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Where's Tony Cooper?
Hey, Tony Cooper, you haven't posted (in "rec.photo.digital") in quite a
while...are you still around, man? (Or, are you merely lurking?) John --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com |
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Where's Tony Cooper?
On 7/2/2018 5:09 PM, John Turco wrote:
Hey, Tony Cooper, you haven't posted (in "rec.photo.digital") in quite a while...are you still around, man? (Or, are you merely lurking?) John --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com I am afraid that, like many other good people, he got tired of the trolling and BS. -- PeterN |
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Where's Tony Cooper?
On Mon, 02 Jul 2018 20:03:50 -0400, Tony Cooper
wrote: On Mon, 2 Jul 2018 16:09:53 -0500, John Turco wrote: Hey, Tony Cooper, you haven't posted (in "rec.photo.digital") in quite a while...are you still around, man? (Or, are you merely lurking?) Lurking with the hope - however faint - that something interesting will be posted involving photography. Once we can all agree on what's interesting, things will get much better. |
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Where's Tony Cooper?
On 03/07/2018 01:03, Tony Cooper wrote:
On Mon, 2 Jul 2018 16:09:53 -0500, John Turco wrote: Hey, Tony Cooper, you haven't posted (in "rec.photo.digital") in quite a while...are you still around, man? (Or, are you merely lurking?) Lurking with the hope - however faint - that something interesting will be posted involving photography. Appropriate use of killfile helped. What helped me to concentrate more on the photo subjects was discovering that I could delete any messages even referencing to a certain person. Still have the same outfit here, but more and more I'm drifting to the Moto G5 phone as the ready-to-go camera, and the compact Panasonic TZ90 as the "main" camera. It's "good enough" most of the time. Even the Panasonic GX7 and wide-open pancake lens is staying in its case more often. Sold almost all the APS-C DSLR stuff. Sad? -- Cheers, David Web: http://www.satsignal.eu |
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Where's Tony Cooper?
On 7/3/2018 12:47 AM, Bill W wrote:
On Mon, 02 Jul 2018 20:03:50 -0400, Tony Cooper wrote: On Mon, 2 Jul 2018 16:09:53 -0500, John Turco wrote: Hey, Tony Cooper, you haven't posted (in "rec.photo.digital") in quite a while...are you still around, man? (Or, are you merely lurking?) Lurking with the hope - however faint - that something interesting will be posted involving photography. Once we can all agree on what's interesting, things will get much better. A universal agreement on what is interesting, would be pretty boring. I don't think Tony meant your interpretation. I rather suspect that he has little interest in dictatorial and unsupported statements, to the effect that there is only one way to do things. Especially when coupled with consistent personal attacks upon those who dare to question. -- PeterN |
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Where's Tony Cooper?
On 07/03/2018 03:16 PM, Tony Cooper wrote:
On Tue, 3 Jul 2018 11:51:50 -0400, PeterN wrote: On 7/3/2018 12:47 AM, Bill W wrote: On Mon, 02 Jul 2018 20:03:50 -0400, Tony Cooper wrote: On Mon, 2 Jul 2018 16:09:53 -0500, John Turco wrote: Hey, Tony Cooper, you haven't posted (in "rec.photo.digital") in quite a while...are you still around, man? (Or, are you merely lurking?) Lurking with the hope - however faint - that something interesting will be posted involving photography. Once we can all agree on what's interesting, things will get much better. A universal agreement on what is interesting, would be pretty boring. I don't think Tony meant your interpretation. I rather suspect that he has little interest in dictatorial and unsupported statements, to the effect that there is only one way to do things. Especially when coupled with consistent personal attacks upon those who dare to question. As the person so-described would say: "Nope". With all due respect, I think he would say: "nope", following shortly by "whoosh". (Note the lack of upper-case letters.) -- Ken Hart |
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Where's Tony Cooper?
On 7/3/2018 4:54 AM, David Taylor wrote:
On 03/07/2018 01:03, Tony Cooper wrote: On Mon, 2 Jul 2018 16:09:53 -0500, John Turco wrote: Hey, Tony Cooper, you haven't posted (in "rec.photo.digital") in quite a while...are you still around, man? (Or, are you merely lurking?) Lurking with the hope - however faint - that something interesting will be posted involving photography. Appropriate use of killfile helped.Â* What helped me to concentrate more on the photo subjects was discovering that I could delete any messages even referencing to a certain person. Still have the same outfit here, but more and more I'm drifting to the Moto G5 phone as the ready-to-go camera, and the compact Panasonic TZ90 as the "main" camera.Â* It's "good enough" most of the time.Â* Even the Panasonic GX7 and wide-open pancake lens is staying in its case more often.Â* Sold almost all the APS-C DSLR stuff.Â* Sad? I don't think it's sad at all. As we age our lifestyle changes, sometimes because of physical necessity, and sometimes just personal preferences. it would be sad if we didn't grow older, or care about anything. -- PeterN |
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Where's Tony Cooper?
