Congrats on the 6x7, Sid! :-) Jostein (only member of the little-brotherhood)
----- Original Message ----- From: "Sid Barras" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pentax list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 8:53 PM Subject: Digital, Smidgital: I'm a new member of the 6x7 club! > Hi Gang, > Couldn't manage to acquire this fine lump o' steel without telling someone. > > Told my wife, she just "sniffed," glanced over to the bookcase-- (where all > the "other" cameras are) but to her credit, she withheld what she was > thinking.... > > Told my cat, he changed the subject to food and litter. > > Told my dog, but hell, he gets in a dither over anything. > > Told my son, but he's got other things to worry about... (as in, he's a > marine, one of the few yet to be deployed. Soon, I'm sure...) > > Told my other son, but, "What's a 6x7?" required too much explanation... I > had other people to tell... > > Told my daughter, alas, she's just like her mother. > > Told my other 4 daughters, but the oldest one's 8, and she couldn't quite > appreciate my hubris... > > So, here I am, telling all you pentaxians! Towanda!! > > A question: > I just got the body back from KEH, where it had extensive work done to it to > bring it up to working condition (film selector knob was missing, the winder > wouldn't cock the shutter; speeds checked and adjusted; clean and replace > all the seals) > > Does the winder "wind on?" I am glad that the winder will engage and arm the > shutter, but I also notice that it can still be wound on, even after the > shutter is cocked. is this normal? (Please say it is so, I don't want to > send it back...) > > Anyway, Sid is very excited, and if it wasn't raining outside, I'd be > heading for an impromptu photo safari. > > > Sid > >
