Crazy Fedya
Well-known
High maintenance women are for showing off. Low maintenance women are for creating relationships. I am a happily married man with 2 wonderful daughters. It takes a lot of work, but is definitely worth it. Having a good partner is key to make it less stressful.
SuperUJ
Well-known
Cal,
Glad to hear that you are feeling better. You right about Hong Kong! I was there last month and will be back to Hong Kong later this month. Will fill you in of what I saw this weekend. And please remind me, any rules on the context this Sunday? 1 body 1 lens set, 1 body 2 lens set, or something else. Still not limited only to rangefinders, correct?
John
Calzone
Gear Whore #1
John,
As usual it it a total improv. The only real rule is: No Biting. LOL. Anything goes as long it is fun.
New competition is the cheap camera competition which looks like Sam is the big contender, unless I win due the my great, wonderfull Busch Pressman which is like a time capsule wins. Understand that if the wild mob considers my camera the better "Cheap Camera" due to condition I will be happy.
Sam it seems already beat me on price by about six meger pennies, so technically he is the winner if the mob decides price is of value, but I think I still can win over the mob due to my camera's condition. Both cameras were lucky finds in thrift stores. The price was the same for both cameras: $24.99; but I paid about 6 cents more due to NYC sales tax. Oh the agony of defeat.
Understand that if I win the title that this would be my first win, so I am the underdog, and Sam is last year's grand prize winner of the Leitz Tilt All tripod that I found in the garbage on Bradway near the Leica Gallery. Also understand that if I win and beat Sam that I will still award my Busch Pressman to Sam because he will use it. In my case this cheap camera will only become a Shelf Queen, but I want the fame, the Note-A-Rye-It-Tee (as they say in Brooklyn), the honor, and the trophy/title.
In honor of James I suggest that we have a seperate and dedicated LTM screwmount contest. Screwmounts have mucho character and display a lot of style in a freakish manner. I always like kits and mucho accessories.
See you Sunday.
Cal
Calzone
Gear Whore #1
Sam,
I had my share of trophy women, but in the end it was not worth it. And you are right: I'm a show off. LOL. Not only that I'm vain.
In a group conversation at a party I decribed myself and started to say, "I'm tall, dark, and..."
My girlfriend finished my sentance by saying, "conceded." LOL. So now a new expression replaces the old. I prescribe that I'm, "Tall, dark, and conceded." LOL.
Anyways my friend's and girlfriends tell me that I worse than a woman. LOL.
Not only am I a bathroom hog, I generally am the person who is of higher maintenance in the relationship. I guess I'm worth the bother and extra work.
Cal
Yes, this would be cool.
SuperUJ
Well-known
Looking forward to the cheap cameras. But wait, can you please define cheap. Would a $5.99 Jaeger-LeCoultre falls under this category, if I try to draw a parallel with cameras.
http://www.esquire.com/blogs/mens-fashion/35000-dollar-lecoultre-deep-sea-alarm-thrift-store-012615
Crazy Fedya
Well-known
John,
I believe, cheap as in how much was paid for that particulate camera by present owner.
I believe, cheap as in how much was paid for that particulate camera by present owner.
SuperUJ
Well-known
That sounds fair. Fun too!
John
John
Calzone
Gear Whore #1
Cheap means a camera that did not cost a lot of money and in Sam's and my case could be sold for many-fold the purchased price. My Busch Pressman I secured for $24.99 at the Housing Works across the street from Puck Fair. Add on the NYC sales tax and it is still less than $28.00. On EBAY.con a clean Busch Pressman like mine have BIN's of $250.00. Even beat up users sell for about half that or $125.00.
BTW my cheap Rolex I call cheap because its the version that features "No-Date." It just so happenes that Rolex added Superlative Certified Cronometer on the dial for an extra cluttered look that many watch collectors find objectionable. My simple Rolex suddenly became a collector's item for its simple elegant dial. KAA-Ching.
My 8-Day Panerai GMT is a limited addition, and on top of that in the fourth year of limited production they changed the day/night indicator for the second time zone making my watch more desirable and collectable. KAA-Ching.
Watches can be great stores of value.
BTW the way I got my Rolex was through some special zero APR offer: 2 years of monthly payments with no interest. It happened in 2004 when the AOL Time Warner skyscraper first opened. I discovered a Tournou shop and I went in. A very young salesman asked if I needed any help, and I asked if they had a stainless steel Rolex Submariner which generally is a hard watch to find because it is a "Cheap Rolex" that has the same movement as the pricey gold version. Because Rolex likes to print $25,000 bills instead of $5K bills fewer stainless steel versions are made to limit supply. It was a lark they had one in stock and only likely because it was a grand opening.
