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life time equipment
not sure where to post this so here it is.just curious what equipment everyone started with and has now.I started back in the 70's with a 35mm that was just slightly bigger than todays p+s.it had a square flash that pushed down into the top of the camera and had four bulbs in it that turned a 1/4 turn to the new bulb each time it was used,lol.then after a big lapse in time I got an N55.I was in heaven.I quickly got very interested in photography and started reading,studying and learning.I then stepped into an N75.as I watched digital get into the scene I finally landed a D-80.I started learning much faster at that point and the enjoyment escalated.I just recently,three days to be exact,jumped into a D-7000.I still have all my camera's except the eary 70's one.not sure what brand it was but it's been nikon all the way since.so,what did all of you start and end with?
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#1. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 0JosephK Nikonian since 17th Apr 2006Wed 13-Feb-13 11:27 PM
This would be a good post for the Cafe forum(s).
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#2. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 1Wed 13-Feb-13 11:40 PM
I could not figure out where to put it.if there is a better forum,maybe a moderator will move it to it.
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#3. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 0
Started with an N70 in 1997, I still have it, in fact, my son (12) uses it on occasion. I also have an F100 (2005) and now an D700 (2011). Still using the same lenses on digital that I had with film. I love Nikon's backward compatibility, thought I did need to buy a new iTTL speedlight (SB910).
Congrats on the D7000.
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#4. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 0
I started with a Nikon Photomic T in 1965 and worked my way through several film bodies. I don't have any of my first Nikon bodies now but I still have some of the Nikon lenses I purchased in the 1960s: 24/2.8, 35/2.8, 50/1.4, 85/1.8, 300/4.5, and 500/5 reflex. I still use the 50 and 85, the others have set on the shelf except for some occasional test shots to see how they compare with my modern AF pro zooms.
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#5. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 0
At age 1 or 2, one of my first toys was a broken Kodak Instamatic. I took my first picture of my parents at age 6 or so using a Canon manual focus SLR. Had a string of very simple point-and-shoots in the early to mid 1990s as a kid, some taking 110 film. Got a decent fixed focus 35mm point-and-shoot in 1994 or so, and used it for photography class at a day camp I went to. I upgraded this at least once to an AF model, possibly when the first one broke. In 1997, I got serious, and started using a Canon manual focus SLR. I also got some experience with an early digicam and Adobe Photoshop around the same time. Upgraded to Nikon (N90s) in 2000. Went into DSLRs with the D1H in 2005, and that's where I've been since, adding a few more film and digital SLRs and lenses and accessories along the way.
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#6. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 5quenton8 Nikonian since 11th Apr 2010Thu 14-Feb-13 07:04 PM
My first camera was a Yashica TLR which I still have (but have not brought it out in 40 years I suspect).
The first real camera was my dad's Exacta from the 60's. SLR with three lenses and we shared it shooting Kodachrome 10. I then used it shooting Tri-X. I pull it out of the drawer from time to time just to look at it and play with it -- its a nice piece of H/W.
I still have my Vivitar enlarger, it sits on a table in my old darkroom, but has not been used in 15years I would think -- still has its Nikkor lens!
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#7. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 0
The first camera I bought with my own money was a Polaroid 100 when I was 16. A couple of years later I went 35mm and bought a Pentax Spotmatic. After many years and a medley of Pentax and compatible cameras, I went Nikon when the F100 came out and bought a Contax G2 a little after that.
After a couple of digital point and shoots I bought a Fuji S2 Pro, then a D200 and I now have a D300 and am patiently waiting for the D400 - or if I run out of patience, I'm considering a D800.
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#8. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 7Omaha Registered since 07th Jan 2012Thu 14-Feb-13 09:31 PM
I bought a Pentax K-1000 with my high school graduation money in 1981.
Still works great to this day.
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#9. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 0
I stared with a Canon in film.. I can't even remember the details of the camera.. it was 15 years ago.
For a long time I had P&S almost everything. Just replace the old one with the newer one when something breaks on it.
My first real purchase was the Nikon D5100. With it I got two 'kit' lens' Nikkor 18-55 and 55-300. They did me for a short time but I really wanted to do macro, so I bought the Tamron 180mm 1:1 macro.
Three nights ago I got cross with someone and decided to do some 'retail therapy' so now I am awaiting the Nikon D600 and a compatible lens ( Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G)), some speed lights and assorted accessories.
felt much better.
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#10. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 0
Here is a list of my first few cameras:
1960 - Kodak Brownie 2A, hand-me-down from my father
1963 - Kodak Kodak Duaflex IV, another hand-me-down
1965 - Kodak Instamatic 104
1969 - Bell & Howell Autoload 341
1980 - Olympus OM-1
1985 - Nikon EM
#11. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 0
In rough order:
Brownie Starmite II (127 film, AG-1B flashbulbs)
Hawkeye Instamatic R4 (126 film, Flashcubes)
Argus C3 (35mm film, various bayonet flash bulbs)
Estes Camroc
GAF Ansocomatic Super 8mm movie camera
During college, I didn't have much money, so it was pretty much a case of whatever I could borrow. The first camera I bought with my own money was a Canonet GIII 1.7, but that was for my college sweetheart. Then...
Nikon FM, Nikon FA, Pentax 110 SLR, Nikon F100, Coolpix 995, Nikon FM2, Pronea S, Pentax 645, Nikon Pronea S, Nikon D200, Zone VI Field Camera, Pentax 645n, Nikon D800, Nikon V1.
Somewhere, I also have a simple holographic camera which I've never tried to use...
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#12. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 0
Started in 1983 with a Zenith EM, moved quickly to a Nikon FG, then it was Nikon's all the way - FM for ages then F501, F50, F90X, FM2n, F60, F70, D100, D50, D200, D2Xs... to name but a few... loved them all and would love one of each as a display...
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#13. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 0
1962 Kodak Brownie 127 (films larger than 35mm but only B&W)
1967 2nd hand Kodak Coloursnap 35mm
(Fixed Shutter Speed, Variable Aperture (EV 10-14), Variable focal length/focus (2.5'>Infininty) Film speed had to be set on camera on changing film ( BS Log 21>36). Produced good photos and even better slides. Unfortunately too old to find a flash that would fit on the side. Avatar taken with this camera. Still got it.
1980's Kodak Tele Ektralite 600. 22/44mm lens This had a built in flash and the camera would slip in your pocket quite easy. Tiny 110 film.
2002 Fuji Finepix 2600Z Digital Camera. Telephoto lens, optical viewfinder compact.
Pity the battery/film door got damaged.
2011 > present Nikon 3100 with kit lens.
From small beginings still enjoying photography 51 years later.
#14. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 0
The first camera I bought myself was a Canon FTb, which I got in 1975. That was the only camera I had until I went digital and bought a Nikon Coolpix 775. Since then I've bought a D50 and D300, and last year a Fujifilm X10 as a more portable camera.
Because Canon changed their lens mount, my Canon lenses wouldn't work on any digital camera, and when I looked at DSLR offerings I liked the Nikons better and made the switch.
#15. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 0
My Mom's Ansco Rediflex TLR. I think she still has it. Next was a Minolta 126 film point and shoot that my folks gave me when I went into the Air Force. Then I bought a Nikon F Ftn while stationed in Japan. Next an FM and then a D200. Last was a Coolpix P7000.
#16. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 0
Minolta SRT with 50 and 135 primes as hand me downs in the mid-1980s. Upgraded to a Minolta X-700 and a few manual focus zooms in the late 80s and early 90s.
Drifted away from photography for a few years while in school, shooting only a few rolls of film each year - not enough to upgrade equipment.
