Shel Belinkoff wrote on 26.10.04 13:37: > Laughing at you? Nope, just smiling because you got hold of a neat, > classic camera. Remember, some of my "daily shooters" are even older than > the KX by quite a margin. <<relief>> ;-)
> I never had a K camera, but recently got to test and use a few that were > donated to the 6th Street Photo Workshop, where I volunteer and teach a > basic photo class. I was impressed by these swell cameras, and decided > that I want to get one for myself, and at some point down the line am > looking to have my very own KX or KM Exactly that's what I felt when I held KX for the first time :-) > > And, the person most responsible for this infatuation is .... Keith Whaley. > Keith donated a K1000 and a KM, and I ran a roll of film thru each, which > got me hooked. Using the KM was especially sweet - loved the DOF preview - > with an old K55/1.8 lens I found in the back of my closet. That lens has a > particularly nice character, not overly sharp or contrasty, but able to > resolve a good amount of detail. The K bodies and some of the K lenses > make a wonderful combination, so much so that I just grabbed a nice looking > K50/1.4 off eBay (I've always wanted that lens but missed a few > opportunities) to supplement the 1.8 K50/1.4 would be nice... But what do you think about K50/1.2??? I suspect it is quite soft wide open, but I wouldn't care if I'd have more opportunities to take unblurred photos at dark places ;-) > And I don't need no steenkin' batteries, either ;-)) Yup, that was important reason for me to buy KX ;-) -- Best Regards Sylwek
