Well, I am a silent member, who reads less than half of the posts.
I am based in Bangalore, India and got introduced to photography
while I was in Irvine, CA for my M.S. in Computer Science. I bought
a used Pentax PZ-1 through rec.photo.equipment in 1997 and got a
new Pentax 28-200mm lens that I probably shouldn't have bought. I
had seen a few of my friends take great photos and I decided that
I wanted a camera for myself. Thats when I started looking for a
used one since I was living out of a scholarship.
Anyways, I moved to India soon after and more or less stopped taking
pics until very recently. I am still an occasional photographer
whose pictures are so ordinary and boring that no one (not even me
myself) wants to see. I got pulled into photography due to high-tech
stuff and all the technical details. I figure that I don't have a
good eye. Hopefully, I will be able to take at least family pictures
and some touristy pics.
Just recently, I decided that I needed a manual-focus smaller camera
because I wasn't really putting my PZ-1 to good use and thought that
the 28-200 wasn't probably as good (even for my 4x6 prints). So I
bought a ME Super with 50mm from Wendy on this mailing list. Got it
with the help of two friends in the US who eventually sent it to
me in India.
I just finished my first roll with the ME Super and am as disappointed
with my skills as I was a few months ago :( Need to improve soon!!
Gaurav
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