Brett Jaffee <
[email protected]> wrote:
> "tcmedara" <
[email protected]> wrote in
news:T05Fb.39051$hf1.14894@lakeread06:
>
>> Brett Jaffee <
[email protected]> wrote:
>>> "Per Elmsäter" <
[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
>>>
>>>> Brett Jaffee wrote:
>>>>> Wow..I bet you really had to think hard about that one.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You didn't seem to think very hard before you replied either. I'll spell it out for you then.
>>>> "I think this is going to cost you a lot more than you think".
>>>
>>> Really...Take a look at the prices on the typical lipstick cameras. They cost $100-200. THATS
>>> WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. In the future, if you want to make another unhelpful smart-ass comment
>>> and not look like an idiot in the process, I suggest you do some more research.
>>
>> .....and that's what Perre was talking about too before you went off in a snit. Your OP talked
>> about wanting to spend about $150. He replied that $150 will cover the cost of a good helmet.
>> Sooooooo.....anything you buy beyond just the helmet is going to put you beyond your ballpark
>> $150. Particularly if you start mounting a $100-200 lipstick camera (your figure, I'll take your
>> word for it) on it. Okay Einstein, now do the math. Unless you're going to use duct tape, you're
>> going to have to up your baseline price. That was the point our friend Perre was getting at.
>> Apparently you were too obtuse to figure that out on your own, though I'll politely refrain from
>> labeling you as the idiot, after all it is the Christmas season. So is this YOUR idea of
>> research?
>
> Jesus, it just isn't that complicated. I was asking about the price of a camera...PERIOD.
> THAT'S IT.
That may be what you meant, but what you wrote was:
"Can anyone give me some info or links on a good setup for the camera (obviously we need a recording
device/camcorder as well, but that's another issue)? We weren't talking about anything high-
end...maybe around $150?"
From the words above, it sounds like you are looking for ways to mount the camera, vice info for a
purchase. Particularly since you state that the camera is "another issue." At this point its clear
what you're after, but only after 3-4 posts. It probably wasn't that complicated to start, but your
lack of clarity in your writing did, in fact, complicate the issue. You compounded the error by
snapping back at those who understood what you actually wrote vice what you meant to write.
I'm relatively new here myself, but have learned that the folks here are generally pleasant and
somewhat intelligent. Just don't show your ass the first time you pop up out of the ether or else
it will get handed to you. Frankly, that's one of the things that keeps this NG interesting.
Merry Christmas
Tom