Started watching the development of digital cameras and made the jump from film with a Nikon D70 in 2004. Now I have a D300, D700, a bunch of Ai primes, ZF primes, CV primes, and a few Nikon AF lenses.
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#17. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 0
My first camera was, almost, a toy camera. Some weird thingy using half frames of 120 films (6x3cm), two speeds, fixed aperture, fixed focus, galilean viewfinder !!! I was very happy with it (I was 8 years old) and still have the negs !!!
Getting more serious on photography my father lent me his Agfa Ambi Sillette (sort of Leica M clone). Full everything (apart metering), full manual, external flash with bulbs (Pow, Fizz, Duh !).
At seventeen I had my brother to get me back from Japan my first SRL I paid for, an FTb QL Canon with a 50/1.4 lens !
After several years I switched to Nikon with the FM (In those times it was about the Aperture vs Speed that separated brands).
Around 24, I jumped for a Bronica 6x6 (couldn't afford the 'Blad).
Fed up with the weight, I shifted for a Nikon FA.
At 30 it was the F4s.
Looking again for mobility I then bought a Leica M6 (non TTL). While I liked the rangefinder (used to it since the Ambi Sillette), I missed the short range as the tele capability.
So I went for the full manual system at Nikon, the FM2a, I even bought three of them in time (each with the different shutter curtain versions).
A friend was then selling for cheap a Coolpix 990, I went for it to try the digital way !
I was hooked, upgraded to the CP 4500, then a D70, a D200, a D700, a D3x !
My main camera today is still the D3x and the FM2a's are "on the ready" (just in case). My children inherited of the other digital cameras that still work very well !
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#18. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 0
Good morning, Troy,
My first camera was a Kodak Brownie when I enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1962 at age 17. My first 35mm camera was a gift from my late wife for finally graduating from university in 1973, a beautiful Nikon F2 with a 55mm Micro-Nikkor.
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#19. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 0
Started in 1968 with a Honeywell Pentax Spotmatic - I believe it may have been one of the first 35mm cameras with built in averaging light meter. Used it for about 6 or 8 years and then moved up to a used Contax RTS with integrated motor drive - at this time I was working for Eastman Kodak so my film was really cheap (read FREE). I then proceeded into a Contax RTS III and also got a Hasselblad (105c?). In 2011 I sold the Contax and variety of lenses and the Hasselblad and purchased my Nikon D7000. And I'm having a great time! My next purchased will probably be a Nikon 800 - I love landscape photography and am looking for max resolution. Now, I just need the money for the purchase.
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#20. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 0
1) Old Kodak Instamatic 104--1970
2) Old Ricoh 300--1972
3) New Yashica Electro 35 GSN--1973
3a)Old Exakta VXIIa--1973
4) New Olympus 35RC--1973
5) New Miranda Sensorex II--1974
6) New Minolta SRT201--1975
7) Old Leica IIIf--1992
8) Used Nikon FM--2002
9) Used Nikkormat FTn--2004
10)Slightly used Nikon D300--2010--current go-to camera.
1, 2, and 10 were gifts. 3-9 all purchased with hard-earned money.
#22. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 0
Started with a camera that my father had when he was at the U of M. It was a rangefinder and perhaps an Agfa? Got that when I was 14 or 40 years ago. Believe my photos from that time period were in some ways better than what I take today. There was no meter and had to plan every shot. Spent time in a darkroom processing B&W. Lots of negs and contact sheets running around from that period. Ruined the lens with a drop but it had light leaks anyway.
Shot with P&S film for some time before buying a Minolta X700 with a 50. Somewhere along the way invested in a Vivitar series 1 24-105 (think that was the focal length). That camera is still around, last time I used it was about 4 years ago, it has seen some good use over the years.
Then a D90 4 years ago, with a16-85 and a 50 1.8 D. Purchased a couple of additional lenses, the 80-200 f2.8 and Tokina 11-16 f2.8. Best kit so far and love the 16-85 as a walk around. But thinking of FF now.
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#23. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 0
I started in 69 with an Agfa film camera, don't remember the model. Then inherited a Dacora Super Dignette in 1971. Next was a Konica T3 in 74 which I kept till the body gave out in 86 when it was replaced by an FT-1. That was given to my Son about ten years ago when I bought my first digital an Olympus C-3040 that reenergized my interest in photography after a long lapse. I replaced it with a Nikon 5700 followed by a D70, D300 and just recently my D3.
#24. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 0
A very nostalgic and enjoyable thread !!
My journey with photography started somewhere around 1978 with a Zorki 4K. Then I got my first SLR around about 1980 and that was a Cosina CSR with 50mm kit lens.
From the late 80's through to post millenium I ran with various Canon consumer SLR's and kit lenses, although photography was not at the top of my list during that period.
I made the change to digital when the Canon 20D was launched (around 2004) and that reawakened my interest in photography.
In 2008 I made the switch to Nikon with the purchase of a D700. Since then my interest has flourished and my bank balance diminished
It's been a long journey with plenty of breaks away from photography but I'm in a happy place today with my Nikons and Nikkors
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#25. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 0
Hi all,
Well, it might surprise most of the younger readers that the first cameras I used (in 1946 when I was 6yo, in England) were SLRs! One was a "Soho" and one was a "Thornton Pickard". Both had leatherette covered wooden bodies somewhere around 9-10in "cubes" with tall bellows at the top through which to view the ground glass on which a pretty dim image was cast. Both used 1/4 plate (4-1/4x3-1/4in) glass plates in double-sided wooden carriers. I suspect that the top shutter speed (huge, cloth, focal plane shutters) of both cameras was around 1/60, possibly only 1/30.
My father had taken on the job of promoting our home town (Lowestoft) as a holiday resort, immediately after WWII ended, and needed pictures for the town's forthcoming Annual Holiday Guide. We processed the plates and printed them in the darkroom of the town hall - which we shared with the local police photographers. At that time it was probably the only decent darkroom within 25 miles...
By the time I was 10, I was the proud owner of a 35mm "Finetta", which had a screw-fit lens. I, probably with a little help from my grandfather, built a wooden enlarger which used the same lens as my camera. My bedroom became my personal darkroom in which I spent a lot of time until I moved away from home at the age of 16.
Dad's holiday guide became very successful and his department bought a Rolliecord knock-off whose make I can't remember. Then a Mamiya C220 - all of which I used as I slid into the role of primary photographer for the guide.
Since then, I have owned many cameras. The most notable were a Rolleiflex 2.8E, a Pentax Spotmatic, Olympus OM-1N and OM-2, Haselblad 500C and SWC (I LOVED that Biogon), a Sinar 5x4in monorail and, for a short time, a "Press camera". Plus, a Canon XL1S video camera that I used with great success on a trip to the Galapagos Islands. I have ALWAYS processed my own stills. After moving to USA in 1982, I built a domestic darkroom with automated colour processors and a Besseler 5x4in enlarger having a Minolta (Xenon flash-based) colour head.
However, as a life-long "techie", I could see the demise of silver-based photography on the horizon and sold EVERYTHING .
The camera with which I started digital photography was an Olympus OM-4. With it, I engineered a microprocessor-based, motorised, platform for taking images to be stitched into panoramas. A few were sold, but not enough to support that business - which I and a colleague terminated.
I switched to Nikon digital, starting with a D70S then 2x D200s and have progressed through D7000, D3, D3X, D4, D800 and D800E. I now have only the 800 and 800E. Oh, that's not true - I also have a 1V1. I also have more Nikon "glass" than I want my wife to know about!
