PET-KAL you are finished!!!!

[Dante King]

Well some of you may have known that my restaurant was completely flooded from the california storms on new years eve day. put in so much of my own money to get back open it was insane. Well today I got my SBA money in the 6 digits AND a whopping 5 digit tax refund from the IRS for losses and business expenses on my regular taxes. Been working like a dog to get things rolling again, so today when these checks hit my desk I went ape to crush PET-KAL once and for all.

I did it. Oh yeah.

300 2.8 IS L
400 2.8 IS L (thanks to pell for this and staying quiet!!!!!)
600 F4 L
One more 500 W/S Mono block
2 Soft Boxes

Good folks at my local store gave me a discount too :)

Hey Pat-Kal... As MC Hammer once said "Cant touch this!!"

Hear that hammering? It's good ole Dante putting nails in your coffin.

[liza]

:lol: :lol: :lol:
Wonder how long it will take him to see this. I can't wait!

[Pell]

Congrats Dante. I am glad you bought your 400 off my friend, he really needed the cash and you bailed him out bigtime! I thinkj youll really enjoy the lens!

[Ronald S. Jr.]

You...you...you suck. :-( I'd take any ONE of those and be the happiest kid ever. Congratulations, though, really. You deserve it after what you went through.


Hey, fix your gear list! QUICK! :lol:

[Lord_Malone]

You're still missing a 200L prime in that line-up. ;)

[Dante King]

Pell, the Conversion of currency really helped put! Thanks Again.

[Ronald S. Jr.]

You're still missing a 200L prime in that line-up. ;)

..and the 500 and 1200! :lol:

[Lord_Malone]

..and the 500 and 1200! :lol:

Mark my words. Dante will never, I say again, NEVER get his hands on a 1200. ;)

[LightRules]

W-o-w. So which is the lucky store?

[markubig]

LOL!!! i think you're catching up to Belmondo in boxes :D

[Lightstream]

300 2.8 IS L
400 2.8 IS L (thanks to pell for this and staying quiet!!!!!)
600 F4 L
One more 500 W/S Mono block
2 Soft Boxes

Good folks at my local store gave me a discount too :)


Words fail me... :shock::shock:

We are not worthy! We are not worthy! We are not worthy!

[farrukh]

600 F4 L


f/4 so rule of f/2.8 is broken by rule creator

[peterdoomen]

Forums can be a strange mixture of opinions...

Everyone seems to agree that "it's the person behind the lens that counts, not the equipment". Then suddenly a thread like this emerges and everybody is jealous...

Who was it that said, "this forum is about two hobbies: photography and photography equipment"? This thread seems to focus on the second one. :-)

P.

[Mills]

OK. I know I would Love the food at Bubba's. And now you are the "King" of Toys. Will you adopt me?;)

[Maureen Souza]

Oh Lawd, here we go.............

[Lotto]

The King has returned with vengeance:twisted: :D

[hemuni]

Now you just need to buy an assistant to carry the load and what about a new wing to the house for storage? congrats! :)

[foxbat]

300 2.8 IS L
400 2.8 IS L (thanks to pell for this and staying quiet!!!!!)
600 F4 LOwning the best just because they exist. That's the way to live life. Good lad.

[liquidstone]

Wow.... that's enough fine glass to rival Swarovski's inventory, chandeliers and beads included!

Won't close my browser till I see Pet-Kal's reply...;-)

Romy

[calicokat]

Wow, congrats. Nice gift to yourself after the restaurant flooding. someday I hope to have the 300 and 500.

[Carzee]

One word, one s-l-o-w spluttered word...


DUCKFEST!!!

[Tom W]

Holy Moly! That's quite a cache. You're going to enjoy those long lenses.

[condyk]

Can't wait to see your shots. Great lenses for those family snapshots. Yup, you are the Kollector King. RespeKt.

[roli_bark]

Na ... I can't believe you all fell for Dante's 1st of April fool's day stretch .... :-) ...

[calicokat]

Na ... I can't believe you all fell for Dante's 1st of April fool's day stretch .... :-) ...

It was first posted at 10:06 PM on March 31, 2006...........

[Woolburr]

Did the "King of Corn" cap us a tad early? Or has the gauntlet truely been dropped? Stay tuned...same bat time, same bat channel.

[roli_bark]

It was first posted at 10:06 PM on March 31, 2006...........

Just 2 hours before the break of the official Fool's Day ... but still IMHO a "stretch-of-a-leg". It is quite "common" (especially for rich people) to buy 300 2.8 IS, 400 2.8 IS and 600 4 in 1 day, isn't it ?

