> I've always been partial to "Pentaxian" as it is a combination of
> my camera of choice and my nickname at work. Call us what you
> will; I will always use Pentaxian....

I guess that makes sense for you, Christian - <g>.

However, I much prefer "Pentaxer" to "Pentaxian".  To me, the
connotation in English of an ending of "-ian" is of a person that
~lives~ in a particular place (e.g., Argentinian, Cambodian,
Algerian, etc.), while the ending "-er" connotes a person who ~does~
something particular (such as ~using~ Pentax gear) (e.g.,
photographer, teacher, minister) - we don't say "photographian", but
"photographer".  ;-)

Fred


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