Shel... What have I learned? Well, beyond a great many things so far that make me go "HUMMMMM," I will forever remember that when the LX was introduced it started at 1600 ASA and moved to 3200, not from 3200 to 6400 which was pointed out recently. That's one I won't even have to write down.
All I can say is it's disheartening to realize that my affliction is not unique. Many people around the world suffer from Pentaxitis (a rare form of the dreaded Asahispotmaticaphore strain). There is no cure it seems that although it's symptoms are usually mild and affect one's bank account more that one's mucus membranes it's a disease that nonetheless should be researched. This list functions as a kind of group therapy for us suffers. It is a safe harbor for those who get physically ill imagining having to take pictures with a C**** or a N****. Further, thoughts of using an O****** or a M****** send us into such fits that we're foced to recite mantras such as, "My camera is finer, I know this to be true! My camera is finer, I know this to be true!" and then rush to read the 7th edition of Keppler's "The Pentax Way" just to calm down. It good to know we are not alone out there. It helps us sleep. So, Shel, although photography, like any other art form, is an intensely subjective experience, I still need to point out a couple of things that I have learned here (in no particular order) as long as you remember that it's the disease talking and not hold me responsible for anything: 1. Pentax is a brand of cameras and lenses. They make good ones. Except of course for the 85mm f2. 2. MLU is nice feature to have. If it's not on your camera you will break out in boils and grow hair in funny places. 3. MACRO photography refers to photographs at high magnification. Wedding photography refers to photographs of crazy people and their relatives. 4. Many people debate the virtues of different slide films. Most are surprised to learn that Kodachrome looks better than all of them...and it's been around since shortly after the earth cooled. 5. Most photographs can be handled with a 50mm lens and a camera with no meter. 6. Wood Herman and Woody Allen are both jazz musicians. 7. People who don't own a Pentax LX (either the old model with no roller and a top ASA of 1600 or the newest LX 2000) have the worst form of Pentaxitis. I feel better now...;-() Brendan MacRae - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