[calicokat]

Did the "King of Corn" cap us a tad early? Or has the gauntlet truely been dropped? Stay tuned...same bat time, same bat channel.

I think he got us early :eek:

[roli_bark]

I think he got us early :eek:

Of course he did - but I admire him !. It is GOOD !!!;)

[calicokat]

Of course he did - but I admire him !. It is GOOD !!!;)

Got me, I was in awe

[roli_bark]

Got me, I was in awe

Almost got me too, untill I read : "...400 2.8 IS L (thanks to pell for this and staying quiet!!!!!) ..."

[busterboy]

WOW 3 pages now and still no response from Pet-Kal...:lol:


King Dante RuLes the WorLd..http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~tprocter/email~animations/notworthy.gifhttp://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~tprocter/email~animations/notworthy.gifhttp://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~tprocter/email~animations/notworthy.gif

[roli_bark]

WOW 3 pages now and still no response from Pet-Kal...

Only 1 page here ... [well, I've set 50 responses per page]

[calicokat]

WOW 3 pages now and still no response from Pet-Kal...:lol:


King Dante RuLes the WorLd..http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~tprocter/email~animations/notworthy.gifhttp://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~tprocter/email~animations/notworthy.gifhttp://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~tprocter/email~animations/notworthy.gif

He is busy buying more L lenses

[foxbat]

Gahhh, I've had my leg pulled! :evil:

[Jonn]

*Looks at date.... Sees it's April 1st*

[schmoelzel]

Good one Dante but I still want you to be my daddy!!:)

[roli_bark]

Dante is King and Daddy of alL

[calicokat]

He had me with the story about his restaurant, the checks, tax refund. What if its not an April Fools Day joke??? hmmmm

[busterboy]

He had me with the story about his restaurant, the checks, tax refund. What if its not an April Fools Day joke??? hmmmm


More to the point.. If he is joking today (April 1st) he really could afford those lenses in reality..:cool:

[roli_bark]

How can an IRS Tax Refund check be had before Tax return dead-line date - April 15th ? [usually it takes 3 - 4 months after tax return dead-line].

[PetKal]

300 2.8 IS L
400 2.8 IS L
600 F4 L

Hey Pat-Kal... As MC Hammer once said "Cant touch this!!"


Indeed, who can touch that kinda one shot acquisition ? Not even Belmondo !
Can't beat buying bulk eh ! Although I am somewhat disappointed by not seeing the EF 200 f/1.8L USM in the package. Perhaps that one is yet to come ?

Well Dante mi son, I am a man enough to acknowledge that you've got me beat.:rolleyes: The white towel is in.

With that single acquisition/thread you have gone from an intermediate (small time) L collector to the big league supertelephoto collector up there with SSIMs and few others.

Congratulations !!!!.

Looking forward to seeing more portrait shots of your kids taken with the new lenses.;)

[EpHeSuS]

*cough* April Fools *cough* ;)

[busterboy]

Well Dante mi son, I am a man enough to acknowledge that you've got me beat.:rolleyes: The white towel is in.


Is that it Peter..:confused:

Please put up a better fight than that.. Go-on mate I know you can..:D

[quickben]

*cough* April Fools *cough* ;)

Got to be.

Pet-Kal mate, take this with a pinch of salt. :-)

Gary.

[PetKal]

He is busy buying more L lenses

It really does not matter any more....I have decided to switch to Nikon. Selling my gear off, closing the Canon shop.
I just could not resist the lure of 200mm f/2.0 VR prime.

[Photodawg1]

Peter, take it easy....We love it all. if this were a painting forum, we would be the same...OMG did you see the big brushes Dante got today...

Dante...

Congrat!

[PetKal]

Good one Dante but I still want you to be my daddy!!:)

Langsam Michael, langsam...I thought you were happily married with a lovely daughter ?:rolleyes:
Be that as it may, I have quite a collection of WW II military uniforms should you guys wish to borrow some as props for your shenanigans.

[chancellor]

Dante, if it wasn't April Fools thing - congratulations! That's very respectable line up.

PS Note to myself: invest in the local photo shop in San Anselmo.

[spencer87]

congrats on the BIG purchase Dante! sounds like you've earned it ;)

[PetKal]

Na ... I can't believe you all fell for Dante's 1st of April fool's day stretch .... :-) ...

