Re: Olympics sets limits on amature lens size.

2012-06-07 Thread Steven Desjardins
Hell, Frank, rant away.  I suspect there is a lot of truth in what you
say.  If the seats are packed in tight, I could also imagine that
trying to shoot with a really long lens could be annoying to those
around him/her.  Especially once they've set up the tripod ;-)

On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 12:24 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com
knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
 You're right. 300mm is quite liberal, reasonable and permissive. Upon 
 reconsideration my previous post was over reacting and just plain wrong.

 I would withdraw that post were it possible to do so, but since I can't, 
 please accept my apologies for having posted it.

 Cheers,
 frank



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RE: Olympics sets limits on amature lens size.

2012-06-07 Thread John Sessoms

From: Bob W


The entire games are a giant corporate stitch-up, so this sort of thing
comes as no surprise. I'd rather see a scaled-down games with less corporate
sponsorship and 'hospitality' and something on a more human scale geared
towards ordinary people, even if it wasn't so spectacular.

B


Ain't never going to happen again in this lifetime. If you want to see 
Olympics that's actually about the athletes, invent a time machine and 
go back to ancient Greece.


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Re: Olympics sets limits on amature lens size.

2012-06-07 Thread John Sessoms
You forgot the other prohibition - large cameras. You can take your 
300/2.8 in, but not the camera body it's mounted on.


From: John Francis


Only lenses over 30cm prohibited?  That's quite permissive by today's standards.

for the US Figure Skating championships the limit was below that; I think
the 50-135 might just have been allowed, but the 60-250 definitely wasn't.

But with a 30cm guideline the A* 300/2.8 (even with the 1.7x AF adapter)
falls within the length limits. As does an A 400/5.6 (but not an A*/2.8).
I wouldn't want to be shooting anything much larger than that hand-held.

The rules are at least partially there to prevent you being a dick and
blocking the view of the person in the seat next to you by sticking a
honking great camera right in their field of view.

If I were going to the Olympics I'd be giving serious consideration to
an OM-D with the 75-300 - that's a whole lot easier to carry around.



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Re: Olympics sets limits on amature lens size.

2012-06-07 Thread P. J. Alling
It wasn't about the athletes even then.  What annoys me about the 
Olympics is not the commercialism but the whiff of idealism it still 
tries to cloak itself in.  In my opinion, anything that calls itself a 
movement has more in common with what the medical establishment calls a 
movement than anything else.


On 6/7/2012 11:51 AM, John Sessoms wrote:

From: Bob W


The entire games are a giant corporate stitch-up, so this sort of thing
comes as no surprise. I'd rather see a scaled-down games with less 
corporate

sponsorship and 'hospitality' and something on a more human scale geared
towards ordinary people, even if it wasn't so spectacular.

B


Ain't never going to happen again in this lifetime. If you want to see 
Olympics that's actually about the athletes, invent a time machine and 
go back to ancient Greece.





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Olympics sets limits on amature lens size.

2012-06-06 Thread P. J. Alling
Apparently large cameras, (and I don't know what large means Pop Photo 
doesn't give specifics), and lenses over 30 cm, (why don't the English 
just revert to form and say a foot), are prohibited.  I expect to see a 
run on Pentax M* 300mm and Olympus OM-D cameras with 4:3 to K mount 
adapters is in the offing.


Don't lose heart!  They might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a 
lengthily search.


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RE: Olympics sets limits on amature lens size.

2012-06-06 Thread Bob W
The entire games are a giant corporate stitch-up, so this sort of thing
comes as no surprise. I'd rather see a scaled-down games with less corporate
sponsorship and 'hospitality' and something on a more human scale geared
towards ordinary people, even if it wasn't so spectacular.

B

 -Original Message-
 From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
 P. J. Alling
 Sent: 06 June 2012 18:28
 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
 Subject: Olympics sets limits on amature lens size.
 
 Apparently large cameras, (and I don't know what large means Pop Photo
 doesn't give specifics), and lenses over 30 cm, (why don't the English
 just revert to form and say a foot), are prohibited.  I expect to see a
 run on Pentax M* 300mm and Olympus OM-D cameras with 4:3 to K mount
 adapters is in the offing.
 
 Don't lose heart!  They might want to cut it out, and they'll want to
 avoid a lengthily search.
 
 
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RE: Olympics sets limits on amature lens size.

2012-06-06 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
These sorts of things really piss me off.

The IOC and the local organizers are so f-ing worried that someone is going to 
sell a photo and they'll lose licensing fees or royalties or whatever that no 
one gets to take keepsakes.

