Welcome Walt, Most people make at least three attempts to get away from this list.
:-) Tom C On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 12:17 AM, Walter G. <ldott...@gmail.com> 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.