You lads do not seem to know our Dante and his cunning ways. He wanted it to look like a fool's day prank and then whammo.....huge lens and box photos in the next thread !
Besides, you must know that Dante is a real fair player and a gentleman.....he gave me a prior warning yesterday of what was coming.....sent me a copy of the bill....let us just say, the $ amount on it was monstrous.:shock: :shock: :shock:

Sorry Dante, just could not help it.....had to let the cat out of the bag.:(

[busterboy]

sent me a copy of the bill....let us just say, the $ amount on it was monstrous.:shock: :shock: :shock:


Besides the light hearted banter in this thread has anyone tried to reckon up the total cost of Dante's new additions..:shock:

[Ronald S. Jr.]

Right around $20k if I'm reading correctly. that'd be brand new, though. Looks like the 400 was second hand.

[tim]

Holy crap! Now you need to find a bunch of stuff that's really small or far away to take photos of!

[Lightstream]

You lads do not seem to know our Dante and his cunning ways. He wanted it to look like a fool's day prank and then whammo.....huge lens and box photos in the next thread !
Besides, you must know that Dante is a real fair player and a gentleman.....he gave me a prior warning yesterday of what was coming.....sent me a copy of the bill....let us just say, the $ amount on it was monstrous.:shock: :shock: :shock:

Sorry Dante, just could not help it.....had to let the cat out of the bag.:(

That's kinda what I was thinking - if anybody else had mentioned that gear list, I would have thought there might have been a possibility of a joke... but the scary part about Dante is that he'd actually DO IT, and as we now know, he already has....! :shock::shock::shock:

And no you are not going Nikon.. what would we do without your posts? They plus the contributions of many other famous people here are the highlights of POTN reading.. :D

[calicokat]

It really does not matter any more....I have decided to switch to Nikon. Selling my gear off, closing the Canon shop.
I just could not resist the lure of 200mm f/2.0 VR prime.

When does your gear go up for sale :)

[PetKal]

That's kinda what I was thinking - if anybody else had mentioned that gear list, I would have thought there might have been a possibility of a joke... but the scary part about Dante is that he'd actually DO IT, and as we now know, he already has....! :shock::shock::shock:

And no you are not going Nikon.. what would we do without your posts? They plus the contributions of many other famous people here are the highlights of POTN reading.. :D

Thanx Lightstream.;)
Dante may be small in physical stature, but he not only thinks BIG he does BIG too.;)

What many of you may not know is that in addition to being tri-lingual and in possession of many other talents, Dante is a foremost N. American authority on the "cucina" of Veneto-Friuli region of Italy. His renowned " Scoiattolo alla Cacciatore" has won him many accolades in the finest culinary circles on the continent.
As a sideline to his other pursuits, Dante also collects pre-colombian Mesoamerican artifacts.

[busterboy]

Thanx Lightstream.;)
Dante may be small in physical stature, but he not only thinks BIG he does BIG too.;)

What many of you may not know is that in addition to being tri-lingual and in possession of many other talents, Dante is a foremost N. American authority on the "cucina" of Veneto-Friuli region of Italy. His renowned " Scoiattolo alla Cacciatore" has won him many accolades in the finest culinary circles on the continent.
As a sideline to his other pursuits, Dante also collects pre-colombian Mesoamerican artifacts.

Like WOW!!!

Some very big words in there Peter.:lol:

[PetKal]

When does your gear go up for sale :)

All of my Canon gear will be offered in a churchyard sale on Apr.09, 06 in the city of Berlin, Ontario (a.k.a. Kitchener in recent years). The sale proceeds will be donated to the !Kung San Mennonite Church.

[condyk]

Like WOW!!!

Some very big words in there Peter.:lol:

BustyBoy ... you're letting the side down son. I thought you were an English gentileman? Your biggest word is a mere 5 letters :rolleyes: :evil: It's a bad day when those Seal Rustlers can beat us in our own language :evil: Anyone would think you'd been schooled in an Indian Call Centre.

[DavidEB]

Peter -- better check the nikon boards first, they may have crazed collectors there as well. Be a shame if you switched over and found that you couldn't be #1 there either.

and anyways, D.K. seems to be so crazed with the need to stay ahead of you that he might buy up the nikon line just for the sake of posting about it.

Dante -- why no tripod on your shopping list? you planning to hand-hold, just to show Peter it can be done?

[dsze]

How can an IRS Tax Refund check be had before Tax return dead-line date - April 15th ? [usually it takes 3 - 4 months after tax return dead-line].

I had my tax refund (both state and fed) on the 23rd of February via direct deposit. It doesn't have to take 3-4 months after the deadline if you e-file early.

Regarding the lens collection; I think we're all thoroughly jealous of a List like that, whether its a joke or not! :) I am!

