FX1000 and additional lighting...

Stelios Christofides · July 9th, 2009, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Taky Cheung

nah... he misread the info. The sony has 40 lux and 80 lux only. not 800 lux. It also doesn't say 80 lux measured at what distance. Comer spec says it was 900 lux at 1 meter.

Taky
I don't think that I have missed the info, I think that SONY missed the info. Attached is the text taken from their operational manual.

Rob
Thanks though for providing all the measurements. I am not really happy with the Sony light but I want to be sure when I purchase a new one that I won't be disappointment, especially if I have to pay much more than the Sony one.

Stelios

Rob Morse · July 9th, 2009, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Stelios Christofides

Thanks though for providing all the measurements. I am not really happy with the Sony light but I want to be sure when I purchase a new one that I won't be disappointment, especially if I have to pay much more than the Sony one.

Stelios

That's why I'm posting all this stuff. Since I have all 3 lights I'm trying to give you all the info so you can make the best decision for your needs. It does get costly to keep up with all the new gadgets.

Stelios Christofides · July 9th, 2009, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Rob Morse

...It does get costly to keep up with all the new gadgets.

You can say that again Rob. The minister of Finance (my wife) keeps telling me that we are in recession now...

Stelios

Jeff Harper · July 9th, 2009, 10:50 AM

Stelios, FYI: I'm not getting the comer at this time, so I won't be able to tell you about it.

I placed the order for the Comer with Taky, then promptly spent all of my PayPal money on still photo gear.

Taky wrote me saying he had not recieved my payment two days later, and we both checked with PayPal and there had bee a computer error. Very unusual. I had actually gotten a PayPal receipt. Taky noticed it has a date of December 1969, which was even stranger.

So the short version of this story is I now don't have the money for it, the order didn't go through, so I'll have to wait.

Stelios Christofides · July 9th, 2009, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Harper

....So the short version of this story is I now don't have the money for it,... so I'll have to wait.

Join the club...lol

Stelios

Jeff Harper · July 9th, 2009, 11:10 AM

The good news is I now have some amazing camera lenses I'm using Sunday which I wouldn't have had the money for if the light order went through, so it all worked out, but much differently than if the light purchase had gone through.

Taky Cheung · July 9th, 2009, 06:54 PM

message removed

Jeff Harper · July 10th, 2009, 02:05 AM

Message removed, apology accepted, sorry for the misunderstanding taky.

Jeff Harper · July 10th, 2009, 02:23 AM

Message removed.

Taky Cheung · July 10th, 2009, 03:53 AM

Jeff, I beg you read my post again. I didn't accuse you of scamming me. It was what Paypal said. I think and I know they are wrong. That's why I said Paypal has some serious issue. I appreicate your prompt return of my wrong shipment too.

Seriously, I didn't say you scam me. I'm sorry if it comes out that way. For that, I apologised.

Taky Cheung · July 10th, 2009, 04:00 AM

Jeff, you are right. I shouldn't have post that message publicly. Although I didn't say you scam me, other might perceive it that way. I'm sorry again and I will remove that message.

Barry J. Weckesser · July 10th, 2009, 04:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Harper

Really Taky, your first clue that this was a PayPal error should be the date on the receipt.

I have to say it again, how stupid would someone have to be to to do such a thing?

Jeff - as an independent observer I don't really think Taky was "calling you out" publicly - from what I read in his post it sounded like he didn't believe what Paypal had told him and used the corroberating evidence of the wierd date of the transaction and transaction ID 0 - he then goes on to say that Paypal has some serious issue (probably a computer snafu as noted). Paypal was actually accusing you of a potential scam all becuase they had made the error in the first place - Taky was just repeating that and saying that he doubted it and it was most likely Paypal's error.

I have purchased two lights from Taky and he has been very upfront in our dealings.

Jeff - calm down - I don't really think there is a disagreement here - Paypal was the culprit and you both pointed that out. I have seen instances in other forums where Paypal has messed up the payments but it has always been resolved.

Taky is just in the process of expanding his internet business and he seems to be very sensitive and accomodating to his customer's needs and will bend over backwards to not have any bad publicity.

Peace!!

