Oregon Portland, OR Cameras and Coffee

[boojum]

Our next rendezvous is just 10 days away! Who will come this time?!

Our rendezvous will be on Saturday, April 5th, at 12 noon.

Location: Taborspace Cream Coffee + Bakery

5441 SE Belmont St. Portland, OR 97215

All are welcome!

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.]

Tomorrow is the day! See you there!

 

[boojum]

I'll be there. Digging through the midden looking for that obscure camera. ;o)

 

[boojum]

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)

 

[Sonnar Brian]

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]

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.

Is B&H taking orders against future delivery? I'm on board for this one.

 

[Sonnar Brian]

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.

 

[boojum]

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.

Way cool. C++ or FORTRAN? Like I have to ask.

 

[Sonnar Brian]

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]

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.

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.]

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!

 

[boojum]

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!

Be there or be square.

 

[Miles.]

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

 

[Slumgullion]

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

I swear I'm not always busy on Saturday, but I'm often busy on planned meetup days 😥

 

[boojum]

I swear I'm not always busy on Saturday, but I'm often busy on planned meetup days 😥

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.]

Alright, hooligans, I'm "bumping" the thread one more time...

See you all Saturday!

 

[boojum]

Alright, hooligans, I'm "bumping" the thread one more time...

See you all Saturday!

Can you help with bail money?

 

[boojum]

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.

 

[boojum]

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!

OK, Miles cannot make the 5 July meet. But I will drive up from Astoria and drag along some analog and some other sundry stuff. I hope to see some other folks, the ones who survived the BBQ eating festivities of the 4th. Come, drink coffee, share and tell lies.

 

[boojum]

OK, reminder that 5 July is the next get-together at Taborspace for the PDX Camera Group. There will be a latte raffled off for some lucky participant. Miles will be off camping, fending off bears in the PNW wilderness.