Welcome aboard. I think you'll find this a pleasant place to spend some time. And you already know you made the right choice with that Kx. It has to be the best value in the photographic world.
Your photo is excellent. One might argue that the out of focus elements are a bit distracting in their brightness, but the butterfly image is spot on, and the depth of field is exactly right. Great start. Looking forward to more from you. Paul On Jul 7, 2010, at 12:17 AM, Walter G. wrote: > Hi all, > > This is my third attempt at joining the discussions on this mailing > list. Now that I know it requires plain text formatting, with any > luck, this time my message will actually make it through. > > By way of introduction, my name is Walt Gilbert, I bought my Pentax > K-x (my first new DSLR) on May 1 of this year, and I've fallen in love > with it. My interest in photography started a little over a year ago, > when I borrowed my dad's Canon Powershot to take snapshots at a local > drag strip. After being disappointed with my first point-and-shoot > (Nikon Coolpix S500) I decided I ought to get a DSLR and actually > learn how to use one. So, back in November, I bought a used (but well > taken care of) Olympus E20n off eBay for a little over $100 plus > shipping -- great pictures, excruciatingly slow write speed. Then, a > friend loaned me his Canon Rebel 300D, which I really enjoyed using. > > But, of course, I felt I really needed to get a camera of my own, and > started doing some research to see what would be the best value for > the dollar, and the Pentax K-x was just beginning to generate some > buzz. For several months, I anguished -- do I go with Canon, Nikon, > Olympus ... or do I dare go with the Pentax and break away from the > herd. In the meantime, I picked up a second job to start socking away > a few dollars here and there while I mulled it over. When the time > finally came, I settled on the K-x -- and even then, the guy at the > camera shop seemed to be steering me toward a Sony! > > But, I stuck to my guns and went with the K-x with the 18-55mm and > 50-200mm lens kit. And I've been utterly happy ever since. I LOVE my > Pentax. > > All that said, I just thought I'd introduce myself and submit a photo > I took today for your approval/disapproval. Any and all > comments/critiques welcome. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/4767841507/ > > K-x, Asahi Takumar (Bayonet) 135mm, Promaster Spectrum 7 - 2X > teleconverter, f/2.5, 1/800 sec., ISO 400 > > Thanks, > > Walt Gilbert > http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/ > > P/S -- Thanks to Doug for the prompt reply to my query as to why I was > having trouble posting messages to the list. > > -- > 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.
