"Sony Talk" Addicts Anonymous?

I NEED a meeting!!! I am finding that after a few short weeks of use, that I have become hopelessly addicted to DP Review's Sony Talk Forum! I'm not kidding! As soon as I wake up, before I go to sleep, and sometimes if I can get away with it without fear of being discovered by my family (who all think I have lost my mind) during bathroom trips DURING the night, I access this site. My thoughts have become consumed by my thirst for Sony Talk! I recognize my addiction and admit I am powerless over it! I would "turn it all over to GOD, but I have a sinking feeling that he might actually BE Ulysses and is addicted to this forum as well! I am constantly sneaking peeks at Sony Talk, telling my family "It's only a short one and I CAN control it"! "I can go off-line whenever I want"!...... sadly knowing that I am now being untruthful to my loved ones. OH the MISERY and DESPAIR!!! I might as well delete my long dormant and almost forgottem "favorites"! If I could I would probably set my computer to automatically default access Sony Talk at start-up! I find myself nervously pacing back and forth as I watch my 5 year old daughter playing her computer games. I no it's illogical, but I'm starting to HATE and resent her "Blues Clues" game. I'm in BIG TROUBLE here and have nowhere near reached "my bottom"! Keep me in your thoughts and prayers! Curt A.

Curt,
I know how you feel.
I think, I'm free from any addictions.
YES I AM!
Am I?
Janusz

Curt A. said:

I NEED a meeting!!! I am finding that after a few short weeks of use,
that I have become hopelessly addicted to DP Review's Sony Talk Forum!

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You are not alone with the symptom. I am not sure if it's a good thing or bad thing. It doesn't seem to be contagious through air or contact. It may be through the wires. Let us know when you feel any changes in symptoms.

Curt A. said:

I NEED a meeting!!! I am finding that after a few short weeks of use,
that I have become hopelessly addicted to DP Review's Sony Talk Forum!
I'm not kidding! As soon as I wake up, before I go to sleep, and
sometimes if I can get away with it without fear of being discovered by
my family (who all think I have lost my mind) during bathroom trips
DURING the night, I access this site. My thoughts have become consumed by
my thirst for Sony Talk! I recognize my addiction and admit I am
powerless over it! I would "turn it all over to GOD, but I have a sinking
feeling that he might actually BE Ulysses and is addicted to this forum
as well! I am constantly sneaking peeks at Sony Talk, telling my family
"It's only a short one and I CAN control it"! "I can go off-line whenever
I want"!...... sadly knowing that I am now being untruthful to my loved
ones. OH the MISERY and DESPAIR!!! I might as well delete my long dormant
and almost forgottem "favorites"! If I could I would probably set my
computer to automatically default access Sony Talk at start-up! I find
myself nervously pacing back and forth as I watch my 5 year old daughter
playing her computer games. I no it's illogical, but I'm starting to HATE
and resent her "Blues Clues" game. I'm in BIG TROUBLE here and have
nowhere near reached "my bottom"! Keep me in your thoughts and prayers!
Curt A.

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Curt,

I am worse than you. Because

1.) I read the Nikon forum too.

2.) An example: a while ago i had a DSC-D770 and sold it a few weeks ago.
Now i am missing a lot of features of this cam and just a couple of minutes
ago i bought it again on Ebay, because the price was too seductive.
So what do you say about someone who has a CP990 and F505V and
this guy buy a 1.3 MPixel cam too?

So you see, there are always people which are worse...

Best regards,

Andreas

is

Andreas P. said:

Curt,

I am worse than you. Because

1.) I read the Nikon forum too.

2.) An example: a while ago i had a DSC-D770 and sold it a few weeks ago.
Now i am missing a lot of features of this cam and just a couple of minutes
ago i bought it again on Ebay, because the price was too seductive.
So what do you say about someone who has a CP990 and F505V and
this guy buy a 1.3 MPixel cam too?

So you see, there are always people which are worse...

Best regards,

Andreas

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Hmmm, Andreas seems to have the next stage symptoms - multiple forums and mutiple cameras. Is there anybody out there at the more developed stage ?

Andreas P. said:

Curt,

I am worse than you. Because

1.) I read the Nikon forum too.

2.) An example: a while ago i had a DSC-D770 and sold it a few weeks ago.
Now i am missing a lot of features of this cam and just a couple of minutes
ago i bought it again on Ebay, because the price was too seductive.
So what do you say about someone who has a CP990 and F505V and
this guy buy a 1.3 MPixel cam too?

So you see, there are always people which are worse...

Best regards,

Andreas

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Andreas, I feel BETTER now. You are right you are truly a MESS! Get some HELP! (lol). If I was being totally truthful.... (I could tell you some stories...)

I will keep a fellow addict in MY thoughts and prayers, that we might learn the meaning of "moderation" and "balance" Curt A.