I was at the Olympics in Montreal in 76. Took my Praktica and either a 200 or 
300mm to my one day at the stadium. Happened to be the day that Lasse Viren won 
his second race making him the only Olympian to win the 5,000m and 10,000m in 
successive Olympics. Got a shot of him crossing the line then another of him 
collapsing on the track.

It was also day two of the decathlon. Got several shots of Bruce Jenner 
including one of him taking a victory lap waving an American flag. 

From where I was my shots had no commercial value;  indeed they would have no 
value to anyone but me. All they did is show I was there.

That's what any photo from the seats will be. No one except those with 
credentials will be anywhere near any vantage point from which they can take 
commercially viable images.

What the hell are they afraid of? They won't lose a dime if they let amateurs 
shoot with big lenses from their seats.

They're just bring control freaks.

Cheers,
frank

What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- 
Christopher Hitchens

--- Original Message ---

From: Bob W p...@web-options.com
Sent: June 6, 2012 6/6/12
To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net
Subject: RE: Olympics sets limits on amature lens size.

The entire games are a giant corporate stitch-up, so this sort of thing
comes as no surprise. I'd rather see a scaled-down games with less corporate
sponsorship and 'hospitality' and something on a more human scale geared
towards ordinary people, even if it wasn't so spectacular.

B

 -Original Message-
 From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
 P. J. Alling
 Sent: 06 June 2012 18:28
 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
 Subject: Olympics sets limits on amature lens size.
 
 Apparently large cameras, (and I don't know what large means Pop Photo
 doesn't give specifics), and lenses over 30 cm, (why don't the English
 just revert to form and say a foot), are prohibited.  I expect to see a
 run on Pentax M* 300mm and Olympus OM-D cameras with 4:3 to K mount
 adapters is in the offing.
 
 Don't lose heart!  They might want to cut it out, and they'll want to
 avoid a lengthily search.
 
 
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Re: Olympics sets limits on amature lens size.

2012-06-06 Thread William Robb

On 06/06/2012 8:49 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:

These sorts of things really piss me off.



Take along a Q and a 135...
The rules seem pretty stupid, but I can just imagine scrums of wannabe 
pros making life miserable for all involved.
Sometimes it's best to just sit back and enjoy the show. We don't have 
to photograph everything that we see.



William Robb

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Re: Olympics sets limits on amature lens size.

2012-06-06 Thread David Savage
We don't have to photograph everything that we see.

Now there is a MARK worthy quote if ever I saw one.

DS

On 07/06/2012, William Robb anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote:
 On 06/06/2012 8:49 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
 These sorts of things really piss me off.


 Take along a Q and a 135...
 The rules seem pretty stupid, but I can just imagine scrums of wannabe
 pros making life miserable for all involved.
 Sometimes it's best to just sit back and enjoy the show. We don't have
 to photograph everything that we see.


 William Robb

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Re: Olympics sets limits on amature lens size.

2012-06-06 Thread kwaller

And yet it seems that is exactly what some members of the PDML do.

Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller

- Original Message - 
From: David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com

Subject: Re: Olympics sets limits on amature lens size.



We don't have to photograph everything that we see.

Now there is a MARK worthy quote if ever I saw one.

DS

On 07/06/2012, William Robb anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote:

On 06/06/2012 8:49 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:

These sorts of things really piss me off.



Take along a Q and a 135...
The rules seem pretty stupid, but I can just imagine scrums of wannabe
pros making life miserable for all involved.
Sometimes it's best to just sit back and enjoy the show. We don't have
to photograph everything that we see.


William Robb



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Re: Olympics sets limits on amature lens size.

2012-06-06 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Only when I have my camera with me.

Cheers,
frank

What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- 
Christopher Hitchens

--- Original Message ---

From: kwal...@peoplepc.com
Sent: June 7, 2012 6/7/12
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Olympics sets limits on amature lens size.

And yet it seems that is exactly what some members of the PDML do.

Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller

- Original Message - 
From: David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Olympics sets limits on amature lens size.


 We don't have to photograph everything that we see.
 
 Now there is a MARK worthy quote if ever I saw one.
 
 DS
 
 On 07/06/2012, William Robb anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote:
 On 06/06/2012 8:49 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
 These sorts of things really piss me off.


 Take along a Q and a 135...
 The rules seem pretty stupid, but I can just imagine scrums of wannabe
 pros making life miserable for all involved.
 Sometimes it's best to just sit back and enjoy the show. We don't have
 to photograph everything that we see.


 William Robb


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Re: Olympics sets limits on amature lens size.