[PetKal]

Peter -- better check the nikon boards first, they may have crazed collectors there as well. Be a shame if you switched over and found that you couldn't be #1 there either.

and anyways, D.K. seems to be so crazed with the need to stay ahead of you that he might buy up the nikon line just for the sake of posting about it.
Dante -- why no tripod on your shopping list? you planning to hand-hold, just to show Peter it can be done?

Now. that is a thought ! Dante might indeed be tempted to become bidextrual.....shooting both Canon and Nikon at the same time, the king of Can-kon ambivalence.:rolleyes:

[busterboy]

BustyBoy ... you're letting the side down son. I thought you were an English gentileman? Your biggest word is a mere 5 letters


Well me old mate conduct, I maybe didnt get the education that you southern high school softies received darn sarf mate.

Up here in the hills its all digging ditches, dry stone walls and sheep..:p

http://www.timprocter.co.uk/photography/Sheep/lamb.jpg

[PetKal]

BustyBoy ... you're letting the side down son. I thought you were an English gentileman? Your biggest word is a mere 5 letters :rolleyes: :evil: It's a bad day when those Seal Rustlers can beat us in our own language :evil: Anyone would think you'd been schooled in an Indian Call Centre.

I have been very cicumspect and deliberate in the avoidance of any sesquipedalisms, keeping in mind the ultimate dictum of any intercontinental discourse with our limejuice drinking cousins.....the KISS principle.
Yet, there seems to be a problem there. I tell you what....why not extend your charming little friendship with Busterboy to something more utilitarian, like you teach him Anglois, in return he shows you the ways of long lens shooting.

[roli_bark]

Up here in the hills its all digging ditches, dry stone walls and sheep..:p

Nice PIC Busterboy. Is this the son of your famed sexy Sheep [picture] taken with your famed 300 f/2.8 IS ?

[busterboy]

Nice PIC Busterboy. Is this the son of your famed sexy Sheep [picture] taken with your famed 300 f/2.8 IS ?

Sadly no Roli, We are in the middle of lambing time here in Yorkshire so there are thousands of sheep and lambs to "spane" off into their own little world.

http://www.timprocter.co.uk/photography/Sheep/lambing-time.jpg

[wiselion]

Congrats Dante. I am glad you have recouped from your loss. Enjoy everything you bought because life is short.

[wazmunstr]

omg... if i had 2 of the lenses you have... damn!

[lost]

OK, How do you adopt someone as your father? Hell I'd settle for being his caddie. His "Canon Caddie".

Congrats.

[DocFrankenstein]

Abandon all hope, ye who enters here!
Muahahaha :)

[DocFrankenstein]

D King - we need to introduce to you the REAL cameras... a hassy, a leica... ;)

[condyk]

... I maybe didnt get the education that you southern high school softies received darn sarf mate ... here in the hills its all digging ditches, dry stone walls and sheep..:p


I can do sheep as well as anyone here ... and I'm a rough and ready scouser, so don't pull the Northern card or it'll be Buns in Betty's at 50 paces ;-)

D King - we need to introduce to you the REAL cameras... a hassy, a leica... ;)

I'm in training for a Leica. It's simple enough to use but not really a family snapshot camera tho' Doc ;)

[Dante King]

APRIL FOOLS!!!!!! MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Did get the monoblock and 2 soft boxes :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: .

[CyberDyneSystems]

http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze2hdzu/pics/carusoFYOU.gif <--- read lips,. "fooled you" ;)

http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze2hdzu/pics/BOO.gifhttp://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze2hdzu/pics/birdflash.gif

[calicokat]

APRIL FOOLS!!!!!! MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Did get the monoblock and 2 soft boxes :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: .

you got me :eek:

[chrishunt]

Nice Dante. For some reason I wish all of this was true...such a happy day.

How can an IRS Tax Refund check be had before Tax return dead-line date - April 15th ? [usually it takes 3 - 4 months after tax return dead-line].

I got my tax refund last month! It arrived 2 weeks after I submitted my report online.

[condyk]

Good April Fools that's for sure ;-)

BTW kid, Pet-kal is still ahead of you by quite some way. Looks like you'll have to hope you can beat him in the planned Duckie shoot out ;-) He's been practicing at the pond for a long time and is already a Big Boy maestro (don't be fooled by that 'I can't lift my lens' stuff!) You're really a short lens guy. Hmmm? Not sure if the 'trinity' will help you here ... might have to sell your soul!!!!

[PetKal]

Well, Cyber still seems to be stunned/speechless.

I am overwhelmed with a sense of self-inadequacy and vulnerability. It is questionable if I'd ever be able to post another "Yipeeee" thread again.