Jeff Harper · July 10th, 2009, 04:13 AM

Taky, I do accept your apology. Please leave it up so that people who read it earlier will understand there was a mistake.

I literally became sick over it and have been awake for hours waiting for PayPal offices to open.

The post was up for hours, however and I cannot imagine what people thought.

Lets move on.

Thank you for clearing it up.

To be clear, in my dealings with Taky he has been upfront and honest and I recommend him highly as a vendor. There was a miscommunication earlier but apparently I misunderstood. It seemed clear to me, but since at least one other person (Barry) has pointed out that I misunderstood than I will accept that and in return I will apologize to Taky as well.

My apologies Taky for misunderstanding your post.

I'm so glad that is over, I was so upset!

Barry J. Weckesser · July 10th, 2009, 04:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Harper

Message removed, apology accepted, sorry for the misunderstanding taky.

Ha Ha - as I was composing my message it sounds like you guys got things worked out.

Great!!

Taky Cheung · July 10th, 2009, 04:17 AM

Jeff, thank you so much. I am not able to go back to sleep too. *phew* Now I feel better. I should have just fwd you the stupid email from paypal (in private of course) and both of us will just lauged about it.

Barry, thanks for helping me out too.

July 9th, 2009, 06:54 PM	#67
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July 10th, 2009, 03:53 AM	#70
Taky Cheung Inner Circle Join Date: May 2007 Location: Los Angeles, USA Posts: 2,114	Jeff, I beg you read my post again. I didn't accuse you of scamming me. It was what Paypal said. I think and I know they are wrong. That's why I said Paypal has some serious issue. I appreicate your prompt return of my wrong shipment too. Seriously, I didn't say you scam me. I'm sorry if it comes out that way. For that, I apologised. __________________ LA Color Pros Blog RODE Authorized Reseller . Comer LED Camera Lights . TakyBox HTML5 Menu Generator

July 10th, 2009, 04:00 AM	#71
Taky Cheung Inner Circle Join Date: May 2007 Location: Los Angeles, USA Posts: 2,114	Jeff, you are right. I shouldn't have post that message publicly. Although I didn't say you scam me, other might perceive it that way. I'm sorry again and I will remove that message. __________________ LA Color Pros Blog RODE Authorized Reseller . Comer LED Camera Lights . TakyBox HTML5 Menu Generator

July 9th, 2009, 10:50 AM	#64
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	Stelios, FYI: I'm not getting the comer at this time, so I won't be able to tell you about it. I placed the order for the Comer with Taky, then promptly spent all of my PayPal money on still photo gear. Taky wrote me saying he had not recieved my payment two days later, and we both checked with PayPal and there had bee a computer error. Very unusual. I had actually gotten a PayPal receipt. Taky noticed it has a date of December 1969, which was even stranger. So the short version of this story is I now don't have the money for it, the order didn't go through, so I'll have to wait.

July 9th, 2009, 11:10 AM	#66
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	The good news is I now have some amazing camera lenses I'm using Sunday which I wouldn't have had the money for if the light order went through, so it all worked out, but much differently than if the light purchase had gone through.

July 10th, 2009, 04:13 AM	#73
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	Taky, I do accept your apology. Please leave it up so that people who read it earlier will understand there was a mistake. I literally became sick over it and have been awake for hours waiting for PayPal offices to open. The post was up for hours, however and I cannot imagine what people thought. Lets move on. Thank you for clearing it up. To be clear, in my dealings with Taky he has been upfront and honest and I recommend him highly as a vendor. There was a miscommunication earlier but apparently I misunderstood. It seemed clear to me, but since at least one other person (Barry) has pointed out that I misunderstood than I will accept that and in return I will apologize to Taky as well. My apologies Taky for misunderstanding your post. I'm so glad that is over, I was so upset!

July 10th, 2009, 04:17 AM	#75
Taky Cheung Inner Circle Join Date: May 2007 Location: Los Angeles, USA Posts: 2,114	Jeff, thank you so much. I am not able to go back to sleep too. phew Now I feel better. I should have just fwd you the stupid email from paypal (in private of course) and both of us will just lauged about it. Barry, thanks for helping me out too. __________________ LA Color Pros Blog RODE Authorized Reseller . Comer LED Camera Lights . TakyBox HTML5 Menu Generator