Hi kids!
Paul Sorenson wrote:
Glad to have you back. Sorry to hear about Lisa's mom.
Thanks. She was in California staying with Lisa's sister in 2020 when
she started having problems. A visit to the local Urgent Care and an
ultrasound revealed a mass on the pancreas and Lisa said "get your ass
to Boston NOW" (or words to that effect). She arrived two days
before Logan airport shut down for the peak of the pandemic. Diagnosed
at age 92 and made it well past her 94th birthday. An amazing woman.
Of course, having a cancer patient in the house meant Lisa and I were
"extra locked down" because we couldn't afford to bring Covid back
home to her. Very stressful couple of years. We've really spent the
last 6 months or so coming out of our shell.
Ditto...
Glad I see you on FB now and then...
as some onters have mentioned - it has been slow __ i'm semi-lurking
too - life gets in the way
hugs to you both, old chum
ann
On 3/16/2023 3:51 PM, lrc@red4est.com wrote:
You've been missed
On March 16, 2023 7:12:50 AM PDT, Mark Roberts postmaster@robertstech.com wrote:
What's up?
I've been a non-participant (but active lurker) here for a while.
The pandemic was rough here, coinciding as it did with Lisa's mum's
2-1/2 year(!) fight with pancreatic cancer, but we've been getting our
lives back on line, so to speak, for a while now.
Nothing much seems to have changed on the PDML, though. That's good to
see!
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Sorry to hear that Mark: you may recall I lost my daughter to pancreatic cancer 7 years ago. Those years are never easy having to
deal with such an awful disease.
John in Brisbane
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Thanks. She was in California staying with Lisa's sister in 2020 when she started having problems. A visit to the local Urgent Care
and an ultrasound revealed a mass on the pancreas and Lisa said "get your ass to Boston NOW" (or words to that effect). She arrived
two days before Logan airport shut down for the peak of the pandemic. Diagnosed at age 92 and made it well past her 94th birthday.
An amazing woman.
Of course, having a cancer patient in the house meant Lisa and I were "extra locked down" because we couldn't afford to bring Covid
back home to her. Very stressful couple of years. We've really spent the last 6 months or so coming out of our shell.
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Good to see you back aboard Mark. My condolences to both of you concerning Lisa’s Mom. I am not sure which would be more difficult: coping with a parent’s cancer as a lay person knowing nothing, or as a doctor totally aware of everything that was going on. In any case, not easy!
Stan
On Mar 16, 2023, at 3:12 PM, Mark Roberts postmaster@robertstech.com wrote:
What's up?
I've been a non-participant (but active lurker) here for a while.
The pandemic was rough here, coinciding as it did with Lisa's mum's
2-1/2 year(!) fight with pancreatic cancer, but we've been getting our
lives back on line, so to speak, for a while now.
Nothing much seems to have changed on the PDML, though. That's good to
see!
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Not content with buying a camera recently (a lovely K-5ii), I decided
this week to treat myself to a new lens. I haven't bought a lens
since... 2018, I think (it was the 28-105 for the K-1). Anyway, I just
bought another travel lens for the trips we have planned for the
summer: walking England and Scotland in May and bicycling Belgium
August. With the outdoorsiness factor weighing heavily I went for a
weather-sealed lens, the DA 55-300. I already had the older,
non-weather-sealed budget version but the new one is very much nicer.
In-lens focusing motor is silent and very quick. Build quality seems
excellent. I'll take some test shots soon to check out the optics but
if it's as good as the older one I'lkl be very happy indeed.
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I'm interested in how it works on the k1
On March 14, 2024 2:45:29 PM PDT, Mark Roberts postmaster@robertstech.com wrote:
Not content with buying a camera recently (a lovely K-5ii), I decided
this week to treat myself to a new lens. I haven't bought a lens
since... 2018, I think (it was the 28-105 for the K-1). Anyway, I just
bought another travel lens for the trips we have planned for the
summer: walking England and Scotland in May and bicycling Belgium
August. With the outdoorsiness factor weighing heavily I went for a
weather-sealed lens, the DA 55-300. I already had the older,
non-weather-sealed budget version but the new one is very much nicer.
