On Sat, 27 Nov 2010 19:59 -0600, "Walter Gilbert" <[email protected]> wrote: > > @ PDML at large -- I pleaded with you people not to talk about film > shooting. But, you did it anyway. Now, look what you've done.
Don't worry. You'll load it up with film, take a few shots and then a year later you'll find it sitting on a shelf forlornly, having been ignored during that time as you concentrate on digital capture. At least that's how it's been with my ES (although I did actually take a couple more shots last week). :-)> Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > > On 11/27/2010 7:23 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > > Walter Gilbert wrote: > > > >> As of approximately 6:00 PM central time this evening, I'll be the > >> proud owner of a Pentax K1000 and what I suspect will be the 50mm f/2 > >> (though, hoping for a pleasant surprise on the lens). Having spoken > >> to the owner, it's been very lightly used, is fully functioning, and > >> in need of a battery. I'd been afraid I was going to miss out on it, > >> but as luck would have it, a little bit of computer tech work > >> suddenly presented itself which allowed me to go ahead bite on it. > >> > >> I know it's not the greatest camera and/or lens on the planet, but > >> I'm pretty excited about finally being able to lay hands on a 50mm > >> prime without having to order the thing over the 'net. I have a > >> feeling I'm going to get a LOT of use out of this lens on my K-x (and > >> my recent discovery of the advantages of raw shooting -- [still > >> sobbing over the shots lost to the jpg engine]), and may even venture > >> into a bit of B&W film photography before all is said and done. > >> > >> Anyway ... here's asking for crossed fingers toward the hope for a > >> f/1.2 -- but, at $40 US, I'll take it whatever it is. > >> > >> -- Walt > >> > >> > >> > > hell of a bargain, I say... and if you really only got it for the > > lens, I'd bet you could turn the body around to a student for what > > you paid for it all > > > -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Does exactly what it says on the tin -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
