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Oh and Hi Rod. > Hello,
> I'd like to say thanks to everyone for being so easy going and kind
> to folks who are new to this group. It is great to see such an
> experienced/educated set of folks treat newbies with so much kindness.
> It is also a wonder to see such a clean mailing list since the yahoo
> groups are so filled with trash nowadays!
>
> In anycase, I'm certain that I should probably have done a bit more
> homework before posting this note, but I'm about to burst at the seems
> with excitement at getting the *ist D. However, I'm doing my best at
> making a cautious purchase. You see I have the pentax ZX-7 which I use
> to mainly to:
>
> 1. Shoot pics of family and friends using a wide angle lens (I'm at the
> office and don't have any lens specs and none are PRO type of lens)
> 2. Close-ups of the garden plants/flowers with my macro lens
> 3. Shoot pics of Birds/Insects using my zoom lens
You'll find the list has a number of macro shooters as well as many other
"specilties".Someone can
always come up with an answer here<g>
>
> I love to shoot pictures but simply as a hobby. I shoot tons of pics
> with the hope of getting at least 2 or 3 great ones from a roll (if that
> many) I haven't had any formal training in photography so I depend on
> the Automatic Settings which the camera has. In reading the article in
> Photographic Mag. this month, the article states that these Automatic
> Settings (Macro, Sports, Portrait and such) are not included as settings
> in the *ist D. This leads me to believe that I'll have an autofocus
> only
> and that I'll have to learn the correct settings for the different photo
> shoots.
No i believe manual and auto focusing is available.At least with the starkist you can
preview right a
way and see if what you are doing is working.
Main thing is to have fun and shoot.:-)
> I don't mind having to take a course in order to better
> understand all the different settings, but as I said this is really just
> a fun hobby for me and I'm concerned to put 1700 into a hobby which I
> may never master as some of you obviously have.
>
> The reason I'm looking at the Pentax line is that I've already got so
> much invested in lenses that I'd hate to have to jump over to another
> brand. This would mean buying a Digital and Film SLR (for backup) and a
> new set of lenses.
Its my understanding the equivalent Nikon,the D100,has the same sensor as the
starkist,so
i cannot
see anyadvantage to move to Nikon if you already have Pentax or equivalent glass.
> If the answer is to ditch the Pentax line, any suggestions for another
> set of SLRs would be great. This will give me something to start
> looking at while I read your other posts.
The folks who have the camera here on the list seem pleased with it,especially now that
Pentax has
upgraded its firmware.They'll be piping up soon.
>
> Sorry for the long winded post, but I hope that some of ya'll can help.
> Thanks!
>
> Regards, Rod
Dave(digital and film guy)Brooks
