Hi from Australia

BruceW · 11-07-2021, 02:03 AM

I notice there are a few other Aussies on this forum ... G'day!

Now retired, I'd describe my photographic prowess as "keen amateur", with a passion for Pentax, with an interest in black and white processing in those early years.

My first Pentax purchase was a Spotmatic, back in 1969, straight after leaving school. I progressed to an ME Super when the Spotmatic died. I still have the ME Super. However it hasn't been used for many year.

My transition to digital was an *istDS and then my K-5. I'm currently looking to update ... while I'm keen on the K-3iii, I'm not sure my budget (or skill set) can justify that. I'll most likely settle on a K-70.

Regards
Bruce
Best wishes from down under.

Unregistered User 8 · 11-07-2021, 02:10 AM

Hey Bruce, welcome from Melbourne, mate.

**Kerrowdown** · 11-07-2021, 02:44 AM

Originally posted by BruceW

I notice there are a few other Aussies on this forum ... G'day!

Welcome to the forum, aye there are just one of two...

**PJ1** · 11-07-2021, 02:59 AM

Hi Bruce. Welcome from Mosquito Creek. For a moment there I thought you didn't have the skill set to spell Canberra either.

You are very well equipped with the K-70 but don't worry too much about the skill set if your budget will stretch to the K-3iii. It is a great body and I am sure you would be getting good results with it very quickly. My K-3 is still enough of a challenge for me.

BruceW · 11-07-2021, 03:13 AM

Originally posted by PJ1

Hi Bruce. Welcome from Mosquito Creek. For a moment there I thought you didn't have the skill set to spell Canberra either.

You are very well equipped with the K-70 but don't worry too much about the skill set if your budget will stretch to the K-3iii. It is a great body and I am sure you would be getting good results with it very quickly. My K-3 is still enough of a challenge for me.

Hi PJ1

Hmm ... Mosquito Creek? Had to Google that. According to Google Maps there's one in Queensland and one in Victoria. Where are you?

Sandy Hancock · 11-07-2021, 03:29 AM - **1 Like**

G'day Bruce. Welcome from the Adelaide Hills.

Did you study at the philosophy department of the University of Woolloomooloo? Asking for a friend named Michael

BruceW · 11-07-2021, 03:35 AM

Originally posted by Sandy Hancock

G'day Bruce. Welcome from the Adelaide Hills.

Did you study at the philosophy department of the University of Woolloomooloo? Asking for a friend named Michael

Thanks Sandy.
Nope, not me.

**PJ1** · 11-07-2021, 03:53 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by BruceW

Hi PJ1

Hmm ... Mosquito Creek? Had to Google that. According to Google Maps there's one in Queensland and one in Victoria. Where are you?

Queensland - about 250 km from Brisbane.

---------- Post added 11-07-21 at 09:00 PM ----------

Originally posted by Sandy Hancock

Did you study at the philosophy department of the University of Woolloomooloo?

Hang on ..... That was a Monty Python reference. Don't expect us to be on our best behaviour all the time, Bruce. Or any of the time, for that matter.

**robgski** · 11-07-2021, 10:16 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Sandy Hancock

Asking for a friend named Michael

Maybe he knows him by the name Bruce?

---------- Post added 11-07-21 at 12:17 ----------

Originally posted by PJ1

Don't expect us to be on our best behaviour all the time

Don't expect the Spanish Inquisition, either.

C_Jones · 11-07-2021, 02:14 PM

Welcome to Pentax Forums.

MarkJerling · 11-07-2021, 09:10 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by robgski

Maybe he knows him by the name Bruce?

---------- Post added 11-07-21 at 12:17 ----------

Don't expect the Spanish Inquisition, either.

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition.

**GeeEmm** · 11-07-2021, 09:32 PM

Originally posted by Sandy Hancock

... the philosophy department of the University of Woolloomooloo?

The mind boggles ...

Welcome Bruce. I think we are in a similar demographic - retired, first Pentax a Spotmatic (mine 1970). My first digital was the *IstD, then a couple of newer ones followed by a K5 for a long while, before pulling the trigger on a K1ii.

BruceW · 11-08-2021, 03:11 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by PJ1

Queensland - about 250 km from Brisbane.

---------- Post added 11-07-21 at 09:00 PM ----------

Hang on ..... That was a Monty Python reference. Don't expect us to be on our best behaviour all the time, Bruce. Or any of the time, for that matter.

Ah, a Monty Python reference, if there had been the Goon Show reference I may have had a better chance of picking up on it ... Needle Nardle Noo!

---------- Post added 11-08-21 at 03:16 AM ----------

Originally posted by robgski

Maybe he knows him by the name Bruce?

---------- Post added 11-07-21 at 12:17 ----------

Don't expect the Spanish Inquisition, either.

I'm not a lumberjack (although I have a chainsaw).

**RobA_Oz** · 11-08-2021, 03:21 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Sandy Hancock

G'day Bruce. Welcome from the Adelaide Hills.

Did you study at the philosophy department of the University of Woolloomooloo? Asking for a friend named Michael

I guess he wasn’t in charge of the sheep dip, either.

Welcome, Bruce, from Hobart (the only one in Australia, although there are a few elsewhere).

