Round 9: Signup & Pre-Launch Discussion

ambaker · Sep 16, 2012

Why is it that some people always seem determined to ram their opinion past everyone else?

Shawn Rahman · Sep 16, 2012

Hey All. So here are the lists & the cameras. Perhaps not the most efficient list possible, but both cameras have to go international. We also want to make sure there are no concerns or issues with those who have to incur additional postage costs to ship overseas, so please PM me if you have any concerns. I understand some are being asked to pay more postage relative to others. I am willing to share in the costs of postage for anyone shipping international. Again, PM me.

We're just waiting for one more person to confirm address & participation.

We will start a new thread in a couple of days to announce the Official Round 9 launch. This will include the final lists and the rules of engagement. Both cameras are small, and both are very good and well-regarded P&S cameras. We'll call them Camera #1 and Camera #2 until someone comes up with names for them.

ROUND #9 - CAMERA #1
rcam Portchester, NY
walbergb Manitoba, Canada
the banana Manitoba, Canada
MattKing BC, Canada
John_NikonF Duvall, WA
Moose on the Loose Kumamoto-ken, Japan
edibot42 Half Moon Bay, CA
technowizard Los Gatos, CA
k_jupiter San Jose, CA
flatulent1 Shoreline, WA
tron_ Shelby Township, MI
FilmSprocket Pinckney, MI
Newt on Swings Brooklyn, NY
Shawn Rahman Whitestone, NY

ROUND #9 - CAMERA #2
Sile Ireland
Raphael Plougastel, France
rst Oestringen, Germany
kraker Breda, The Netherlands
nicholai Denmark
Steve Smith Isle of Wight, UK
M.A. Longmore Hartsdale, NY
jnanian Warwick, RI
Rick A Emporium, PA
Jim17x Worth, IL
zsas Crystal Lake, IL
ambaker Poplar Bluff, MO
toro_mike Englewood, CO

Newt_on_Swings · Sep 16, 2012

Awesome to hear! Thanks again for taking the time to set this up for cameras 9.1 and 9.2. Excited for another round, and looking forward to reading the comments in the coming camera 9 thread.

mooseontheloose · Sep 16, 2012

Ahh, poor, lonely old me in Japan -- glad to see I'm making camera 1 a little more international! ;-)

walbergb · Sep 16, 2012

What, no underwear theme And what about names for the cameras. Is that idea dead? Seems to me that with names like 9.1 and 9.2 the finishing order is already determined

lxdude · Sep 17, 2012

How about Fred and Ethel, Lucy and Ricky, Mutt and Jeff, Nip and Tuck, Hop and Skip, Him and Her/She and He, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Pete and Repeat, Dis'n and Dat'n, Groucho and Harpo, Rhett and Scarlett, Hope and Pray (as in "they don't get lost"), Ap and Ug, or...

...or maybe my ideas are just dumb and dumber.

edibot42 · Sep 17, 2012

I like "Hope and Pray"

rcam72 · Sep 17, 2012

edibot42 said:
I like "Hope and Pray"

+1

zsas · Sep 17, 2012

+2 so long as it doesn't get mistyped as Hope and Prey:alien:

lxdude · Sep 17, 2012

I forgot 'Spirit' and 'Opportunity', though as only one is chuggin' along now, maybe not...

lxdude · Sep 17, 2012

flatulent1 said:
I smile when I think of ewe...

I'm sure you do- I'll bet you ruminate a lot!

rst · Sep 17, 2012

Shawn Rahman said:
... I understand some are being asked to pay more postage relative to others. I am willing to share in the costs of postage for anyone shipping international. Again, PM me.

A few months ago I sent a package to Japan and was surprised about the low costs. So if needed, I would take the part to send from the European tour over to US for camera - which name we do not know - #2 (this is btw my proposal for a name )

Cheers
Ruediger

lxdude · Sep 17, 2012

mooseontheloose said:
You know, Shawn and Sile might make good names for the cameras...

Hmm...

lxdude · Sep 17, 2012

Síle said:
Now isn't that such a cute idea! Just think Shawn.. our babies would really be our babies!

HMMMmmm...

Though I'm not so sure how I'd feel if (when) I read a post saying "Síle's been lost for 4 weeks now... last seen in the hands of TheFlatulent1"....

OOOooooo

flatulent1 · Sep 17, 2012

walbergb said:
What, no underwear theme And what about names for the cameras. Is that idea dead? Seems to me that with names like 9.1 and 9.2 the finishing order is already determined

Oh, we're supposed to do without underwear when shooting? I sure hope I don't get stopped by the police again.

lxdude · Sep 17, 2012

Oh no, Fred, you must always wear your underwear, even if it's polka-dotted women's bikini briefs.
And this is mandatory:

www.flat-d.com

flatulent1 · Sep 19, 2012

<cough>

So... Have we lost cameras 9 already?

Raphael · Sep 19, 2012

Hi all,

So I will receive the camera from "la verte Erin", sent by Sìle, I am very honoured

For the names, I vote too for Hope and Pray

BTW, with what kind of film the cameras will be loaded ?

Regards,

Raphael

edibot42 · Sep 19, 2012

I think that we're using Tri-X.

lxdude · Sep 19, 2012

Next question: with what are some of you people loaded?

MattKing · Sep 19, 2012

lxdude said:
Next question: with what are some of you people loaded?

Irrational optimism, of course!

flatulent1 · Sep 22, 2012

HellOOOOOooooo....

(sound of crickets chirping)

thebanana · Sep 22, 2012

lxdude said:
Next question: with what are some of you people loaded?

Rum?

ambaker · Sep 22, 2012

thebanana said:
Rum?

Tequila!

Busy going through a box of 10 cameras purchased for 20 bucks...

walbergb · Sep 23, 2012

thebanana said:
Rum?

And I took you for a beer drinker:confused: I'll have to take you out for a beer....I mean a rum now that you are retired (make that soon to be).

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