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Caution when seeking manuals online!
I was recently looking for an online copy of an enlarger accessory. It's not in our archive, so I searched online. One entry I came across appeared to offer a free online copy. When I tried to download, it advised that I had to sign up to a site called 'donnaplay' to access the text. I did that, only to find that they don't seem to have the manual!! Worse still, I seemed to be locked into some sort of monthly subscription. The cancellation procedure was also designed to prevent effective cancellation before the 5 day 'free trial' expired. I'm not sure I've fully extricated myself yet. I don't usually fall for these things, but I really got caught unaware with this. I thought I should mention it to prevent anyone else feeling trapped as I did. Be careful out there!
Alex. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Thanks Alex for the head up. Sorry to hear that you have been caught out.
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Mitch http://photomi7ch.blogspot.com/ If you eliminate the impossible whatever remains no matter how improbable must be the truth. |
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If you used Paypal, blocking any payments should be a little easier, but I'm not sure of the process. |
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Thanks Mitch and Paul. I did use a card on the understanding that no money would be taken. It seems to suggest that you can access a certain amount of content free, and pay for any additional service. Once you're in, you realise it's all geared to collect a monthly subscription, unless you manage to fight your way out. I will do as you recommend Paul.
Alex Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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What manual are you after maybe a friend here on FADU may have a copy?
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Sorry to hear about this, Alex. The internet is about as safe as C Dickens' Artful Dodger's London these days. Somehow someone has to pay for "free things"
On a lighter note I have a secret list of ever-changing questions I ask of the wife every morning to ensure that the wife I went to bed with is the same one I have woken up with. These days the dictum "paranoia rules OK" is true more often than it is not Mike |
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"Tea is surely the king of all drinks. It helps against the cold, it helps against the heat,against discomfort and sickness, against weariness and weakness". Heinrich Harrer. |
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It was the Durst CLS 66 manual. A copy would be good, although Martin Howard has been very helpful in answering my questions in another thread. What really annoyed me was that the site I visited claimed to have the manual, but when I signed in it was nowhere to be found. Lesson learned for me, but I thought I would mention it as I would hate to think anyone here found themselves in the same situation.
Alex Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Thanks for the 'heads up' Alex.
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Cheers, Barry |
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I have never researched these kind of free download photographic sites but I know that the Butkus site is authentic but he may not offer manuals on darkroom equipment. He relies on contributions from downloaders.
Mike |
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