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From: Bowser on 5 Aug 2010 12:27 "George Kerby" <ghost_topper(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:C87EF034.3A883%ghost_topper(a)hotmail.com... > > > > On 8/4/10 9:50 AM, in article > f1265e52-8272-482b-8335-6ca814880904(a)x21g2000yqa.googlegroups.com, "RichA" > <rander3127(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Aug 4, 7:12 am, Bowser <Ca...(a)Nikon.Panny> wrote: >>> On Tue, 3 Aug 2010 17:20:29 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rander3...(a)gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> EVERYONE! Olympus used to be as solid as a rock when it came to >>>> camera reliability. You rarely ever heard of any kind of failure. >>> >>>> http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1041&message=35954856 >>> >>> And if you actually read the entire thread you'd have learned that the >>> error was caused by the user, not the camera or the manufacturer. >>> >>> But hey, what does the truth mean? >> >> If it was only the update process. >> The process is stupidest, most dangerous one there is, relying on a >> live online connection to complete it. At Christmas, 2 years ago, I >> saw boxes filled with dead E-510/410's at a camera store that >> customers had tried to update and had failed. You never saw that with >> the bullet-proof process used by Nikon, Pentax, etc,. > > And just where was this "camera store"?!? > > (this should be good) My guess is the this camera store is buried deep within the recesses of his pathetic little mind. Just a guess.
From: George Kerby on 5 Aug 2010 14:40 On 8/5/10 11:27 AM, in article YDB6o.337$5N3.157(a)bos-service2b.ext.ray.com, "Bowser" <badda(a)bing.com> wrote: > "George Kerby" <ghost_topper(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:C87EF034.3A883%ghost_topper(a)hotmail.com... >> >> >> >> On 8/4/10 9:50 AM, in article >> f1265e52-8272-482b-8335-6ca814880904(a)x21g2000yqa.googlegroups.com, "RichA" >> <rander3127(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> On Aug 4, 7:12 am, Bowser <Ca...(a)Nikon.Panny> wrote: >>>> On Tue, 3 Aug 2010 17:20:29 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rander3...(a)gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> EVERYONE! Olympus used to be as solid as a rock when it came to >>>>> camera reliability. You rarely ever heard of any kind of failure. >>>> >>>>> http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1041&message=35954856 >>>> >>>> And if you actually read the entire thread you'd have learned that the >>>> error was caused by the user, not the camera or the manufacturer. >>>> >>>> But hey, what does the truth mean? >>> >>> If it was only the update process. >>> The process is stupidest, most dangerous one there is, relying on a >>> live online connection to complete it. At Christmas, 2 years ago, I >>> saw boxes filled with dead E-510/410's at a camera store that >>> customers had tried to update and had failed. You never saw that with >>> the bullet-proof process used by Nikon, Pentax, etc,. >> >> And just where was this "camera store"?!? >> >> (this should be good) > > My guess is the this camera store is buried deep within the recesses of his > pathetic little mind. > > Just a guess. > Most likely an accurate guess. Living in Houston, fourth largest city in the US, there are only two true camera stores. And I'm not talking about chains like Ritz which has gone bankrupt. Unless Rich was in NYC, Atlanta, San Francisco or Chicago, his "camera store" is a fig newton of his imagination.
From: Peter on 5 Aug 2010 15:14 "Bowser" <badda(a)bing.com> wrote in message news:YDB6o.337$5N3.157(a)bos-service2b.ext.ray.com... > "George Kerby" <ghost_topper(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:C87EF034.3A883%ghost_topper(a)hotmail.com... >> >> >> >> On 8/4/10 9:50 AM, in article >> f1265e52-8272-482b-8335-6ca814880904(a)x21g2000yqa.googlegroups.com, >> "RichA" >> <rander3127(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> On Aug 4, 7:12 am, Bowser <Ca...(a)Nikon.Panny> wrote: >>>> On Tue, 3 Aug 2010 17:20:29 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rander3...(a)gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> EVERYONE! Olympus used to be as solid as a rock when it came to >>>>> camera reliability. You rarely ever heard of any kind of failure. >>>> >>>>> http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1041&message=35954856 >>>> >>>> And if you actually read the entire thread you'd have learned that the >>>> error was caused by the user, not the camera or the manufacturer. >>>> >>>> But hey, what does the truth mean? >>> >>> If it was only the update process. >>> The process is stupidest, most dangerous one there is, relying on a >>> live online connection to complete it. At Christmas, 2 years ago, I >>> saw boxes filled with dead E-510/410's at a camera store that >>> customers had tried to update and had failed. You never saw that with >>> the bullet-proof process used by Nikon, Pentax, etc,. >> >> And just where was this "camera store"?!? >> >> (this should be good) > > My guess is the this camera store is buried deep within the recesses of > his pathetic little mind. > > Just a guess. The store may not be, but I would not bet against you on the described contents. -- Peter