One way or another, Dante, you have unwittingly placed me on a path of no return.....now I must to go ahead with the planned charity sale of my Canon gear.:o Being an elder in the Church, it is impossible for me to renage on my commitment at this point.:cry:

On the positive side, embarking on a new path (Nikon) is kinda exciting.:rolleyes:
Good luck to all.:cool:

[busterboy]

Pet-Kal
"Senior Comedian"





Living up to your sig Peter, Glad you still have a sense of humour..:lol:

[Lotto]

Booooooo!!! Boooooo!!!!:evil: >:( :!:

LOL, got me.

[condyk]

On the positive side, embarking on a new path (Nikon) is kinda exciting.:rolleyes:


Well it's certainly easier to be the big fish in a small pond :p

[busterboy]

Well it's certainly easier to be the big fish in a small pond :p


OUCH!!!:lol:

[calicokat]

Have you noticed PET-KAL's avatar, Its already begun

[pcasciola]

That's the second time someone got me good today. Good one, Dante.

[Tom W]

APRIL FOOLS!!!!!! MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Did get the monoblock and 2 soft boxes :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: .

Dang it - I thought you were catching up! ;)




(catching up with Belmondo, that is...)

[Mills]

APRIL FOOLS!!!!!! MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Did get the monoblock and 2 soft boxes :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: .


I still want to eat at the restaurant.;)

[markubig]

APRIL FOOLS!!!!!! MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Did get the monoblock and 2 soft boxes :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: .[/size] nice one, D!!!:lol: :lol: . . . i forgot that was today . . .

[Maureen Souza]

I knew Mr. King was going too far here.
I am having lunch at the diner next Saturday (no fooling).....
Can I kick his butt for anyone (Peter?)

[PetKal]

I knew Mr. King was going too far here.
I am having lunch at the diner next Saturday (no fooling).....
Can I kick his butt for anyone (Peter?)

On the countrary Maureen, please give him a kiss and a hug for me. He has helped me to divest miself of the Canon curse and follow a quieter and far less pressured clutch of the Nikonian brethren.

[busterboy]

Pet-Kal...

That isnt a white lens in your avatar..:confused:

Have you something to tell us my friend.:cry:

[PetKal]

Pet-Kal...

That isnt a white lens in your avatar..:confused:

Have you something to tell us my friend.:cry:

I have uttered all the utterances I needed to and then some, mi mate.:(

[Maureen Souza]

We aren't going to let you go to the dark side without screaming and kicking, Peter. We need you here to keep us enlightened as well as highly entertained.

[PetKal]

We aren't going to let you go to the dark side without screaming and kicking, Peter. We need you here to keep us enlightened as well as highly entertained.

Maureen thank you for loving me. I love you too.:o
If we ever become widowed......I mean you and I .....you know ....;)

[Maureen Souza]

Maureen thank you for loving me. I love you too.:o
If we ever become widowed......I mean you and I .....you know ....;)

http://photo.klein-jensen.dk/smilies/0513.gifhttp://photo.klein-jensen.dk/smilies/0513.gifhttp://photo.klein-jensen.dk/smilies/0513.gif

[PacAce]

Maureen thank you for loving me. I love you too.:o
If we ever become widowed......I mean you and I .....you know ....;)
I spent the last 15 to 20 minutes reading through every post in this thread and this was the post that cracked me up! LOL :lol: :lol: :lol: LOL

And, Maureen, your response was just too precious! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[PetKal]

you'll have to hope you can beat him in the planned Duckie shoot out ;-

Ahhh....that should be as easy as a square pie....anybody can beat old Pet-Kal who has never really figured out how to shoot wildlife beyond those warped and grotesque prank shots. Like this one taken today with the 135 mm prime.....that can not possibly be considered serious bird photography, can it.:rolleyes:

[Carzee]

ugh!

Bloody *******! [picks up book and begins selection process...]

http://www.npr.org/programs/wesat/features/2003/aug/gestures/bookcover_140.jpg

[beckybun]

Congrats on the new stuff Dante!

[mbellot]

ugh!

Bloody *******! [picks up book and begins selection process...]

http://www.npr.org/programs/wesat/features/2003/aug/gestures/bookcover_140.jpg

Why do you need the book? Its pretty clear he's giving us the bird.

:lol:

[I Simonius]

Well some of you may have known that my restaurant was completely flooded from the california storms on new years eve day. put in so much of my own money to get back open it was insane. Well today I got my SBA money in the 6 digits AND a whopping 5 digit tax refund from the IRS for losses and business expenses on my regular taxes. Been working like a dog to get things rolling again, so today when these checks hit my desk I went ape to crush PET-KAL once and for all.

