K20D tested in really hard...

myllis · 06-09-2008, 03:00 PM

I spent last week photographing Ëàäîãà-Òðîôè Off Road -competition in Russia. Pictures will go to Russian 4x4 -magazine and one Finnish 4x4 -magazine. Taking about 2500 photos in very hard circumstances. I actually once float my camera and brand new 55-300mm in a swamp when I was crossing it. The reason was that I was the wrong side of the swamp to get "good" pictures so I have to "swim" to the other side. And I was more than happy when my K20D works and new zoom was able to work just after filter cleaning.
So K20D is really made for hard places where you need your camera reliability. By the way the new 55-300mm is excellent.

borno · 06-09-2008, 04:08 PM

that's a bad looking jeep in your gallery photo's

Crossing a swamp to get a good shot is dedication!

myllis · 06-10-2008, 11:27 AM

Originally posted by borno

that's a bad looking jeep in your gallery photo's

Crossing a swamp to get a good shot is dedication!

It's Miikka's "Big Willys" give in a dynotest around 1200horsepower with nitrous...

Okami · 06-10-2008, 12:17 PM

Wow!!! great shots and determination!

) Do you have links to any of your other work?

myllis · 06-11-2008, 12:16 PM

Originally posted by Okami

Wow!!! great shots and determination!

) Do you have links to any of your other work?

I try find out time for doing my own pages........but maybe next month... you are not the first one who has been asking the same.... Actually I use my Nikkormat FT and ELW -cameras end of last year, but then my magazine companys say definately no, for old time film pictures... so I have to move this time when picture is not a picture.

06-09-2008, 03:00 PM	#1
myllis New Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Photos: Gallery Posts: 19	K20D tested in really hard... I spent last week photographing Ëàäîãà-Òðîôè Off Road -competition in Russia. Pictures will go to Russian 4x4 -magazine and one Finnish 4x4 -magazine. Taking about 2500 photos in very hard circumstances. I actually once float my camera and brand new 55-300mm in a swamp when I was crossing it. The reason was that I was the wrong side of the swamp to get "good" pictures so I have to "swim" to the other side. And I was more than happy when my K20D works and new zoom was able to work just after filter cleaning. So K20D is really made for hard places where you need your camera reliability. By the way the new 55-300mm is excellent.

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06-09-2008, 04:08 PM	#2
borno Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: md-usa Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,580	that's a bad looking jeep in your gallery photo's Crossing a swamp to get a good shot is dedication!

06-10-2008, 11:27 AM	#3
myllis New Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Photos: Gallery Posts: 19 Original Poster	Originally posted by borno that's a bad looking jeep in your gallery photo's Crossing a swamp to get a good shot is dedication! It's Miikka's "Big Willys" give in a dynotest around 1200horsepower with nitrous...

06-10-2008, 12:17 PM	#4
Okami Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 376	Wow!!! great shots and determination! ) Do you have links to any of your other work?

06-11-2008, 12:16 PM	#5
myllis New Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Photos: Gallery Posts: 19 Original Poster	Originally posted by Okami Wow!!! great shots and determination! ) Do you have links to any of your other work? I try find out time for doing my own pages........but maybe next month... you are not the first one who has been asking the same.... Actually I use my Nikkormat FT and ELW -cameras end of last year, but then my magazine companys say definately no, for old time film pictures... so I have to move this time when picture is not a picture.