If you've been lurking for 18 moths you have actually been here longer than me. But welcome anyway ;-)
Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > -----Original Message----- > From: Perry Pellechia [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 22. desember 2005 21:05 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction. > > Well after successfully lurking for about 18 months it seems that mypost > to Bill Robb's provocation has broken the list! I got a coupleof messages > that indicated "The User is out of space" as at least oneother member has > gotten too. > Since I have lost my posting virginity I figured I would properlyintroduce > my self. Some of you might recognize me from my veryinfrequent posting at > dpreview or steves-digicams. I really do nothave enough time to follow > those groups any more. I do make the timeto read PDML every day and enjoy > both the information and the fun. > I manage a shared chemical instrumentation lab (NMR spectroscopy) atthe > University of South Carolina. I have been living in Columbia forabout 8 > years. Before that I was in the Midwest US where I workedafter I finished > my graduate degree. I am originally from Brooklyn,NY. > Photography is a hobby for me but I have gotten paid for a one timegig > taking images for a web based business. My first real camera wasa SF-10 > that was given to me in 1989. I used it pretty regularly forabout three > years before I got frustrated with both the results, theprocess of having > film developed and trying to understand what I wastrying to do at the time > I took the photo. When digital came about Iimmediately recognized the > ability for rapid feed back and got hookedagain. > As most digital shooter I have played the constant upgrade game. Myfirst > digital was a Nikon 900S. I moved to a Canon G1, then anOlympus E-20n and > then to the *istD. My naïve thought when I boughtthe *istD was that the > lenses I had for the SF-10 would be sufficient. It did not take long for > me to discover that the two cheapo Sigmazooms I had were not going to give > me the best of what the cameracould offer. So after spending hundreds of > dollars I am still a lousyphotographer often frustrated by my results . > Since I have been following the list for awhile I know who to believeand > not to believe. I promise not to get into any flame warsinvolving PC vs. > Macs, film vs. digital, liberals vs. conservatives,guns, religion, > politics in general, lack of full K mount support onPentax digital bodies > or any other thread that seems to never end. > Thanks for letting me lurk and I hope I can contribute something to the > list. > Perry. > <---------------------------------------------------->Perry Pellechia > Primary email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] email: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Page: http://homer.chem.sc.edu/perry<--------- > ------------------------------------------->