I did it. Oh yeah.

300 2.8 IS L
400 2.8 IS L (thanks to pell for this and staying quiet!!!!!)
600 F4 L
One more 500 W/S Mono block
2 Soft Boxes

Good folks at my local store gave me a discount too :)

Hey Pat-Kal... As MC Hammer once said "Cant touch this!!"

Hear that hammering? It's good ole Dante putting nails in your coffin.

WHOA! Too cool for my freezer!:cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:


You is one velly rucky man!:lol: :lol: :lol:

[I Simonius]

Forums can be a strange mixture of opinions...

Everyone seems to agree that "it's the person behind the lens that counts, not the equipment". Then suddenly a thread like this emerges and everybody is jealous...

Who was it that said, "this forum is about two hobbies: photography and photography equipment"? This thread seems to focus on the second one. :-)

P.

I like being jealous sometimes, it's kinda the same as enjoying it vicariously:D

[I Simonius]

One word, one s-l-o-w spluttered word...


DUCKFEST!!!


CHANT -

DUCKFEST!:D !DUCKFEST!:D !DUCKFEST!:D !DUCKFEST!:D !DUCKFEST!:D !DUCKFEST!:D !DUCKFEST!:D !DUCKFEST!:D !:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

ha haha just got this far

APRIL FOOLS!!!!!! MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Did get the monoblock and 2 soft boxes :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: .

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
NICE ONE!!!

I STILL enjoyed it vicariously though! In fact Im STILL happy for you even though you didnt get them - how wierd is that?!

[davidwhatley]

Well some of you may have known that my restaurant was completely flooded from the california storms on new years eve day. put in so much of my own money to get back open it was insane. Well today I got my SBA money in the 6 digits AND a whopping 5 digit tax refund from the IRS for losses and business expenses on my regular taxes. .

Dante, a simliar thing happend to me a few years ago, but it was a fire. Can I ask a kinda of personal question?????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????

<------- Asking in a real wisper, How do you start a flood?
:lol:

[davidwhatley]

I can do sheep as well as anyone here ... and I'm a rough and ready scouser, so don't pull the Northern card or it'll be Buns in Betty's at 50 paces ;-)
;)

Better you than me. We leave the sheep for the Aggies :)

[Dante King]

Dante, a simliar thing happend to me a few years ago, but it was a fire. Can I ask a kinda of personal question?????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????

<------- Asking in a real wisper, How do you start a flood?
:lol:

HAH!!! Right. Well I did not have flood insurance. I came in the next day and saw the devastation. Almost cried. Light bulb went off. Went to get lighter!!! CRAP! Everything was too wet to burn!! LOL would have been covered in a flippin' fire.

[CyberDyneSystems]

Better you than me. We leave the sheep for the Aggies :)


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[Ronald S. Jr.]

Well I did not have flood insurance.

Betcha ya do now, huh? :lol:

[Dante King]

Well Ronnie, AAMOF I do. I was quoted an exorbitant price when I first opened my business. Could not afford it. It was 15 K a year.

Some real good news is that I just found out that my SBA loan is approved and it should be here in 3 months LOL. Now that is fast for our government!! LOL

[Ronald S. Jr.]

Well Ronnie, AAMOF I do. I was quoted an exorbitant price when I first opened my business. Could not afford it. It was 15 K a year.

What the christ? Prone to floods, are we? That's one high premium. Hope you did better than that this time around. How long you been in business, anyway?

[Mycroft]

Mark my words. Dante will never, I say again, NEVER get his hands on a 1200. ;)

I'd have to agree with you here, only because I know there are only about a dozen in existence. :D :D :D

[blacksmurf]

Guys, your threads are fantastic.

I imagine Dante and Pet-kal in a duel, both with a 1200 and on a hill, hundred meters away...

... High "L" Noon ...

[I Simonius]

Guys, your threads are fantastic.

I imagine Dante and Pet-kal in a duel, both with a 1200 and on a hill, hundred meters away...

... High "L" Noon ...

Then one runs out of 2GB CF cards OH NO!:lol: :lol:
:p :p :p

don't miss te next exciting installment!:D

[CoolToolGuy]

All I can say is:

You guys are catching up

I have a short prime or two to get yet, but I'll keep an eye out to see how you're doing. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Have Fun,

[Ciqala]

Guys, your threads are fantastic.

I imagine Dante and Pet-kal in a duel, both with a 1200 and on a hill, hundred meters away...

