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Rick Ehrenberg

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Apr 5, 2003, 11:18:24 AM4/5/03
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WARNING!

If you are considering a new digital camera, steer clear of AGFA products at
all costs.

I bought a very expensive model 4 years ago (approx. US$1000). It now needs
a very small part (~$5) to be functional. Despite 20 calls and 5 e-mails, to
Agfa USA, Canada, and their reps., they steadfastly say, exactly: "We don't
supply any parts for your camera". So I have $1000 worth of garbage!

Richard Ehrenberg, NY, USA

Mikey

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Apr 5, 2003, 11:24:22 AM4/5/03
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Haven't I read this ( about 10 times) before?

Ok already, we heard the sad story, now grow up, move on, buy a new camera
( a 4 year old one is obsolete anyway, though it might make a good
paperweight) and go out and take some pictures.

--

Mikey
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Someone Who Cares

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Apr 5, 2003, 11:47:05 AM4/5/03
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What's the point in posting this over and over? Who exactly do you think you
are damaging? I doubt that there are many people here who own cameras with the
Agfa brand associated with it, and even if they do...either they like them , or
they don't. Your tale of woe isn't going to influence anyone.

Drop it, OK? Move on.

JC

Bryan Biggers

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Apr 5, 2003, 12:32:36 PM4/5/03
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"Rick Ehrenberg" <rehrenbe...@hvc.rr.com> wrote in
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> WARNING!
>
> If you are considering a new digital camera, steer clear of AGFA
> products at all costs.

That won't be hard to do because AGFA stopped selling digital cameras a
couple years ago. Bryan


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Dan J.S.

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Apr 5, 2003, 5:52:56 PM4/5/03
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"Mikey" <abc...@att.net> wrote in message
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> Haven't I read this ( about 10 times) before?
>
> Ok already, we heard the sad story, now grow up, move on, buy a new camera
> ( a 4 year old one is obsolete anyway, though it might make a good
> paperweight) and go out and take some pictures.


would you say that about a 4 year old car? I must agree with the poster...
Boycott AGFA

Dan


Dave Wolff

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Apr 5, 2003, 6:02:53 PM4/5/03
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Hey folks... for a few of us, $1,000 is a lot of money. Why not at least
the the poor fella' vent some for his $1,000??? Next time you see the
message header... PASS...

Dave Wolff

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Seymore

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Apr 5, 2003, 7:33:34 PM4/5/03
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L A M E ! ! !

Spaming Troll!!!

Plink!


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Betty johnson

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Apr 10, 2003, 8:37:07 AM4/10/03
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On Sat, 5 Apr 2003 18:02:53 -0500, "Dave Wolff"
<dwo...@modsoftware.com> wrote:

>Hey folks... for a few of us, $1,000 is a lot of money. Why not at least
>the the poor fella' vent some for his $1,000??? Next time you see the
>message header... PASS...
>
>Dave Wolff
>

I've been doing just that for about two weeks or so. Enough is enough.
He has had many very reasonable answers to his problem and he is
obviously not interested in solving anything. I just global killfiled
him so I'll not be subjected to his pathetic whine again!

Betty J

Harley Bozeman

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Apr 20, 2003, 8:26:20 AM4/20/03
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Boycott France.

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>

George Kerby

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Apr 20, 2003, 5:54:26 PM4/20/03
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On 4/20/03 7:26 AM, in article Mlwoa.136952$yh1.8...@news1.east.cox.net,
"Harley Bozeman" <har...@st-charles.net> wrote:

"Three points cyan. No one cares about three points! Don't call me back
until you're off by double digits!"

Who? In what movie?


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Bart van der Wolf

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Apr 21, 2003, 4:58:35 AM4/21/03
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"Harley Bozeman" <har...@st-charles.net> wrote in message
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> Boycott France.

Why? Agfa is a Belgian company.

Bart


SecretSquirrel

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Apr 21, 2003, 4:41:42 PM4/21/03
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"Bart van der Wolf" <bvd...@nospam.nl> wrote in message
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Naaah - Agfa is a Swedish company !
**SS**


George Kerby

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Apr 21, 2003, 6:23:00 PM4/21/03
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On 4/20/03 4:54 PM, in article BAC8813F.2BBF%ghost_...@hotmail.com,
"George Kerby" <ghost_...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> On 4/20/03 7:26 AM, in article Mlwoa.136952$yh1.8...@news1.east.cox.net,
> "Harley Bozeman" <har...@st-charles.net> wrote:
>
>> Boycott France.
>>
>> "Dan J.S." <m...@hyperx.com> wrote in message
>> news:v8unfuf...@news.supernews.com...
>>>
>>> "Mikey" <abc...@att.net> wrote in message
>>> news:3N6dnREpAfa...@giganews.com...
>>>> Haven't I read this ( about 10 times) before?
>>>>
>>>> Ok already, we heard the sad story, now grow up, move on, buy a new
>> camera
>>>> ( a 4 year old one is obsolete anyway, though it might make a good
>>>> paperweight) and go out and take some pictures.
>>>
>>>
>>> would you say that about a 4 year old car? I must agree with the
>> poster...
>>> Boycott AGFA
>>>
>>> Dan
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
> "Three points cyan. No one cares about three points! Don't call me back
> until you're off by double digits!"
>
> Who? In what movie?
>
>

Man I can't believe that anyone in here would not get this one! Come on,
give a guess! I'll give you guys a little more time...

