Welcome to the list, Ivan. Hang out for a while. It's fun. On 7/30/05, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > P.S. > The rest of you guys are slipping. No warnings about who to believe / > not believe? <LOL>
Don't believe anyone, Ivan. They'll try to evangelize about a mythological beast called Enablement. It's a farce. Doesn't exist. Whatever you do, though, don't let them convince you to feed the beast. > P.P.S. > I have to disagree with Frank, we don't need more Canadians we need > more AUSSIES. :-) > > > On 7/28/05, Ivan Shukster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My name is Ivan and I am new to the list but not to Pentax. First started > > using them in college in 73 (Spotmatic II) and then next spring bought the > > first of two Spotmatic F of which I still have one along with the > > autobellows slide duplicator. Several lenses and years later wanted to go > > more modern and had a used Super Program I think it was called. Did not like > > it much. Then bought a SF1n and lenses and a couple of years later traded in > > most of our Spotmatic stuff and the Super Program for a SFXn which except > > for the X is the same as a 1. Since then have added a MZ5n. Lens range from > > the fisheye zoom to a Sigma 400. > > > > Also have bought second had a Pentax 110 system Acutally got two camera > > bodies and three lenses, flash and winder. > > > > Non Pentaxs that I occassionally use are a Rolleichord IV, a Crown Graphic > > and a Seneca Improved 5X7 The later two I am planning on selling to buy a > > wood 4X5 And a Sony 4.1 megapixel point and shoot. If the image is moving > > we have a Sony Digital 8 and a Canon XL1 (second hand from a friend who was > > a freelance videographer) > > > > Peference is for landscape and nature photography. I had mentioned in my > > first posting that a tripod makes one a better photographer. I should have > > also mentioned that being married to an artist is a very big help as well. > > Someday when my ship comes in I will once again have a darkroom in the house > > and a studio with large format Epson printers for the digital work. I love > > both and see them as perhaps two tools in the toolbox as opposed to an > > either or situation. After I get my new to me 4X5 and a couple of more > > lenses it will be time to save towards a digital SLR and hopefully Pentax > > will have a higher megapixel one out by then. > > > > Guess I maybe misled about the Sony digital camea being the first point and > > shoot. As a kid I had an Instamatic 104 and since then have taken pictures > > with some Kodak cameras I still have such as a Baby Brownie Special and a > > Dualflex TLR > > > > Other interests are the enviroment, cycling, the praires, Saabs, Brittany > > Spaniels and ferns > > > > Ivan Shukster > > Medicine Hat > > > > > > -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com -- "You have to hold the button down" -Arnold Newman
