Brisbane POTN: General Ramblings Thread

Hehe, now you're pulling a long bow
I've tried NZ wine ....

Mat Fitzsimmons wrote in post #3588694
Hehe, now you're pulling a long bow
I've tried NZ wine ....

point taken..

The beer's okay though

Hi all, hows the weekend been?

Anybody else using a Win Mobile Phone, I found a cool free app for mine this arvo. Called slide 2 unlock, it gives a slide bar on the touch screen to unlock the phone. Apparently the iPhone does this and the Apple lawyers have started to throw their weight around.

Meaty0 wrote in post #3588824
The beer's okay though

You must be kidding!!! I would rather drink VB than most NZ beers. There is only a few worth mentioning Montieth's Celtic Red is the best Kiwi beer by far very nice. Speight's is ok but i found it too gassy with no head.

Meaty0 wrote in post #3588483
(When in fact they're really Australia's eighth state.) That ought to stir the pot a bit

I really wish they were, then i wouldnt need a passport to go over there

connormmii wrote in post #3589118
You must be kidding!!! I would rather drink VB than most NZ beers.

VB? now thats saying something

Me, I prefer a good old mexican variety, not that i should know anything about that

-spam- wrote in post #3589169
I really wish they were, then i wouldnt need a passport to go over there

Prior to 1981 passports between the 2 countries weren't required. I travelled back and forth frequently under the ANZAC rule.

::John:: wrote in post #3589183
Prior to 1981 passports between the 2 countries weren't required. I travelled back and forth frequently under the ANZAC rule.

Why wasnt i born sooner? Much sooner...

::John:: wrote in post #3587604
Have you used the 100-400 yet? What did you think of it?

Yeah I love the reach... still a bit ho hum about push pull zoom, but I'm sure it's one I'd get used to. I don't think this copy I'm using is all that sharp... but it seemed ok when I went out shooting today. I don't think I could've got half the shots I got today with a 70-200 .

Meaty0 wrote in post #3588483
Oh for God's sake....New Zealand wins one little game of football and crows about it like they're "the king of the world". (When in fact they're really Australia's eighth state.) That ought to stir the pot a bit

Heheh they outer reef is what the guys at work call it

Nzshrimper wrote in post #3588686
ooh those grapes must be very sour over there.. lol no wonder our wine is better too..

Mat Fitzsimmons wrote in post #3588694
Hehe, now you're pulling a long bow
I've tried NZ wine ....

Well... I'd agree with Mat on the red wines, but AU whites are shocking to say the least...

connormmii wrote in post #3589118
You must be kidding!!! I would rather drink VB than most NZ beers. There is only a few worth mentioning Montieth's Celtic Red is the best Kiwi beer by far very nice. Speight's is ok but i found it too gassy with no head.

Mmmmm Montieths.... speights is kiddie beer :P it's like a beef flavoured fizzy drink Steinlager is ok... but still not my style..

-spam- wrote in post #3589169
I really wish they were, then i wouldnt need a passport to go over there

VB? now thats saying something

Me, I prefer a good old mexican variety, not that i should know anything about that

I prefer the irish kind.... mmmmm guiness :P also belgian beer too... mmmm hoegaarden white :P mmm leffy... mmmm kwak :P /me pets belgian beer cafe :P

lol - um - what are you really saying...

It was quite easy - just like flying interstate here now but with the bonus of duty free that was true duty free. Kiwis were restricted, back then, with how much cash they could carry out of the country ($1000 a trip to a maximum of $4000 a year and anything over that had to be approved prior to travel) but a grand bought a LOT of things then. (for example and perspective, $25,000 bought me a three bedroomed house in Auckland)

wakko wrote in post #3589263
I prefer the irish kind.... mmmmm guiness :P also belgian beer too... mmmm hoegaarden white :P mmm leffy... mmmm kwak :P /me pets belgian beer cafe :P

Ahhh guiness, the meal in a glass.

A bit off topic, but are you going to get that box o' camera goodies from that guy on OCAU? I wanted the ricoh rangefinder bad.

-spam- wrote in post #3589274
Ahhh guiness, the meal in a glass.

A bit off topic, but are you going to get that box o' camera goodies from that guy on OCAU? I wanted the ricoh rangefinder bad.

yeah picking it all up tomorrow

wakko wrote in post #3589291
yeah picking it all up tomorrow

Very nice. Yeah when i first saw it i really wanted to make an offer, but the last thing i need is a heap more old camera stuff. Although, like i said in an earlier post, im looking for a rangefinder to use as a point and shoot camera and then develop the film myself at home. Ill buy the ricoh off you if you want to sell it

AAARRGGHHH, has anyone ever come across this problem? I am shooting, but my camera doesn't seem to be able to send the information the card. I take my shot, wait for the review, and it doesn't happen. the little red lights flickers, and then nothing, i am back to where i was before i took the shot. It doesn't happen all the time, it is intermittent, and doesn't matter if i shoot raw or jpeg. It is really peeving me, i thought at first it was a memory card problem, but i have used several cards, and it is happening on all of them! Off to photoc. tomorrow, thank god i got my camera from them, but now i am stressing, as i head off to cairns on tuesday.

catsith wrote in post #3589405
AAARRGGHHH, has anyone ever come across this problem? I am shooting, but my camera doesn't seem to be able to send the information the card. I take my shot, wait for the review, and it doesn't happen. the little red lights flickers, and then nothing, i am back to where i was before i took the shot. It doesn't happen all the time, it is intermittent, and doesn't matter if i shoot raw or jpeg. It is really peeving me, i thought at first it was a memory card problem, but i have used several cards, and it is happening on all of them! Off to photoc. tomorrow, thank god i got my camera from them, but now i am stressing, as i head off to cairns on tuesday.

Do the images appear on your computer if you put the card in its card reader? If so, your camera is recording the images, so maybe the LCD screen on your camera isn't showing them.