Greetings from the Antipodes

**Mikesul** · 11-10-2019, 06:26 AM

Welcome to the forum, Dave. The wait will be worth it!

Chris_K · 11-10-2019, 12:23 PM

Hi Dave,
Thanks for a nice introduction story. You should be very happy with your K-70

Greetings from Poland!

MarkJerling · 11-10-2019, 03:12 PM

Originally posted by kiwidave

Been lurking for a while and finally joined the forum today.

Many (many,) years ago, when I was a high school student, I joined our school's Photography club. With my Dad's Spotmatic, I shot and developed B&W. I can't say for certain, but I suspect it had the Super Takumar 1.4/50mm lens.

Then, in my Uni days, I bought an SF7, with Tokina 28-70 and 70-210 zooms. Served me well for years and years until digital cameras came along and killed off shooting on film for the masses.

So now, 30 years later, I'm finally in a position to join the DSLR world. I've had a few cheap point and shoot digital cameras over the years, none of which I used for anything other than family snaps and holiday pictures. Now those have fallen by the wayside for phone cameras.

I haven't done any "photography" in a long time.

I've purchased a K-70. Unfortunately, I'm still waiting for it to get to me (the NZ distributor had no K-70s in stock!). I can't wait.

Welcome to the forum Dave!
We look forward to seeing your K-70 photos.

Kind regards,
Mark
(Wairarapa)

troenaas · 11-11-2019, 03:33 AM

Welcome to the forums from Norway...

MikeyBugs95 · 11-12-2019, 01:36 PM

Welcome to the forums! I tried forming a Photography Club on my college campus but unfortunately I couldn't get enough interest.

kiwidave · 11-12-2019, 09:04 PM

Originally posted by MikeyBugs95

Welcome to the forums! I tried forming a Photography Club on my college campus but unfortunately I couldn't get enough interest.

We were lucky. The photography club at my high school was run by a local professional photographer. So not only did we learn the technical aspects of developing film and photos, he arranged outings for us to shoot at various locations/events/situations.

We visited the remnants of an old mining works. One of those photos I posted to the Weekly Photo Challenge 476 - Minimalistic Imagery. Didn't get any likes, although I did only post it an hour before the deadline!

I also remember going to a local event, like a street fair, and he also arranged for us to do a shoot in the CBD with a model. A great learning experience. I was 16 or 17 at the time.

kiwidave · 11-13-2019, 01:34 AM

Yay!

Received an email this afternoon to say my camera has been shipped!

MarkJerling · 11-13-2019, 01:37 AM

Originally posted by kiwidave

Yay!

Received an email this afternoon to say my camera has been shipped!

Sounds good! I bet you're watching for the courier!

kiwidave · 11-13-2019, 02:22 AM

Originally posted by MarkJerling

Sounds good! I bet you're watching for the courier!

I get everything delivered to my work. It's a large business (one of the largest in the city) so we have our own mailroom. We have a real problem here (NZ in general I believe) with couriers either not bothering to even attempt to deliver (my work mate has a security camera and has captured couriers driving up and leaving a "could not deliver" card in the mailbox, without ever going onto the property!) or signing for packages themselves and leaving them on the doorstep.

There's no way I want $1300 worth of DSLR sitting on the doorstep for all and sundry to see for several hours!

My Mum used to work in the mailroom, so they let me know when a package comes in for me.

MarkJerling · 11-13-2019, 02:45 AM

Originally posted by kiwidave

I get everything delivered to my work. It's a large business (one of the largest in the city) so we have our own mailroom. We have a real problem here (NZ in general I believe) with couriers either not bothering to even attempt to deliver (my work mate has a security camera and has captured couriers driving up and leaving a "could not deliver" card in the mailbox, without ever going onto the property!) or signing for packages themselves and leaving them on the doorstep.

There's no way I want $1300 worth of DSLR sitting on the doorstep for all and sundry to see for several hours!

My Mum used to work in the mailroom, so they let me know when a package comes in for me.

Couriers can be hit and miss here too. But, we have a regular NZ Post Courier who knows my wife's work address, so if something ends up in his van for home delivery, he delivers it to her work, which is rather nice.
But, like you, I get nearly everything delivered to work too.

nonpigliounoshoot · 11-15-2019, 03:17 AM

welcome to the forum and greetings from Italy

VILLAINofOZ · 12-02-2019, 03:24 AM

Interesting. I have owned a K-70 for a while now. Not long afterwards I started buying Pentax film cameras.
I own an SF7 and also a Spotomatic among my 12 Pentax film cameras.
I welcome you to the forums from Australia and look forward to seeing some of your shots with your new K-70.

