My wife arrived home about 5:00pm and wanted to know if I had planted the
blueberry bushes yet. Of course, I had not gone more than 20 ft from the
front door, so the bushes were still sitting in a bowl of water awaiting
being put in their respective holes in the back yard. I was sent out to put
them in the ground immediately. As soon as I had my hands covered with dirt
and mud, I hear the sound of a large brown truck stopping in front of the
house. Go figure... I did manage to finish planting the bushes before
grabbing my box knife and slinging packing across the room. First out of the
box, White KX, I look up and she is standing there with her hands out. She
was almost as excited as I was. Then I was digging for the battery and
charger. She asks, "What is that?" as I take a very small box out. I say an
extra battery. "For which camera?" she asks. The K7 is my answer. "What
about my camera?" she asks. It takes AA's is my response. "I want to send
this camera back! I want it to have a rechargeable battery." It seems that
when she was in China, the people that used AA's had trouble getting
batteries. I then reminded her that the *istD had non-rechargeable Li's and
she didn't have trouble. Now she Loves the little stormtrooper. She said she
is going to carry it everywhere.
Meanwhile the K7 battery is still charging. 7:30pm, it is still charging. I
go through the Kx's menus and make some settings that I think suit her style
of shooting and knowledge level. Finally at 7:45, I can't stand it any
longer, surely the battery must be nearly full. I put it in the camera and
turn on the switch. The battery registers full and I begin setup after
putting the other battery in the charger. As of now, I haven't shot anything
worth keeping, just messing around shots and exploring different settings,
etc. In fact, I just formatted the card to clean it up. I am very impressed
with the fact of how many settings are available by pressing the info
button. Guess I won't miss the function button like the K 10D had. Today is
cold and dreary but I bet I will be out this afternoon despite all the
things I am supposed to get done here at the house. By the way, it still
fits my hand as well as I remembered from GFM.
More Later
Ted
"The eye of the viewer becomes the eye of the Photographer." Albert Maysles
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