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From: "Tom Rittenhouse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Pentax Discussion Malling List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "Tanya & Russell Mayer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 1:03 AM
Subject: Additional comments to Tanya.
> Most real pros only replace their equipment when it wears out,
> so are often using what most amateurs consider obsolete junk.
> Amateurs think cameras make pictures, don't fall into that
> trap. You make pictures, your camera is the tool you use
> to do that.
> --Tom
Some while ago I sold an M42 lens to a chap who turned up here to see if it
fitted and worked on his camera. I was rather surprised to see that he
brought with him an old Zenit SLR, the type with a meter on top but no TLR
metering. He bought the lens (a Vivitar zoom) with great joy and went on
his way rejoicing.
I suppose he saw a strange expression on my face so he said that he took
wedding photos on a part-time basis to supplement his income. He was quite
pleased with his results too and apparently in his community (which was
financially challenged) his work was in some demand. From what I know he is
by no means the only one of his kind.
Whenever I read about all the equipment used by affluent society photogs I
tend to remember this chap and the many one never hears about.
Conrad F. Samuels
Kirstenhof SA
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