The Submariner was kept in the back and was retrieved for me to try on. I could feel a transformation, and suddenly I felt powerful and rich. It was a moment that I didn't want to go away, then this salesman told me about the special promotional offer. My heart raced and it seemed I would be able to buy a watch that I normally could not afford.
"I'll take it," I said.
Next thing you know I see the store manager walking towards me with my salesman in tow. I knew there was some problem and my heart skipped.
"There's been a mistake," the manager said, "The Zero APR promotion does not apply to Rolex's."
My heart sank, but before I could say anything the Manager said, "But if you want the Rolex instead of another watch we'll make an exception. We just want you to be a happy customer."
"I'll take the Rolex." I said, but I highly suspect that the manager expected me to have good maners and excuse myself from the situation. I surely was the happy customer, but he was not so happy because I kinda mugged the manager for his watch that he really did not want to give up. No doubt about it my behavior was like a tough street thug.
Anyways my new Rolex brought out the bankster in me. From the whole experience I learned how ruthless and aggressive I could be for my own benefit. I learned a lot about finance, and how to exploit leverage to extract value. I learned about hard assets as a store of value, and when George W. Bush was elected President for the first time in 2004 (2000 was via a Supreme Court decision) I was so pissed and angry because I knew bad thigs yet to come were about to happen and that I has to get out the aggression outb or depression would set in.
I used a lot of zero APR credit card offers to fund a margin account to daytrade oil and biotech stocks against hedge funds using all the forced selling they created to my advantage. KAA-Ching. I knew that the majority of Americans voted for this fool and that I had no choice but just worry about my own future, knowing that everything going on in our economy was unsustainable.
Anyways my "Cheap Rolex" made me a lot of money.
Cal
helen.HH
To Light & Love ...
Cal, You are One Crazy Dude ... 
Calzone
Gear Whore #1
Cal, You are One Crazy Dude ...
Helen,
I definately get kinda crazy when I'm mad, but all my instincts were right. If I didn't respond back then, right now I would not be doing so well.
Hope to see you soon.
Cal
thambar
Shouldn't it be sharper?
Weather report now quite favorable for Sunday, so I'll be making the hajj. Looking forward to seeing the group!
Particular
a.k.a. CNNY, disassembler
Good news. I hope it also means you mom is doing ok.
I received a couple of hoods I had 3d printed to add to the prizes. Unfortunately they have printing errors, so I'll need to get them redone. I'll bring them anyway as place holders.
Also if there are any rapidwinder users, I've printed a spare rose to use with it. The design was tested and approved by Calzone himself!
Crazy Fedya
Well-known
I am also bringing Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim to join prize pool. It is a simple toy camera with 22mm lens.
Particular
a.k.a. CNNY, disassembler
Sam,
I took an om mount off an extension tube, so I won't need the one off your zoom. Thank you for the offer though.
I took an om mount off an extension tube, so I won't need the one off your zoom. Thank you for the offer though.
Crazy Fedya
Well-known
Christian,
Thanks for letting me know. I read it yesterday, just didn't have time to respond. Made 9.57 train, looking forward to seeing everyone, especially since it has been a year.
Thanks for letting me know. I read it yesterday, just didn't have time to respond. Made 9.57 train, looking forward to seeing everyone, especially since it has been a year.
Range-rover
Veteran
It was great to see you all today, I heard were getting a little ice in my area
tomorrow (or today if your reading it on Monday) slip sliding away!
Bob
tomorrow (or today if your reading it on Monday) slip sliding away!
Bob
thambar
Shouldn't it be sharper?
Wonderful time as always. My prize for nicest Barnack Leica, an RFF softie, lasted about twenty minutes from the show's conclusion: as Bernard, Sam and I were walking up Broadway we met a guy shooting with a Monochrom. He groused about the Monochrom's less-than-smooth shutter release, so I had him try the softie, which he loved. The softie now has a new, appreciative home.
Crazy Fedya
Well-known
I had a great time! It was very nice to see everyone again! My wife was very happy I didn't win another camera.
Particular
a.k.a. CNNY, disassembler
This is brilliant. You rid the world of one more of those awful sandpaper shutter monochromes. And what good is a softy on a barnack anyway?