In-lens focusing motor is silent and very quick. Build quality seems
excellent. I'll take some test shots soon to check out the optics but
if it's as good as the older one I'lkl be very happy indeed.
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Am 14.03.24 um 22:45 schrieb Mark Roberts:
...I went for a
weather-sealed lens, the DA 55-300.
Bought one, years ago, and love it to bits. Great handling and quality
if you stay away from the very long end (i.e. 270 mm and up).
Ralf
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I don't think you'll be disappointed. Henk Terhell in Belgium uses his with
great success for virtually everything. I have the screw-drive WR version
which is pretty good too.
Alan C
On Thu, Mar 14, 2024 at 11:52 PM Mark Roberts postmaster@robertstech.com
wrote:
Not content with buying a camera recently (a lovely K-5ii), I decided
this week to treat myself to a new lens. I haven't bought a lens
since... 2018, I think (it was the 28-105 for the K-1). Anyway, I just
bought another travel lens for the trips we have planned for the
summer: walking England and Scotland in May and bicycling Belgium
August. With the outdoorsiness factor weighing heavily I went for a
weather-sealed lens, the DA 55-300. I already had the older,
non-weather-sealed budget version but the new one is very much nicer.
In-lens focusing motor is silent and very quick. Build quality seems
excellent. I'll take some test shots soon to check out the optics but
if it's as good as the older one I'lkl be very happy indeed.
--
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www.robertstech.com
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I have the PLM type of 55-300 which is always attached to my K-70.
However the PLM lens is not compatible with a K-5 II.
Henk
Op 2024-03-15 om 07:43 schreef Alan Cole:
I don't think you'll be disappointed. Henk Terhell in Belgium uses his with
great success for virtually everything. I have the screw-drive WR version
which is pretty good too.
Alan C
On Thu, Mar 14, 2024 at 11:52 PM Mark Robertspostmaster@robertstech.com
wrote:
Not content with buying a camera recently (a lovely K-5ii), I decided
this week to treat myself to a new lens. I haven't bought a lens
since... 2018, I think (it was the 28-105 for the K-1). Anyway, I just
bought another travel lens for the trips we have planned for the
summer: walking England and Scotland in May and bicycling Belgium
August. With the outdoorsiness factor weighing heavily I went for a
weather-sealed lens, the DA 55-300. I already had the older,
non-weather-sealed budget version but the new one is very much nicer.
In-lens focusing motor is silent and very quick. Build quality seems
excellent. I'll take some test shots soon to check out the optics but
if it's as good as the older one I'lkl be very happy indeed.--
Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia
www.robertstech.com
I thought he bought a K3ii with built in GPS?
Alan C
On 15-Mar-24 10:48 AM, Henk Terhell wrote:
I have the PLM type of 55-300 which is always attached to my K-70.
However the PLM lens is not compatible with a K-5 II.
Henk
Op 2024-03-15 om 07:43 schreef Alan Cole:
I don't think you'll be disappointed. Henk Terhell in Belgium uses
his with
great success for virtually everything. I have the screw-drive WR
version
which is pretty good too.
Alan C
On Thu, Mar 14, 2024 at 11:52 PM Mark
Robertspostmaster@robertstech.com
wrote:
Not content with buying a camera recently (a lovely K-5ii), I decided
this week to treat myself to a new lens. I haven't bought a lens
since... 2018, I think (it was the 28-105 for the K-1). Anyway, I just
bought another travel lens for the trips we have planned for the
summer: walking England and Scotland in May and bicycling Belgium
August. With the outdoorsiness factor weighing heavily I went for a
weather-sealed lens, the DA 55-300. I already had the older,
non-weather-sealed budget version but the new one is very much nicer.
In-lens focusing motor is silent and very quick. Build quality seems
excellent. I'll take some test shots soon to check out the optics but
if it's as good as the older one I'lkl be very happy indeed.
--
Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia
www.robertstech.com
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