Nikon equipment serves me VERY well. I don't even dream about buying anything better!
#26. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 0
In this order:
1. Kodak Brownie
2. Kodak Pony (828), first real camera
3. Kodak Instamatic (poor college student)
4. Olympus OMs
5. Nikon F-100
6. Hasselblad
7. Nikon DSLRs (D100-D200-D300-D700)
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#27. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 0
I started with a twin lens reflex that took 120 film when I was in grade school. Then I had a Kodak 35mm rangefinder.
My father had an Exacta I used.
When I was in college I got a Nikon F because my roommate had one. I got more lenses, I remember my first ultra wide angle, a 20mm f3.5 UD-Nikkor.
When the F2 came our I got one, then I got another.
My first digital camera was a Nikon P&S.
Then I got a D80 and an 18-200 lens, I chose the 18-200 for point & shoot convenience.
A year or so after the D7000 came out I got one and a 10-24 wide angle so I no longer felt stifled by the lack of a real wide angle.
I have some other lenses and flashes too.
And I have a Nikonos III I used to take pictures in caves.
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#28. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 0
Started with a hand-me-down Argus C4 in perhaps 1972. I then stepped up to a Pentax Spotmatic (another hand-me-down). In 1978 bought my first Nikon; a F2AS and through the years have shot with nothing other than a Nikon. The last body I bought was in 2006 (D2X). I haven't bought a lens since 2004 (200-400/4).
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#29. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 0
Not sure if I have the timeline correct but here goes; Konica - lots of Konica bodies and Hexanon lens, Pentax 6X7 (Texas SLR), Yashicamat, Nikon FM, FM2, FM3a, N90, Fuji S2 Pro, D200, D300s, D600 and possibly a few others I've forgotten over the years.
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#30. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 0
I started out in the early 80's with a 126 Kodak Instamatic. I remember getting film and flash cubes in my stocking at Christmas.
When I was 10 (where I date my real interest in photography), my father gave me a Minolta rangefinder with fixed 35mm f2.8 lens and no meter. I had a sunny-16 circular slide rule to try exposure.
In high school I adopted my father's Nikon F and he bought a Nikkormat FTN that I used extensively. Lenses were a 50 f1.4, 50 f2, 28mm f2.8, 135mm f3.5, and a 43-86 f3.5 zoom.
After High School I bought a FM2n with 50mm f1.8 and 70-210 f4.5-5.6D.
After college I started earning money and my camera collection has increased. Now I have a wide variety of Nikon film cameras and 3 DSLRs. My main bodies at this point are the F6 for film and D700 for digital.
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#31. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 0
I started off with a Minolta X370 and later upgrade to an X700, which I still have.
Learning a little bit more, every day...
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#32. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 31espeto68 Nikonian since 28th Aug 2010Fri 01-Mar-13 05:23 PM
Hi Nikonians,
I started with a Baldessa w/45mm f/2.8 (from my father) in 1978.
In 1989, on a holiday trip to Macau, wanted to by a Nikon but didn´t have the money,... so i bought a Konica w/ 50mm f/1.7 (just because the name was similar to Nikon), which was stolen in 1990 - quit shooting.
Started again 2010 with my actual camera.
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#33. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 32plankowner110 Nikonian since 18th Apr 2004Fri 01-Mar-13 10:41 PM
It all began with:
1966 Sears Tower rangefinder
1967 Minolta SR7
1968 Minolta SRT-101
1970 Nikon F
followed by F3HP, FM2n, F100, and currently D300
At my age, my last Nikon could be the D600 that I hope to buy soon.
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#34. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 0
1) My father gave me a Canonet GII when I was about 8
2) I upgraded to a Nikon Pronea S, just as APS film was announced as the next big thing.
3) An F80S (Databack version) soon followed.
4) D70 got me into digital
5) Upgraded to a D200
6) Then a D300 - which I still have
7) Then a D700 - which I still have - to go FF
In the interim I ended up with several 'extra' SLR's - F100, F6, F65, D5100 - all of which served one purpose or another, but now just sit in the cupboard. I don't like selling cameras!
I am perfectly happy with the D300 + D700 combo for what I shoot now (wildlife) & have spent my NAS funds on lenses over the last few years. I'm waiting for a 'gamechanger' before upgrading my bodies.
1) Started with a 30-60mm on the Pronea S
2) Got a 24-120 + 70-300D + 50 1.4 combo for the F80
3) Upgraded the 70-300 to the 80-200N
4) Got a 300 F4
5) Upgraded the 80-200N to the 70-200 MKI
6) Got the 18-70 with the D70
7) Got a Tamron 90mm Macro
8) Upgraded the 300 F4 to the 200-400 MK1!
9) Got the 24-70
10) Upgraded the 70-200 MKI to the MKII
11) Got the 14-24
I'm VERY happy with the combo of 14-24 + 24-70 + 70-200 + 200-400 + 50 F1.4 + Tamron 90mm macro.
Future upgrades may include upgrading the macro & adding an 85 F1.4 otherwise I am happy!
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#36. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 34Scotty Nikonian since 07th Feb 2002Sun 17-Mar-13 01:48 AM
I love the idea that an F6 is just an extra camera that served some purpose or other and is now in a cupboard!!!! An F6!!!!
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#39. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 36Safariman Basic MemberMon 18-Mar-13 12:54 AM
It's been a couple of years since I had a chance to shoot a roll of film, but when I feel the urge, the F6 will be the camera that I pick to go on an outing with a roll of Velvia!
At the moment life has taken me by the scruff of the neck & when I grab a camera, it is generally a DSLR for work purposes.
I did get a chance to get back to the Kruger National Park last year, but for the first time I decided to leave all film parephenalia behind due to airline weight restrictions.
The F6 & my other film bodies will be seeing very limited use for the forseeable future, but they are not being sold, as I still enjoy the punchyness of a Velvia slide & intend shooting them all for many years to come.
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#35. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 0
My first was a Nikon FM...had 2 of them. Shot lots and lots of EktaChrome and processed all my own E-6 film, and CibaChrome prints (very tough chemistry in a confined space....whew).
I'd guess the year was 1975ish.
No place as peaceful as a darkroom though....I loved mine !
#37. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 0
My first camera was a Petri Flex I purchased while stationed in the Air Force on a small early warning site off the coast of Alaska in 1962. It was a very small site and the Petri was the only slr they sold at the BX.
I traded the Petri in for a Pentax Spotmatic when I discharged from the service in 1964.
I bought my first Nikon, a F Photomic Ftn with a 55mm f3.5 Macro used in 1970. I still have the body and the lens which I had AI'd after buying a FE in the early 80's. Both camera and lens still work perfectly today. Since then I have purchased and still own 30 Nikon film and digital bodies.
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#38. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 0
My first "real" camera was a Canon AE-1 purchased by the police department I worked for back in 1978. I have 5 AE-1P versions today and numerous Canon FD lenses - and I still shoot these cameras today.
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#40. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 0
- No 2. Brownie, 1963
- Six-20 Boy Scout Brownie, 1964
- My first purchased camera, a Kodak Retina IIc, 1965, Accessory lenses, close up lenses, Flasholder (Bulb), Schneider 50mm f/2.8 lens, 1965. I was in like Flynn with this setup. Not even 12 years old!
