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adrug

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The Buy Cactu A Camera Thread
#7451953 - 09/25/07 01:50 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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I admit, I haven't been reading the Hunting section of the site for too awfully long, but I have seen some amazing stuff come from cactu, only to be somewhat dismayed at the lack of detail in his photos. So I propose that we take donations for cactu, and buy him a camera with the capability to properly document these awesome finds in detail. Myself and one other person have already offered to throw in $20 each, and it wouldn't take TOO many people matching that to get him something nice. Granted, this is assuming he doesn't have a nice camera already and just doesn't know how to use the features properly. 
This would mean that cactu would have to give his contact information to someone he trusts on the site. I am more than willing to let whoever that person might be collect all the fundage and send the camera to the right location. I assume that person would probably be Alan or another hunting forum regular. This is in no way a scam perpetrated by me, I just want to see these mushroom finds in greater detail! So, am I crazy or is this a feasible idea?
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Alion



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Re: The Buy Cactu A Camera Thread [Re: adrug]
#7451987 - 09/25/07 02:04 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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sounds good i can give u like 5 bucks lol
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implee
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Re: The Buy Cactu A Camera Thread [Re: Alion]
#7452008 - 09/25/07 02:12 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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If i wasnt a bum ide pitch in a few dollars =-O but im a hobo...
Im writing from under a bridge right now.
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GGreatOne234
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Re: The Buy Cactu A Camera Thread [Re: adrug]
#7452893 - 09/25/07 06:25 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Yeah, cactu's pictures are a bit smokey looking. The contrast is set too bright..
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lineman
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Re: The Buy Cactu A Camera Thread [Re: GGreatOne234]
#7453896 - 09/25/07 11:09 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Bump, I have at least $20 on it too.
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sui
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Re: The Buy Cactu A Camera Thread [Re: lineman]
#7453951 - 09/25/07 11:28 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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why not teach him how to use his camera? Plus he's in Mexico, he can get a camera for dirt cheap prolly.
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CptnGarden
fuck this site

