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10-01-2012, 01:07 PM
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Not enough time and money
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 2,133
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A public thank you to Martin
This is just a public thank you to a fellow IIS member Mill (Martin).
My D70s blow a fuse in late Nov when I mounted an older nikkor lens on the body without stepping down the aperture ring and locking it. Martin offered to help me fix it.
Cut a long story short, I got the fuses from the US (size of half a grain of rice each  ) and dropped my camera off to him before Xmas. He PMed me after New Year saying it's all fixed. Picked it up this morning, all good 
Looking at modding the camera at a later stage, as I am in the process of upgrading my DSLR.
I am very grateful for Martin's kindness and glad to have met him through IIS and Snake Valley Camp!
Bo
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10-01-2012, 03:44 PM
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No More Infinities
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Townsville
Posts: 9,698
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Another generous act.....great going 
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10-01-2012, 03:55 PM
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Like to learn
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: melbourne
Posts: 4,835
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Nice work Martin.
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10-01-2012, 05:47 PM
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Starcatcher
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Gerringong
Posts: 8,548
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Thank goodness you didn't ask him to remove the IR filter
OK, that's history  Marty is number one good guy!
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10-01-2012, 05:59 PM
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sword collector
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Mount Evelyn
Posts: 2,925
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Quote:
Originally Posted by erick
Thank goodness you didn't ask him to remove the IR filter
OK, that's history  Marty is number one good guy! 
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OI!! It worked perfect right from the kitchen table without opening the camera up  
A hook and a pull, a hook and a pull
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10-01-2012, 06:01 PM
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The 'DRAGON MAN'
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: In the Dark at Snake Valley, Victoria
Posts: 14,412
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Yes Bo, I agree. Martin is fantastic.
Last year one of the club computers was playing up and Martin came all the way up to Snake Valley to pick it up! (3 hours drive for him).
Then when he fixed it he drove all the way to Bacchus Marsh (a good half-way meeting point) to drop it off to me while he was on his way to another Job in Melbourne!!
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10-01-2012, 06:51 PM
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Registered User
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 491
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Onya Marty
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10-01-2012, 09:52 PM
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Moving to Pandora
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Swan Hill
Posts: 7,102
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11-01-2012, 01:01 PM
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Registered User
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Bright, Vic, Australia
Posts: 2,187
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Quote:
Originally Posted by erick
Thank goodness you didn't ask him to remove the IR filter
OK, that's history  Marty is number one good guy! 
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That scene is burnt into our collective memory Eric! Utterly fearless, going places where mere mortals dare not tread, oblivious to the heart attacks and weeping of grown men going on in the room around him.  And yes, number one good guy!
Cheers -
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11-01-2012, 10:52 PM
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sword collector
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Mount Evelyn
Posts: 2,925
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob_K
That scene is burnt into our collective memory Eric! Utterly fearless, going places where mere mortals dare not tread, oblivious to the heart attacks and weeping of grown men going on in the room around him.  And yes, number one good guy!
Cheers -
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Rob you're cracking me up  
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11-01-2012, 11:22 PM
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Canon collector
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Taylors Lakes Melb
Posts: 1,965
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Quote:
Originally Posted by erick
Thank goodness you didn't ask him to remove the IR filter
OK, that's history  Marty is number one good guy! 
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob_K
That scene is burnt into our collective memory Eric! Utterly fearless, going places where mere mortals dare not tread, oblivious to the heart attacks and weeping of grown men going on in the room around him.  And yes, number one good guy!
Cheers -
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 Yes, Marty may have some slightly unorthodox modification techniques  but he gets the job done and a top bloke!
Onya Martin!
Cheers Daniel.
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11-01-2012, 11:27 PM
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The 'DRAGON MAN'
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: In the Dark at Snake Valley, Victoria
Posts: 14,412
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob_K
That scene is burnt into our collective memory Eric! Utterly fearless, going places where mere mortals dare not tread, oblivious to the heart attacks and weeping of grown men going on in the room around him.  And yes, number one good guy!
Cheers -
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I remember it well
Here is the story for those folk who have no idea what we are talking about;
Scene: Snake Valley camp
Location: The Kitchen work bench running through the centre of the kitchen
Project: Martin decided to remove the factory filter from his DSLR
Situation: About 8 people watching on as Martin opens up his camera
Tools/Implements: Kitchen Knife and other assorted Cutlery!
Process: Martin using Knives, Forks, Spoons and any other cooking or eating utensil he can get his hands on to remove said filter from DSLR
Outcome: Filter removed, 3 people vomiting from shock, 2 people fainted, 2 people mentally scarred for life, and 1 person committed to a Psychiatric Ward.
This is a true story, that's what is so scary!
Result: Filter out and Camera is fine 
That's our Marty
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12-01-2012, 12:05 AM
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Registered User
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Australia
Posts: 4,646
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ballaratdragons
I remember it well
Here is the story for those folk who have no idea what we are talking about;
Scene: Snake Valley camp
Location: The Kitchen work bench running through the centre of the kitchen
Project: Martin decided to remove the factory filter from his DSLR
Situation: About 8 people watching on as Martin opens up his camera
Tools/Implements: Kitchen Knife and other assorted Cutlery!
Process: Martin using Knives, Forks, Spoons and any other cooking or eating utensil he can get his hands on to remove said filter from DSLR
Outcome: Filter removed, 3 people vomiting from shock, 2 people fainted, 2 people mentally scarred for life, and 1 person committed to a Psychiatric Ward.
This is a true story, that's what is so scary!
Result: Filter out and Camera is fine 
That's our Marty 
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From memory his wifes Pentax DSLR and some very very red images of M42. It will go down in the history of Snake Valley. Makes James Bond look like sedentary old man.
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12-01-2012, 07:39 AM
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Starcatcher
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Gerringong
Posts: 8,548
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And if I've told you once, I must have told you a billion times, we never exaggerate at Snake Valley!
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12-01-2012, 09:39 AM
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Not enough time and money
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 2,133
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I wonder what he can do with a Swiss army knife? McGuyver looks like a boy scout next to Martin, judging by Ken's account.
Bo
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12-01-2012, 02:39 PM
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The 'DRAGON MAN'
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: In the Dark at Snake Valley, Victoria
Posts: 14,412
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Quote:
Originally Posted by erick
And if I've told you once, I must have told you a billion times, we never exaggerate at Snake Valley! 
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 Too true!
Quote:
Originally Posted by traveller
I wonder what he can do with a Swiss army knife? McGuyver looks like a boy scout next to Martin, judging by Ken's account.
Bo
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A Swiss Army Knife?
Probably rebuild the engine of a Boeing 747
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12-01-2012, 03:25 PM
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Registered User
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 491
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ballaratdragons
Probably rebuild the engine of a Boeing 747 
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Gosh, Ken, I think you're really underestimating him!
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12-01-2012, 04:36 PM
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The 'DRAGON MAN'
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: In the Dark at Snake Valley, Victoria
Posts: 14,412
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mishku
Gosh, Ken, I think you're really underestimating him! 
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Yeah, your probably right Mish.
How about an Airbus A380
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12-01-2012, 05:04 PM
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sword collector
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Mount Evelyn
Posts: 2,925
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Funny bunch  
An Airbus A380 can be done with a tooth pick.
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12-01-2012, 05:23 PM
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The 'DRAGON MAN'
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: In the Dark at Snake Valley, Victoria
Posts: 14,412
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mill
Funny bunch  
An Airbus A380 can be done with a tooth pick. 
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It can be 'Downed' by a toothpick too
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