Bart van der Wolf

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Apr 21, 2003, 7:15:19 PM4/21/03
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"SecretSquirrel" <sec...@secret.squirrel> wrote in message
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??
http://www.agfa.com/about/addresses/

Bart


George Kerby

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Apr 21, 2003, 8:15:44 PM4/21/03
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On 4/21/03 5:23 PM, in article BAC9D971.2E33%ghost_...@hotmail.com,
"George Kerby" <ghost_...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> On 4/20/03 4:54 PM, in article BAC8813F.2BBF%ghost_...@hotmail.com,
> "George Kerby" <ghost_...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 4/20/03 7:26 AM, in article Mlwoa.136952$yh1.8...@news1.east.cox.net,
>> "Harley Bozeman" <har...@st-charles.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Boycott France.
>>>
>>> "Dan J.S." <m...@hyperx.com> wrote in message
>>> news:v8unfuf...@news.supernews.com...
>>>>
>>>> "Mikey" <abc...@att.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:3N6dnREpAfa...@giganews.com...
>>>>> Haven't I read this ( about 10 times) before?
>>>>>
>>>>> Ok already, we heard the sad story, now grow up, move on, buy a new
>>> camera
>>>>> ( a 4 year old one is obsolete anyway, though it might make a good
>>>>> paperweight) and go out and take some pictures.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> would you say that about a 4 year old car? I must agree with the
>>> poster...
>>>> Boycott AGFA
>>>>
>>>> Dan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>> "Three points cyan. No one cares about three points! Don't call me back
>> until you're off by double digits!"
>>
>> Who? In what movie?
>>
>>
> Man I can't believe that anyone in here would not get this one! Come on,
> give a guess! I'll give you guys a little more time...
>

You people just don't have any fun in you.
BUUUUUUUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
!!!!!!!!

TIME"S UP!

WE HAVE NO WINNERS-Sorry!

Q: Who?
A: Bill (?) The AGFA repair dude.

Q: What Movie?
A: "One Hour Photo"

SHHHEESH! No Gamers here....

Q.G. de Bakker

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Apr 22, 2003, 1:43:17 PM4/22/03
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Bart van der Wolf wrote:

> Why? Agfa is a Belgian company.

AGFA is a German company. Gevaert was Belgian.

Let's boycot the Barbaric Hords instead.


Bart van der Wolf

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Apr 22, 2003, 5:07:33 PM4/22/03
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"Q.G. de Bakker" <q...@worldonline.nl> wrote in message
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Ah, but barbarism is in the eye of the beholder. The Hords have spread over
the world. Let's boycot the world.

By the way, not that it really matters, since approx. 39 years the
Agfa-Gevaert group is a legal construction (both working companies holding
50% of the other's shares) of the former German Agfa and the former Belgian
Gevaert companies. The daily operations are conducted from the Belgian
headoffice in Mortsel, close to Antwerp, where the parent company is located
as well.

Bart


George Kerby

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Apr 22, 2003, 5:38:18 PM4/22/03
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On 4/22/03 4:07 PM, in article 3ea5af16$0$49107$e4fe...@news.xs4all.nl,

Info Overload!
BTW: How come no one here knew the answer to my little quiz above? I thought
SOMEONE would get the AGFA connection. I don't think that they are in the
photolab processing business, either...

Q.G. de Bakker

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Apr 22, 2003, 6:14:03 PM4/22/03
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Bart van der Wolf wrote:

> > Let's boycot the Barbaric Hords instead.
>
> Ah, but barbarism is in the eye of the beholder. The Hords have spread
over
> the world. Let's boycot the world.

That's the fun bit of boycotting the Barbaric Hords. ;-)

> By the way, not that it really matters, since approx. 39 years the
> Agfa-Gevaert group is a legal construction (both working companies holding
> 50% of the other's shares) of the former German Agfa and the former
Belgian
> Gevaert companies. The daily operations are conducted from the Belgian
> headoffice in Mortsel, close to Antwerp, where the parent company is
located
> as well.

I see you have dug a little deeper in the AGFA-Gevaert site. Good! ;-)

[]--SkonOfVulcan--[]

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Apr 27, 2003, 10:17:25 PM4/27/03
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I agree Dave. $1000 item die's after only 4 years would piss me off to.
That's more then a months income (Bachelors in Graphic Design & Associates
in Computer Science) in the area of Idaho I live in. Median income in the
area for a family of 4 is <$12k a year. Then again rent is only $340 for the
4 bedroom two bath house I'm in, so... it all kind of evens out, but still
IT'S A $1000 DOWN THE TUBES!!!

Regards,
-Skon

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