If it's big, black and has a big flash people think "press/pro". Brand names mean something to other photographers, but not most people (if they are even close enough to read the name). If you really want to push the image, get a motor drive and a flash bracket. People will be so impressed that they will turn away/hide their faces when they see you coming. Maybe you'll get really lucky and have someone threaten to punch your lights out.
BR From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" Most of the booths that I walked up to took one look at the flash with the lumiquest bouncer and immediately asked if I was with the "press" or "media". This was never asked when I did not have the flash on the camera. Other comments included things like "whoa .. that's some camera you got there!" but this was again, due to the bouncer and 283 being on the camera. Is it due to the 283 and bouncer that people felt that I may have been a press photographer ? The 283 @ 90degrees and the bouncer on top added significant height to the LX and that made it far more pronounced. It made me ponder this because NO ONE mentioned or asked why I wasn't using a N*k*n or C*n*n camera. They also never mentioned "wow!! a Pentax!!"... just sort of made me think that perhaps it's not so much about the actual gear but the perception that it gives off. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
