Hi, I'm Michelle and I live in Lincoln, NE with my fellow Pentaxian husband (Ashurbanipal on the forum). He is responsible for me learning more about photography and taking photo classes with me. Typically, I use the hand-me-down cameras after he decides (and I *allow* him) to upgrade to a different model.
With my love of photography, he doesn't have to say much to convince me though. While the new features and capabilities are nice on newer models, I find myself just happy to have an awesome Pentax camera with the lenses that we share. I still have a lot to learn about photography and the types of pictures I want to make so I am very happy for this forum.
I began with a Pentax Optio P80 point and shoot which is a fun camera and then made the jump to the K-2000 and now I am having fun with the K-X. I will someday own a yellow Pentax, model to be determined. I love how compact the cameras are while not compromising on features. This is probably why, after all my husband's research, we use Pentax cameras. I look forward to not being a lurker any more and learning more on this forum to improve my photos.