... High "L" Noon ...

a light mist rolls across the ground as the two glare at each other, trigger fingers poised ready to snap at an instant. when on the horizon appears a lone duck lost on his migration north following a long winter, our two protagonists jump into action swinging their cameras swiftly towards their prey. with an eye to their viewfinders and a squint in the other they hunt the skys for a glimpse of the object of their desires, frantically pawing at the zoom ring to frame it perfectly. they tense and hold their breath as they gently squeeze upon the trigger and the lens autofocus springs into life and then with a gentle sigh they pull the trigger in unison, the shutters clatter together filling the air with a sound like a thunderclap and then for a moment nothing but silence fills the air only to be broken by a wail of despair by one of our heroes, he falls to his knees accepting defeat, the camera falls from his hand and he pounds the floor screaming "why why why", on the screen of his camera were the two words that would haunt him forever more until the grave... "CF Error".

[PetKal]

All I can say is:

You guys are catching up

I have a short prime or two to get yet, but I'll keep an eye out to see how you're doing. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Have Fun,

Rick, you appear to have some cognitive difficulty with a simple lenscount: don't you and Dante own six L's each which would barely qualify you as an "intermediate L collector" ?
You do indeed beat him with some fine EF(S) lenses you've got, however Dante does not consider any of those worthy of mention nary a competition.

Moreover, if you persist listing FD lenses in your signature I might have to start counting my fine B&W filters as well.....if anything they are probably more valuable than that FD stuff of yours.

[PetKal]

a light mist rolls across the ground as the two glare at each other, trigger fingers poised ready to snap at an instant. when on the horizon appears a lone duck lost on his migration north following a long winter, our two protagonists jump into action swinging their cameras swiftly towards their prey. with an eye to their viewfinders and a squint in the other they hunt the skys for a glimpse of the object of their desires, frantically pawing at the zoom ring to frame it perfectly. they tense and hold their breath as they gently squeeze upon the trigger and the lens autofocus springs into life and then with a gentle sigh they pull the trigger in unison, the shutters clatter together filling the air with a sound like a thunderclap and then for a moment nothing but silence fills the air only to be broken by a wail of despair by one of our heroes, he falls to his knees accepting defeat, the camera falls from his hand and he pounds the floor screaming "why why why", on the screen of his camera were the two words that would haunt him forever more until the grave... "CF Error".

Cigala, your prose flows nicely and easily, the turn of phrase and suspense-building reminescent of the E.R.Burroughs' art.
There are some boys on POTN here whose computer graphics skill, although perhaps not very remarkable in itself, exceeds their prowes as a photographer.
You seem to be going in the direction of pennmanship excellence. Is that at the expense of your photography ? We can not say that yet. However, there is one senior member on POTN (a chap from Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham....I am not at the liberty of naming him here for obvious reasons) who has been following that very same route for a while. Therefore, you would not be the first.

[I Simonius]

a light mist rolls across the ground as the two glare at each other, trigger fingers poised ready to snap at an instant. when on the horizon appears a lone duck lost on his migration north following a long winter, our two protagonists jump into action swinging their cameras swiftly towards their prey. with an eye to their viewfinders and a squint in the other they hunt the skys for a glimpse of the object of their desires, frantically pawing at the zoom ring to frame it perfectly. they tense and hold their breath as they gently squeeze upon the trigger and the lens autofocus springs into life and then with a gentle sigh they pull the trigger in unison, the shutters clatter together filling the air with a sound like a thunderclap and then for a moment nothing but silence fills the air only to be broken by a wail of despair by one of our heroes, he falls to his knees accepting defeat, the camera falls from his hand and he pounds the floor screaming "why why why", on the screen of his camera were the two words that would haunt him forever more until the grave... "CF Error".

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[PetKal]

Guys, your threads are fantastic.

I imagine Dante and Pet-kal in a duel, both with a 1200 and on a hill, hundred meters away...

... High "L" Noon ...

Thanx Puffo Nero.;)

However, you do undarstand that hand-holding a 1200 mm prime is not for puffs, do you ?

[blacksmurf]

Thanx Puffo Nero.;)

However, you do undarstand that hand-holding a 1200 mm prime is not for puffs, do you ?

Never ever touched an "L"... :D

[Jon]

Rick, you appear to have some cognitive difficulty with a simple lenscount: don't you and Dante own six L's each which would barely qualify you as an "intermediate L collector" ?
You do indeed beat him with some fine EF(S) lenses you've got, however Dante does not consider any of those worthy of mention nary a competition.

Moreover, if you persist listing FD lenses in your signature I might have to start counting my fine B&W filters as well.....if anything they are probably more valuable than that FD stuff of yours.Every one of his FDs made the move to EF as an L in the new mount whether Canon called it one in the old or not. You don't want to challenge him on B+W filters either - you'd lose!

