On 19 Feb 2002 at 14:05, Matamoros, Cesar A. wrote: > Had a 'date' with a fellow photographer on Sunday. We were going to > take some shots in a planned community about an hour west of here. I > knew that she shot Minolta autofocus. > > As I was preparing my camera gear I was torn. It was either take the > two snake-skinned LXs or the two 'normal' LXs (one with slide the > other b&w) with me. I have had extreme reactions about the snaked > cameras. I was not sure how she would take it. <snip> > > So is it vanity that one considers the appearance of their camera > gear - to some extent.?
Well, if it was really a date, I think this was forgivable. In fact, this might have been a good excuse to borrow a 67. ;) > But once she really gets to know me, she will > see the old beat up LXs and will not care by then :-) Dude, if she's using Minolta AF, she doesn't care about camera aesthetics anyway. > Side note - she > has seen my photography and has complemented me on it. So I guess I > am safe. So she didn't see the snake-skinned LXen? Did you mention it? What kind of reactions do you get? People who think they're ugly or people who are worried about the snakes? So how did it go? tv - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
