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Bramela · 02-16-2008, 02:42 PM

Hi, as many will have already noticed, I am from Newcastle. Now when I mention Newcastle, most people think of a dirty industrial city, with smoke and lots of coal mines etc. NOT SO!
Since the closing of BHP it is slowly turning into quite a popular place.
Cruise ships now make thi sa regular stop over.
Newcastle and the Hunter valley has a huge future.Is happening in a big way as I speak. For me having lived here all my life its too huge.
Love my photography, love my Pentax K10d. Sometimes I think the camera etc is the only thing that keeps my sanity

GO THE KNIGHTS!!

G M Fude · 02-16-2008, 04:19 PM

I'm an industrial chemist and have always lived in Melbourne. Was big into photography in the 70s and early 80s with a Minolta SRT 101. After the camera and all my gear was stolen I lost interest for a decade. Bought a Pentax Z1 in the early 90s but after a couple of years it fell into disuse; and then I became seduced by the convenience of digital point-and-shoot cameras.

On some strange whim I bought a DSLR last year, a K10D, and it reawakened an interest. In the interveneing decades I seem to have lost any skills in composition I had, but what the heck, I'm having fun, and these forums are good for some interaction with like-equipped fellows.

kjao · 02-16-2008, 04:31 PM

Another Melbournian here. Started my photography hobby about 4 years ago with a Panasonic FZ20 and got into Pentax system after my bro gave me his MZ-50 film body with two Sigma lenses. Bought my first DSLR, Pentax *istDS, after one year of shooting film. Bought and sold quite a few lenses after that and finally got my K10D end of last year.

ossi · 02-16-2008, 05:12 PM

Hi All,

Another Aussie here, im from Adelaide, Starting with Film on a Ricoh 10 or so years ago, then switched to Pentax 3 or so years ago on a DL. I suffer(ed) the dreaded LBA, the thing is even when you think you have all you want you always see something else....

Dave

mcjm78 · 04-18-2008, 05:59 AM

Hi,

Mike from Perth. Seems like not many are from WA. Started with MZ-50 8 years ago, then switched to digicam due to the cost of developing film. Was having Optio-30 then Sony W1 before getting K100D. Then goes the LBA..... and hiding stuff from the CFO...

Falcons · 04-18-2008, 06:25 AM

Hi,
One of the few Sandgropers here. Still shooting with my *istDS and hoping to upgrade to K20D soon. Mostly take Photos of my kids (which is what got me back into photography).

Member of the Western Edge Photography club and enjoying that. (Would love to see another Pentax there though)

Kirk

lithos · 04-19-2008, 12:54 AM

Originally posted by dosdan

Sunnybank, a suburb on the south side of Brisbane. The K100D Super is my first DSLR. Bought 6 months ago.

Dan

Lemme guess, you're Chinese

?

Lith, Newmarket, another Brisvegas suburb. Late of Tamworth and Bingara in NW NSW.

Dale · 04-19-2008, 01:43 AM

Surfcoast, Victoria

Used to shoot on my Nikonos (stolen) then back to point and shooters after that. Did some occasional shooting on an OM2 for my SLR fix. I purchased a K10D from B&H and have been very happy since.

I have a job that takes me to interesting fire related places, and as a consequence my photography reflects this.

cupic · 04-19-2008, 08:17 AM

Illawarra NSW

Years of P&S now waiting for delivery of K10D

Wait killing me

Go the Blues

Sorry couldnt help ut

cheers

Grimus · 04-22-2008, 03:37 AM

yeh i am from Geelong here

hope we can get a group together one day so i can bloody learne how to use my K100D properly lol

jason

Mechan1k · 04-22-2008, 03:54 AM

I am from NW Sydney in the Hawkesbury region.

Got my Pentax K10D for my B'day last year (great 20th pressie to myself).
It's been awesome ever since ... I have learnt to much from the great people on here.
Would be good to organise some meetups as well.

The only issue I have now is ... I spend more money on the camera gear than the ute.

Actually ... for us Aussies ... there is another site that hold a lot of meets and other events .. and online competitions as well ... I recently joined.

