On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 15:56:08 +0100, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: 2006/09/22 Fri PM 02:33:56 GMT >> To: "PDML" <[email protected]> >> Subject: The Pentax Way >> >> Yesterday I met a friend and fellow Pentaxian for lunch in the little >> town >> of Point Richmond. We schmoozed, swapped lenses, and I got to try his >> new >> DA50-200 and Zenitar 16/2.8. After he headed home, I lingered a bit, >> and >> as I was leaving an older gentleman approached me and asked if I was >> using >> a digital camera. One thing led to another, and we grabbed a table >> outside >> the small restaurant where I'd had lunch just a short while before. Ben >> had a lot of questions about DSLR's, and we talked mostly about Leica >> and >> Pentax (Ben's a Leica user from the M3 days, and has an M3 and an M4). >> >> By the time we parted, Ben was quite impressed with the current >> capabilities of the Pentax DSLR cameras, and is quite interested in the >> K10D. He now has John Celio's info @ Reed's Camera in Walnut Creek, >> and it >> wouldn't surprise me at all if he contacts John and orders the camera. >> >> Some years ago, after not having done photography for a number of >> years, I >> picked up my cameras again, in part with the idea that it would allow >> me to >> meet new people and make new friends. It certainly has ... from this >> list >> alone I have personally met numerous people from all over the US, some >> of >> whom I consider good friends, and others are certainly great >> acquaintances, >> and that doesn't include those friendships that are only on line >> relationships. And, of course, there have been quite a few people I've >> met >> just by carrying a camera around while out shooting, like Ben. >> >> That's "The Pentax Way." > > It must be your kindly visage, Shel. For me, people turn and walk the > other way - even when I'm carrying a Pentax. They're just dazzled. John > > ----------------------------------------- > Email sent from www.ntlworld.com > Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software > Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information > > -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
