Hi David, welcome to the group! You're the opposite of me. I started a couple of years ago with a K1000 and a set of primes, and now I'm going to get a Canon S45. :) You'll learn a lot from this group, so I'm glad you found us!
Amita > -----Original Message----- > From: David Zaninovic [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 12:58 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: New Pentax DSLR next year > > > I am new to the group. > I just bought ZX-M, it sure feels like a disposable camera > but it takes nice pictures with 50/1.4 lense. I wanted to try > something new after buying Canon S45, fully manual digital > camera. It got boring very fast, too many perfect pictures. > Just take 100 pics and select 5, it must be good, that is too > easy.. :) This is much more fun, now I have ZX-M, SMC-M > 50/1.4, Takumar M 135/2.5, SMC-M 28/2.8, all for about $200 > on ebay. I miss only tripod and Sunpak 383 flash but I will > get that soon. I took the manual focus, prime lenses > approach.. I almost bought screw mount lenses but I did not > liked the idea of stopping them down before every shot, that > is too much. :) Before Canon S45 I did not know anything > about photography and that was 2 months ago, digital camera > is a great way to start as you can see your results > immediately so learning cycle is fast.