It is digitalslr.com.au ... there's a fair amount of Canikon users on there ... but at least they aren't your stereotypical types ... it's not a bad place either.

lithos · 04-22-2008, 06:29 AM

Dunno, Mech - I've been there, and they have a "Canon Forum," a "Nikon Forum," and an "Everything Else" forum.

Mechan1k · 04-26-2008, 01:53 AM

Originally posted by lithos

Dunno, Mech - I've been there, and they have a "Canon Forum," a "Nikon Forum," and an "Everything Else" forum.

True they do ... but that's due to lack of Pentax users on there ... which is fair enough.
I have managed to preach to the masses that Pentax isn't all that bad and can produce some decent images.

In the end ... they are all avid photographers will to share information and great images

dosdan · 04-26-2008, 03:39 AM

Originally posted by lithos

Lemme guess, you're Chinese

?

No, a many-generational Aussie (of mainly Irish heritage), married to an ex-Fijian citizen (now an Aussie citizen) who is of the I-Kiribati (Banaban) racial group, with a niece-in-law living with us as a full-time carer who is of I-Kiribati/Kosrae (Fed. States of Micronesia)/American Red Indian racial heritage (also now an Aussie citizen), with a lovely Filipino family next door.

Most of my friends are through the local church and they're Fijian, Tongan, Argentinean, Spanish, Cook Islander, I-Kiribati, Sudanese, Congolese, Eritrean.

Three of my workmates recently bought their first DSLRs: a Laotian bought a Nikon D40x; an Indian bought a Nikon D60 (I think); a Vietnamese guy bought a 2nd-hand Fijifilm S2 Pro.

Yes, there's a lot of Chinese in Sunnybank, but I live in a fairly multi-cultural world even without that.

roentarre · 04-26-2008, 05:52 AM

Originally posted by Mechan1k

True they do ... but that's due to lack of Pentax users on there ... which is fair enough.
I have managed to preach to the masses that Pentax isn't all that bad and can produce some decent images.

In the end ... they are all avid photographers will to share information and great images

Sounds interesting. I am logging in to have a look.

02-16-2008, 05:12 PM	#19
ossi Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: At my local camera shop.... Posts: 73	One from Adelaide Hi All, Another Aussie here, im from Adelaide, Starting with Film on a Ricoh 10 or so years ago, then switched to Pentax 3 or so years ago on a DL. I suffer(ed) the dreaded LBA, the thing is even when you think you have all you want you always see something else.... Dave

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02-16-2008, 02:42 PM	#16
Bramela Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Newcastle Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,284	Hi, as many will have already noticed, I am from Newcastle. Now when I mention Newcastle, most people think of a dirty industrial city, with smoke and lots of coal mines etc. NOT SO! Since the closing of BHP it is slowly turning into quite a popular place. Cruise ships now make thi sa regular stop over. Newcastle and the Hunter valley has a huge future.Is happening in a big way as I speak. For me having lived here all my life its too huge. Love my photography, love my Pentax K10d. Sometimes I think the camera etc is the only thing that keeps my sanity GO THE KNIGHTS!!

02-16-2008, 04:19 PM	#17
G M Fude Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 439	I'm an industrial chemist and have always lived in Melbourne. Was big into photography in the 70s and early 80s with a Minolta SRT 101. After the camera and all my gear was stolen I lost interest for a decade. Bought a Pentax Z1 in the early 90s but after a couple of years it fell into disuse; and then I became seduced by the convenience of digital point-and-shoot cameras. On some strange whim I bought a DSLR last year, a K10D, and it reawakened an interest. In the interveneing decades I seem to have lost any skills in composition I had, but what the heck, I'm having fun, and these forums are good for some interaction with like-equipped fellows.

02-16-2008, 04:31 PM	#18
kjao Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 423	Another Melbournian here. Started my photography hobby about 4 years ago with a Panasonic FZ20 and got into Pentax system after my bro gave me his MZ-50 film body with two Sigma lenses. Bought my first DSLR, Pentax *istDS, after one year of shooting film. Bought and sold quite a few lenses after that and finally got my K10D end of last year.

04-18-2008, 05:59 AM	#20
mcjm78 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 268	Hi, Mike from Perth. Seems like not many are from WA. Started with MZ-50 8 years ago, then switched to digicam due to the cost of developing film. Was having Optio-30 then Sony W1 before getting K100D. Then goes the LBA..... and hiding stuff from the CFO...