Andreas P. said:

Curt,

I am worse than you. Because

1.) I read the Nikon forum too.

2.) An example: a while ago i had a DSC-D770 and sold it a few weeks ago.
Now i am missing a lot of features of this cam and just a couple of minutes
ago i bought it again on Ebay, because the price was too seductive.
So what do you say about someone who has a CP990 and F505V and
this guy buy a 1.3 MPixel cam too?

So you see, there are always people which are worse...

Best regards,

Andreas

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Maybe we need some signs and symptoms of Sony Forum Addiction so folks can know when they are getting in to trouble - like:

• Your web browser home page is set to http://www.dpreview.com/forums/forum.asp?forum=1009

• Your hard drive is full of Sony photos - and you didn't take any of them

• You know where Ulyssis, Pondria, Lin and ALBERT live and how many children they have but you are not sure where your own kids are.

• You see someone walking down the street with a Nikon camera and you cross over to the other side of the road to avoid them.

• You actually know what that strange looking big lens with the little camera attached to it is - and how to use it.

• and last but not least - you know what Ullysis is talking about when he starts getting technical.

Maybe we should call the group Sony Forum Annonymous - hmmm - the acronym for that would be SFA - maybe that won't work after all

Hey, Phil, how about an ONLINE CHAT so we could all talk at the same time - what a high that would be - oops - back to day 1 - GP

Curt A. said:

I NEED a meeting!!! I am finding that after a few short weeks of use,
that I have become hopelessly addicted to DP Review's Sony Talk Forum!
I'm not kidding! As soon as I wake up, before I go to sleep, and
sometimes if I can get away with it without fear of being discovered by
my family (who all think I have lost my mind) during bathroom trips
DURING the night, I access this site. My thoughts have become consumed by
my thirst for Sony Talk! I recognize my addiction and admit I am
powerless over it! I would "turn it all over to GOD, but I have a sinking
feeling that he might actually BE Ulysses and is addicted to this forum
as well! I am constantly sneaking peeks at Sony Talk, telling my family
"It's only a short one and I CAN control it"! "I can go off-line whenever
I want"!...... sadly knowing that I am now being untruthful to my loved
ones. OH the MISERY and DESPAIR!!! I might as well delete my long dormant
and almost forgottem "favorites"! If I could I would probably set my
computer to automatically default access Sony Talk at start-up! I find
myself nervously pacing back and forth as I watch my 5 year old daughter
playing her computer games. I no it's illogical, but I'm starting to HATE
and resent her "Blues Clues" game. I'm in BIG TROUBLE here and have
nowhere near reached "my bottom"! Keep me in your thoughts and prayers!
Curt A.

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Gheeez, I have the same symptoms too.

Night and day, whenever I'm home, and also at work ... I have this feeling that I "must" not miss a single post in this forum. It seems my day is not complete without reading everything I can.
Lucky for me, I'm still single, LOL!

Curt A. said:

I NEED a meeting!!! I am finding that after a few short weeks of use,
that I have become hopelessly addicted to DP Review's Sony Talk Forum!
I'm not kidding! As soon as I wake up, before I go to sleep, and
sometimes if I can get away with it without fear of being discovered by
my family (who all think I have lost my mind) during bathroom trips
DURING the night, I access this site. My thoughts have become consumed by
my thirst for Sony Talk! I recognize my addiction and admit I am
powerless over it! I would "turn it all over to GOD, but I have a sinking
feeling that he might actually BE Ulysses and is addicted to this forum
as well! I am constantly sneaking peeks at Sony Talk, telling my family
"It's only a short one and I CAN control it"! "I can go off-line whenever
I want"!...... sadly knowing that I am now being untruthful to my loved
ones. OH the MISERY and DESPAIR!!! I might as well delete my long dormant
and almost forgottem "favorites"! If I could I would probably set my
computer to automatically default access Sony Talk at start-up! I find
myself nervously pacing back and forth as I watch my 5 year old daughter
playing her computer games. I no it's illogical, but I'm starting to HATE
and resent her "Blues Clues" game. I'm in BIG TROUBLE here and have
nowhere near reached "my bottom"! Keep me in your thoughts and prayers!
Curt A.

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The online chat will clearly terminate my day job. Guys, please don't go there.

Gerry Parrott said:

• Your web browser home page is set to

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/forum.asp?forum=1009

• Your hard drive is full of Sony photos - and you didn't take any of them

• You know where Ulyssis, Pondria, Lin and ALBERT live and how many

children they have but you are not sure where your own kids are.

• You see someone walking down the street with a Nikon camera and you

cross over to the other side of the road to avoid them.

• You actually know what that strange looking big lens with the little

camera attached to it is - and how to use it.

• and last but not least - you know what Ullysis is talking about when he

starts getting technical.

