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Old 10-23-11 | 06:56 PM
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Bikes: 2020 Masi Giramondo 700c; 2013 Lynskey Peloton; 1992 Giant Rincon; 1989 Dawes needs parts; 1985 Trek 660; 1985 Fuji Club; 1984 Schwinn Voyager; 1984 Miyata 612; 1977 Raleigh Competition GS

Originally Posted by Igo
dSLR are the only still cameras I have used in the last 10 years or so. Before that, SLR.
I own 6 Pentax k1000. The first one I bought new in '78 or '79. You almost had to pry that camera out of my hands to make me make the leap to dSLR. I still have an absolute love affair with the K1000 and I own dozens of lenses for it. Both my current dSLR are Pentax though they do not compare to the service I got out of the K1000. If it weren't for the exceptional old glass, I would have moved away from Pentax with the first dSLR though I still nail down a good shot every now and then.

North Shore Road where I ride:

That was a great pic you took, the lighting and exposure was spot on, great job.

I'm not a pro photographer by any means, I bought the K1000 sometime in the late 70's to use on camping and riding and whatever so any abuse I dished out to it would do nothing. Later when I got married my wife couldn't figure out a manual camera to save her life so I eventually I bought a Canon Eos Elan in the early 90's. Both of those cameras work really well, but I like to fiddle with old stuff and have complete control over the settings, so I kept using the K1000 and my wife the Elan. But when Panasonic came out with that shock, water and freeze proof camera I switched. It takes up way less space in my handlebar bag and I don't even have to worry about foam padding or putting it in plastic baggy. Picture taking wise it's not bad, it's not a film camera but for what I do with it it works out great. I think that 35mm film is still the idea format for taking heirloom quality pictures, but dig is great for everything else, and I can preview it and only print the pics I want and delete the ones I don't.

I just wish they made film for my Polaroid 48, especially B & W, that camera took great B & W shots, not so much color, but Polaroid never did make a great color film format.
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