From: Robert Coe on 7 Aug 2010 13:38 On Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:40:47 -0500, George Kerby <ghost_topper(a)hotmail.com> wrote: : : : : On 8/5/10 11:27 AM, in article YDB6o.337$5N3.157(a)bos-service2b.ext.ray.com, : "Bowser" <badda(a)bing.com> wrote: : : > "George Kerby" <ghost_topper(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message : > news:C87EF034.3A883%ghost_topper(a)hotmail.com... : >> : >> : >> : >> On 8/4/10 9:50 AM, in article : >> f1265e52-8272-482b-8335-6ca814880904(a)x21g2000yqa.googlegroups.com, "RichA" : >> <rander3127(a)gmail.com> wrote: : >> : >>> On Aug 4, 7:12 am, Bowser <Ca...(a)Nikon.Panny> wrote: : >>>> On Tue, 3 Aug 2010 17:20:29 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rander3...(a)gmail.com> : >>>> wrote: : >>>> : >>>>> EVERYONE! Olympus used to be as solid as a rock when it came to : >>>>> camera reliability. You rarely ever heard of any kind of failure. : >>>> : >>>>> http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1041&message=35954856 : >>>> : >>>> And if you actually read the entire thread you'd have learned that the : >>>> error was caused by the user, not the camera or the manufacturer. : >>>> : >>>> But hey, what does the truth mean? : >>> : >>> If it was only the update process. : >>> The process is stupidest, most dangerous one there is, relying on a : >>> live online connection to complete it. At Christmas, 2 years ago, I : >>> saw boxes filled with dead E-510/410's at a camera store that : >>> customers had tried to update and had failed. You never saw that with : >>> the bullet-proof process used by Nikon, Pentax, etc,. : >> : >> And just where was this "camera store"?!? : >> : >> (this should be good) : > : > My guess is the this camera store is buried deep within the recesses of his : > pathetic little mind. : > : > Just a guess. : > : Most likely an accurate guess. Living in Houston, fourth largest city in the : US, there are only two true camera stores. And I'm not talking about chains : like Ritz which has gone bankrupt. Unless Rich was in NYC, Atlanta, San : Francisco or Chicago, his "camera store" is a fig newton of his imagination. You forgot Boston. Our local chain, Hunt's, came up with a WA lens I wanted when both of the big NYC chains had been without it for almost a year. Bob
From: George Kerby on 7 Aug 2010 14:48
On 8/7/10 12:38 PM, in article 356r56l30p2cjjgresnujgcd376lqunltk(a)4ax.com, "Robert Coe" <bob(a)1776.COM> wrote: > On Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:40:47 -0500, George Kerby <ghost_topper(a)hotmail.com> > wrote: > : > : > : > : On 8/5/10 11:27 AM, in article YDB6o.337$5N3.157(a)bos-service2b.ext.ray.com, > : "Bowser" <badda(a)bing.com> wrote: > : > : > "George Kerby" <ghost_topper(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > : > news:C87EF034.3A883%ghost_topper(a)hotmail.com... > : >> > : >> > : >> > : >> On 8/4/10 9:50 AM, in article > : >> f1265e52-8272-482b-8335-6ca814880904(a)x21g2000yqa.googlegroups.com, > "RichA" > : >> <rander3127(a)gmail.com> wrote: > : >> > : >>> On Aug 4, 7:12 am, Bowser <Ca...(a)Nikon.Panny> wrote: > : >>>> On Tue, 3 Aug 2010 17:20:29 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rander3...(a)gmail.com> > : >>>> wrote: > : >>>> > : >>>>> EVERYONE! Olympus used to be as solid as a rock when it came to > : >>>>> camera reliability. You rarely ever heard of any kind of failure. > : >>>> > : >>>>> http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1041&message=35954856 > : >>>> > : >>>> And if you actually read the entire thread you'd have learned that the > : >>>> error was caused by the user, not the camera or the manufacturer. > : >>>> > : >>>> But hey, what does the truth mean? > : >>> > : >>> If it was only the update process. > : >>> The process is stupidest, most dangerous one there is, relying on a > : >>> live online connection to complete it. At Christmas, 2 years ago, I > : >>> saw boxes filled with dead E-510/410's at a camera store that > : >>> customers had tried to update and had failed. You never saw that with > : >>> the bullet-proof process used by Nikon, Pentax, etc,. > : >> > : >> And just where was this "camera store"?!? > : >> > : >> (this should be good) > : > > : > My guess is the this camera store is buried deep within the recesses of > his > : > pathetic little mind. > : > > : > Just a guess. > : > > : Most likely an accurate guess. Living in Houston, fourth largest city in the > : US, there are only two true camera stores. And I'm not talking about chains > : like Ritz which has gone bankrupt. Unless Rich was in NYC, Atlanta, San > : Francisco or Chicago, his "camera store" is a fig newton of his imagination. > > You forgot Boston. Our local chain, Hunt's, came up with a WA lens I wanted > when both of the big NYC chains had been without it for almost a year. > > Bob My Bad. I guess I can't get them all. I have heard of Hunt's Photo and Video, just haven't done business. |