- Olympus FTL, 1971
- Olympus OM-1, 1973
- 4 x 5 Home made view camera, Rodnstock lenses, 1975
-Hassleblad 500C, 1976
- An OM3 (1984?), Blad and many various cameras until I consolidated to a Nikon F3 late 80s
- Broke away from serious photography in the mid 90s
- Started back with Olympus E-410 in 2007, to E3 & E30 (2008)
- Nikon D70s (1 month to try my lenses stored in the mid 90s) & D7000, Jan 2011
- Nikon D700, Mar 2011
- Nikon D800, Apr 2012
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#41. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 40Indigo586 Registered since 25th Jan 2013Mon 18-Mar-13 04:02 PM
I don't have any of the cameras I bought in the early years, late 70's and early 80's.
I started out with the F2AS and add and EM and the F3HP. I sold the EM about a year after I had it because of the aperture coupling problem. The F2AS was stolen in 84. I sold the F3HP along with all the lenses and darkroom equipment when I went broke in 86.
I started again in 2002 with the F5 and then added a used F3HP. The F3 broke so I got a replacement F3HP.
#42. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 0
I purchased all of my cameras brand new. They were all current at the time they were purchased but I don't know the exact dates. It started sometime in the early '70s.
Pentax Spotmatic II
Pentax ME ?? (don't recall, didn't have it long).
Olympus OM-3 + OM-4 (probably my favourite film cameras, compact and light for hiking)
Nikon F4s + F4 (a bit heavy but very rugged)
Nikon D70 (my entry into digital)
Nikon D200 (times 2)
Nikon FM3A (never used)
Nikon D300 + D300s (my current wildlife cameras)
Nikon D700
Nikon D800 (times 2, my all time favourite cameras (so far))
I sold all of my film cameras a few years ago because I simply stopped using them. The only digital camera I have sold so far is the D700. I probably would have sold the D70 but it intermittently locks up (of course this started after the warranty expired).
Until I purchased and used the D800 I never felt I had a good replacement for my F4. Given my age the D800 bodies may be my last and I'm comfortable with that.
#43. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 0
This topic has some interesting reading. Thanks for posting it.
I got my first camera in 1955. It was a Kodak Brownie Hawkeye. That was a box camera. By '58 I got a Yashica D, twin lens reflex camera, then a few years later I bought a used Rolleiflex T.
In 1965 I moved to a Nikon SLR getting a Nikon F Photomic. By 1968 the meter burnt out, while I was a college student and my dealer worked out a deal with Nikon, and I got a Nikon Photomic FTN, which I used for quite some time. Once out of college, and on my own, I bought a Nikon F2 Photomic. I used that until the Nikon F4 which I got in the late 80's. In '99 I purchased my last film camera, the Nikon F5.
By about 2002, the handwriting was on the wall. The digital photography revolution was going to hit top quality photography soon thereafter. In the meantime, I bought a couple of point and shoots to check out digital photography and learn about it, while the F5 was still providing my bread and butter images.
In 2004 I got the Nikon D70, and soon thereafter, after learning about the differences between film and digital photography, I did my first wedding exclusively digital. The bride and groom loved the images, and I loved the advantages of digital for the work. Soon after that I took my first major trip with the D70, and the work it produced was excellent. When it came out I moved to the D200 as my primary camera. It's advantages over the D70, beyond the sensor were numerous. I took it to the Galapagos, and it performed wonderfully. With the D200, I retired my film cameras.
Since then I've moved to Nikon's FX DSLR's which are better for me, for the work I do.
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#44. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 43Fri 22-Mar-13 08:17 AM
yes Ned,I agree.this has been much more interesting than expected.I never realized just how many camera choices there were back in the 60's and 70's.
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#45. "RE: life time equipment" | In response to Reply # 44Ned_L Charter MemberFri 22-Mar-13 08:36 AM
Don't under estimate we seniors. We even had cameras way back in the 50's. (LOL)
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"Dirk! Wait up!"
"My name's not Dirk! It's Bro!"
The blonde boy turned to look at the (h/c) girl who was trying her best to climb up the same rock he did. By adult standards, they would probably just be able to step up on it, at least, that's what Dirk thought. But he and his friend were only eight and the rock was big enough to be a mountain to them.
Seeing his friend struggle, he bent down and reached out his hand to help her up. She took his hand and braced herself as he pulled. When she was up on the rock, he wrapped his arm around her waist lightly until she was balanced on top of it, which for Dirks friend, was something he wasn't even sure she was able to accomplish.
"Come on, Yoko. You should have been able to do that."
The (h/c) girl pouted. "Dirk, stop it. It's not fun anymore. I'm not Yoko. I'm _____."
"I know that." He said and then sat down on the rock cross legged, crossing his arms as well with a scowl on his face.
_____ thought he was seriously taking this Kamina business to seriously. He was even wearing the red tinted shades and wore them everywhere, refused to take them off when they were in public. Truth be told, she hated Gurren Lagann. Hated it with a passion, but not because the show was bad. In fact, she though the show was good. She hated it because it started to take her best friend away from her. All Dirk ever wanted to do now was play Gurren Lagann with her. He hasn't even called her by her real name since he started watching it. It was always "Yoko this" and "Yoko that."
"Dirk, I'm sorry."
He didn't answer.
The blonde boy looked up at her and _____ sighed. "Bro, can we go home and eat? I'm hungry. Mommy's probably got lunch ready by now."
Dirk let out a sigh and stood, hopping off the rock. "Fine. But just for now. Then we come back outside, ok?"
"Fine." _____ said, though she didn't jump down from the rock.
Instead she just looked down at the ground and felt the whole world spinning. Dirk didn't know this but _____ was afraid of heights, even small ones like a three foot rock, though to her, it felt more like ten.
"Come on, Yoko. Jump." Dirk said.
_____ took a step away from the edge and shook her head. Why was it so bad this time? Usually if she closed her eyes, she would be able to do it. Something was wrong. Was it because she already looked down?
"I-I can't, Dirk." She said, looking near tears.
Dirk lowered the glasses from his eyes to look at his best friend without the red tint around her. Seeing her look like this made him frown.
"Jump. I'll catch you."
Dirk nodded, pushing his shades up. "Of course I do! Just who the hell do you think I am?" He said before holding his arms out. "I'll always be here to catch you!"
_____ frowned at his use of that line but sighed. Even if Dirk would call her Yoko till the day she died, she never wanted to leave his side. Dirk was her first and best friend and she always wanted it to stay like that.
"Fine." She said.
Taking a deep breath, she closed her eyes and hopped down from the rock. Almost immediately following her feet touching the ground, she felt a pair of arms wrap around her to try to steady her. However, instead the two kids both went tumbling down. Dirk landed on his back and the shades falling form his face and _____ landing with her face in his chest. _____ could hear the wind being knocked out of Dirk and she quickly attempted to stand up, only to feel his arms tighten around her.
"No. I got it." Dirk said breathlessly and sat up, sitting _____ up with him. "The guy always helps the girl up."
_____ rolled her eyes. "Shut up. I'm not a girl."
Dirk pinched her cheek and pulled lightly. "Fine. Tomboy." He snickered a bit and ____ started laughing a bit, pulling his hand off her cheek.
"Come on. Mommy's going to get worried."
He nodded and stood up, holding his hand out for _____ to take, which she did. Seeing Dirk's shades off to the side, _____ walked over and picked them up, brushing the dirt off them. She walked back to Dirk.
"Close your eyes."
"I don't want to poke you."
Rolling his eyes one last time, Dirk did as he was told and _____ replaced the glasses on his eyes, though she put them on upside down. On purpose, mind you. Giggling a bit, _____ ran off. When Dirk opened his eyes and realized what she did, he growled, though playfully, and chased after her, flipping the glasses right side up.