2012-06-06 Thread John Francis

Only lenses over 30cm prohibited?  That's quite permissive by today's standards.

for the US Figure Skating championships the limit was below that; I think
the 50-135 might just have been allowed, but the 60-250 definitely wasn't.

But with a 30cm guideline the A* 300/2.8 (even with the 1.7x AF adapter)
falls within the length limits. As does an A 400/5.6 (but not an A*/2.8).
I wouldn't want to be shooting anything much larger than that hand-held.

The rules are at least partially there to prevent you being a dick and
blocking the view of the person in the seat next to you by sticking a
honking great camera right in their field of view.

If I were going to the Olympics I'd be giving serious consideration to
an OM-D with the 75-300 - that's a whole lot easier to carry around.



On Thu, Jun 07, 2012 at 02:49:36AM +, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
 These sorts of things really piss me off.
 
 The IOC and the local organizers are so f-ing worried that someone is going 
 to sell a photo and they'll lose licensing fees or royalties or whatever that 
 no one gets to take keepsakes.
 
 I was at the Olympics in Montreal in 76. Took my Praktica and either a 200 or 
 300mm to my one day at the stadium. Happened to be the day that Lasse Viren 
 won his second race making him the only Olympian to win the 5,000m and 
 10,000m in successive Olympics. Got a shot of him crossing the line then 
 another of him collapsing on the track.
 
 It was also day two of the decathlon. Got several shots of Bruce Jenner 
 including one of him taking a victory lap waving an American flag. 
 
 From where I was my shots had no commercial value;  indeed they would have 
 no value to anyone but me. All they did is show I was there.
 
 That's what any photo from the seats will be. No one except those with 
 credentials will be anywhere near any vantage point from which they can take 
 commercially viable images.
 
 What the hell are they afraid of? They won't lose a dime if they let amateurs 
 shoot with big lenses from their seats.
 
 They're just bring control freaks.
 
 Cheers,
 frank
 
 What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- 
 Christopher Hitchens
 
 --- Original Message ---
 
 From: Bob W p...@web-options.com
 Sent: June 6, 2012 6/6/12
 To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net
 Subject: RE: Olympics sets limits on amature lens size.
 
 The entire games are a giant corporate stitch-up, so this sort of thing
 comes as no surprise. I'd rather see a scaled-down games with less corporate
 sponsorship and 'hospitality' and something on a more human scale geared
 towards ordinary people, even if it wasn't so spectacular.
 
 B
 
  -Original Message-
  From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
  P. J. Alling
  Sent: 06 June 2012 18:28
  To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
  Subject: Olympics sets limits on amature lens size.
  
  Apparently large cameras, (and I don't know what large means Pop Photo
  doesn't give specifics), and lenses over 30 cm, (why don't the English
  just revert to form and say a foot), are prohibited.  I expect to see a
  run on Pentax M* 300mm and Olympus OM-D cameras with 4:3 to K mount
  adapters is in the offing.
  

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Re: Olympics sets limits on amature lens size.

2012-06-06 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
You're right. 300mm is quite liberal, reasonable and permissive. Upon 
reconsideration my previous post was over reacting and just plain wrong.

I would withdraw that post were it possible to do so, but since I can't, please 
accept my apologies for having posted it.

Cheers,
frank



What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- 
Christopher Hitchens

--- Original Message ---

From: John Francis jo...@panix.com
Sent: June 7, 2012 6/7/12
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Olympics sets limits on amature lens size.


Only lenses over 30cm prohibited?  That's quite permissive by today's standards.

for the US Figure Skating championships the limit was below that; I think
the 50-135 might just have been allowed, but the 60-250 definitely wasn't.

But with a 30cm guideline the A* 300/2.8 (even with the 1.7x AF adapter)
falls within the length limits. As does an A 400/5.6 (but not an A*/2.8).
I wouldn't want to be shooting anything much larger than that hand-held.

The rules are at least partially there to prevent you being a dick and
blocking the view of the person in the seat next to you by sticking a
honking great camera right in their field of view.

If I were going to the Olympics I'd be giving serious consideration to
an OM-D with the 75-300 - that's a whole lot easier to carry around.



On Thu, Jun 07, 2012 at 02:49:36AM +, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
 These sorts of things really piss me off.
 
 The IOC and the local organizers are so f-ing worried that someone is going 
 to sell a photo and they'll lose licensing fees or royalties or whatever that 
 no one gets to take keepsakes.
 
 I was at the Olympics in Montreal in 76. Took my Praktica and either a 200 or 
 300mm to my one day at the stadium. Happened to be the day that Lasse Viren 
 won his second race making him the only Olympian to win the 5,000m and 
 10,000m in successive Olympics. Got a shot of him crossing the line then 
 another of him collapsing on the track.
 