[CoolToolGuy]

Rick, you appear to have some cognitive difficulty with a simple lenscount: don't you and Dante own six L's each which would barely qualify you as an "intermediate L collector" ?
You do indeed beat him with some fine EF(S) lenses you've got, however Dante does not consider any of those worthy of mention nary a competition.

Moreover, if you persist listing FD lenses in your signature I might have to start counting my fine B&W filters as well.....if anything they are probably more valuable than that FD stuff of yours.

I count eight 'L' lenses in my inventory, all of which mount on any of my DSLRs. The FD lenses are the same optical formulas as the original EF lenses, and with the Canon FD-EOS converter (I have two of them, BTW) they provide the same image quality as their EF counterparts, with a 1.26x teleconverter kick. In fact, the FD 600 f4.5 would have been named an 'L' but it was introduced before Canon introduced the 'L' designation (on the 300 f2.8 and 500 f4.5 as I recall). So maybe I actually have nine.

So what's next, comparing date codes? :lol: :lol: :lol:

Have Fun,

[PetKal]

Every one of his FDs made the move to EF as an L in the new mount whether Canon called it one in the old or not. You don't want to challenge him on B+W filters either - you'd lose!

How's 22 or 23 B&W filters (UV's and CP's)....lost exact count :rolleyes:

[condyk]

So what's next, comparing date codes? :lol: :lol: :lol:


You've got two CF tripods as well ;) Maybe Pete has been barking up the wrong tree flirting with Dante. Watch your back son!

[PetKal]

So what's next, comparing date codes? :lol: :lol: :lol:

Have Fun,
:D :D
Yes Rick, I trust you are having fun with us. Seriously, your gear kit is awe inspiring according to any standards !:)

[CoolToolGuy]

Every one of his FDs made the move to EF as an L in the new mount whether Canon called it one in the old or not. You don't want to challenge him on B+W filters either - you'd lose!

Yeah - what he said!

Actually, I don't recall the 400 f4.5 coming over as an EF lens, but the quality is certainly there. But the 200 f2.8 certainly transferred over as an 'L'. So make that ten. :)

And as soon as B&H gets a 35 f1.4L in stock for more than a couple hours, it will probably rise by one more. :) :)

Have Fun,

[CoolToolGuy]

:D :D
Yes Rick, I trust you are having fun with us. Seriously, your gear kit is awe inspiring according to any standards !:)

Fun is one of the main reasons I hang out here. I try to have fun with photography, too. :lol: :lol:

[CorruptedPhotographer]

damn man, those are some glass you got!

:D how does it feel now? no more cravin lenses. ;)

[CoolToolGuy]

damn man, those are some glass you got!

:D how does it feel now? no more cravin lenses. ;)

Are you kidding? This is an addiction. The craving has slowed down, but it is still there:

EF 35 f1.4L
FD 800 f5.6L
FD 400 f2.8L
EF 200 f1.8L


Then, once I get there, there will be the 'need' to upgrade all of that fine FD glass to EF for the autofocus and IS - it is never ending. . . :confused:

But, I am pleased with my kit. :) :)

Have Fun,

[mrclark321]

WOW.......Congrats :) :) :)

[PetKal]

WOW.......Congrats :) :) :)
:confused: :rolleyes: :confused: :rolleyes:
Hello, anybody home.....(knock, knock)...is Danny home ?

(Oh brother.....:rolleyes: )

[Dante King]

Welcome to the never ending thread!!!

[joayne]

April ....it is April 5th....how long will you all "fools" go on....????

OMG, I just added to it...My Bad Sorry

I am generally the thread killer so perhaps this will we the end....

[blacksmurf]

a light mist rolls across the ground as the two glare at each other, trigger fingers poised ready to snap at an instant. when on the horizon appears a lone duck lost on his migration north following a long winter, our two protagonists jump into action swinging their cameras swiftly towards their prey. with an eye to their viewfinders and a squint in the other they hunt the skys for a glimpse of the object of their desires, frantically pawing at the zoom ring to frame it perfectly. they tense and hold their breath as they gently squeeze upon the trigger and the lens autofocus springs into life and then with a gentle sigh they pull the trigger in unison, the shutters clatter together filling the air with a sound like a thunderclap and then for a moment nothing but silence fills the air only to be broken by a wail of despair by one of our heroes, he falls to his knees accepting defeat, the camera falls from his hand and he pounds the floor screaming "why why why", on the screen of his camera were the two words that would haunt him forever more until the grave... "CF Error".

A w e s o m e

:D