Welcome, Mike. Good to have you. Stan has pretty much covered the bases. I wanted to add that there are quite a few of us in the mid-Atlantic region. We have PDMLers in Philly, New Jersey, several in the DC/Baltimore area, quite a few in NYC, at least one in western Maryland, Pittsburgh, I'm in Harrisburg, PA, there are several in NC, and probably quite a few others I've forgotten. I just wish I could make it to more of the gatherings. We have our disagreements online, but I've never met anyone in person with whom I wouldn't like to spend more time. If you have the time you should really consider the photography weekends at Grandfather Mountain, NC. I made it to the Camera Clinic in 2005 and the Nature Photography Weekend last June. Both were loads of fun. Just don't camp too close to Dave.
BTW, I'm actually, really, honest-to-God available on December 16th. If anyone else is up for it (Stan?) I'll definitely make the trek to DC. On 11/21/06, Stan Halpin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey Mike - welcome. > This discussion group is like a large extended family (including the > requisite odd-balls that you'll find in any large family.) We have some > very accomplished photographers and some who are still figuring out > what all of the buttons do and many in between. Usually you can get > useful answers to Pentax related questions, though sometimes you may > have to persist past the initial sarcastic replies from the "experts" > who are tired of answering questions and think that everyone should > have been paying attention to previous discussions that have taken > place over the last few years. We have folks who have shot nothing but > Pentax for decades who can put the newer equipment into a historical > perspective. We have others who have partially or totally migrated to > Pentax from other brands who can put Pentax into a broader photographic > perspective. And a few who have migrated away from Pentax but hang on > in this group. > The volume of posts in a given day can be overwhelming, but selective > use of the delete-thread button can yield a manageable, informative, > and fun experience. > The group has a number of frequent travelers (me included) and there > are aperiodic opportunities for face-to-face gatherings in obscure > locales (Sydney, Melbourne, London, Amersfoort NE, Toronto, Washington > D.C., NYC, Grandfather Mountain NC, Naples IT, Bay Area California, are > a few that come to mind.) It looks like you are based in D.C.; I am > spending most of my time in D.C. this fall, with my next free weekend > days being 2 December and 16-17 December if you are interested in a > photo expedition or an afternoon beer or whatever. > > Again, welcome! And be sure to check out the FAQs compiled and > maintained by Greywolf (a recluse living in a small cave in the NC > mountain wilderness.) Also be sure to ignore all posts from Frank (a > committed film photographer who lives in a small cave in the Toronto > wilderness, but who may be released back into society soon) and from > Cotty ( a sadist who tortures perfectly good Pentax lenses until they > agree to attach to his Canon.) > > Stan ( a Peripatetic Pentax Photographer (Psychologist by Profession) > still looking for the ideal travel lens kit with appropriate quality, > function, and usability) > > On Nov 21, 2006, at 12:01 AM, Beaker wrote: > > > Hi- > > > > I'm Mike Beacom, and new to the group. I spent a good chunk of last > > weekend looking at the group archive, and am impressed by the tone of > > great good will and knowledge here. > > > > I've noticed an odd thing at the camera store- the K100D is calling > > out to me "... buy me, Buy Me, BUY ME..." > > > > The plan- tax refunds finance the purchase, and the dusty, ignored > > kit gets sold. (Current camera is a Canon 10D. 6 MP seems to be the > > sweet spot for me- I'm not lusting after more resolution.) > > > > The small size, Shake Reduction, K-mount and M42 lenses, are the > > major attractions. > > > > On the other hand- I see that the K10D's are starting to ship. Anyone > > want to try to convince me to go for the K10D? > > > > Failing that, anyone want to sell me their old K100D? > > > > > > Thanks for your help. > > > > Mike Beacom > > At Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com Shoot more film! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