* * *
_____ walked up the stairs to the apartment Dirk shared with his bro, D. With the present in her hands, she tried to take a deep breath. Even though it's been six years since the stupid TV show came out, Dirk was still as obsessed with it as he was when he first started watching it. He still insisted on calling her Yoko and by this point, she honestly thought that he thought that was her name. She's even started responding to it! How messed up is that? Even so, she persisted with her friendship with him, even if she had been pushed to the back burner as he met new friends, Jake, Roxy, and Jane.
Reaching the door of the apartment, she knocked on it. She waited several seconds before the door opened to reveal D. He looked down at her with his aviators.
"Bout time. Dirk's been waiting. Been a little impatient about it, too."
"S-sorry. It's a long walk up here."
D chuckled and put a hand on her head. "I know what you mean. Come in. He's in his room."
_____ nodded and then walked inside with her present. Without needing to be directed, _____ walked into Dirks room, knocking lightly before opening the door. Poking her head in, she saw Dirk standing in front of the mirror messing around with his hair. He didn't even have his shades on yet. He must be determined to do his hair on his own. She sighed and walked over to him, putting the present down on the bed.
"Let me." She said.
Dirk blushed lightly. "I had it perfectly handled on my own, Yoko."
_____ frowned slightly. "Didn't look like it to me, Bro."
Dirk rolled his eyes and averted them as _____ set to work on doing his hair. She knew that he wanted to style it like Kamina, but she would have none of that. She turned him away from the mirror and started to spike his hair up all over, and then letting his bangs fall over his forehead.
"Close your eyes." She said.
"I don't want to poke you."
Dirk sighed before closing them. _____ walked over to his bed and quietly unwrapped her present to him before walking back and placing the glasses on over his eyes.
"Ok. Open them."
Dirk did as he was told and blinked. Shouldn't everything look red? Why was it darker? Turning he looked at the mirror and saw that he didn't look at all like he wanted to. Instead he looked… better.
Instead of his Kamina shades, he was wearing shades that were exactly like them, only black. And his hair. It was… he chewed his lip. He didn't want to outright tell her that he liked it. That wasn't what Striders do. As he was looking at himself in the mirror, _____ walked up next to him and smiled slightly, for the first time that day, Dirk finally noticed that she was actually wearing the skull hair pin that Yoko wore in Gurren Lagann pinning the left side of her hair back behind her ear. The hairpin that he made for her for her own birthday.
"Happy Birthday." She said.
Dirk turned his head and smiled slightly at her. "Thank you, _____."
_____ blinked a bit at him using her real name for the first time in six years. "Dirk…"
Before she could say anything else, she wrapped her arms around him in a hug, burrowing her head in his shoulder. She felt his arms wrap around her and his chin rest on the top of her head.
* * *
"Are you fucking kidding me, Strider?"
"I'm 100% serious. I got a record deal and I'm going out to LA tomorrow."
"What about college? You promised that we would go to the same school before you thought about accepting record deals."
"Things change, Yoko."
_____ was silent. It's been four years since Dirk's fourteenth birthday and since she gave him the shades and the new hairstyle that he always wore. They were 18 and graduation was right around the corner, literally. It was June and they had just finished practicing for getting their diplomas. Dirk has pulled her over to the bleachers so he could talk to her. _____ hoped that he would finally ask her out, unfortunately, she had bitten of more than she could chew with Dirk Strider.
"Apparently not, Bro." She said, pouring as much venom into that one name as she was humanly able to. "You are such a liar, Dirk. Ugh. You know what. Fuck you. I don't care anymore. I'm tired of trying to be your friend. Have a nice life."
She turned on her heel and started to walk off. Unfortunately before she was able to get far, she ran face first into Dirk's chest. Fucking flashstep. He put his arms on her shoulders, holding her in place.
"Where is this coming from all of a sudden?" He asked, genuinely confused.
_____ blinked and stared up at him. "Are you being serious right now?"
Dirk simply nodded, his lips pulled down in a frown.
"You break promises. You're a liar and you've only once called me by my real name since we were eight! It is not all of a sudden!"
"Break promises? Real name?"
"First when we were eight. You promised to always be there to catch me. Then again, a promise you made to me when we entered high school that we would go to college together and get an education before you went off and left me behind!" She said, practically shouted at him. "And yes, real name. You've only called me Yoko like you're trying to fulfill some fantasy!"
"You… remember when we were eight?"
"Of course I do." _____ said, getting very quiet.
"We're best friends. Why do you care if I break two little promises? It's not like I'm going to forget about you when I'm all big and famous. So what if I've been calling you Yoko. We both like Gurren Lagann so what's the problem? And it's not like I don't remember your real name. You've been my friend since we were five. Instead of worrying about yourself, you should be supporting me in my decisions. You're being selfish."
"Selfish? I'm being selfish, huh?" _____ said in a small voice. "I'm not the selfish one here Dirk. Ever since we were eight, I've only ever done what you wanted to do. I've only ever watched what you wanted to watch. I've never done anything but support you! I don't even know who I am at eighteen years old and I'm the selfish one? You are such an asshole, Dirk. I can't believe I was ever friends with you. Hell, I can't believe I ever liked you!" Shaking his arms off her shoulders, _____ glared hard at him. "And Dirk, if you remember my name, then what is it?"
Dirk was silent, looking to the side, looking very uncomfortable. He dug himself in far too deep.
"Have a nice life, Dirk. Call me when you remember my fucking name."
With that, not wanting to hear him try to defend himself, she took off running, tears falling from her eyes as she ran. On her way out of the school, she was stopped by the friends Dirk made when the two entered high school.
"Hey, Yoko what's the matter? Are you ok?" Jake asked.
"Oh, honey, you're crying, what happened?" Jane asked before shooting a glare at Jake that said of course she's not ok!
"Yoko, you can talk to us." Roxy said.
That was it. Even his friends didn't know her name. "Ask Dirk. He should know everything." She said in a deadly quiet voice.
Every single one of them backed up. Each opened their mouth to say something but _____ wasn't going to hear any of it. She bolted again, running out of the school. She didn't stop running until she was at the park. The park that she and Dirk used to come and play at all the time when they were little. Walking around, she finally collapsed by the rock where Dirk promised to always be there to catch her. Curling up on the woodchips in the shade of it, she cried. She cried until she couldn't cry any more. By the time she stopped, it was night time and her mother was calling her repeatedly, leaving voicemails telling her to come home for dinner.
Standing up, her eyes red and puffy, _____ brushed the wood shavings from her clothes and walked home, simply an empty shell of the girl she thought she was.
Dirk never came to find her.


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I have installed the Stargazer theme and made a child theme in this temporary folder:
For some reason, the Genericons font is not showing.
Can you help figure it out?
Thank you,
I have installed the Stargazer theme and made a child theme in this temporary folder:
For some reason, the Genericons font is not showing.
Can you help figure it out?
Thank you,
The Genericons are showing fine for me. Here' a screenshot:
By the way, if you ever translate the theme into Hebrew, could you please share the translation files? We have very few Hebrew users at the moment, but I think providing the translation files would be very helpful for them and others.
Thank you, Justin.
That's funny/ Why don't I see them, then? I just see an outlined rectangle instead of an icon. Strange. Do you have an idea why?
About the translation - no problem. I am not sure I am going to translate it, but if I do - I'll give you the files, sure.
I have looked and it shows in the CodeStyling Localization plugin, but it sais there are some problems there, there are notes.
Perhaps you can tell me: is there a better way to translate a theme? I have one at a school website, for a child, a theme which needs translation, and it doesn't show in the CodeStyling Localization plugin. I asked on the coders support forum, but they ignored the question for weeks now.
I would really appreciate the pointer.
