boojum
Ignoble Miscreant
I wish I could bring that overhauled Contax II with me but I do not think it will be this meet-up. You'll have to settle for me and whatever I can find. That Pixii has to be somewhere in the house. I'll bring it if I can find it.
Miles.
Beamsplitter
Tomorrow is the day! See you there!
boojum
Ignoble Miscreant
I'll be there. Digging through the midden looking for that obscure camera. ;o)
boojum
Ignoble Miscreant
Miles and Max showed up and we all closed the joint around 4:00. We had a vote and decided that cameras are all done and it's phones now. ;o)
Maybe Lomography will come out with a phone that loads with Minox film. And one with a sticky note pad so you can leave text messages.
And a Rotary Dial.
I'll bet there would be the counter-culture that would buy this. We'll use a Sonnar design lens.
boojum
Ignoble Miscreant
I think we can do a virtual rotary dial in firmware, using the touch screen.
Using film will save on firmware development and memory requirements.
Using film will save on firmware development and memory requirements.
boojum
Ignoble Miscreant
Way cool. C++ or FORTRAN? Like I have to ask.
Assembly Language for the low-level stuff, Fortran+C or upper level code. I did a whole GUI in Fortran where Screen Memory was mapped into a Common Block by rewriting the Page Table Entries.
boojum
Ignoble Miscreant
Man, you should have done it in COBOL. LOL You are out there in Wizard Guru land with that stuff. I did some C family coding but it was simple classroom stuff and I never was happy about it. That did not help my career at P@B. AL is a real language, I kind of think of the C family as a kludge. Anyway, I know you got it to run seamlessly and that is what we get paid for. Error prone code is cheaper. ;o)
Miles.
Beamsplitter
Hi everyone,
Our next rendezvous will be on Saturday, May 3rd, at 12 Noon!
Location: Taborspace Cream Coffee + Bakery
5441 SE Belmont St. Portland, OR 97215
All are welcome!
Our next rendezvous will be on Saturday, May 3rd, at 12 Noon!
Location: Taborspace Cream Coffee + Bakery
5441 SE Belmont St. Portland, OR 97215
All are welcome!
boojum
Ignoble Miscreant
Be there or be square.
Miles.
Beamsplitter
Alright, everyone, our June rendezvous is coming up:
Our next meeting is on Saturday, June 7th, at 12 Noon!
Location: Taborspace Cream Coffee + Bakery
5441 SE Belmont St. Portland, OR 97215
Our next meeting is on Saturday, June 7th, at 12 Noon!
Location: Taborspace Cream Coffee + Bakery
5441 SE Belmont St. Portland, OR 97215
Slumgullion
Well-known
I swear I'm not always busy on Saturday, but I'm often busy on planned meetup days 😥
boojum
Ignoble Miscreant
My dear aunt used to say, "A poor excuse is better than none at all." I hope you can make it. Miles and I had a tough time holding off the French Language Club last month. They kept speaking French and trying to steal our cameras.
Miles.
Beamsplitter
Alright, hooligans, I'm "bumping" the thread one more time...
See you all Saturday!
See you all Saturday!
boojum
Ignoble Miscreant
Can you help with bail money?
boojum
Ignoble Miscreant
OK, the Incorrigibles showed up, Miles and I. It was a pleasant get together. There was a comfortable exchange of views and coffee drinking. Miles wrestled me to the ground, twisted my arm behind my back, put a knee into the space between my shoulder blades and made off with my Skyllaney Bertele Sonnar. And as soon as I can find the Pixii I will mail it off to him. I had promised both but was unable to find the Pixii. Miles had a sweet OM1, looked like brand new. I just had the old, beat up M9 and the Contax II. Both great basic cameras.
It's pretty rough to be 86'ed from a coffee bar but that is what happened. It was all Miles' fault.
Same time, same place next month.
It's pretty rough to be 86'ed from a coffee bar but that is what happened. It was all Miles' fault.
Same time, same place next month.
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