderly physician, Doctor Geezer, became very bored in retirement and decided to re-open a medical clinic.
He put a sign up outside that said: "Dr. Geezer's clinic:
Get your treatment for $50 - if not cured, get back $100."
Doctor Young, who was positive that this old geezer didn't know beans about medicine, thought this would be a great opportunity to get $100. So he went to Dr. Geezer's clinic.
Dr. Young: "Dr. Geezer, I have lost all taste in my mouth. Can you please help me?"
Dr. Geezer: "Nurse, please bring medicine from box 22 and put 3 drops in Dr. Young's mouth."
Dr. Young: 'Aaagh! -- This is Gasoline!"
Dr. Geezer: "Congratulations! You've got your taste back. That will be $50.”
Dr. Young, very annoyed, went back after a couple of days figuring to recover his money.
Dr. Young: "I have lost my memory, I cannot remember anything."
Dr. Geezer: "Nurse, please bring medicine from box 22 and put 3 drops in the patient's mouth."
Dr. Young: "Oh, no you don't -- that's Gasoline!"
Dr. Geezer: "Congratulations! You've got your memory back. That will be $50."
Dr. Young (now having lost $100) left angrily and came back after several more days.
Dr. Young: "My eyesight has become weak --- I can hardly see anything!"
Dr. Geezer: "Well, I don't have any medicine for that so here's your $100 back" (giving him a $10 bill).
Dr. Young: "But this is only $10!"
Dr. Geezer: "Congratulations! You got your vision back! That will be $50."
Moral of the story --
Just because you're "Young" doesn't mean that you can outsmart an old Geezer.
Remember, don't make old people mad. We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to tick us off.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
01-06-2024, 06:54 AM
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
01-04-2024, 02:38 PM
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Pretty close. Half frame is about 43% of the area of "35mm".
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
12-22-2023, 11:01 AM
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Please explain what you mean by "not compatible".
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Forum: General Talk
12-15-2023, 10:13 AM
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Besides a great Christmas song, Dropkick Murphys has one of the best renditions of Amazing Grace I've ever heard. (It starts to get really good about the 38 second mark) You Tube |
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Forum: General Talk
12-02-2023, 01:11 PM
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Forum: Pentax K-3 III Monochrome
11-30-2023, 04:24 PM
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Forum: Pentax K-3 III
11-30-2023, 04:19 PM
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Forum: General Talk
11-26-2023, 12:26 PM
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HOLIDAY EATING TIPS
1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Holiday spirit. In fact, if you see carrots, leave immediately. Go next door, where they're serving rum balls.
2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly, it's rare. You cannot find it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares that it has 10,000 calories in every sip? It's not as if you're going to turn into an eggnog-alcoholic or something. It's a treat. Enjoy it. Have one for me. Have two. It's later than you think. It's Christmas!
3. If something comes with gravy, use it. That's the whole point of gravy. Gravy does not stand alone. Pour it on. Make a volcano out of your mashed potatoes. Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano. Repeat.
4. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they're made with skim milk or whole milk. If it's skim, pass. Why bother? It's like buying a sports car with an automatic transmission.
5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to control your eating. The whole point of going to a Holiday party is to eat other people's food for free. Lots of it. Hello?
6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New Year's. You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do. This is the time for long naps, which you'll need after circling the buffet table while carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of eggnog.
7. If you come across something really good at a buffet table, like frosted Christmas cookies in the shape and size of Santa position yourself near them and don't budge. Have as many as you can before becoming the center of attention. They're like a beautiful pair of shoes. If you leave them behind, you're never going to see them again.
8. Same for pies. Apple, Pumpkin, Mincemeat. Have a slice of each. Or if you don't like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin. Always have three. When else do you get to have more than one dessert, Labor Day?
9. Did someone mention fruitcake? Granted, it's loaded with the mandatory celebratory calories but avoid it at all cost. I mean, have some standards.
10. One final tip: If you don't feel terrible when you leave the party or get up from the table, you haven't been paying attention. Re-read tips; start over, but hurry, January is just around the corner.
Remember this motto to live by:
"Life's goal should NOT be to arrive at the grave safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand and wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, screaming " WOO HOO what a ride!"
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