Hi, >> If >> I wanted respect for my camrea, not for my pictures, I'd buy a Leica- >> or perhaps a Nikon. > >you'll never get any respect using a Leica. Whenever I use mine people >completely ignore me and just carry on doing what they were doing >anyway. They must think I'm just some scruffy old git who can't afford >a new camera. It's great :o) Yes, I found the same thing. If I happen to use my Chinon CE5 with the PW530 winder, a large Tokina ATX28-85 with a huge hood attached, (large, heavy, black equipment, and Chinon can be easily misread), most of the people think I must be a pro PJ. They make room for me, etc. With my SFXn or K2 and primes, they look at me if I were a poor tourist or a retarded photo-student... Using an RF camera, things are different: they don't even notice me as a photographer. It's useful sometimes as well. And at last, when I go out with my really big and heavy Zenit80 (Russian Hassy) equipment, tripod, handheld light meter and the like, they stare at me as I were a Martian, to say the least... Some (older) people do recognize it, and they assume that I am working on something very important or artistic. Good conversations can be started like this.. Gabor - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
