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richardchiu · 04-05-2007, 09:44 AM

Greetings fellow Pentaxian. My name is Richard from Canada. It's spring already but Calgary is still in a deep freeze, forcing me to do my photography hobby indoors.

My interest in photography first started when I was 10, reading the manual to my Dad's Nikon FE2 and learning things like aperture, shutter speed and depth of field. I then took photography classes at my junior high school, learning photography techniques using a Pentax K1000 and how to process film and develop prints in the dark room.

I bought my first digital camera back in 2000, a Fujifilm 4800z and it wasn't until last year that I bought my first DSLR, a Pentax *ist DL2. It was my DL2 was really sparked my interest in photography again. I recently upgraded to the K100D and bought some more "serious" lenses, a Sigma 17-70mm and Pentax FA 50mm 1.4.

I'll keep on learning to develop my photography skills and I know this forum will help me along the way. Thanks for reading.

FotoPete · 04-05-2007, 10:15 AM

Hello...Fellow *Ist DL2er. (I have the Samsung rebrand). Nice to see you chose Pentax!

Welcome to the forums and we look forward to seeing your photos!

xfraser · 04-05-2007, 10:27 AM

Welcome to the forum Richard, I'm impressed that a 10 year old was interested in learning stuff like DOF, aperture, etc. Sounds like you might be teaching some skills along with developing some!

Carol

slip · 04-05-2007, 02:23 PM

Hello, fellow canadian and welcome aboard!

get place to be an learn

sounds like you got a great start in photography and the K100 is going to do you very well.
good choice in lenses... I have both but the 50 1.4 is fully manual, which is a breeze with a pentax.

looking forward to your shots,

cheers

randy

Alvin · 04-06-2007, 11:20 AM

Hi Richard! Welcome! Can't wait to see some photos!

richardchiu · 04-09-2007, 01:49 PM

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone!

04-05-2007, 09:44 AM	#1
richardchiu New Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 11	Greetings from Calgary, Canada Greetings fellow Pentaxian. My name is Richard from Canada. It's spring already but Calgary is still in a deep freeze, forcing me to do my photography hobby indoors. My interest in photography first started when I was 10, reading the manual to my Dad's Nikon FE2 and learning things like aperture, shutter speed and depth of field. I then took photography classes at my junior high school, learning photography techniques using a Pentax K1000 and how to process film and develop prints in the dark room. I bought my first digital camera back in 2000, a Fujifilm 4800z and it wasn't until last year that I bought my first DSLR, a Pentax *ist DL2. It was my DL2 was really sparked my interest in photography again. I recently upgraded to the K100D and bought some more "serious" lenses, a Sigma 17-70mm and Pentax FA 50mm 1.4. I'll keep on learning to develop my photography skills and I know this forum will help me along the way. Thanks for reading.

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FotoPete Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,774	Hello...Fellow *Ist DL2er. (I have the Samsung rebrand). Nice to see you chose Pentax! Welcome to the forums and we look forward to seeing your photos!

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xfraser Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ohio Photos: Gallery Posts: 828	Welcome to the forum Richard, I'm impressed that a 10 year old was interested in learning stuff like DOF, aperture, etc. Sounds like you might be teaching some skills along with developing some! Carol

04-05-2007, 02:23 PM	#4
slip Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 2 hours north of toronto ontario canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,535	Hello, fellow canadian and welcome aboard! get place to be an learn sounds like you got a great start in photography and the K100 is going to do you very well. good choice in lenses... I have both but the 50 1.4 is fully manual, which is a breeze with a pentax. looking forward to your shots, cheers randy

04-06-2007, 11:20 AM	#5
Alvin Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,517	Hi Richard! Welcome! Can't wait to see some photos!

04-09-2007, 01:49 PM	#6
richardchiu New Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 11 Original Poster	Thanks for the warm welcome everyone!

Greetings from Calgary, Canada

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