Thanks again,
I have checked the website on 3 more different computers, and neither one shows the Genericons. Two show,asame as mine, an outline box. One even shows inside the box the value, in two tiers: "F431" for the menu down-arrow; "F400" for the search widget; "F100" for widgets...
here is a screenshot:
Can you help me fix it, please?
Thank you,
I have discovered why the Genericons did not work:
in the style.min.css file, in the code line:
src:url(fonts/genericons/genericons-regular-webfont.eot?#iefix) format('embedded-opentype'),url(fonts/genericons/genericons-regular-webfont.woff) format('woff'),url(fonts/genericons/genericons-regular-webfont.ttf) format('truetype'),url(fonts/genericons/genericons-regular-webfont.svg#genericonsregular) format('svg');
there was written:
url(fonts/genericons/genericons- regular-webfont.ttf)
with the large space, or tab, between the "genericons-" and the rest.
When I have taken it out - it started showing all the icons as should be.
Thought you might want to know. :)
That space is not in my copy or the copy on WordPress.org. It must've been something specific with your site. Maybe you tried to edit the file with the WP theme editor? That's been known to add spaces where they don't belong.
No, I did not. I have no idea why it was there, just glad I located it. :)
Do you have perhaps an answer to my question about the translation, above?
Use Poedit for translating:
That's all you'll ever need.
Thank you. :)
Oh, Jason, if I may, one request:
could you PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE not place all the CSS into one single line in file style.min.css? It makes adjusting the child-theme very difficult. Especially now that you have updated it...
Thank you,
Justin, I have translated the theme to Hebrew.
How can I send you the files?
An beg pardon for getting your name wrong in the previous post. Not intentionally.
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Several people have said in this thread that we should show respect for the man because he has died.If you extend this "logic" we should also show respect for Attila The Hun, Caligula, Vlad The Impaler, Judas Escariot, Dr Crippen, Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, Fred West, etc. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying George Best should be compared with mass murderers, I use these names merely to make a point because they are all dead and all names people will recognise.People do not deserve our respect just because they have managed to die, this is a skill we all have, and will all eventually accomplish. People deserve respect for the way they live and sadly, on balance, George Best does not exactly rate up there with Florence Nightingale, Gandi, Princess Diana, Mother Teressa or even my nan.


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Prop. J, traffic are key Coronado issues
Five are seeking two council seatsBy Janine Zúńiga
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER October 21, 2006 CORONADO – A controversial ballot initiative and traffic are the top issues facing five candidates, including two incumbents, running for two open seats on the City Council.
Councilmen Casey Tanaka and Frank Tierney will face former Councilman Allan A. Ovrom Jr., businessman Ledyard B. Hakes IV and attorney Peter L. Fagan. The election is Nov. 7.
Tanaka, 30, a history teacher, said the council has accomplished a lot during his four years in office, including the renovation of the library and construction of the community center and City Hall. He said he is proud to have been a part of the decision to get rid of barriers that blocked left turns on A, B and C avenues. He also voted to lower the city's speed limits.
"We've had a successful four years and residents have a lot to gain in keeping me on the job," Tanaka said."
The measure has become a major issue for candidates. Proponents say they are protecting the city's quaint charm. Opponents say the initiative takes away a property owner's rights.
Tanaka said that while overdevelopment and density are problematic issues for Coronado, he is opposed to Proposition J. He said he doesn't think it will succeed in stopping lot splits and he foresees unintended consequences, such as violating a state law that requires a city that reduces density in one area to increase it in another. He said the city should re-examine how to handle small lots targeted by the initiative.
To combat the city's traffic problems, Tanaka said, he supports a tunnel that would exclusively serve North Island Naval Air Station. He said it's a good way to get Navy traffic off city streets. The hard part, he said, will be getting outside funding.
Tierney, 65, said he is proud of initiating a $10 million matching redevelopment agency grant for a 10-year plan to renovate Sharp Coronado Hospital. He called the hospital a "vital piece" of Coronado.
Tierney consistently has opposed the tunnel project, saying he doesn't believe it will improve traffic. He also said the city does not have the Navy's support.
"It's time for voters to stop this project," Tierney said.
Tierney said he has an extensive list of endorsements, including state Assemblywoman Christine Kehoe, D-San Diego; county Supervisor Greg Cox; former state Sen. Dede Alpert; and state Sen. Denise Ducheny. He said he also has support from District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis; Mickey Cafagna, chairman of the San Diego Association of Governments; and County Assessor Gregory Smith.
"Getting this many endorsements is very unusual for a first-time council member," said Tierney, who was elected to the council in 2002. "They've seen me work with people in a productive way."
Tierney opposes Proposition J, saying he's worried about violating state law.
Ovrom, who served as a council member from 1996 to 2000, said he wants to contribute again to the community. He chose not to run for a second term in 2000 because of family obligations. He said he's proud of his council achievements.
"We were able to put together a plan for the new City Hall and recreation center," Ovrom said. "We got Little League fields down there at Bradley Field and we put in a skateboard park."
Ovrom, 69, is a member of the Coronado Historical Society, Chamber of Commerce and Coronado Main Street. He served as a school board member for eight years. Ovrom is on the city's tunnel commission and supports the tunnel plan. He said serving his community is something he feels strongly about because he's been part of the community since 1951.
Ovrom opposes Proposition J, saying there is a potential for lawsuits. He said the sensitive issue of residential density might be solved in other ways, including forming a committee to examine the issue and make suggestions.
Hakes, who is a part-time real estate agent, said that rather than complain about the city's issues, he wants to be part of the solution.
"I will allow all people to be heard and try to come up with the best answer to whatever issue that comes up," said Hakes, who is a member of the Coronado Optimists Club and serves on the Coronado Men's Golf Club board.
Hakes, 56, said he supports the idea of a tunnel. However, he would not use city funds to pay for it because there are too many questions about cost, how long it would take and construction impacts.
Hakes said while he would like to preserve the city's historical resources, he also believes in an owner's property rights. He would like to see the city help renovate its cottages so the onus is not on owners.
"It's not fair to ask owners to take a building that is dilapidated and rehab it at their expense for someone else's enjoyment," Hakes said.
Hakes opposes Proposition J, again citing property rights. He believes the city waited too long to act on the initiative, which "should have died on its own."
Fagan said he is running because he believes the current council has not acted in the best interest of Coronado. He said allowing property owners to split lots to build higher-density homes sacrifices Coronado's small-town atmosphere.
"The council has forced citizens to initiate petitions to get issues on the ballot when council members should have done something about it on their own," said Fagan, who is in favor of Proposition J.
Fagan, 55, said he supports the tunnel project. He said it will help resolve some traffic and safety issues on Third and Fourth streets.
He said the city also faces noise and pollution problems.
Fagan said he plans to listen to people, will try to be responsive to all residents and will fight to protect small businesses.
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Hit Girl is hotter than ever and you'll also get to meet Jim Carrey in this trailer who seems to be appearing with a weird badass voice and he teams up with the Kick-Ass to the kick-ass of badguys . And the villain tries to be a super-villain in this sequel as he changes his name as the Mother F**er and comes after Kick-Ass to take revenge for what he did to the Mother F**er's father.