On 06/07/2018 20:29, PeterN wrote:
On 7/3/2018 4:54 AM, David Taylor wrote: [] Still have the same outfit here, but more and more I'm drifting to the Moto G5 phone as the ready-to-go camera, and the compact Panasonic TZ90 as the "main" camera.Â* It's "good enough" most of the time.Â* Even the Panasonic GX7 and wide-open pancake lens is staying in its case more often.Â* Sold almost all the APS-C DSLR stuff.Â* Sad? I don't think it's sad at all. As we age our lifestyle changes, sometimes because of physical necessity, and sometimes just personal preferences. it would be sad if we didn't grow older, or care about anything. Sad to discard something of higher quality for lesser. When I see the minor imperfections in the TZ90 images I can't help but be reminded of what I /could/ have achieved with earlier kit. But I'm enjoying my photography even more - not being lumbered with the bulkier and heavier kit. A friend bought (a few years back) a Nikon 800 and the 28-300 zoom (IIRC). I could hardly pick it up! -- Cheers, David Web: http://www.satsignal.eu |
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Where's Tony Cooper?
On Jul 7, 2018, David Taylor wrote
(in article ): On 06/07/2018 20:29, PeterN wrote: On 7/3/2018 4:54 AM, David Taylor wrote: [] Still have the same outfit here, but more and more I'm drifting to the Moto G5 phone as the ready-to-go camera, and the compact Panasonic TZ90 as the "main" camera. It's "good enough" most of the time. Even the Panasonic GX7 and wide-open pancake lens is staying in its case more often. Sold almost all the APS-C DSLR stuff. Sad? I don't think it's sad at all. As we age our lifestyle changes, sometimes because of physical necessity, and sometimes just personal preferences. it would be sad if we didn't grow older, or care about anything. Sad to discard something of higher quality for lesser. When I see the minor imperfections in the TZ90 images I can't help but be reminded of what I /could/ have achieved with earlier kit. But I'm enjoying my photography even more - not being lumbered with the bulkier and heavier kit. A friend bought (a few years back) a Nikon 800 and the 28-300 zoom (IIRC). I could hardly pick it up! Weight and bulk of my kit was one of my reasons for moving from Nikon DSLR to Fujifilm mirrorless. With the X-E3 I have a, small form factor, light weight, APS-C camera with great glass options. Most importantly I have sacrificed nothing when it comes to image quality, and I have a camera I can carry effortlessly all day if I have to. That said I also have the slightly larger X-T2 which is better balanced with the larger lenses, but remains lighter than the D300S + Battery grip, and similar lenses. -- Regards, Savageduck |
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Where's Tony Cooper?
On 7/7/2018 3:48 AM, David Taylor wrote:
On 06/07/2018 20:29, PeterN wrote: On 7/3/2018 4:54 AM, David Taylor wrote: [] Still have the same outfit here, but more and more I'm drifting to the Moto G5 phone as the ready-to-go camera, and the compact Panasonic TZ90 as the "main" camera.Â* It's "good enough" most of the time.Â* Even the Panasonic GX7 and wide-open pancake lens is staying in its case more often.Â* Sold almost all the APS-C DSLR stuff.Â* Sad? I don't think it's sad at all. As we age our lifestyle changes, sometimes because of physical necessity, and sometimes just personal preferences. it would be sad if we didn't grow older, or care about anything. Sad to discard something of higher quality for lesser.Â* When I see the minor imperfections in the TZ90 images I can't help but be reminded of what I /could/ have achieved with earlier kit.Â* But I'm enjoying my photography even more - not being lumbered with the bulkier and heavier kit.Â* A friend bought (a few years back) a Nikon 800 and the 28-300 zoom (IIRC).Â* I could hardly pick it up! In my younger days, I walked about half way down the mule trail at the Grand Canyon, and back up in one day. I carried an Exacta with an 50mm f.2 Biotar, and six oranges. I could take much better images today with my D800, but so what? I guess it's a matter of perspective. "What if" is a pipe dream. To my way of thinking looking forward to tomorrow is what counts. It would be sad if I had no tomorrow. As the items in my bucket list decrease solely because of loss of physical ability, I try to replace them with what I hope are realistic items. Just as a simple example, I cannot go to the landing sites to photograph the puffins, nor can I go to on a photo tour of The Galapagos, but there are still places I can see in our National parks and Forests, https://www.dropbox.com/s/yjiq16lrw6ogiv6/Waterfall%20in%20Nantahala.jpg?dl=0 I can still drive along Route 66; etc. -- PeterN |
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