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LBA/CBA challenge reaches 7/15/2008

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Mis, Maybe we should somehow. would facebook be the right spot for that or just everyone share emails that want to notify others of the stuff we have our eye on? I'll send you my email address and maybe others can do the same. Once you have a bunch just do a group email out to all and we'll have each others addresses.
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The easiest is to setup a private yahoo group and invite members here to join. I manage a couple of yahoo groups and I have the moderator experience, but it is still some work to set it up so that no spamming from outsiders. Please suggest a name for the groups -- something pentaxian@yahoogroups.com and I have to find if the group name exist or not.

 

Thanks,

Hin

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Markus, Congrats!! Glad to learn you got that steal of a deal on that delightful, extra-fine little camera!!! It is an especially fine RAW shooter. Accurate, beautiful image quality. A pleasure to carry, handle, and use. Looking forward to getting feedback of your impressions after using it. Justin has said, even with his other fine newer equipment, he still uses his *ist-D very often.
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At 8:29pm Hin wrote: "but it is still some work to set it up"

 

At 8:38pm Hin wrote: "A yahoo group is formed"

 

When *I* say "it takes some work to set up", I mean "I'll get around to it next week and it should be set up by Christmas".

 

Hin, I salute your work ethic.

 

Oh, and thanks! I'll head over and join right now.

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Mis, thanks for the kind words. Hope others can join too? You can join by sending an email to

 

pentaxian-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

 

and mention about your name from photo.net. I think I recognize most people. Besides email subscription, you can visit the home page and find 'Join Group' button on the home page

 

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/pentaxian/

 

If you happen to have an yahoo login id, you can join both the email and the web page. And if you have an external non-yahoo email, your email will be included in the distribution list.

 

More ideas can be entertained in the group such as a private discussion to bid DOWN a deal or gang up to do the Pentaxian love in not bidding. The group has a local place to share files, a decent place to share information WITHOUT search engine due to private access.

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Wow - I joined this morning, before coming here ... (saw the invite in my email) - I didn't know the purpose of the group - but, being it was called pentaxian - it seemed to be about something we do here - and besides - Hin has never steered me wrong. :)

 

So, I gather that the purpose of our new group is to tell each other we've got new lenses, or are shopping lenses? I'm still trying to not buy anything yet - I'm recovering from the shopping spree I just finished last week, for a new tv and a ps3 to watch blu-ray... (I set up the PS3 last night, and I have a feeling that it will become an addiction... I watched an episode of Battlestar Galactica on it - OH boy! what a difference Blu-Ray makes even on the non blu disks.)

 

Anyway - I'm still debating what the next purchase will be. I know that the 77mm will be my next logical lens - I have the enough in the mid-range (21, 35, 43, 50) - while I would like the 31mm - it doesn't make much sense - already having the 35. - and didn't I say recently that I never get rid of anything?

 

But too - I also would like to buy that Hasselblad 503 c/m ... medium format rocks. :)

 

Neither of those two things will happen until at least august though.

 

But, that's just thoughts I'm kicking around in my head.

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Rose, if (when!) you buy new lenses (you know you will), you should post about them here, that's what our little corner (basement?) of p-net is for. The Yahoo group should be a place to post equipment findings (deals) on eBay/Craigslist that might be of interest to fellow Pentaxians. It would also help us not bid against each other if, when finding something we want, we post and lay claim to it (so to speak). Hin, Peter and I think this is best not done on a public forum, hence the private group.

 

So you're going for a Hurlablad? I'm too lazy to look for it; any links?

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As for the Yahoo group, I'll post anything I'm hunting or bidding on. I got Hin's invitation and I'm also going to use it to send anyone there a group email if I have some stuff to sell. I'm always coming across stuff but getting very tired of the costs of Ebay. The prices are inflated on lots of stuff but between the 2 exchange rate hits, Paypal fees (which are also charged on the shipping for Chr*st sakes!) and the Ebay final value and listing fees. The seller is not making those big profits that often.

 

So I'll group email you guys first when I have something. There could be a couple of treats shortly.

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Thank you Peter. Now we have nine members and I hope some of the frequent members can join. I have setup the

bookmarks in 'Links', here is a screen capture of bookmarks.

<p align="center">

<img src="http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g192/hinioman/pentaxian_group/pentaxian_3.jpg">

<br><br>

<img src="http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g192/hinioman/pentaxian_group/pentaxian_1.jpg">

<br><br>

<img src="http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g192/hinioman/pentaxian_group/pentaxian_2.jpg">

</p>

You can join through two methods stated above.

<ul>

<li>

<a href="http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/pentaxian/join">

<img src="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/yg/img/i/us/ui/join.gif" border="0"

alt="Click here to join pentaxian"><br>Click to join pentaxian</a>

</li>

<li>

email to <b>pentaxian-subscribe@yahoogroups.com</b>

</li>

</ul>

There are also many other features such as Calender notification on group event, bid event (if you like to use it

that way), file sharing and simple database tables like a

spreadsheet to share within the group. I still remember the time share idea from <b>Tom Maher</b> on sharing

unused gear from last month.

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Thanks, <br>

Hin

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Well I gave it a try but got snarled in some technical yahoo complication. No problem really--my lba has pretty much exhausted itself: I'm waiting on the Sigma 70-200 and won't be able to afford the BIG lens (which will enable us to count that woodpecker's nose hairs) any time soon. My main purpose was to confirm what you already know: that I'll be selling the k10d when the k20d arrives. Anyone who's interested should drop me an e-mail.

 

On the subject of e-mail, however, I did discover some messages from some of you in my yahoo spam account and have responded (belatedly) from my 'real' one.

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Dave, if you have a yahoo id for email, it should be simple to join the group. I am going to send you a private

message in photo.net and hope you reply me with your yahoo id and I will send an invite to you. The group is

becoming interesting with various great finds from Peter. Be warned of LBA tempting thoughts with good deals.

We have 9 members so far, and if you have an yahoo id, you can check out the web page in

<br><br>

<a href="http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/pentaxian/">http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/pentaxian/</a>

<br>

Some features & updates:<br><br>

<ul>

<li> Pentax red color in home page with a Pentax camera photo -- can be changed upon your request</li>

<li> Link (or Bookmark) Folders for lens research, photography learning, money making, post processing </li>

<li> Individual Email setting can be changed: normal, daily digest, no email, notice only</li>

<li> Each member can change their own email, add links, photos, setup Calendar for notification </li>

<li> Email to send: pentaxian@yahoogroups.com, very easy to remember </li>

<li> A photo/file area that all members can use to share within the group

</ul>

Hope more of you can join <br>

Thanks, <br>

Hin

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Yeah!!!! We have Dave on board. I am very happy to see Dave. This yahoo group allows you to opt for "no email" if you are concerned on too much email filling up your inbox. I will likely start a new thread to open up the invitation to other members interested in discussing ebay/marketplace items and become a closer group of members who can feel freely in ebay discussions which may not be appropriate in this forum.
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I was in for Pentax....except for the 28mm 2.0 that was a dud that needed repair.

 

But the Nikon end saw me $1500 in the hole, and another $1000 by the end of next month!!!!

 

Basically Hin, I am an addict!!! No I'm not, I can stop whenever I want...(isnt that what all addicts say)!!

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