New Epson R-D2 revealed!

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Roger Hicks said:
Dear Gavin,

Probaby quite a lot of people do what I do: 'preview' the post, and if it looks interesting, click onto it and read it.

And sorry, this is crap, and malicious, stupid crap at that. It wasted my time and the time of lots of other people. It's not 'totally lighthearted' to steal time from people's lives, any more than it is 'totally lighthearted' to stick pins in them and laugh when they jump.

Cheers,

Roger
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If being on this forum in the first place isn't a waste of time, I don't know what is. All social networking sites are a waste of time.

/T
 
Roger Hicks said:
Dear Gavin,

Probaby quite a lot of people do what I do: 'preview' the post, and if it looks interesting, click onto it and read it.

And sorry, this is crap, and malicious, stupid crap at that. It wasted my time and the time of lots of other people. It's not 'totally lighthearted' to steal time from people's lives, any more than it is 'totally lighthearted' to stick pins in them and laugh when they jump.

Cheers,

Roger
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Roger, I've long respected and been in awe of your work - however I seriously doubt that making a fun post on a pipe dream camera is comparible to sticking pins in people.
 
Sparrow said:
Well I thought it was funny, innocuous and funny
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Here here!!!

When in Washington DC my son wanted no part seeing the temporary Museum of American History display in the Air & Space Museum. I finally convinced him, after confirming with a person at the info booth of the contents of the display, that there was indeed something in there he would want to see and to TRUST ME.

We went in, and then returned repeatedly to see the Star Wars display, C3PO and R2D2, live and in person right from the movie set.

What this have to do with Epson? Nothing, but lighten up everyone before I put you in time out.
 
ramosa said:
man, i'm looking to pick up a used R-D1 or R-D1s ... but an R-D2 would really make my day ... 🙄
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Can I have an R2-D2 instead?

I've seen and Rd-1, and it is pretty cool, although I'll stick with a DSLR until something cheaper than even the RD-1 comes around.
 
sitemistic said:
I think Roger's point is that posting these kinds of threads has no useful purpose but to get people to open the thread, the same result as sticking pins in people simply to watch them jump.
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Exactly.

If it had begun, "My fantasy Epson" or some such, I'd have ignored it.

As for sticking pins in people, in my early 'teens I used to collect matchbox labels. In the 30s, according to one article I read on the subject, there was a German 'joke' matchbox that shot out a pin when you picked it up.

Now, I'd not think that outstandingly funny, and the original post in this thread is only slightly less unamusing. Anyone can make up what someone else called 'wet-dream cameras' with totally unrealistic specifications and a silly-low price at the end. Depressingly many do. What puzzles me is why they think anyone else will be interested. What astonishes me is that anyone else is interested.

Is the forum a waste of time? No. I come here to learn what I can; to teach what I can; and, sometimes, to exchange banter. I don't regard any of that as a waste of time (unlike, for example, social networking sites). But I do regard it as a waste of time to read yet another feeble fantasy, and I feel cheated when its originator dupes me into opening a thread by masquerading as an honest reporter.

Hence my intemperate observation that it was malicious crap. That was an overstatement. It wasn't up to that standard. In fact it wasn't really much of anything: neither thought-provoking nor funny, and certainly not very original.

Cheers,

Roger
 
I can't see anyone becoming sincerely upset at this post. It's merely a gag and kinda funny because....well I won't go there. Becoming upset about something like this may be indicative of some other (emotional) issues.
 
If this post started with "should I buy this POS or that POS...?' There would be 30 replies in 5 minutes. That says something as well.
 
BigSteveG said:
If this post started with "should I buy this POS or that POS...?' There would be 30 replies in 5 minutes. That says something as well.
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True enough, but I'd suggest that the most interesting posts are usually the ones that begin, "How do I...?" or "Is it true that...?" or "Has anyone else tried...?" or "What happens if...?"

All these can invite anecdotes and useful information based on personal experience and knowledge. So, within reason, can questions such as "Would you buy A or B, and why?"

Idle trolling is another matter. What useful information can a thread like this elicit? Well, I suppose we can learn that some people like drivel, and object when others call it by its proper name. But most of us could have guessed that anyway.

Of course I could just walk away. But if someone insults you to your face, you don't want them to do it again. And if someone insults your intelligence and wastes your time, maybe it's not a bad idea to tell them that you'd rather they didn't do that again, either.

If I believed in polls, I'd ask who thought this idle fantasy was funny or indeed had any merit whatsoever, and who thought it was a pointless waste of time.

Cheers,

R.
 
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Roger Hicks said:
True enough, but I'd suggest that the most interesting posts are usually the ones that begin, "How do I...?" or "Is it true that...?" or "Has anyone else tried...?" or "What happens if...?"

All these can invite anecdotes and useful information based on personal experience and knowledge. So, within reason, can questions such as "Would you buy A or B, and why?"

Idle trolling is another matter. What useful information can a thread like this elicit? Well, I suppose we can learn that some people like drivel, and object when others call it by its proper name. But most of us could have guessed that anyway.

Of course I could just walk away. But if someone insults you to your face, you don't want them to do it again. And if someone insults your intelligence and wastes your time, maybe it's not a bad idea to tell them that you'd rather they didn't do that again, either.

If I believed in polls, I'd ask who thought this idle fantasy was funny or indeed had any merit whatsoever, and who thought it was a pointless waste of time.

Cheers,

R.
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Roger,
I appreciate your technical know how and your photo writings. But some people are better enjoyed by their writings than in person. That is you, my friend, because when it comes to all else you are a blow-hard. Face up to it and fix it. You will be a better man after, and a more companionable poster as well.

/T
 
Tuolumne said:
Roger,
I appreciate your technical know how and your photo writings. But some people are better enjoyed by their writings than in person. That is you, my friend, because when it comes to all else you are a blow-hard. Face up to it and fix it. You will be a better man after, and a more companionable poster as well.

/T
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Tuolumne,

Read your Bible, especially the Gospel According to St. Matthew, Chapter VII, verse 3. Take heed, and you may be a better man after.

Cheers,

R.
 
Roger Hicks said:
Tuolumne,

Read your Bible, especially the Gospel According to St. Matthew, Chapter VII, verse 3. Take heed, and you may be a better man after.

Cheers,

R.
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A blow-hard and a bible thumper all in one. How did we get so lucky, Roger?

(Edit) Cheery cheers,
/T
 
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