Yes, it is quite odd to see German WWII uniforms worn by folks with Filipino faces. It's a different kind of 'master race'. Probably has old Adolf and his crew spinning in their graves. Regards, Bob S.
On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 12:34 AM, Bong Manayon <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 11:49 AM, Boris Liberman <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Aren't you one of the re-enactors, sir? >> >> For me, having hyper-P mode and two dials would mean approximately >> equivalent to K-5. That's the single thing I use most often when I am >> shooting with my K-5. >> >> You're a capable photographer, Bong, but you know that already. And K-30 >> seems like a good camera. Let's hope that no QC issues make it hard for >> Pentax. I would be fascinated to know what awaits beyond K-5. > > Reenactors? No, although for fun they did dress me up in an US > paratroop gear so I can have fun with my facebook profile pic :-) > > Have been in touch with militaria/history buffs here since I got the > chance to teach history of Philippine photography; was hoping to catch > them either in American/Japanese WW2 or Philippine/Spanish events > (have I shared these with PDML? > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/sets/72157626897139973/); my > goal was for my students to shoot them with the matching period > technology (i.e., glass plates/albumen for late 1800s Philippine > Revolution vs. the Spanish...) apart from the immersion into history. > But its 'off-season' for those events and the reenactors takes > advantage of that by doing something different, so the European > theater thing which kinda odd (okay...weird). > > Bong :-) > -- > Bong Manayon > http://bong.manayon.net > > -- > 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.