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Re: The Buy Cactu A Camera Thread [Re: sui]
#7453975 - 09/25/07 11:33 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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i would pay cactu 20$ just to see him post one of his crazy aztecorum threads
unfortunately i have 0$
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Alan Rockefeller
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Re: The Buy Cactu A Camera Thread [Re: sui]
#7453990 - 09/25/07 11:36 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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> why not teach him how to use his camera? Plus he's in Mexico, he can get a camera for dirt cheap prolly.
His camera apparently only works in certain rare conditions.
Getting cameras to the third world seems like a good thing for the shroomery to be involved in.
How is the camera availability there cactu? What are you using now?
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kaal-kopje
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If its a question of money to get cactu a decent camera i'll chip in a few bucks too.
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scout24
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My offer of $20.00 stands so long as Alan is spearheading the effort and catu's current camera is the problem.
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Dr. uarewotueat
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Re: The Buy Cactu A Camera Thread [Re: scout24]
#7456039 - 09/26/07 03:01 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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i think i'll have to donate to my own camera fund first, seen as someone stole mine
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2859558484
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i'd throw down some cash(paypal) for my rasta bro cactu.i'd pay him just because he brings home the bread.
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LouiseLouise
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Re: The Buy Cactu A Camera Thread [Re: 2859558484]
#7456398 - 09/26/07 04:28 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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agreed.
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cactu
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Re: The Buy Cactu A Camera Thread [Re: LouiseLouise]
#7457805 - 09/26/07 09:40 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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hello , this movement, make fell happy if we can get all this together for a camera imaging what we could do , jaja , thank you guys i consider you my friend even i don´t know most of you , i was using last year i canon power shot a60 2.5 megapixeles, but someone stoled from the car, huuuuh , almost in the beginning of this rainy season , well i have use many camera, Sony, dsc-p32 a sony handycam more, and you have to get used to your camera all are different , so i now how to used , it take a hard time for me to writhe but i can read and speak more easy, so instruction are not the problem , i have many issues to deal ,. and until now i have not sped on money to buy a new one, , i spend all my money in travel now jaja, what i use right now is a blackberry fone camera 1.3 megapixeles that the problem , sometimes i use my friend camera another cell Sony Erickson 2 megapixeles , better but not quite, , this was with the black berry
 the problem is only one in 100 pictures get like this, another more all less all some you don't even know what it is specially in macro mode. this is the same camera no so bad but still i guess is nature what helps
 there are with the Sony Erickson 2 megapixeles
 canon power shot a60
 Sony ericcsoon
 Sony Erickson
 this was another camera
 Sony dsc p32
 Sony hicam
 see you later friends , good vibration everyone
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KilroyMilosevik
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Re: The Buy Cactu A Camera Thread [Re: cactu]
#7457959 - 09/26/07 10:15 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Alright Cactu, I'll cut you a deal. If I get the camera that I want in the next few months (given that I have the money and the price goes down) I will GIVE you my old one... Don't get your hopes up on mine though cuz it may be awhile and hopefully everyone will donate enough for you to buy one yourself.
Here's a Link if you would like to take a look at it.
Granted its a couple of years old now, but its still in perfect condition (I take really good care of my photo equipment). I wouldn't use my gallery pics as examples of this camera's performance though, the sizes in my folder are whatever the server chooses to default them as - I don't have time to resize every single picture I upload.
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Edited by KilroyMilosevik (09/26/07 10:28 PM)
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Shroomeup
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^^^Thats a real nice looking camera. Imagine the pics cactu would come up with using something like that.
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KilroyMilosevik
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Re: The Buy Cactu A Camera Thread [Re: Shroomeup]
#7458452 - 09/27/07 12:47 AM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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He's got great photography skills... he just needs a decent camera to compliment them.
At the time, this camera was top of the line, but it IS NOT an SLR, its purely a digital medium format. I really love this camera, but I really really want a Nikon D80 or better. If I can get one soon for a price that is in my neighborhood, my samsung will be then be Cactu's samsung. And it will treat him well. That is if there aren't enough donations for him to get one on his own.
I'm dead serious about giving this camera to Cactu if he wants it... I just don't know how long it will be. I still have all the accessories that came with it in the box as well, but unfortunately I still haven't bought a remote shutter or external flash for it (never really had a use for either), otherwise I'd throw those in there too. It uses Compact Flash memory too; I have a 2gb card and the camera cannot even analyze how many pictures the card can hold.
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Edited by KilroyMilosevik (09/27/07 12:51 AM)
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gmuralid
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50$ from my end.
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cactu
culture and magic


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Re: The Buy Cactu A Camera Thread [Re: gmuralid]
#7459494 - 09/27/07 09:35 AM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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hello, whoa , thats a Ferrari , KilroyMilosevik , nice camera , rainy season have few times of fun yet, but i´m felling the change now , i love all mushrooms so many will appear until December specially wood destroyer as ganoderma and other polypore, some ascomicetes and mixomicetes can be found until December too, but we always gonna have a next year, 2008 , i fell great even with crappy pictures, i was able to see the distribution of many species, found new location, new species, new forest, new friends , new beginning ,and document all this , i have my notes ´so every year is more easy , and i cover more territory, next year will be amazing, i can only dreams of it now, but i have all the information i need now , the experience, and the patience, i believe in destiny , Mexico is so big i only hunt in my maximum 6hours territory, mostly in jalisco state , but next year i will cover others state too , i still have few thing to find in jalisco i know many , register and unregister, know or unknown , but i also fell the desire more to experiment in others state also more and more, you know KilroyMilosevik you are no attach to things, jaja , with a camera like that , well if is your wish is my desire.
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Alan Rockefeller
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Re: The Buy Cactu A Camera Thread [Re: cactu]
#7465007 - 09/28/07 05:16 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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