Larry, What is your single malt scotch choice? From the array of glass pictured, it appears you may have sampled them all. ;)
Jack --- On Wed, 1/28/09, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: > From: Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> > Subject: Re: New guy, Introduction > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 8:21 AM > On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 08:28:26AM -0500, Paul Stenquist > wrote: > # Welcome aboard. You probably won't find as much > information here as on > # dpreview, but you won't find as much misinformation > either. Nor as > # much angst. You will find plenty of information about > beer, scotch and > # the unseemly personal habits of list members. > # Paul > > OK, I can dig that. I'm not Michael Jackson, but > I've been known to > sip a wee dram now and then. Here are some shots from this > year's > Whiskymas: > http://flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157611643033071/ > > # > # On Jan 28, 2009, at 7:33 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > # > # >Glad you've moved to our side. ;) > # >Very much look forward to your work and advice. > # > > # >Jack > # > > # > > # >--- On Tue, 1/27/09, Larry Colen > <l...@red4est.com> wrote: > # > > # >>From: Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> > # >>Subject: New guy, Introduction > # >>To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > <pdml@pdml.net> > # >>Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 10:56 PM > # >>Howdy folks, > # >> > # >>I joined the list this afternoon, after meeting > John > # >>Francis at a > # >>photo-meetup lunch I instigated. Some of you may > know me as > # >>"ellarsee" > # >>on the dpreview pentax forum. Ellarsee is just a > funny way > # >>of spelling > # >>LRC, my initials (and part of my destiny to be an > # >>Electrical Engineer, > # >>but I digress, often). > # >> > # >>My involvement with photography seems to be a > very common > # >>profile. In > # >>1973, when I was 12, Dad got a Spotmatic II and > taught me > # >>some of the > # >>basics. I'd frequently play with the camera, > setting up > # >>shots, > # >>exposure etc. but rarely actually taking any > shots. > # >>Someplace, there's > # >>a print of my first photograph, but I haven't > seen it > # >>in a while. The > # >>following summer, I took photography in summer > school and > # >>learned the > # >>basics of darkroom work. My first camera was an > Argus C3, > # >>which I > # >>still have. That September I got a used Minolta > SRT-101. > # >>Sometime > # >>around then, Dad and I set up a darkroom which I > spent a > # >>lot of time > # >>in over the next several years, until my folks > got divorced > # >>and Mom > # >>rented out the downstairs apartment. > # >> > # >>I had intermittent darkroom access in college, > but after I > # >>lost access > # >>to a darkroom, photography became something I > did, but not > # >>seriously. Lest this post rival a Norse saga in > length, > # >>I'll skip > # >>forward to November 2007 when I bought my K100D > super. I > # >>almost got a > # >>Nikon D40 but when I found out about the Pentax, > came to > # >>the > # >>conclusion that even if Pentax didn't have > any > # >>offerings at the top > # >>end, what they did offer gave a lot more for the > money than > # >>Nikon. I'm > # >>afraid that I've never shot a Canon SLR that > "felt > # >>good in my > # >>hands". The plan was that the K100 and > kitlens should > # >>be enough to > # >>last me a couple years until the performance that > I wanted > # >>was > # >>"affordable". My favorite lens on 35 > had been the > # >>Vivitar 28-105 and > # >>the kit lens was not too far from the equivalent > range. > # >> > # >>One of my key reasons for getting a DSLR rather > than > # >>replacing my > # >>stolen FZ50 was low light performance. The > following > # >>weekend, I > # >>determined that the kit lens just simply was not > fast > # >>enough. Cutting > # >>to the chase, the next week I spent more than I > had on my > # >>camera and > # >>kit lens on an FA 31 limited. > # >> > # >>The past year has been a pretty typical one of > spending > # >>stupid amounts > # >>of money on toys. A few very nice lenses, and > quite a few > # >>inexpensive > # >>used ones. My latest gear acquisition is a > katzeye focusing > # >>screen > # >>which to someone who grew up with manual focus, > is like > # >>growning an > # >>arm back. When I'm not exhibiting fiscal > # >>irresponsibility, I'm working > # >>on the theory that the best way to learn from > your mistakes > # >>is to make > # >>sure that you make a lot of them. So, I've > been > # >>shooting a lot of > # >>photos, basically whenever I can find a few > minutes to play > # >>with my > # >>camera, and 40,000 frames later probably have > almost a > # >>dozen that I > # >>don't need to ashamed of. > # >> > # >>I've been posting pictures on my flickr > account: > # >>http://flickr.com/ellarsee > # >> > # >>Since I do a lot of blues dancing ( > # >>http://fridaynightblues.com ) and > # >>nobody else has much luck shooting dancers in the > # >>ridiculously low > # >>light environment, I've been working on that, > # >>experimenting with both > # >>IR flash with my K100 and an FZ20 I had converted > to IR. > # >> > # >>I tend to keep my 18-250 on the camera as my > "Ready > # >>for anything > # >>lens", but when I can I prefer to shoot with > a prime. > # >>I'm currently > # >>toying with getting a DA40 to see how close to a > # >>"carry in a coat > # >>pocket" sized camera I can get. I've > also toyed > # >>with the idea of the > # >>43 or the 21, but while the 40 is just over my > threshold of > # >>financial > # >>pain, the other two are quite a bit over. > # >> > # >>I was wondering if anyone in the San Jose/Santa > Cruz/Bay > # >>Area had any > # >>of those lenses and would be interested in > getting together > # >>so I could > # >>try them out before spending money on one. > # >> > # >>Another Pentax related question is that I have a > friend who > # >>lives in > # >>Sacramento who is very interested in the K2000, > but who > # >>would much > # >>rather try one out before buying it. Does anyone > know of > # >>any stores > # >>in her area where she could check one out? > # >> > # >> Larry > # >> > # >> > # >>-- > # >> It's not the steps in the dance, > it's the > # >>dance in the steps. > # >>Larry Colen l...@red4est.com > # >>http://www.red4est.com/lrc > # >> > # >> > # >>-- > # >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > # >>PDML@pdml.net > # >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > # >>to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the > link > # >>directly above and follow the directions. > # > > # > > # > > # > > # >-- > # >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > # >PDML@pdml.net > # >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > # >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above > # >and follow the directions. > # > # > # -- > # PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > # PDML@pdml.net > # http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > # to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and > # follow the directions. > > -- > It's not the steps in the dance, it's the > dance in the steps. > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com > http://www.red4est.com/lrc > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
