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mrbored
Posted 21/04/2007 - 06:15 Link
Hey everyone.
Canadian Guy Here!

i have been browsing this forum for maybe close to a year now....I finally registered..

I have aprox close to 8 Pentax digi cams in the span of 4 years...I always sell and upgrade myself when a new model came out.

Anyways..I currently own 2 Pentax Cameras.
*istDS and just recently, I purchased the Optio A20[yesterday]

I also got a new Pentax lense [16-45 lens]...Man, what a huge difference from the lense that came with the *istDS.

Anyways, I am still learning...and have always enjoyed photography.

Just wondering, do any of you know if there is a North American Forum similar to this one?
Canadian Pentax Fan!
Pwynnej
Posted 21/04/2007 - 10:12 Link
Welcome! Some people call me Mr Misanthropy

Stay with us, we're a friendly lot (:fingers crossed

You'll find a few more Cannucks in here.... and of course I am visiting Canada (Toronto, Montreal, Quebec and Ottawa) in September so I will be looking for photo suggestions from you.

Cheers

Peter
Classvino
Posted 21/04/2007 - 13:19 Link
There is a North American forum, US based, at

http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/

but the group here is smaller, and (maybe because of that) there seems to be more of a sense of community...

Also, because the other group is much larger, the number of posts can be very large, and reading them al can be time-consuming. (and the signal-to-noise ratio is also affected...

just my take...











just my opinion - I read both...
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mrbored
Posted 21/04/2007 - 14:15 Link
Thanks for the Welcomes...

Like I said, I mentioned that I have been on this board for awhile now and enjoyed and learned alot from this site.

Will also browse the other site but will stick around here for sure.
Canadian Pentax Fan!
Paulypentax
Posted 21/04/2007 - 15:30 Link
Hey fellow Canadian,

This is a great forum, you will get lots of good tips from it.

Paulypentax EH!
Mike Pearson
Posted 21/04/2007 - 20:35 Link
Welcome to the forum - hope you enjoy your time here.

Mike
fatspider
Posted 22/04/2007 - 09:31 Link
Quote:
i have been browsing this forum for maybe close to a year now

And you still joined

You'll be half mad within the year

Then you'll really fit in
My Names Alan, and I'm a lensaholic.
My PPG link
My Flckr link
Don
Posted 22/04/2007 - 13:55 Link
Hi!
Welcome!
This is a great forum, full of generous talented photographers that will help you out in more ways than you can imagine.
There's gifted photographers, knowelegdable pentax gearheads, techheads, and a couple nut jobs (you'll probably get a few pms warning you not get us started with posts about certian, buck-toothed, bushy-tailed, nut-happy rodents....).
Have Fun!
Fired many shots. Didn't kill anything.
kcmadr
Posted 23/04/2007 - 01:26 Link
Before you guys know it, this forum will be PentaxUser.ca...
Don
Posted 23/04/2007 - 01:39 Link
been there...(it's a little dull)....
you'll find people on the Brittish side of the pond care a little more about the images and less about who's lens is bigger.
Fired many shots. Didn't kill anything.
kcmadr
Posted 23/04/2007 - 05:46 Link
Don wrote:
been there...(it's a little dull)....
you'll find people on the Brittish side of the pond care a little more about the images and less about who's lens is bigger.

There is no PentaxUser.ca...

I was merely insinuating that this forum will soon be overrun with Canadians...
golfdiesel
Posted 23/04/2007 - 09:11 Link
impotentspider wrote:
Quote:
i have been browsing this forum for maybe close to a year now

And you still joined

You'll be half mad within the year

Then you'll really fit in

That's more like what we say at work:
You don't have to be crazy to work here, but it does help
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Don
Posted 23/04/2007 - 13:44 Link
kcmadr


You didn't take me too literally. Did you?
I was trying to be funny!
I find North americans love thier equipment, and our publications, and sponsered forums are very much paid ads with little in the creative content.
I've not found many forums on ANY subject over on this side of the pond that I actually wanted to join.

but I do love this forum!
Fired many shots. Didn't kill anything.
Mac
Posted 23/04/2007 - 14:32 Link
I'm with Don.

This forum is very unique as it concentrates on photography in a very open and objective way.

That's a very fine line to walk.

Congtatulations to our ever diligent moderators, and welcome mrbored!
Mac from Montreal

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George Lazarette
Posted 23/04/2007 - 14:36 Link
Mac wrote:
I'm with Don.

This forum is very unique as it concentrates on photography in a very open and objective way.

That's a very fine line to walk.

Congtatulations to our ever diligent moderators, and welcome mrbored!

Quite agree, Mac.

I thought I had been banned the other day, when the site was trying to stop spammers. So I contacted the mods, and got this reply:

"Who do you think we are? DPReview?

So welcome, indeed. Some of us do care too much about equipment (especially me), but it takes all sorts to make a world.

G
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