Maybe we should call the group Sony Forum Annonymous - hmmm - the acronym
for that would be SFA - maybe that won't work after all

Hey, Phil, how about an ONLINE CHAT so we could all talk at the same time

• what a high that would be - oops - back to day 1 - GP

Curt A. said:

I NEED a meeting!!! I am finding that after a few short weeks of use,
that I have become hopelessly addicted to DP Review's Sony Talk Forum!
I'm not kidding! As soon as I wake up, before I go to sleep, and
sometimes if I can get away with it without fear of being discovered by
my family (who all think I have lost my mind) during bathroom trips
DURING the night, I access this site. My thoughts have become consumed by
my thirst for Sony Talk! I recognize my addiction and admit I am
powerless over it! I would "turn it all over to GOD, but I have a sinking
feeling that he might actually BE Ulysses and is addicted to this forum
as well! I am constantly sneaking peeks at Sony Talk, telling my family
"It's only a short one and I CAN control it"! "I can go off-line whenever
I want"!...... sadly knowing that I am now being untruthful to my loved
ones. OH the MISERY and DESPAIR!!! I might as well delete my long dormant
and almost forgottem "favorites"! If I could I would probably set my
computer to automatically default access Sony Talk at start-up! I find
myself nervously pacing back and forth as I watch my 5 year old daughter
playing her computer games. I no it's illogical, but I'm starting to HATE
and resent her "Blues Clues" game. I'm in BIG TROUBLE here and have
nowhere near reached "my bottom"! Keep me in your thoughts and prayers!
Curt A.

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And also, if someone doesn't show up for a while, I begin being concerned ;-) So, I'm telling you guys that I will be out of town for a week from Sunday. I'm going to somewhere I am not supposed to bring the camera. It's not likely that there will be internet access, either.

Teddy said:

Curt A. said:

I NEED a meeting!!! I am finding that after a few short weeks of use,
that I have become hopelessly addicted to DP Review's Sony Talk Forum!
I'm not kidding! As soon as I wake up, before I go to sleep, and
sometimes if I can get away with it without fear of being discovered by
my family (who all think I have lost my mind) during bathroom trips
DURING the night, I access this site. My thoughts have become consumed by
my thirst for Sony Talk! I recognize my addiction and admit I am
powerless over it! I would "turn it all over to GOD, but I have a sinking
feeling that he might actually BE Ulysses and is addicted to this forum
as well! I am constantly sneaking peeks at Sony Talk, telling my family
"It's only a short one and I CAN control it"! "I can go off-line whenever
I want"!...... sadly knowing that I am now being untruthful to my loved
ones. OH the MISERY and DESPAIR!!! I might as well delete my long dormant
and almost forgottem "favorites"! If I could I would probably set my
computer to automatically default access Sony Talk at start-up! I find
myself nervously pacing back and forth as I watch my 5 year old daughter
playing her computer games. I no it's illogical, but I'm starting to HATE
and resent her "Blues Clues" game. I'm in BIG TROUBLE here and have
nowhere near reached "my bottom"! Keep me in your thoughts and prayers!
Curt A.

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Lin,

Yes indeed beside the appearance of it i am missing the real manual focus,
the optical viewfinder, the manual whitebalance for flash, the finer steps
in aperture and shutter time, the remote, etc.

Best regards,

Andreas

Hate to say this, but although I read Sony Forum too, there are worse addictions. I belong to an online virtual community - a nice, small one of about 500 members - we discuss EVERYTHING. Books, politics, religion, the weather, movies, Palm Pilots, digital cameras, all kinds of other technology, puns, cooking. You name it. Nice group of people. Totally 100% addictive.

pondria said:

Andreas P. said:

Curt,

I am worse than you. Because

1.) I read the Nikon forum too.

2.) . . .

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Gerry -

Hahahahaha!! I liked that as much as my Coke & Pepsi bit.

But you forgot one:

You know you've 'gone too far' when you tell family that you're going out for a drive, but what you really are doing is stopping over at Best Buy to shoot movies of how many customers are stopping by the Sony and Nikon digital camera displays.

LOL!!

Gerry Parrott said:

Maybe we need some signs and symptoms of Sony Forum Addiction so folks
can know when they are getting in to trouble - like:

[the fun continues...]

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I purchased an S70 a few months ago. I was on this website 4-5 times a day for months prior to the purchase. Now, I am on 5-10 times a day after.... Can't really figure it out, except to read about different tips that I can use for the 70,the new 505v reviews and posts, as well as the Nikon vs. Sony flame wars.

Don't know why I don't go to it once a day, the messages don't change that often!!

