Thread: Embarrassment

Originally Posted by banjo

Yeah it works great i just need new batteries & a film . still all clean inside its my first real camera so i look after it ...

Hey when we spoke on the phone you never had an accent . where did you come from ...

At work they call me the South Pacific Pom

When I arrived here in 2000 (for the final time - I had been spending up to 3 months a year here since 1978) my boss told me to lose the accent; "I can sell your skills but not a Kiwi - lose the accent" so I had to learn to speak differently

Originally Posted by Ausfree

Banjo, if the camera is clean and has been kept away from moisture, you should put new batteries in it and you can still get first class photo's with it. Film is still available and they still process film at places like K-Mart!!! When you store it always pack that silica-gel with it to absorb moisture. Look through the lens and make sure there is no fungus in it, if there is it can still be cleaned if it is not too bad, but of cause that costs!!!

Yeah Aus i thinking of it as aldi has this little scanner to put your pics on the puter for about $40 & its not much bigger than a standard stills picture..

Originally Posted by drifter

At work they call me the South Pacific Pom

When I arrived here in 2000 (for the final time - I had been spending up to 3 months a year here since 1978) my boss told me to lose the accent; "I can sell your skills but not a Kiwi - lose the accent" so I had to learn to speak differently

Fatty just said so when he says six he says sex..

Originally Posted by banjo

Yeah Aus i thinking of it as aldi has this little scanner to put your pics on the puter for about $40 & its not much bigger than a standard stills picture..

Does this scanner work off the negative?

When we where still having to do what my oldman wanted we used to go to BBQs all the time , every month it was someones turn to host & there where a couple of Kiwigains cause i cant spell mouris , Anyway when it was there turn we always had hungi's & there was always there a guy we called BIG MUMMA played his guitar & someone else had one as well .. Man could they belt out a tune & everyone joind in was awesome probably the best times i can remember from those times..

Originally Posted by Ausfree

Does this scanner work off the negative?

Na just the pics after they are developed but its small & quick plus i have others i would like to put on the puter..

Originally Posted by Ausfree

Does this scanner work off the negative?

G'day all,

My old man had a device for scanning negatives. It was a plastic do-dad (technical eh?) that you slide the negatives into and then place on top of the scanner. (Worked for slides too) I think it might have had a backlight arragement too.

Then software can reverse it to postive. Worked pretty well.

Originally Posted by banjo

When we where still having to do what my oldman wanted we used to go to BBQs all the time , every month it was someones turn to host & there where a couple of Kiwigains cause i cant spell mouris , Anyway when it was there turn we always had hungi's & there was always there a guy we called BIG MUMMA played his guitar & someone else had one as well .. Man could they belt out a tune & everyone joind in was awesome probably the best times i can remember from those times..

There is a Maori guy in Burraga who does a pretty decent hangi. They can all sing - and the more the merrier. Fun times.

Originally Posted by Sleepy

G'day all,

My old man had a device for scanning negatives. It was a plastic do-dad (technical eh?) that you slide the negatives into and then place on top of the scanner. (Worked for slides too) I think it might have had a backlight arragement too.

Then software can reverse it to postive. Worked pretty well.

They are getting very popular - especially amongst the age group who have thousands of slides stacked away and now are really into sharing the family pics via computer. With places like Momento around they can make coffee table books of their old memories. I keep threatening my kids that I am going to do that for Christmas presents for them