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watchboy 3T WIS 
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.... new camera! CANON 350D! But it is an used one. :( Cos of the last time that I was swindled of $800, I have to be contended with this used one.:? So now I am going to get some accessories here and there and when I am ready, I'll take part regularly in 3T's POW!!! As this is a DSLR, I have no idea of how it works exactly, compared to my ex-camera which is a prosumer camera Panasonic FZ20. So it will be some "sad weeks or months" for me as I reckon I will see prizes that will be won be others!!! :(:(:( LMAO!!! But when I get better, guys and gals, I'll give you all a RUN for your money!!! :P:P:P (hopefully I am able to!???) Last edited on Fri Nov 4th, 2005 07:54 am by watchboy |
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pacifichrono 3T WIS 
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watchboy wrote: .... new camera! CANON 350D! But it is an used one. :( Cos of the last time that I was swindled of $800, I have to be contended with this used one.:? There's no doubt, Jacky, that you will be a force to be reckoned with!!! ;) |
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watchboy 3T WIS
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Tom, I am still reading the manual and have not taken any shots yet while waiting for my CF card to arrive. Damn, there are some on the FZ20 that this complicated DSLR does not have like the LCD screen is not a viewfinder! :?:?:?:?:? In other words, you have to take EVERY pic with the eye viewfinder!!! Of course a lot more of extra features of this DSLR! :):):):) But I have yet to find out. As the moment, I am only equipped with a camera with batteries, and 3 lenses with filters. Nothing else.:? I decided to take step by step before splashing on under utilized accessories. I'LL BE BACK!!! Jacky |
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pacifichrono 3T WIS
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watchboy wrote: Damn, there are some on the FZ20 that this complicated DSLR does not have like the LCD screen is not a viewfinder! :?:?:?:?:? In other words, you have to take EVERY pic with the eye viewfinder!!! Hey Jacky, that's the way I usually do it anyway! I need reading glasses in my "old age" and I can't use the LCD screen without them on! Plus, I think you can see your subject better and more clearly through the viewfinder. The LCD screen is definitely more ergonomic, but maybe not quite as effective, IMHO. |
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KenC Admin 
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pacifichrono wrote: watchboy wrote:.... new camera! CANON 350D! But it is an used one. :( Cos of the last time that I was swindled of $800, I have to be contended with this used one.:? |
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pacifichrono 3T WIS
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Hey BANDIDO, meet the THUNDERING THIRD! (Does "MECH" mean "tanker?" Sorry, I'm stupid!)  |
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KenC Admin
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pacifichrono wrote:
The logo above was the "unofficial" Company "logo" (and the name Bandido Charlie was the unofficial name) of Company, C, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry (MECH), 1st US Army Infantry Division. Bandido Charlie has recently received that name "Bandido Charlie" as its official name from the Dept of the Army and is currently serving in Irag. Before it was moved to the 1st US Infantry Division (The Big Red One) in Vietnam, it was Company C, 1st Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th US Army Divison, the company in which retitered GEN Tommy Franks served as an Artillery Forward Observer until he was severally wounded. "MECH" = mechanized which means using armored personnel carriers to transport troops to the battlefield, but in the jungles of Vietnam, a lot of the operations reverted to "leg" infantry or, as it was known, "humpin' the jungle". BTW, in the Army, "Armored" means "Tanker"! 16th Infantry Regimental Crest  Last edited on Sat Nov 5th, 2005 01:01 pm by KenC |
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oagaspar Site Founder 
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watchboy wrote: Jacky...No Doubt You Will Be #1 As Usual in No Time at All Buddy  .... new camera! CANON 350D! But it is an used one. :( Cos of the last time that I was swindled of $800, I have to be contended with this used one.:? |
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pacifichrono 3T WIS
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KenC wrote: "MECH" = mechanized which means using armored personnel carriers to transport troops to the battlefield, but in the jungles of Vietnam, a lot of the operations reverted to "leg" infantry or, as it was known, "humpin' the jungle". Oh! "Humpin the jungle." Kinda like the "ground-pounding" I'm doing here? Note the genuine Caravelle!!!  |
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pacifichrono 3T WIS