-Ken

Curt A. said:

I NEED a meeting!!! I am finding that after a few short weeks of use,
that I have become hopelessly addicted to DP Review's Sony Talk Forum!
I'm not kidding! As soon as I wake up, before I go to sleep, and
sometimes if I can get away with it without fear of being discovered by
my family (who all think I have lost my mind) during bathroom trips
DURING the night, I access this site. My thoughts have become consumed by
my thirst for Sony Talk! I recognize my addiction and admit I am
powerless over it! I would "turn it all over to GOD, but I have a sinking
feeling that he might actually BE Ulysses and is addicted to this forum
as well! I am constantly sneaking peeks at Sony Talk, telling my family
"It's only a short one and I CAN control it"! "I can go off-line whenever
I want"!...... sadly knowing that I am now being untruthful to my loved
ones. OH the MISERY and DESPAIR!!! I might as well delete my long dormant
and almost forgottem "favorites"! If I could I would probably set my
computer to automatically default access Sony Talk at start-up! I find
myself nervously pacing back and forth as I watch my 5 year old daughter
playing her computer games. I no it's illogical, but I'm starting to HATE
and resent her "Blues Clues" game. I'm in BIG TROUBLE here and have
nowhere near reached "my bottom"! Keep me in your thoughts and prayers!
Curt A.

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Curt:

From a person who spends 80 to a 100 hours a week on the puter I must warn you there is no turning back. Recovery is slim to none. Here's my top 10 list of signs to look for that I wish someone would have warned me about.

10) You adopt the old Don Johnson unshaved look a couple days a week because when the choice comes down to shaving or finishing the posts before work Well we all have our priorities.

9) You sign on and there are no new posts and you feel this inexplicable sense of loneliness and despair.

8) You post something and check back 5 minutes later and keep refreshing until you see an answer. You then wind up rereading you own post to make yourself feel better.

7) You check your stats at Deja and when you see the stats of posts you made to various boards for the year, you travel down that path of denial even further by setting up a couple more profiles to use on different boards.

6) The manufacturer of a product starts contacting you with questions sends you a couple freebies and wants to know results of your tests. The ego in us is just so inflated it never sinks in that they recognize your addiction and are using it to their advantage.

5) You finally realize you had to go to the bathroom for the last 20 minutes and for some reason like a little kid you held it instead because certainly the board won't be here when you get back.

4) You get out to the car and see the nasty looks on the everybody's face after they've been sitting in the car for 15 minutes because you told them you'd be right out.

3) You're eating a cold dinner by yourself because everybody else is done and you just had to finish that master piece of a post you were in the middle of before you ate.

2) You take the wife out on the town and while she's talking to you you realize that you made a mistake in that case you were arguing with Ulysses about and can't wait to get home and rectify it.

And My Top Warning Sign Which Spells NO RECOVERY is:

1) You and the wife come in at the wee hours of the morning after a nice night on the town, the wife's motor is running and she comes down 20 minutes later in her finest and wants to know if you're coming

Have Fun Bill
http://vanitees.com

What to do???!! I don't even have my camera yet and I have the same problmes.....Can't walk past the putur room door without it sucking me in!!

And how about the very nice camera buffs who write and tell me all sorts of neat stuff!! Hahaha! Love it!

Curt,

take two memory sticks and call me in the morning.....
)

Andreas:

You warm my heart. I will be calling Computers4Sure on Monday to buy........yup, you guessed it...... a DSC-D770.

Like the rest of you junkies, I am hooked on this forum. Damn you Phil!

But wait! Here's More!

Another great spot to GET A SONY FIX is

http://www.cyber-shot.org

Imagine, another big room full of Sony freaks and neat photos. Sounds like heaven to me.

Andreas P. said:

Curt,

I am worse than you. Because

1.) I read the Nikon forum too.

2.) An example: a while ago i had a DSC-D770 and sold it a few weeks ago.
Now i am missing a lot of features of this cam and just a couple of minutes
ago i bought it again on Ebay, because the price was too seductive.
So what do you say about someone who has a CP990 and F505V and
this guy buy a 1.3 MPixel cam too?

So you see, there are always people which are worse...

Best regards,

Andreas

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Some may have noticed that my participation has become somewhat reduced over the past few weeks and so, I guess that I have beaten the addiction. It was most likely exhaustion. I have got too tired to fight with the jerks and bigots who think "If it says Sony, it must be inferior!!"

I still have my digital cameras, but I have moved almost entirely to film. However, it was my experience with those fantastic Zeiss lenses on the F505 and F55 that made my decision to go to a Contax SLR with their Zeiss lenses as well as the Yashica T4 Super (which also has a Zeiss lens). While there are brand wars on the 35mm sites, nothing has reached the level of religious zeal and irrationality that I have found among the anti-Sony factions.
I just got tired of all of it!

pondria said:

And also, if someone doesn't show up for a while, I begin being concerned
;-) So, I'm telling you guys that I will be out of town for a week from
Sunday. I'm going to somewhere I am not supposed to bring the camera.
It's not likely that there will be internet access, either.

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