04-18-2008, 06:25 AM	#21
Falcons Inactive Account Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Perth Photos: Gallery Posts: 669	Hi, One of the few Sandgropers here. Still shooting with my *istDS and hoping to upgrade to K20D soon. Mostly take Photos of my kids (which is what got me back into photography). Member of the Western Edge Photography club and enjoying that. (Would love to see another Pentax there though) Kirk

04-19-2008, 12:54 AM	#22
lithos Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Brisbane, QLD, AUS Posts: 3,261	Originally posted by dosdan Sunnybank, a suburb on the south side of Brisbane. The K100D Super is my first DSLR. Bought 6 months ago. Dan Lemme guess, you're Chinese ? Lith, Newmarket, another Brisvegas suburb. Late of Tamworth and Bingara in NW NSW.

04-19-2008, 01:43 AM	#23
Dale Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Surfcoast Victoria Australia Posts: 560	Surfcoast, Victoria Used to shoot on my Nikonos (stolen) then back to point and shooters after that. Did some occasional shooting on an OM2 for my SLR fix. I purchased a K10D from B&H and have been very happy since. I have a job that takes me to interesting fire related places, and as a consequence my photography reflects this.

04-19-2008, 08:17 AM	#24
cupic Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia-NSW Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,824	Illawarra NSW Years of P&S now waiting for delivery of K10D Wait killing me Go the Blues Sorry couldnt help ut cheers

04-22-2008, 03:37 AM	#25
Grimus Inactive Account Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: victoria Posts: 5	yeh i am from Geelong here hope we can get a group together one day so i can bloody learne how to use my K100D properly lol jason

04-22-2008, 03:54 AM	#26
Mechan1k Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,891	I am from NW Sydney in the Hawkesbury region. Got my Pentax K10D for my B'day last year (great 20th pressie to myself). It's been awesome ever since ... I have learnt to much from the great people on here. Would be good to organise some meetups as well. The only issue I have now is ... I spend more money on the camera gear than the ute. Actually ... for us Aussies ... there is another site that hold a lot of meets and other events .. and online competitions as well ... I recently joined. It is digitalslr.com.au ... there's a fair amount of Canikon users on there ... but at least they aren't your stereotypical types ... it's not a bad place either.

04-22-2008, 06:29 AM	#27
lithos Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Brisbane, QLD, AUS Posts: 3,261	Dunno, Mech - I've been there, and they have a "Canon Forum," a "Nikon Forum," and an "Everything Else" forum.

04-26-2008, 01:53 AM	#28
Mechan1k Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,891	Originally posted by lithos Dunno, Mech - I've been there, and they have a "Canon Forum," a "Nikon Forum," and an "Everything Else" forum. True they do ... but that's due to lack of Pentax users on there ... which is fair enough. I have managed to preach to the masses that Pentax isn't all that bad and can produce some decent images. In the end ... they are all avid photographers will to share information and great images

04-26-2008, 03:39 AM	#29
dosdan Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,741	Originally posted by lithos Lemme guess, you're Chinese ? No, a many-generational Aussie (of mainly Irish heritage), married to an ex-Fijian citizen (now an Aussie citizen) who is of the I-Kiribati (Banaban) racial group, with a niece-in-law living with us as a full-time carer who is of I-Kiribati/Kosrae (Fed. States of Micronesia)/American Red Indian racial heritage (also now an Aussie citizen), with a lovely Filipino family next door. Most of my friends are through the local church and they're Fijian, Tongan, Argentinean, Spanish, Cook Islander, I-Kiribati, Sudanese, Congolese, Eritrean. Three of my workmates recently bought their first DSLRs: a Laotian bought a Nikon D40x; an Indian bought a Nikon D60 (I think); a Vietnamese guy bought a 2nd-hand Fijifilm S2 Pro. Yes, there's a lot of Chinese in Sunnybank, but I live in a fairly multi-cultural world even without that.

04-26-2008, 05:52 AM	#30
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783 Original Poster	Originally posted by Mechan1k True they do ... but that's due to lack of Pentax users on there ... which is fair enough. I have managed to preach to the masses that Pentax isn't all that bad and can produce some decent images. In the end ... they are all avid photographers will to share information and great images Sounds interesting. I am logging in to have a look.