Hello from Oregon

musicfan · 07-07-2011, 03:13 PM

Hi,

Started using Pentax K1000 about 1980 and used that heavily for many years. Got disabled and no longer back-country ski or back-pack so not shooting nature photos any longer but did my fair share, including many 11 x 14's. Then got out of SLR.

Got a cheap digital in 2004, a Fujifilm FinePix 2M and that has worked for years as a fine little forum camera (I am a custom PC builder and water-cooler with > 1000 posts at a PC forum including a couple of stickied Guides).

But the 2M FinePix doesn't do all I want such as good pictures of friends. So now I want to re-investigate SLR as in DSLR. I recently ordered a Pentax K-r. And for fun, ordered it in "Storm-trooper White" for any Star Wars fans.

I seriously need some heavy reading to catch up on DSLR and hope my SLR background helps. I see there is a beginner's sub-forum where I am heading. Perhaps I will find links there. Links to learn are always appreciated. Thanks in advance for your help. See you around the forum.

Guest · 07-07-2011, 08:08 PM

Originally posted by musicfan

Hi,

Started using Pentax K1000 about 1980 and used that heavily for many years. Got disabled and no longer back-country ski or back-pack so not shooting nature photos any longer but did my fair share, including many 11 x 14's. Then got out of SLR.

Got a cheap digital in 2004, a Fujifilm FinePix 2M and that has worked for years as a fine little forum camera (I am a custom PC builder and water-cooler with > 1000 posts at a PC forum including a couple of stickied Guides).

But the 2M FinePix doesn't do all I want such as good pictures of friends. So now I want to re-investigate SLR as in DSLR. I recently ordered a Pentax K-r. And for fun, ordered it in "Storm-trooper White" for any Star Wars fans.

I seriously need some heavy reading to catch up on DSLR and hope my SLR background helps. I see there is a beginner's sub-forum where I am heading. Perhaps I will find links there. Links to learn are always appreciated. Thanks in advance for your help. See you around the forum.

Welcome to the forums! I also live in Oregon, started out with a K1000 and am now sporting a white K-x. Pentax still makes great cameras! Honestly, the quality is so good that there's no reason to buy a Canon or Nikon camera unless you *really* want a one of the models with a full frame sensor. Good luck getting back into photography!

**Arn** · 07-09-2011, 02:41 PM

Welcome to the forum, musicfan. "Read, click, read, click" is slowly working for me!

07-07-2011, 03:13 PM	#1
musicfan New Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 5	Hello from Oregon Hi, Started using Pentax K1000 about 1980 and used that heavily for many years. Got disabled and no longer back-country ski or back-pack so not shooting nature photos any longer but did my fair share, including many 11 x 14's. Then got out of SLR. Got a cheap digital in 2004, a Fujifilm FinePix 2M and that has worked for years as a fine little forum camera (I am a custom PC builder and water-cooler with > 1000 posts at a PC forum including a couple of stickied Guides). But the 2M FinePix doesn't do all I want such as good pictures of friends. So now I want to re-investigate SLR as in DSLR. I recently ordered a Pentax K-r. And for fun, ordered it in "Storm-trooper White" for any Star Wars fans. I seriously need some heavy reading to catch up on DSLR and hope my SLR background helps. I see there is a beginner's sub-forum where I am heading. Perhaps I will find links there. Links to learn are always appreciated. Thanks in advance for your help. See you around the forum.

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07-07-2011, 08:08 PM	#2
Guest Guest	Originally posted by musicfan Hi, Started using Pentax K1000 about 1980 and used that heavily for many years. Got disabled and no longer back-country ski or back-pack so not shooting nature photos any longer but did my fair share, including many 11 x 14's. Then got out of SLR. Got a cheap digital in 2004, a Fujifilm FinePix 2M and that has worked for years as a fine little forum camera (I am a custom PC builder and water-cooler with > 1000 posts at a PC forum including a couple of stickied Guides). But the 2M FinePix doesn't do all I want such as good pictures of friends. So now I want to re-investigate SLR as in DSLR. I recently ordered a Pentax K-r. And for fun, ordered it in "Storm-trooper White" for any Star Wars fans. I seriously need some heavy reading to catch up on DSLR and hope my SLR background helps. I see there is a beginner's sub-forum where I am heading. Perhaps I will find links there. Links to learn are always appreciated. Thanks in advance for your help. See you around the forum. Welcome to the forums! I also live in Oregon, started out with a K1000 and am now sporting a white K-x. Pentax still makes great cameras! Honestly, the quality is so good that there's no reason to buy a Canon or Nikon camera unless you really want a one of the models with a full frame sensor. Good luck getting back into photography!

07-09-2011, 02:41 PM	#3
Arn Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Parksville Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,497	Welcome to the forum, musicfan. "Read, click, read, click" is slowly working for me!