For one, you'd have about 30 years more practce under your belt.
Walt Gilbert <[email protected]> wrote: >It does have a wonderful feel to it compared to trying to manually >focus >the kit lenses that came with my K-x. The older lenses make me wish I'd > >taken up photography a long time ago. I can't help wondering how much >better I'd be as a photographer if I had started when those lenses were > >still being made. > >-- Walt > >On 3/2/2012 4:22 PM, alban bernard wrote: >> This lens always remind me how it was difficult to machine some metal >parts with micrometric precision during school hands-on sessions. It >gives some respect and taste for manufactured objects. Handling a lens >with perfectly adjusted but smooth focusing ring is really a joy in >itself. It has a strong comforting effect taking some photographs. >> >> --- On Fri, 3/2/12, Walt Gilbert<[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> From: Walt Gilbert<[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: Yet another but late newcomer. >>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List"<[email protected]> >>> Date: Friday, March 2, 2012, 10:20 PM >>> Welcome to the list, Alban! >>> >>> I'm looking forward to seeing submissions from you and hope >>> you'll be >>> able to participate in the discussion more in the >>> future. I've gained >>> an incredible amount of knowledge and inspiration from PDML >>> and I >>> consider joining the list to be the smartest thing I've done >>> since I got >>> my K-x. >>> >>> I hope you love your 50mm/1.7 as much as I love mine. I find >>> it a >>> complete joy to shoot with. >>> >>> -- Walt >>> >>> On 3/2/2012 2:57 PM, alban bernard wrote: >>>> Hi PDMLers, >>>> >>>> I didn't dare to introduce myself earlier before I >>> uploaded my three humble shots to contribute to the PDML >>> photo annual 2011. >>>> I'm Alban Bernard, I'm French and a pentaxian since my >>> father offered me his MX and a couple of lenses on one of my >>> early christmas (Pentax 50mm f/1.7 and a Sigma 28mm f/2.8 >>> Macro as a bonus). Shooting films were a bit expensive for >>> me at that time and so I didn't use them as I would have >>> liked to. My father died in 2005, then I decided to give >>> photography a more "serious" try. Later, I purchased my >>> k200d, thanks to the pentax K mount, I was happy to reuse my >>> father lenses in a digitally upgraded set. >>>> I went to the PDML in 2009 to learn a lot. Good catch! >>> I got the inspiration and the good mood from this list even >>> if the traffic rate prevented me from reading all the good >>> post. In a certain way, reading it helped me not to be too >>> gear-addicted. >>>> ~Alban. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> > > >-- >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. -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- 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.