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Here's that Caravelle today, with the "new" strap I put on it in the late '60s or early '70s. Last edited on Sat Nov 5th, 2005 01:19 pm by pacifichrono |
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KenC Admin
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pacifichrono wrote: KenC wrote:"MECH" = mechanized which means using armored personnel carriers to transport troops to the battlefield, but in the jungles of Vietnam, a lot of the operations reverted to "leg" infantry or, as it was known, "humpin' the jungle". Man, I can't even see the ocean............are those shorts or a bathing suit? LMAO!  Yeah, I was that young once, too! |
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pacifichrono 3T WIS
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KenC wrote: Yeah, I was that young once, too! Guess they hadn't invented color film yet, huh? |
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pacifichrono wrote: KenC wrote:Yeah, I was that young once, too! That is color.................It was winter in Germany....................:D :D:D :D |
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pacifichrono 3T WIS
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KenC wrote: pacifichrono wrote:KenC wrote:Yeah, I was that young once, too! Were you there with Elvis??? |
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pacifichrono wrote: KenC wrote:pacifichrono wrote:KenC wrote:Yeah, I was that young once, too! Elvis......................had left the country!!! |
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pacifichrono 3T WIS
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I coulda sworn that was you in the bottom right foreground! |
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pacifichrono 3T WIS
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KenC wrote: BTW, those horizontal lines across the picture.......are those like East German bullets flying by? :shock::shock::shock::shock::shock::shock::shock::shock::shock::shock::shock::shock::shock: |
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watchboy 3T WIS
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LMAO!!! You 2 guys(Ken & Tom) cracked me up!!!! Btw Oscar, I hope I am able to take normal pics for a start! LOL!!! I think I'll need more time!!! |
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KenC Admin
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pacifichrono wrote: KenC wrote:
Czechoslovakian....................in those days, I was with the 2/9 Cavalry, patroling the west German/Czech border. Didn't own a TRIAS then. :) I had a simple Glycine Airman! Last edited on Sat Nov 5th, 2005 10:29 pm by KenC |
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pacifichrono 3T WIS
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KenC wrote: pacifichrono wrote:KenC wrote: You know, Ken, if you were a true WIS, you would have worn your Glycine where everybody could see it - - gloves or not! |
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pacifichrono 3T WIS
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KenC wrote: Man, I can't even see the ocean............are those shorts or a bathing suit? LMAO! Ken, I was by the ocean, actually, at the mouth of the Cua Viet River (later named Camp Kistler). So my attire was entirely appropriate! :D    Last edited on Sun Nov 6th, 2005 04:01 am by pacifichrono |
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KenC Admin
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pacifichrono wrote: KenC wrote:Man, I can't even see the ocean............are those shorts or a bathing suit? LMAO! Spent my days on long nature hikes through the woods in III Corps, romantic evenings in the Michelin Rubber Plantation, Iron Triangle and the Trapezoid and watching glorius sunsets on the rice paddies north of Saigon. There were also a few pleasure cruises on the Dong Nai Riverin RAG boats, a short vacation to VC Island, adventure climbing on Nui Bha Dinh and Nui Bha Rha mountains and some spelunking in the caves around Cu Chi.......oh, did I mention all of the fun helicopter tours and hunting trips!!! Did we have it good.........or what???:D Last edited on Sun Nov 6th, 2005 01:39 pm by KenC |
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pacifichrono 3T WIS
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KenC wrote: Spent my days on long nature hikes through the woods in III Corps, romantic evenings in the Michelin Rubber Plantation, Iron Triangle and the Trapezoid and watching glorius sunsets on the rice paddies north of Saigon. There were also a few pleasure cruises on the Dong Nai River, a short vacation to VC Island, adventure climbing on Nui Bha Dinh and Nui Bha Rha mountains and some spelunking in the caves around Cu Chi.......oh, did I mention all of the fun helicopter tours and hunting trips!!!Hey, I remember those hunting trips, too! I recall some of those "nature areas" were so thick it took an hour to traverse 20 yards. Ah, those were the days all right! |
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