Aww man :-( --- frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Brendan, quit dicking around with the new guy! > > Mike, as you already know from several other posts, > there are many K1000 > lovers here. I'm not one of them. Not 'cause I > don't like them, just > because I don't own one. But, many of us do, and > I'm sure they'll be > pleased to share their knowledge. > > Beware of several things, however. For one thing, > although no one will ever > tell you to part with your beloved (the K1000) > unless it's broken and > unrepairable or something, you will be encouraged to > upgrade. It's very > subtle and gentle. It doesn't hit you over the head > with a hammer. It's > sort of "Gee, Mike, if you like your 2.0 50mm, why > not go a bit faster? Try > out a 1.4 50mm!" Or, "Does your 28mm make you > happy? You should see what a > 24mm will do for you!" "You know, the K1000 is a > wonderful camera, but it > would make a great back up for an MX (or LX)." "You > think your negs are > sharp? You need a Pentax 6x7. Medium format is the > way to go, my boy!" > > And don't even get me going on digital; you see, > we're all a-twitter here, > as Pentax just released it's first digital 35mm SLR. > You've likely noticed > a few threads with *ist D in the subject line - it's > our latest object of > lust. > > This is all called "enabling", and you must resist. > Elsewise, you'll end up > a "typical PDMLer". Luckily, I'm quite normal, but > we aren't all... > > cheers (and welcome to the list - seriously, you'll > learn a lot here), > frank, Toronto, Canada (where you from?) > > > > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all > possible worlds. The pessimist > fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer > > > > > > >From: Brendan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Whats a k1000? I know I've seen that name before > >somewhere :-) > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months > FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus >
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