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"Throughout the book, the author exhibits his vast knowledge of the numerous generals involved in both sides of the conflict. Slotkin's comprehensive descriptions of the battles of 1862 show his deep understanding of the terrain, the difficulties of communication, the impossible logistics and the characters that influenced the outcome. The author deftly exposes his egocentric, messianic tendencies as he purposely prolonged the beginning of the conflict." (Kirkus Reviews)
"Slotkin has produced an absorbing revisionist history of what could be called the second American Revolution." (Newsweek)
"Slotkin does an excellent job of tracing the strategies used by both sides." (Military Heritage)
"Slotkin tells a great story and for those interested in battle narratives, I have little doubt that you will enjoy his narration of Antietam.... Slotkin does a great job laying out this conflict and how Lincoln managed to rid himself of the McClellan problem, issue the Emancipation Proclamation, and turn the Civil War into a holy war that ended slavery. Notably, Slotkin notes that the alleged international reasons for the Emancipation Proclamation are vastly overrated and it had little to no effect on British or French policy toward the conflict.... The Long Road to Antietam will change how I teach the first two years of the war. In my world, that's a pretty high compliment." (Erik Loomis - Lawyers, Guns and Money)
"A remarkable piece of work, an eye-opening double history of a battle and a war." (Randy Dotinga - Christian Science Monitor)
"A riveting, perceptive analysis of the Civil War campaigns of 1862, of the reasoning behind the Emancipation Proclamation and of the complex power struggle between President Abraham Lincoln and the 35-year-old Union Commander of the Army of the Potomac, Gen. George B. McClellan… This is one of the most moving and incisive books on the Civil War that I have ever read." (Chris Patsilelis - Tampa Bay Times)
"Richard Slotkin has added significantly to the literature… Slotkin evokes drama and, where appropriate, dark humor in recalling what became an extraordinary test of civilian authority over the military… Slotkin is an accomplished social historian (and novelist) with a focus on war and race, and he brings all his considerable skills to bear in this book. What makes even his unsurprising conclusions unfold at such a gripping pace is his great gift for narrative. It is as if Carl Sandburg were writing again―but with footnotes―for the author is a master at telling a story, capturing a mood, bringing characters to life, and making substantive and well-documented historical points in the bargain." (Harold Holzer - Military History Quarterly)
"An absorbing account… Slotkin paints a detailed portrait of the talented but flawed general who helped Lincoln bring about his revolution, if ever so unwillingly… Slotkin's description of the battle is essential to completing his meticulous, maddening portrait of McClellan." (John Swansburg - Slate.com)
"This is much more than another treatise on the battle itself. Yes, the movements and countermovements on the battlefield are there, but this sprawling book has multi-faceted tentacles which Slotkin, an award winning author and former university professor, skillfully weaves into a cohesive narrative… This is a thought-provoking book which goes well beyond the standard battle narratives and places Antietam in its full context as a significant point of change in U.S. domestic policy, a shift with far-reaching ramifications for the next century." (Scott Mingus - Cannonball)
"In this engrossing book Richard Slotkin looks beyond that blood-drenched battlefield to explore how President Abraham Lincoln linked victory at Antietam to his decision to free slaves and declare that they could join the Union Army." (Thomas B. Allen - HistoryNet.com)
"Provide[s] detailed and careful renderings of these events and of Lincoln's intellectual journey." (James M. McPherson - New York Review of Books)
"One of the best new books to examine the fateful day of 17 September 1862…. Slotkin has expanded much on the meaning of this battle, but also casts a new interpretation as to what the battle meant for the administration of President Abraham Lincoln and the nation." (James A. Percoco - On Point: The Journal of Army History)


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Many projects have been partially developed for Star Trek beginning in the 1970s. There have also been deleted scenes for completed projects.
- Star Trek: Planet of the Titans (1976-1977)
- Star Trek: The First Adventure (1989)
- Star Trek: IMAX (1997)
- Star Trek: The Beginning (2005)
Untitled movie project Edit
Gene Roddenberry approached Paramount Pictures with the idea of a Star Trek movie as early as 1973. Roddenberry wanted Herb Solow (formerly the Desilu executive in charge of production on the first two seasons of Star Trek) to produce the film. He also wanted Solow to negiotiate with Paramount in his behalf. Roddenberry based the plot idea on the outline "A Question of Cannibalism" in his 1964 series proposal, Star Trek is... (the title was reworked as "The Cattlemen"). Solow thought the script had to be heavily rewritten, because "it did not foreshadow an enjoyable night at the movies". Despite this, Paramount was eager on the project, however Roddenberry refused to accept the screenwriting fee and equity proposed by the studio. After several unsuccessful negiotiations, Paramount backed away from the project and the movie was never made. Solow commented that the studio could've made the film without Roddenberry, but they did not want to alienate the fanbase. (Inside Star Trek: The Real Story, pp. 420-421, 430)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Movie Edit
A draft of this never-produced 'first' TNG film was developed by Rick Berman and Maurice Hurley in 1993. A draft of this untitled film was writted by Hurley in October 1993, but the project never moved forward. Berman published an image on Twitter of the drafted script in August 2014. [1]
Nemesis follow-upEdit
An eleventh Star Trek movie was initially planned during production on the tenth film, Star Trek Nemesis. Nemesis co-writers John Logan and Brent Spiner intended to follow that film with a "crossover" sequel. After Nemesis failed financially, however, this plan was abandoned. [2]
Live-action television series Edit
- Assignment: Earth (1967-1968) [3]
- There were some plans for a fourth season of Star Trek: The Original Series, including a second episode featuring Kor, that would have aired 1969-1970.
- During the second season of The Original Series, Gene Roddenberry and Darlene Hartman (writer of unproduced episode "Shol") came up with an idea for a spin-off series entitled Hopeship, which would have been about the voyages of a Federation hospital vessel. The series would have included Doctor M'Benga (Booker Bradshaw) in the regular cast. Despite the series concept never being realized within the Star Trek universe, Hartman later wrote the idea in the form of a novel in 1994. (These Are the Voyages: TOS Season Two)
- According to Walter Koenig, NBC briefly considered making a spin-off series centered around the adventures of Harry Mudd, as the character proved to be popular, but these plans were quickly abandoned. [4] Mudd actor Roger C. Carmel learned of the idea from Gene Roddenberry, at a going-away party Desilu gave Herb Solow, after TOS was cancelled. Carmel subsequently recalled, "Gene said, 'It's a shame that series thing for you never worked out.' I said, 'What series thing?' He said, 'Oh, didn't you know!? Well, after the successful Harry Mudd episodes [in TOS], NBC wanted to know if I would develop a spin-off series for you starring the Harry Mudd character. A space pirate, intergalactic con-man kind of thing.' 'My God, Gene, I didn't know anything about that! What happened?' He said, 'Well, the artists didn't have enough time to develop it.' And of course, you couldn't blame Gene, he didn't want to let somebody take it off in a direction he didn't approve of. Since he didn't have time to handle it all, the Mudd series project died. But it was a real blow to me, because that was the first time I had heard of it. But what a great chance that would have been for me to star in my own spin-off series." (Starlog, issue #127, p. 33)
- Shortly after the cancellation of TOS, Paramount proposed a spin-off series centered on the character of Spock, featuring him living on Vulcan with other Vulcans. This idea was turned down by Gene Roddenberry, who Paramount had asked to produce the series. (The Making of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, p. 18)
- Star Trek: Phase II (1977)
- Before the creation of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Paramount showed Roddenberry a script for a possible new Star Trek television series involving the Enterprise being run by a group of cadets. Roddenberry was against this. ("Gene Roddenberry - The Creator of Star Trek: The Next Generation", The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine Vol. 1, p. 4)
- An idea for a Star Trek sitcom featuring Lwaxana Troi was suggested by Gene Roddenberry as a cable TV project for the Sci-Fi Channel in 1991. However, his death and the delay in setting up the channel shelved that. (citation needed • edit)
- There were some plans for a fifth season of Star Trek: Enterprise, which would have aired 2005-2006.
