Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On 16/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
>Here's a few tips: > >1. I modified the lens cuz I wanted to be able to post to the PUG without >shooting on film, and seeing as I digitally defected a year ago, it >seemed a reasonable way... > >2. I like posting to the PUG cuz this list is a nice place to hang out >(and surprise surprise, I still have Pentax gear)... > >3. I have absolutely no mechanical or electronics training - I bumble >about doing the things I do because there's a need. I can't afford >expensive lenses, so modifying one was cheaper! A case of 'needs must'. > >4. There is no number 4. > >5. Actually I detest all this modifying - if I won the lottery you >wouldn't see another modification from me again! > >6. But having done something, might as well make it available for >somebody else if it helps them - it's good karma. > >7. Like the mods, I *had* to learn Photoshop because I looked at my first >inkjet prints and nearly cried. A lottery win would see a full-time PS >operator doing all my dirty work! > >8. We have 4 working Macs in our house, and aside from one, they were all >either used or repaired cheap. This way I can have 4 computers for the >price of one big new one. I can't solder them when they go wrong, but I >can swap out the parts - they're only Meccano (Erector) Sets, after all. >Needs must. > >9. (See number 4). > >10. I'm not a brainy guy. I don't have a degree. I have 4 'O' Levels: >Maths, English, Drama, Photography. So I can add up, write it down, >pretend, and take a snap. That's it. > >11. Patience with your fellow man/woman is a virtue, and breeds respect. > >12. A little humour goes a long way. > >13. Er, that's it. You left out "No pooftas" -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
