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Archive 2008Before you post a rumour ....
p.2 #2Before you post a rumour ....
Hear! Hear!
+1 to sticky. The rumor threads, while a fact of life around here have gotten completely out of hand lately.
pipspeak wrote:
Surely all rumors pass the "goodness" test... after all, they get people excited about a new product. Although I supposed you could also argue when they fail to come true they leave people feeling angry and frustrated
Yeah, like maybe the guy who sold his 5D based on these rumors? Oops...
+1 to sticky. The rumor threads, while a fact of life around here have gotten completely out of hand lately.
pipspeak wrote:
Surely all rumors pass the "goodness" test... after all, they get people excited about a new product. Although I supposed you could also argue when they fail to come true they leave people feeling angry and frustrated
Yeah, like maybe the guy who sold his 5D based on these rumors? Oops...
May 02, 2008 at 10:35 AM
p.2 #3Before you post a rumour ....
One could argue: false hope is better than no hope
Another one could argue: if there's no expectation there's no disappointment
And it goes on...
Another one could argue: if there's no expectation there's no disappointment
And it goes on...
May 02, 2008 at 11:16 AM
p.2 #4Before you post a rumour ....
claudermilk wrote:
Yeah, like maybe the guy who sold his 5D based on these rumors? Oops...
Actually, it is quite fun: when I bought my 5D, there were rumors that it might be replaced very soon. That was in january 2007.
Yeah, like maybe the guy who sold his 5D based on these rumors? Oops...
Actually, it is quite fun: when I bought my 5D, there were rumors that it might be replaced very soon. That was in january 2007.
May 02, 2008 at 11:24 AM
p.2 #5Before you post a rumour ....
Triple filters...? I use only one... UV that is...
May 02, 2008 at 11:30 AM
p.2 #6Before you post a rumour ....
Finally: a set of filters that will actually improve clarity.
Edited on May 02, 2008 at 11:38 AM
Edited on May 02, 2008 at 11:38 AM
May 02, 2008 at 11:38 AM
p.2 #7Before you post a rumour ....
What's funny, I've said in other words that these rumor threads are getting out of hand, and I get slammed for it
My thoughts are this,
You'll know what's coming out, when it comes out. You'll know what it does, when it does it.
My thoughts are this,
You'll know what's coming out, when it comes out. You'll know what it does, when it does it.
May 02, 2008 at 11:45 AM
p.2 #8Before you post a rumour ....
How well does that line about Plato and Xanthippe do when subjected to the three-filter test?
May 02, 2008 at 12:22 PM
p.2 #10Before you post a rumour ....
Wow, who knew Plato was shagging Socrates wife, learn something new here every day
May 02, 2008 at 03:35 PM
p.2 #11Before you post a rumour ....
Yeah I saw triple filter test and I thought someone was stacking grads...
May 02, 2008 at 03:43 PM
p.2 #12Before you post a rumour ....
Dave Jr wrote:
Wow, who knew Plato was shagging Socrates wife, learn something new here every day
And Socrates was shagging Plato!!! Meanwhile, Socrates' wife was also shagging Euclid, giving birth to Geometry.
Wow, who knew Plato was shagging Socrates wife, learn something new here every day
And Socrates was shagging Plato!!! Meanwhile, Socrates' wife was also shagging Euclid, giving birth to Geometry.
May 02, 2008 at 04:00 PM
p.2 #13Before you post a rumour ....
The more filters one uses on a lens, the worst will be the image quality. Every photographer should know that.
May 02, 2008 at 04:32 PM
p.2 #14Before you post a rumour ....
I'd call this an excellent example of "r/humor".
May 02, 2008 at 05:08 PM
p.2 #15Before you post a rumour ....
I don't think Socrates even spoke english...
May 02, 2008 at 05:12 PM
p.2 #16Before you post a rumour ....
What the hell is a rumour? Darn you silly spelling people across the pond (the other one) !! =)
May 02, 2008 at 05:12 PM
p.2 #17Before you post a rumour ....
I can confirm the rumor about the 5DII being announced before the Olympics... it's definitely a rumor; I confirm that!
May 02, 2008 at 06:06 PM
p.2 #18Before you post a rumour ....
Jonathan Knight wrote:
Darn you silly spelling people across the pond (the other one) !! =)
Yes - how dare we change the spelling of one of your words! 
Darn you silly spelling people across the pond (the other one) !! =)
Yes - how dare we change the spelling of one of your words!
May 03, 2008 at 12:21 AM
p.2 #19Before you post a rumour ....
I was sent this by a friend who has nothing to do with cameras whatsoever, and the timing could not have been better.
May 03, 2008 at 02:33 AM
p.2 #20Before you post a rumour ....
I have an idea. Ban people who post rumors that are revealed to be inaccurate. That would put an end to the nonsense.
EB
EB
May 03, 2008 at 07:17 AM