- Undeveloped Star Trek episodes
- Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski and Bryce Zabel (Dark Skies) proposed a reboot of the franchise with the crew of the original series in 2004 [5]. Paramount ignored the proposal, though, as they were not "even willing to talk about Star Trek." [6]
- Jonathan Frakes developed an idea for a Star Trek series that was rejected by Paramount, who stated that they had previously rejected proposals by William Shatner and Bryan Singer out of concern of "franchise fatigue". Frakes agreed that this was a wise decision. "Not that [I] wouldn't love the Titan, or the Rikers in Space, or any of those shows on the air," he commented. [7]
- Bryan Singer, Christopher McQuarrie, Robert Meyer Burnett, and Geoffrey Thorne planned to pitch their own show entitled Star Trek: Federation, but they chose not to after development of the film Star Trek was announced. [8]
- Michael Dorn pitched The Worf Chronicles, a spin-off concentrating on the politics and feuds in the Klingon Empire. [9]
Animated Star TrekEdit
- Star Trek: Final Frontier (2006)
1970s seriesEdit
Before the making of Star Trek: The Animated Series was given the go-ahead, one concept for an animated series that was offered to Gene Roddenberry involved the Enterprise crew landing on strange planets and shooting everything on sight that was different or seemed ugly. (The Making of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, p. 18)
1990 animated Star TrekEdit
In 1990, Paramount Pictures attempted to sell an idea for an animated series that combined characters from Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: The Original Series. None of the networks or syndicators at the time were interested in the series and it was unsold. Rick Berman said such a project would have "diluted the franchise."
Cel art from this series has been seen in various Star Trek conventions over the years, and it has been stated to be well-drawn.
CGI cartoon based on the original seriesEdit
In the late 1990s, Paramount briefly considered creating a CGI original series cartoon, inspired by the success of Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles, and art (using motion-capture for the characters) of the unreleased game Star Trek: Secret of Vulcan Fury. [10]
Animated Ferengi seriesEdit
Around 2000 or 2001, Armin Shimerman and a friend of his devised an idea for an animated series about the teenage years in the lifetimes of the Ferengi Quark and Rom. "We got pretty far with that," stated Shimerman, "but in the end, when we got to the last pitch session with MTV, they said they didn't want a space cartoon show. But everyone was very happy with the ideas that we had come up with." (Star Trek Explorer, Vol. 4, No. 4, p. 11)
Star Trek: The Lions of the NightEdit
Around 2003, Star Trek: The Lions of the Night was a concept, by writer Jimmy Diggs, to produce a movie-era, CGI, animated Star Trek adventure. He described the plot the following way; "Captain Sulu takes command of the USS Enterprise-B and must stop a Kzinti invasion of Federation Space." Artist Court Jones created several sketches to depict a new concept of Kzinti that were looking more dangerous as well as a concept of how the Kzinti assault fleet would look.
The material of this animated series was recycled by the writer for an article in Star Trek: Communicator (Star Trek: Communicator issue 149) and later for undeveloped Star Trek: Enterprise season five episode "Kilkenny Cats".
Alternate reality seriesEdit
After the release of the film Star Trek, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman pitched an animated series to CBS, similar to their series Transformers: Prime for The Hub. [11] However, Orci said the success of the first film did not indicate whether a new show would be viable, explaining, "One movie doesn't make a trend. Two movies starts to indicate that there is a trend and its viable. It will become more real as the year goes on." [12]
In 2013, a CBS Studios representative reiterated interest in reviving Star Trek for television, in response to a comment from J.J. Abrams that he had heard the studio was not interested. [13] A year later, Brannon Braga commented, "I surmise they probably won't do one until the movies have run their course is what the word on the street is," while Rod Roddenberry said he believed there would not be another series until after the conclusion of the films. [14] [15]


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The public is invited to attend a "September 11 Community Remembrance" ceremony on Friday, September 9 at 12:30 p.m. in Courthouse Square Park in Rockville. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and the ceremony is planned as a time for remembrance and tribute to the victims, their families, emergency responders and members of the military.
Local elected officials, including County Executive Ike Leggett, County Council President Valerie Ervin and Rockville Mayor Phyllis Marcuccio, will participate in the program that will include remarks by a family member of one of the Montgomery County victims.
Musical selections by the Montgomery County Police Gospel Choir will complete the program. Members of Montgomery County's Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) and the Montgomery County and City of Rockville Police will also participate. The MCFRS Pipe and Drum Corps will perform.
For more information about the memorial park or the ceremony, call Judy Stiles in the Department of Recreation at 240-777-6875.
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An interfaith prayer service will be held on Sunday, September 11 at 3 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Rockville, 100 Welsh Park Dr. The service is open to the public and to all faith groups, churches, mosques, synagogues and temples, as well as secular groups.
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*General Comment: extra charges
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This is a scam! I saw the magic jack on tv and completed the order in the understanding they would charge a one time few of 63.00 and 3.00 per month afterwards! This is NOT what happened! I am now negative 205.00 at my bank!!! The 1st payment that was drafted was 139.30, definitly NOT 63.00 like they said on tv! and then another draft of 93.80! As of this month! MARCH 2010! I just hope this doesnt happen next month! I am a disabled person and can not provide for my self if this continues! I have no idea how I am going to get out of this debt!!!! I am doing this to WARN YOU!!! DO NOT DO WHAT I DID! ITS NOT WORHT IT!!! PLEASE BE AWARE AND DONT GIVE YOUR BANK NUMBER OUT! I surely hope I have helped someone before this happens to YOU! AND NOW THE PHONE HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED! CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT!!! THERE IS NO WAY OF GETTING IN TOUCH WITH THESE SCAMMERS!!!!
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Love My Magic Jack!
AUTHOR: Gagoo1947 - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Monday, October 08, 2012POSTED: Monday, October 08, 2012
I've had the "original", less expensive, Magic Jack for three (3) years now and I love it. I bought it in Walgreen's in the fall of 2009.
The first week I had to call the service department and they were courteous and helpful and had my problem fixed the next day.
After using the Magic Jack for three (3) months, I liked it so much I purchased the 5 Year Plan at a discounted rate. They charged my debit card, that day, for exactly the amount that was listed.
I moved to my new home in July and decided I wanted the freedom of the "new" Magic Jack Plus. I purchased it online, on the Magic Jack website and I was charged immediately, for the amount listed. It works perfectly and I was thrilled when it picked up all my info automatically, and included the three years I have left on my original contract.
You don't say where you ordered from or how you ordered -- over the phone or online. I've been a Magic Jack fan for three years now and try to read its ads, reviews and consumer comments and I've never heard of anyone being billed $3.00/month. At $19.95/year, that comes out to only $1.70/month and I've never heard of monthly billing -- although the ads DO refer to "$1.70/month" so I can see how that could be confusing to some people.
You say "the phone has been disconnected" -- are you talking about your regular home phone or are you referring to the Magic Jack? I strongly suggest you contact 1) your bank and explain the problem and 2) your telephone company (Did you ask to have your regular service disconnected because you purchased a Magic Jack?)
I'm sorry you're having problems but I can't related to them at all since I've had nothing but great service and correct billing for three years.
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AUTHOR: Kenny 2469 - (Canada)
SUBMITTED: Sunday, April 04, 2010POSTED: Sunday, April 04, 2010
Was it ordered right from Magic Jack or another reseller that charges more and adds other things in?? I have two Magic jack's and they both are running perfect with no flaws and nothing more has been charged to my credit card...
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