 It was also day two of the decathlon. Got several shots of Bruce Jenner 
 including one of him taking a victory lap waving an American flag. 
 
 From where I was my shots had no commercial value;  indeed they would have 
 no value to anyone but me. All they did is show I was there.
 
 That's what any photo from the seats will be. No one except those with 
 credentials will be anywhere near any vantage point from which they can take 
 commercially viable images.
 
 What the hell are they afraid of? They won't lose a dime if they let amateurs 
 shoot with big lenses from their seats.
 
 They're just bring control freaks.
 
 Cheers,
 frank
 
 What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- 
 Christopher Hitchens
 
 --- Original Message ---
 
 From: Bob W p...@web-options.com
 Sent: June 6, 2012 6/6/12
 To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net
 Subject: RE: Olympics sets limits on amature lens size.
 
 The entire games are a giant corporate stitch-up, so this sort of thing
 comes as no surprise. I'd rather see a scaled-down games with less corporate
 sponsorship and 'hospitality' and something on a more human scale geared
 towards ordinary people, even if it wasn't so spectacular.
 
 B
 
  -Original Message-
  From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
  P. J. Alling
  Sent: 06 June 2012 18:28
  To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
  Subject: Olympics sets limits on amature lens size.
  
  Apparently large cameras, (and I don't know what large means Pop Photo
  doesn't give specifics), and lenses over 30 cm, (why don't the English
  just revert to form and say a foot), are prohibited.  I expect to see a
  run on Pentax M* 300mm and Olympus OM-D cameras with 4:3 to K mount
  adapters is in the offing.
  

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Re: Amature

2005-12-18 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/13/2005 10:08:42 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I've posted my best pictures so far at:

http://dapjang.deviantart.com/gallery/

Some outstanding photos, Sunny, -- moody with good compositions -- in various 
moods. Actually, I was a bit amazed at the variety of the shots. (Although a 
gallery presentation where I could use a next button/arrow would be nice.)

You definitely have talent. Please continue to hang around the list.

Marnie aka Doe :-)



Re: Amature

2005-12-16 Thread Boris Liberman

Hi!


Hey everyone thank you for all your quick and extremely informative
responses.  Just wanted to introduce myself a little more
I've only just began to work with DSLR's and I'm a poor college
student :-(.  So after all your advice, I definately want the 50/1.4
FA lens... but don't have $200 to spend right now.  The only lens I
have right now is the kit lens that came with my ist DL, which isn't
bad.  Once again, thank you for all your responses.  If you care to
look at my amature photography,
I've posted my best pictures so far at:

http://dapjang.deviantart.com/gallery/


Great stuff!!! Some really good photography... So it does not really 
matter which term you apply to yourself... It really does not matter...


Boris



Re: Amature

2005-12-14 Thread Ronald Arvidsson

Hi Sunny,

Nice and beatiful photography. Thanks for sharing.

Ronald

Sunny Chung wrote:


Hey everyone thank you for all your quick and extremely informative
responses.  Just wanted to introduce myself a little more
I've only just began to work with DSLR's and I'm a poor college
student :-(.  So after all your advice, I definately want the 50/1.4
FA lens... but don't have $200 to spend right now.  The only lens I
have right now is the kit lens that came with my ist DL, which isn't
bad.  Once again, thank you for all your responses.  If you care to
look at my amature photography,
I've posted my best pictures so far at:

http://dapjang.deviantart.com/gallery/


 





Re: Amature

2005-12-14 Thread Paul Stenquist

Hi Sunny,
Welcome to the Pentax forum. I enjoyed our portfolio. Some very good 
work. You have an excellent eye.

Paul
On Dec 14, 2005, at 1:07 AM, Sunny Chung wrote:


Hey everyone thank you for all your quick and extremely informative
responses.  Just wanted to introduce myself a little more
I've only just began to work with DSLR's and I'm a poor college
student :-(.  So after all your advice, I definately want the 50/1.4
FA lens... but don't have $200 to spend right now.  The only lens I
have right now is the kit lens that came with my ist DL, which isn't
bad.  Once again, thank you for all your responses.  If you care to
look at my amature photography,
I've posted my best pictures so far at:

http://dapjang.deviantart.com/gallery/





RE: Amature

2005-12-14 Thread Don Sanderson
Some beautiful work Sunny.
You've proven once again that it's more the eye behind the
lens than the lens itself that counts.

