I've been a member here since Feb 2011. I had just purchased a k100d. I went with Pentax because my dad was a Pentaxian from way back, and he offered me a few of his lenses. I never really took that many pictures, or learned much about photography. The camera just sat in a closet, gathering dust.
My dad passed away Jan 2nd of this year, and I gathered quite a few of his photo belongings. I got some really nice lenses, some of which I would never use. (a 600mm Novoflex from the mid 70's as an example.) Well, after trading in and swapping some of those items including the K100d, I now own a K-30, and a K-01. I've been fiddling with a few of dads' older manual lenses that I kept, and the veil of confusion re: aperature, ISO, shutter speed, depth of field, etc is slowly being lifted. I am really enjoying my Tamron SP 23A 60-300, and it is forcing me to concentrate on the aforementioned details.
I'll never be the photographer my dad was, but I often think of him as I become more involved in this hobby.
I look forward to perhaps meeting up with local Pentaxians should an outing ever occur.
Now,.... back to the learning!