**Michail_P** · 11-08-2021, 11:54 PM

Welcome to the community! For me there’s no skill set parameter. Just get the camera if you can afford it. I went for the k-70 and after two years I am still learning new tricks. A great camera btw.

11-07-2021, 02:03 AM	#1
BruceW New Member Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: Cambewarra, NSW, Australia Posts: 8	Hi from Australia I notice there are a few other Aussies on this forum ... G'day! Now retired, I'd describe my photographic prowess as "keen amateur", with a passion for Pentax, with an interest in black and white processing in those early years. My first Pentax purchase was a Spotmatic, back in 1969, straight after leaving school. I progressed to an ME Super when the Spotmatic died. I still have the ME Super. However it hasn't been used for many year. My transition to digital was an istDS and then my K-5. I'm currently looking to update ... while I'm keen on the K-3iii, I'm not sure my budget (or skill set) can justify that. I'll most likely settle on a K-70. Regards Bruce Best wishes from down under.*

11-07-2021, 03:53 AM - 2 Likes	#8
PJ1 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Toowoomba, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,484	Originally posted by BruceW Hi PJ1 Hmm ... Mosquito Creek? Had to Google that. According to Google Maps there's one in Queensland and one in Victoria. Where are you? Queensland - about 250 km from Brisbane. ---------- Post added 11-07-21 at 09:00 PM ---------- Originally posted by Sandy Hancock Did you study at the philosophy department of the University of Woolloomooloo? Hang on ..... That was a Monty Python reference. Don't expect us to be on our best behaviour all the time, Bruce. Or any of the time, for that matter. Last edited by PJ1; 11-07-2021 at 04:01 AM.

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PJ1 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Toowoomba, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,484	Hi Bruce. Welcome from Mosquito Creek. For a moment there I thought you didn't have the skill set to spell Canberra either. You are very well equipped with the K-70 but don't worry too much about the skill set if your budget will stretch to the K-3iii. It is a great body and I am sure you would be getting good results with it very quickly. My K-3 is still enough of a challenge for me.

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BruceW New Member Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: Cambewarra, NSW, Australia Posts: 8 Original Poster	Originally posted by PJ1 Hi Bruce. Welcome from Mosquito Creek. For a moment there I thought you didn't have the skill set to spell Canberra either. You are very well equipped with the K-70 but don't worry too much about the skill set if your budget will stretch to the K-3iii. It is a great body and I am sure you would be getting good results with it very quickly. My K-3 is still enough of a challenge for me. Hi PJ1 Hmm ... Mosquito Creek? Had to Google that. According to Google Maps there's one in Queensland and one in Victoria. Where are you?

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Sandy Hancock Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Adelaide Hills, South Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,272	G'day Bruce. Welcome from the Adelaide Hills. Did you study at the philosophy department of the University of Woolloomooloo? Asking for a friend named Michael

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BruceW New Member Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: Cambewarra, NSW, Australia Posts: 8 Original Poster	Originally posted by Sandy Hancock G'day Bruce. Welcome from the Adelaide Hills. Did you study at the philosophy department of the University of Woolloomooloo? Asking for a friend named Michael Thanks Sandy. Nope, not me.

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robgski Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,798	Originally posted by Sandy Hancock Asking for a friend named Michael Maybe he knows him by the name Bruce? ---------- Post added 11-07-21 at 12:17 ---------- Originally posted by PJ1 Don't expect us to be on our best behaviour all the time Don't expect the Spanish Inquisition, either.

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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 robgski Maybe he knows him by the name Bruce? ---------- Post added 11-07-21 at 12:17 ---------- Don't expect the Spanish Inquisition, either. Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition.

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GeeEmm Site Supporter Join Date: May 2010 Location: Canberra Posts: 232	Originally posted by Sandy Hancock ... the philosophy department of the University of Woolloomooloo? The mind boggles ... Welcome Bruce. I think we are in a similar demographic - retired, first Pentax a Spotmatic (mine 1970). My first digital was the *IstD, then a couple of newer ones followed by a K5 for a long while, before pulling the trigger on a K1ii.

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BruceW New Member Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: Cambewarra, NSW, Australia Posts: 8 Original Poster	Originally posted by PJ1 Queensland - about 250 km from Brisbane. ---------- Post added 11-07-21 at 09:00 PM ---------- Hang on ..... That was a Monty Python reference. Don't expect us to be on our best behaviour all the time, Bruce. Or any of the time, for that matter. Ah, a Monty Python reference, if there had been the Goon Show reference I may have had a better chance of picking up on it ... Needle Nardle Noo! ---------- Post added 11-08-21 at 03:16 AM ---------- Originally posted by robgski Maybe he knows him by the name Bruce? ---------- Post added 11-07-21 at 12:17 ---------- Don't expect the Spanish Inquisition, either. I'm not a lumberjack (although I have a chainsaw).

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RobA_Oz Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tasmania, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,197	Originally posted by Sandy Hancock G'day Bruce. Welcome from the Adelaide Hills. Did you study at the philosophy department of the University of Woolloomooloo? Asking for a friend named Michael I guess he wasn’t in charge of the sheep dip, either. Welcome, Bruce, from Hobart (the only one in Australia, although there are a few elsewhere).

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Michail_P Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Kalymnos Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,006	Welcome to the community! For me there’s no skill set parameter. Just get the camera if you can afford it. I went for the k-70 and after two years I am still learning new tricks. A great camera btw.