Hi, >>�If >>�I�wanted�respect�for�my�camrea,�not�for�my�pictures,�I'd�buy�a�Leica- >>� �or�perhaps�a�Nikon. > >you'll�never�get�any�respect�using�a�Leica.�Whenever�I�use�mine�people >completely�ignore�me�and�just�carry�on�doing�what�they�were�doing >anyway.�They�must�think�I'm�just�some�scruffy�old�git�who�can't�afford >a�new�camera.�It's�great�:o) Yes, I found the same thing. If I happen to use my Chinon CE5 with the PW530 winder, a large Tokina ATX28-85 with a huge hood attached, (large, heavy, black equipment, and Chinon can be easily misread), most of the people think I must be a pro PJ. They make room for me, etc. With my SFXn or K2 and primes, they look at me if I were a poor tourist or a retarded photo-student... Using an RF camera, things are different: they don't even notice me as a photographer. It's useful sometimes as well. And at last, when I go out with my really big and heavy Zenit80 (Russian Hassy) equipment, tripod, handheld light meter and the like, they stare at me as I were a Martian, to say the least... Some (older) people do recognize it, and they assume that I am working on something very important or artistic. Good conversations can be started like this.. Gabor - 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 .
