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A simple story for me....
I entered the 35mm world with a Cannon Sure-shot in the mid 80's (I think). I used that for a number of years... In 1997, we moved to South Africa, and wanted a camera to capture all these interesting places we were visiting, so we bought a Pentax MZ-50 with a couple of lenses. Because of an overwhelming number of challenges in my life, I mostly used it in an "auto" mode, and did not explore the settings.
I entered the digital age with a 4MP Kodak P&S, which used more batteries than pictures it produced, but it did "OK" for lanscape shots, or objects that moved VERY slowly...
I bought a Pentax ISTD for a friend in South Africa (brought it back when visiting the states), and promptly tried it with my Pentax SLR lenses. I thought it was "OK", but again, I was using it in auto settings, and probably did not use it properly to appreciate it's capabilities.
In 2003, I looked at the Pentax ISTD again, and again, was not sold on it, so I bought a 5MP Canon P&S, which did great for still shots, but not so good for action.
In 2007, my wife wanted to by me a DSLR, so we looked at the K100D, and I loved it. I then (with help from people on this forum) started understanding the basics of photography and using the capabilities of the camera. I liked it so well that I turned around and bought the K10D in January of 2008, and love it as well.
So I cannot say that I became a Pentaxian via vast experiences or research, I just kind of "fell into it" and stayed!
Now if I can just do something about this LBA problem!
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