Cesar; The snaked skinned LXen would only (see: EVER) be appropriate under certain date situations: 1. A trip to the zoo 2. Meetings with environmental organizations. 3. A quiet night reading Kipling. 4. Your local S&M club.
Christian On Tuesday 19 February 2002 14:05, Cesar wrote: > Had a 'date' with a fellow photographer on Sunday. We were going to > take some shots in a planned community about an hour west of here. I knew > that she shot Minolta autofocus. > > As I was preparing my camera gear I was torn. It was either take > the two snake-skinned LXs or the two 'normal' LXs (one with slide the other > b&w) with me. I have had extreme reactions about the snaked cameras. I > was not sure how she would take it. I figured I could not go wrong with > taking the two 'normal' LXs, and they happen to also be the ones in the > best shape of the bunch. One has the FA-1 the other the FA-2. Talk about > classy looking. But then again I find just about all my cameras beautiful, > just some more than others ;-) > > So is it vanity that one considers the appearance of their camera > gear - to some extent.? But once she really gets to know me, she will see > the old beat up LXs and will not care by then :-) Side note - she has seen > my photography and has complemented me on it. So I guess I am safe. > > Just rambling with a few idle moments here at work, > > Cesar > Panama CIty, Florida - 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 .
