Hello from pyongyang

wardhana · 11-03-2008, 08:50 PM

hello all,
I'm riza, an indonesian diplomat who live in pyongyang for almost two years now.

I bought my k200d on 15 september from a chinese e-store in the net and still learning about it. I was using fujifilm s6500fd before I felt the need of d-slr. During film era, I was using slr like canon A1, nikon f801, nikon f60.

The reason why I chose Pentax is because of my wife. Last May she bought me a sigma 75-300 with pentax mount at a fundraising fair in Pyongyang with a very good price. She thought that it would fit on my s6500fd. After that I started to look at Pentax along with other brand. I was considering nikon d80 and canon 450d at that time. After reading reviews and information on pentax cameras, I've decided to buy k200d. Since I live in North Korea, the closest place where I can buy it is in China. So I bought it with a help of a friend in China.

So for now I have the k200d, battery grip, kit lens and sigma 75-300. I've planned to buy 50mm lens, flash unit and maybe 18-250 as the travel lens.

Thanks for reading and I'm also glad to be part of the warm and friendly community of pentax users, here in pentaxforum.

regards,
riza

hooppjs · 11-03-2008, 09:44 PM

Gday riza,
Welcome mate.

Peter

dosdan · 11-03-2008, 11:44 PM

Welcome, risa. That's the first time I've ever seen an email from someone in N. Korea. Are you permitted to take pictures of the countryside and the people?

Dan.

JCSullivan · 11-04-2008, 07:04 AM

Welcome Riza.

Shaloot! · 11-04-2008, 08:39 AM

Welcome! I really want to see some pics from N. Korea! if you are allowed...

deejjjaaaa · 11-04-2008, 11:21 AM

Originally posted by Shaloot!

Welcome! I really want to see some pics from N. Korea! if you are allowed...

drugoi: «???-??????????, ???»

http://drugoi.livejournal.com/2114675.html

http://sergeydolya.livejournal.com/18537.html

http://sergeydolya.livejournal.com/18827.html

http://sergeydolya.livejournal.com/19141.html

http://sergeydolya.livejournal.com/19431.html

http://sergeydolya.livejournal.com/19550.html

http://sergeydolya.livejournal.com/19727.html

http://sergeydolya.livejournal.com/20101.html

http://sergeydolya.livejournal.com/20422.html

dosdan · 11-04-2008, 01:02 PM

Deejjjaaa, thanks for the NK shots. How recently were they taken?

Dan.

deejjjaaaa · 11-04-2008, 01:56 PM

Originally posted by dosdan

Deejjjaaa, thanks for the NK shots. How recently were they taken?

Dan.

~2007/2008, very recent... you can in fact buy a tour to DPRK... from Russia at least.

Mythmaker · 11-06-2008, 04:55 AM

Those links were cool. It's always an eye opener and a world expander to get images from another world view. We can feel so much truth about how someone else sees the world just from the things they photograph and "how" they photograph them.
Peace,
Mikel.

11-03-2008, 08:50 PM	#1
wardhana New Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: origin: jakarta (now: seoul) Posts: 3	Hello from pyongyang hello all, I'm riza, an indonesian diplomat who live in pyongyang for almost two years now. I bought my k200d on 15 september from a chinese e-store in the net and still learning about it. I was using fujifilm s6500fd before I felt the need of d-slr. During film era, I was using slr like canon A1, nikon f801, nikon f60. The reason why I chose Pentax is because of my wife. Last May she bought me a sigma 75-300 with pentax mount at a fundraising fair in Pyongyang with a very good price. She thought that it would fit on my s6500fd. After that I started to look at Pentax along with other brand. I was considering nikon d80 and canon 450d at that time. After reading reviews and information on pentax cameras, I've decided to buy k200d. Since I live in North Korea, the closest place where I can buy it is in China. So I bought it with a help of a friend in China. So for now I have the k200d, battery grip, kit lens and sigma 75-300. I've planned to buy 50mm lens, flash unit and maybe 18-250 as the travel lens. Thanks for reading and I'm also glad to be part of the warm and friendly community of pentax users, here in pentaxforum. regards, riza

11-04-2008, 11:21 AM	#6
deejjjaaaa Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: steel city / rust belt Posts: 2,043	Originally posted by Shaloot! Welcome! I really want to see some pics from N. Korea! if you are allowed... drugoi: «???-??????????, ???» http://drugoi.livejournal.com/2114675.html http://sergeydolya.livejournal.com/18537.html http://sergeydolya.livejournal.com/18827.html http://sergeydolya.livejournal.com/19141.html http://sergeydolya.livejournal.com/19431.html http://sergeydolya.livejournal.com/19550.html http://sergeydolya.livejournal.com/19727.html http://sergeydolya.livejournal.com/20101.html http://sergeydolya.livejournal.com/20422.html Last edited by deejjjaaaa; 11-04-2008 at 11:31 AM.

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Mythmaker Inactive Account Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Canberra, Australia. Photos: Gallery Posts: 15	Those links were cool. It's always an eye opener and a world expander to get images from another world view. We can feel so much truth about how someone else sees the world just from the things they photograph and "how" they photograph them. Peace, Mikel.

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