Cheers to that John! I had been having the longest day (or 2 or 3) prior and was so afraid it'd show. Quite wonderful the energy you can draw from good company! So PDMLers have found themselves face to face in Brisbane too- another achievement (can I say?) for the list?
John and I were wondering if we'd call it 'BPDML', 'BRPDML', and for the life of us couldn't think of a US state starting with 'B', just in case. John, I just did a check this morning and apparently there isn't one.. Anyway, going round in circles, think I like BrisPDML what say youse all? Of equipment, I have to say it was bit surreal having so much gear all over the table, especially considering the ToPDML snaps- some kind of cognitive dissonance/ deja vu milkshake. :) Still all good though! John, I think Tanya's lens was an F 50 1.7 and mine was a Sigma 28-70 2.8. But in all fairness, it was dim and Tanya's ist D was radiating mesmerising hypnotic waves.. Anyway! Great success just like John said, and should be done again soon! Perhaps with some international visitors perhaps? Cheers, Ryan PS. For all of you fortunate enough to be GFMers this trip, be prepared for Tanya! We've given her the stamp of approval, and I don't think there'd be a better Aussie ambassador! ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Coyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 11:32 AM Subject: First Brisbane PDML a huge success! > Tanja, Ryan, my wife Jan and I met last night for the first > Brisbane/Queensland PDML meeting, and a great time was had by all, despite > not starting until late, and finishing at 1:25 a.m.! > Tanja was later than expected after a disastrous day shooting a wedding > (I'll let her fill in the details, but Tom, watch out for your record as an > equipment destroyer!), so we went straight out to a local restaurant for a > much needed meal, which unfortunately was not as good as the reputation of > the place suggested, but that didn't stop anyone from enjoying themselves. > Helped a little, perhaps, by a bottle of 2001 Ballandean Estates ( a > Queensland wine-maker) Viognier . Tanja is as good company in the flesh as > her emails suggest, and Ryan is just such a nice young man, it was a > pleasure to be in their company. We managed to avoid talking equipment for > most of the meal, but once the main course was over, out came Tanja's *ist-d > with FA* 50mm 1.7(?), Ryan's MZ5-n with Tamron 28-70/2.8 and AF 1.7x > adaptor, and my MZ-S with Sigma 18-35 AF 3.5-4.5 and AF330FTZ mounted on a > bracket with the FG adaptors and cable. A formidable bunch of gear, and > there was then a lot of enjoyable comparisons made and photos taken with > various permutations of people by various permutations of gear. > We left the restaurant for coffee at my place, where yet more enjoyable > discussion, gear talk and photography took place, eventually repairing to > Tanja's car to make sure she got back to her motel and had at least some > sleep before catching the 6:00 am flight back home to Russell - but then we > probably stood and chatted there for over 30 minutes! > As I said before, a great time with really nice people, to be repeated soon! > > John Coyle > Brisbane, Australia > >
