can't submit new thread

[dancing wayang]

hey. i'm new here and wanted to post a new thread in the general RF forum about recommendations for a RF camera that works particularly well in low-light situations, but... whenever i try to submit the new thread / post a browser message pops up telling me that it can't submit as there's no data on the page... or something along those lines. does anybody have any idea what i need to do to be able to create a new thread?

many thanks.

 

[dancing wayang]

and i guess it's weird tht it would work without problem here but not in the general RF discussion forum.

ideas, anyone???

 

[erikhaugsby]

Well, this thread got posted, didn't it? Strange.

edit: Sorry for being abrupt. Welcome to the forum!
If you want advice on a low-light camera, it might be best to clarify what you're willing to spend. The ultimate, imho, would be a Leica M3 with a 50 f/1 Noctilux. However, as that can cost upwards of $6k, your needs might be best spent another way, like with an Olympus 35RC or other fixed-lens rangefinder with a large (~f/1.4-1.7) aperture and manual controls.

 

[dancing wayang]

yes very weird. that's why i'm thinking it's not an issue with my browser. i'm going to hop over to the RF general discussion forum and try again...

 

[dancing wayang]

thanks erik for the recommendation. precisely what i'm after and yes, my budget would be 'a little' smaller than $6k.

anyway, i tried again to start the thread with no luck. this is what i get:

Safari can’t open the page “http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/newthread.php” because it could not load any data from this location.

 

[erikhaugsby]

yes very weird. that's why i'm thinking it's not an issue with my browser. i'm going to hop over to the RF general discussion forum and try again...

What browser are you using? IE, Safari, Firefox?

 

[dancing wayang]

safari 1.3 on a mac OS X.3.9

what puzzles me is that i was able to start this thread here, but not one in the other forum. makes me think that the problem may not be with my browser / OS system.

 

[rover]

HTML code is Off in this forum. I am far from the person who should be answering a technical question, but would that make a difference using Safari?

 

[rbiemer]

anyway, i tried again to start the thread with no luck. this is what i get:
Safari can’t open the page “http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/newthread.php” because it could not load any data from this location.

I don't think that is a specific enough address? If you click on the "forums" button (top left) and try to post a new thread from there it won't work, you should then scroll down 'til you get to whichever specific forum you want to post into, click on that. You then get a page of current threads and towards the top of that there is a button that says "post new thread"--it looks like and is in about the same place as the "post reply" button (above the first post in a thread) is. The link to the first page of the "Rangefinder general discussion" forum is:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?forumid=27
That should get you where you want to go, I hope.

And, welcome aboard!
Rob

 

[doitashimash1te]

Welcome to you!

It seems to me that it is not a problem in OS X or Safari.
I just tested this for you and posted a new thread in the RF general forum, and I experienced no problem whatsoever.

I work on an Intel iMac, OS X version is 10.4.9, Safari Version 2.0.4 (419.3).