> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Juan J. Buhler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 1:26 AM > Subject: *ist D for me > > > > > Hello everybody, > > > > Been gone from the list for a long while. I've been shooting a bit, > > but mainly with the M6. > > > > Anyway, given a bit of a lack of inspiration period I've been going > > through, I decided that a new toy would help me get going again, so > I > > decided to finally bite the bullet and get a DSLR. Given the many > > lenses I already have and love (FA35 2, K85 1.8, K24 3.5, K30 2.8, > A50 > > 1.4, etc etc), the *ist D was the obvious choice. Looks like K and M > > lenses will work in manual metering now, so that's sweet. > > > > Of course, as soon as I started researching the camera, many things > > became apparent: Pentax is about to announce something > > better/cheaper/faster, Canon just announced an 8Mp SLR for $200 > less, > > etc etc etc... So I decided to stop reading the PDML and rumour > sites > > online, and just order on from Adorama. I guess I'll skip whatever > > Pentax announces next and then get the 18 megapixel special edition > LX > > that they'll anounce in Photokina 2017. > > > > Anyway, UPS says my ist and 16-45 will be here tomorrow. Nothing to > > ask the list, just saying hi and sharing the excitement... > > > > j > > > > > > PS: BTW, I'll be driving across most of the USA from San Francisco > to > > Ohio starting this coming weekend. Looking forward to see how the > istD > > sees America...
Juan, Welcome back!! cheers, frank (still a film-boy) -- "It's about time we started to take photography seriously and treat it as a hobby." -Eliott Erwitt
