> On 1/25/2010 11:44 AM, Derby Chang wrote: >> > So.....when did it first click for you? >
My Dad had a camera for as long as I can remember. Occasional slide shows of family trips were part of our growing up. When I was 14 I got a Kodak 8mm movie camera, my brother got an Argus C-3, my Mom had a Rollie, my Dad had some kind of Kodak 35mm. Three years later I was going to spend the summer in Central America, didn't want to lug the movie camera, went to a local camera store and bought a zone-focus Kodak for $10. Used that for 5-6 years, then my 1st wife and I went on an extended camping trip in the west. Hiking on a side trail within Mesa Verde National Park, we came upon a desert bighorn coming our way. We stepped off the trail to let him pass. I took several pictures. Got home, got all of the slides processed. Most were crap. In particular the bighorn shots were out of focus, etc. "If I ever have such an opportunity again, I will have a decent camera with me!" Over the following year I was reading how-to photo books, had a Nikkormat, was using the campus photoclub facilities to develop my film, do my own printing, etc. stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