Liney · 12-05-2019, 03:21 AM

Hello and welcome, nice to meet you. NZ has lots of great things to take images of and this forum is a great place to show off your work and get feedback, I look forward to seeing your work

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MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,406	Originally posted by kiwidave Been lurking for a while and finally joined the forum today. Many (many,) years ago, when I was a high school student, I joined our school's Photography club. With my Dad's Spotmatic, I shot and developed B&W. I can't say for certain, but I suspect it had the Super Takumar 1.4/50mm lens. Then, in my Uni days, I bought an SF7, with Tokina 28-70 and 70-210 zooms. Served me well for years and years until digital cameras came along and killed off shooting on film for the masses. So now, 30 years later, I'm finally in a position to join the DSLR world. I've had a few cheap point and shoot digital cameras over the years, none of which I used for anything other than family snaps and holiday pictures. Now those have fallen by the wayside for phone cameras. I haven't done any "photography" in a long time. I've purchased a K-70. Unfortunately, I'm still waiting for it to get to me (the NZ distributor had no K-70s in stock!). I can't wait. Welcome to the forum Dave! We look forward to seeing your K-70 photos. Kind regards, Mark (Wairarapa)

11-11-2019, 03:33 AM	#19
troenaas Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Norway Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 668	Welcome to the forums from Norway...

11-12-2019, 01:36 PM	#20
MikeyBugs95 Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,206	Welcome to the forums! I tried forming a Photography Club on my college campus but unfortunately I couldn't get enough interest.

11-12-2019, 09:04 PM	#21
kiwidave New Member Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Hamilton, New Zealand Posts: 11 Original Poster	Originally posted by MikeyBugs95 Welcome to the forums! I tried forming a Photography Club on my college campus but unfortunately I couldn't get enough interest. We were lucky. The photography club at my high school was run by a local professional photographer. So not only did we learn the technical aspects of developing film and photos, he arranged outings for us to shoot at various locations/events/situations. We visited the remnants of an old mining works. One of those photos I posted to the Weekly Photo Challenge 476 - Minimalistic Imagery. Didn't get any likes, although I did only post it an hour before the deadline! I also remember going to a local event, like a street fair, and he also arranged for us to do a shoot in the CBD with a model. A great learning experience. I was 16 or 17 at the time.

11-13-2019, 01:34 AM	#22
kiwidave New Member Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Hamilton, New Zealand Posts: 11 Original Poster	Yay! Received an email this afternoon to say my camera has been shipped!

11-13-2019, 01:37 AM	#23
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,406	Originally posted by kiwidave Yay! Received an email this afternoon to say my camera has been shipped! Sounds good! I bet you're watching for the courier!

11-13-2019, 02:22 AM	#24
kiwidave New Member Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Hamilton, New Zealand Posts: 11 Original Poster	Originally posted by MarkJerling Sounds good! I bet you're watching for the courier! I get everything delivered to my work. It's a large business (one of the largest in the city) so we have our own mailroom. We have a real problem here (NZ in general I believe) with couriers either not bothering to even attempt to deliver (my work mate has a security camera and has captured couriers driving up and leaving a "could not deliver" card in the mailbox, without ever going onto the property!) or signing for packages themselves and leaving them on the doorstep. There's no way I want $1300 worth of DSLR sitting on the doorstep for all and sundry to see for several hours! My Mum used to work in the mailroom, so they let me know when a package comes in for me.

11-13-2019, 02:45 AM	#25
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,406	Originally posted by kiwidave I get everything delivered to my work. It's a large business (one of the largest in the city) so we have our own mailroom. We have a real problem here (NZ in general I believe) with couriers either not bothering to even attempt to deliver (my work mate has a security camera and has captured couriers driving up and leaving a "could not deliver" card in the mailbox, without ever going onto the property!) or signing for packages themselves and leaving them on the doorstep. There's no way I want $1300 worth of DSLR sitting on the doorstep for all and sundry to see for several hours! My Mum used to work in the mailroom, so they let me know when a package comes in for me. Couriers can be hit and miss here too. But, we have a regular NZ Post Courier who knows my wife's work address, so if something ends up in his van for home delivery, he delivers it to her work, which is rather nice. But, like you, I get nearly everything delivered to work too.

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VILLAINofOZ Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Geelong, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 341	Interesting. I have owned a K-70 for a while now. Not long afterwards I started buying Pentax film cameras. I own an SF7 and also a Spotomatic among my 12 Pentax film cameras. I welcome you to the forums from Australia and look forward to seeing some of your shots with your new K-70.

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