Your welcome. :-)
Tom C.
From: "Jostein Øksne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Are you letting me in?!?
Wohooo!
Finally!
Thank you Tom, that's very generous.
Jostein
On 12/29/06, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Oh yeah? Well don't believe anything Jostein says either. :-)
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> Tom C.
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> >From: "Jostein Øksne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]>
> >To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]>
> >Subject: Re: Introduction
> >Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 22:58:04 +0100
> >
> >Welcome to the list!
> >Hhere are some things that are usually said to newcomers: <g>
> >
> >1. Don't believe anything Cotty, Frank Theriault, Mark Roberts, Tom C
> >and William Robb says.
> >
> >that's about it, I think.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Jostein
> >
> ><g, d & r>
> >
> >On 12/29/06, W. Guy Finley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Hello all! Found this list after intensely studying Stan's Pentax
> > > page trying to figure out what in the world I was doing with lenses
> > > for my new baby.
> > >
> > > I learned on my dad's K1000 (more later) and after a hiatus until
> > > early adulthood I got back into photography but went Canon with an
> > > EOS-3 and a Tokina 28-80/2.8 as my mainstay lens and a couple of
> > > primes. I went broke feeding film into that camera so when digital
> > > started hitting it big I grabbed a Canon G3 and ditched my EOS
> > > system. I then had a Sigma SD-9 and then a Sony DMC-V1 that I went
> > > to the extent of getting a Metz 50 MZ-5 system for.
> > >
> > > The Sony has long since been wanting to be retired so I started
> > > looking at another bridge camera. That's when I saw reviews for the
> > > new Pentax K digitals. I had thought about an ist-D a bit back but
> > > never made the leap. I went and found the trusty K1000 and sure
> > > enough the M 50/2 and Takumar 135/2.8 were still with it. Not the
> > > best lenses in the world but hey, a start. When I saw these would
> > > work with the new digitals I made the leap and went for K110D
> > > deciding I really didn't need shake reduction.
> > >
> > > After much confusion and screwing up of my order I ended up getting
> > > the kit lens which isn't too bad but after doing my first Christmas
> > > photos in Lightroom and PS CS3 beta I saw just how many shots I was
> > > taking at 50 or 55mm. I was going to get an ultra-wide zoom but
> > > decided to get some manual primes instead given these results but I
> > > can't find an FA50 in stock anywhere with a UPC intact (with the
> > > Pentax rebates going on I wonder where those UPCs went?? hmmmm).
> > >
> > > After much debate, back and forth, etc, I picked up an A 50/1.4 from
> > > KEH and saw by complete accident an M 28/3.5 at Adorama and grabbed
> > > both along with the new Metz SCA adapter so hopefully I should be
> > > doing some decent flash work soon. I did Christmas completely in
RAW
> > > with the kit lens, the M 50 and the Takumar and I was really pleased
> > > with how the shots came out aside from the obligatory tweaking I had
> > > to do in Lightroom and PS. After working with JPEGs for a long time
> > > since the SD-9 (which has a proprietary RAW) working in a RAW
> > > workflow is a godsend. It was actually a joy to work in Lightroom
> > > and then send images that needed more care over to PS if they needed
> > > it and then have Lightroom recognize the PS update and add that to
> > > the shoot. Adobe has been doing some great work there.
> > >
> > > So, I look forward to tips and suggestions, any thoughts on lens
> > > areas I may wish to fill in would be welcome. I'm considering
> > > holding out a few months until the new f2.8 zooms come out, the
> > > 17-50/2.8 likely being the prime target.
> > >
> > > My meager start is up at http://www.flickr.com/photos/wgfinley
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Guy
> > >
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