Don

 -Original Message-
 From: Sunny Chung [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 12:07 AM
 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
 Subject: Amature
 
 
 Hey everyone thank you for all your quick and extremely informative
 responses.  Just wanted to introduce myself a little more
 I've only just began to work with DSLR's and I'm a poor college
 student :-(.  So after all your advice, I definately want the 50/1.4
 FA lens... but don't have $200 to spend right now.  The only lens I
 have right now is the kit lens that came with my ist DL, which isn't
 bad.  Once again, thank you for all your responses.  If you care to
 look at my amature photography,
 I've posted my best pictures so far at:
 
 http://dapjang.deviantart.com/gallery/
 



Re: Amature

2005-12-14 Thread Unca Mikey

Sonny, lovely stuff!  You've made some wonderful images there.

About the lens,  I know everyone raves about the 50/1.4 primes (with 
reason), but I got the FA 50mm/1.7 for two reasons:  it weighs two 
ounces less than the 1.4 (minimizing weight is important to me), and 
I only paid about $90 for a near mint lens on ebay, about 9 months 
ago.


Keep posting pictures, thanks!

*UncaMikey



RE: Amature

2005-12-14 Thread Tim Øsleby
Very good portefoleo.


Tim
Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian)
 
Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds 
(Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy)

 -Original Message-
 From: Sunny Chung [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Sent: 14. desember 2005 07:07
 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
 Subject: Amature
 
 Hey everyone thank you for all your quick and extremely informative
 responses.  Just wanted to introduce myself a little more
 I've only just began to work with DSLR's and I'm a poor college
 student :-(.  So after all your advice, I definately want the 50/1.4
 FA lens... but don't have $200 to spend right now.  The only lens I
 have right now is the kit lens that came with my ist DL, which isn't
 bad.  Once again, thank you for all your responses.  If you care to
 look at my amature photography,
 I've posted my best pictures so far at:
 
 http://dapjang.deviantart.com/gallery/
 





Re: Amature

2005-12-14 Thread Jon Paul Schelter

Sunny Chung wrote:

Hey everyone thank you for all your quick and extremely informative
responses.  Just wanted to introduce myself a little more
I've only just began to work with DSLR's and I'm a poor college
student :-(.  So after all your advice, I definately want the 50/1.4
FA lens... but don't have $200 to spend right now.  The only lens I
have right now is the kit lens that came with my ist DL, which isn't
bad.  Once again, thank you for all your responses.  If you care to
look at my amature photography,
I've posted my best pictures so far at:

http://dapjang.deviantart.com/gallery/


Beautiful photos Sunny.

I particularly like the pan job you did on Caught in Motion.  I'm 
useless at panning.


FYI, I bought an A50 f/1.4 just recently, and love it.  if I could have 
found an FA, I would have bought it.  Mind you, after using the kit lens 
and a cheap Tamron zoom, I thought I was just bad at manual focus 
(blamed it on my eyes), but it turns out that I *can* manually focus 
reasonably well, as long as it's with a bright lens.


For instance, I'm not sure that the effect I got on this shot is 
successful, but I did manage to focus on approximately what I wanted:

http://forksandhope.com/Africa/IMGP5294-Kilimanjaro-Protea.jpg

If you're short on cash, you might consider an A50 f1.7 or f/2.0, which 
aren't that hard to be had on ebay or keh, and are of very high quality.


jp

--

Jon Paul Schelter http://forksandhope.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
This isn't right, it isn't even wrong.



Amature

2005-12-13 Thread Sunny Chung
Hey everyone thank you for all your quick and extremely informative
responses.  Just wanted to introduce myself a little more
I've only just began to work with DSLR's and I'm a poor college
student :-(.  So after all your advice, I definately want the 50/1.4
FA lens... but don't have $200 to spend right now.  The only lens I
have right now is the kit lens that came with my ist DL, which isn't
bad.  Once again, thank you for all your responses.  If you care to
look at my amature photography,
I've posted my best pictures so far at:

http://dapjang.deviantart.com/gallery/



RE: Amature

2005-12-13 Thread Tom C

Hi Sunny,

I like your style! There are a lot of shots I see there that are unusually 
composed, yet beautiful, even of subjects I would not normally like.  Thanks 
for showing them.  It makes me think.


Tom C.





From: Sunny Chung [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Amature
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 01:07:22 -0500

Hey everyone thank you for all your quick and extremely informative
responses.  Just wanted to introduce myself a little more
I've only just began to work with DSLR's and I'm a poor college
student :-(.  So after all your advice, I definately want the 50/1.4
FA lens... but don't have $200 to spend right now.  The only lens I
have right now is the kit lens that came with my ist DL, which isn't
bad.  Once again, thank you for all your responses.  If you care to
look at my amature photography,
I've posted my best pictures so far at:

http://dapjang.deviantart.com/gallery/