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It was March 20 1984 that I took delivery of my first car, a Honda CRX. I had received a call a few days earlier that it was expected. The anticipation nearly killed me! My first car. When I took delivery it had only six miles on the odometer. Sweet!!
24 years later I finally decide to come back to an SLR. Just as I did with my first car, so I did with my new SLR. When I get serious about something, I read all I can, research, ask questions, reflection and so on. At the end of it all I chose the Pentax K20D. Through it all my wife did her best to look and sound interested.
I awoke this morning and checked the shipping details. To my amazement/surprise and great delight, it was in transit and scheduled to be delivered today (one day turnaround when I asked for two - bless you Amazon). Anticipation. UPS man delivers late in the afternoon. Fine I can wait. He comes. Everything is here. Sweet!
Charge the battery. YIKES, I forgot the memory card. Sigh. Run out and get one. Snap. there's the first picture - over and done with. Whew.
The camera feels really very nice in my hands. Ergonomically there is one adjustment I would make but that is all.
The memories of my SLR days are beginning to come back to me. Woo-hoo!! (I can't believe the manual is 284 pages).
Well, I'll be looking to walk around with it this weekend and snap some more and play with the settings. I should probably get scientific... nah...
24 years later I finally decide to come back to an SLR. Just as I did with my first car, so I did with my new SLR. When I get serious about something, I read all I can, research, ask questions, reflection and so on. At the end of it all I chose the Pentax K20D. Through it all my wife did her best to look and sound interested.
I awoke this morning and checked the shipping details. To my amazement/surprise and great delight, it was in transit and scheduled to be delivered today (one day turnaround when I asked for two - bless you Amazon). Anticipation. UPS man delivers late in the afternoon. Fine I can wait. He comes. Everything is here. Sweet!
Charge the battery. YIKES, I forgot the memory card. Sigh. Run out and get one. Snap. there's the first picture - over and done with. Whew.
The camera feels really very nice in my hands. Ergonomically there is one adjustment I would make but that is all.
The memories of my SLR days are beginning to come back to me. Woo-hoo!! (I can't believe the manual is 284 pages).
Well, I'll be looking to walk around with it this weekend and snap some more and play with the settings. I should probably get scientific... nah...
Now in Cameroon
Well, we've made the big move. The wife and I are now living in Buea Cameroon. We arrived late on December 2. We are still adjusting. The Pentax K20D has come too, along with the 18-250 zoom lens. We have 256/64 kbps internet so don't look for a lot of submissions! Oh wait, I've been not doing to many anyhow. Well, okay, at least now I have an excuse.
Best to all and happy holidays to each and every one.
Pentax woes
Don't get me wrong, I love my Pentax K20D!! BUT I, while shooting the other day I noticed a vertical line (in landscape orientation). I have posted examples in my scrapbook. I've sent it in to Pentax Service and await word.
I also purchased DA* 50-135mm. I will say I am very happy with the lens, though it is much bigger than I expected. Still this is currently my only weather sealed lens.
On the personal side of things, the wife and I continue our plan to move to Cameroon. We don't yet have a firm date, but are looking at the week of Nov 29.
New Lens
Yes, finally! I ordered my second lens: Pentax FA 50mm 1.4. The price was right. Here is the first image:
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Cameroon
The wife and I are in Cameroon. After a wonderful day in Paris we arrived in Douala Cameroon and are now in Buea.
Today we went to Limbe,on the coast: botanical gardens, black sand beaches, etc. We'll be in Buea a few more days before heading further south.
Look for images first week of May.
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ha ha, probably true. When I purchased my iMac G5 I watched the FedEx page like an addiction. From the pick up in Shanghai (where is sat for a few days to Anchorage and onward). I saw it was on the truck for delivery, ran out the door to where I was having it delivered. I got there just as the driver was dropping it off.
So I guess that my 84 CRX; the iMac G5 and the Pentax K20D are my most highly anticipated purchases.
My wife can rest assured since she was a choice and not a purchase!
So I guess that my 84 CRX; the iMac G5 and the Pentax K20D are my most highly anticipated purchases.
My wife can rest assured since she was a choice and not a purchase!