Hi there everybody. Thanks for having me
Firstly, I have to say WOW, there sure is a lot of great activity on this forum.
My name is Jim and I live in coastal Maine. I've been into photography for some time, starting out with my first SLR in the late 70s.
Times have surely changed, but as an early-adopter type of person, I really enjoy technology.
Over the past 4 years or so, I've been mostly using a Canon Powershot Sx50hs with a huge superzoom. It has served me well, out on the ocean and off. I've enjoyed taking moon photos, wildlife, landscape, etc. I also do the bulk of the photography for the Bluefin Tuna Tournament that I help out with. Our website is
Sturdivant Island Tuna Tournament
For Christmas I recieved an updated model, the Canon Powershot sx60hs (with wi-fi) but even with this I have found myself limited by my camera recently when I was doing some HDR bracketed shots at twilight and needed/wanted to keep the lens open for more than 15 seconds. My Canon has NO bulb mode.
On the positive side I can read the name of a boat that's miles away, do beautiful lunar shots, and even show the moons circling Jupiter. The Canon has been filling its niche, but I do need more control. I'm not looking to replace it, instead to compliment it's capabilities.
One common thread I see when reading other's posts in this forum is most already have some old Pentax SLRs and lenses in there possession.... and that is true with me. I also have a couple of Pentax K100s and a bunch of lenses that I've collected over the years, that would be GREAT to re-purpose.
That being said, I expect to become a Pentax DSLR owner sometime soon... and I'm looking forward to the journey.
Last edited by Maine_Capt; 03-11-2016 at 04:14 PM.