Thanks for the welcome!

I am impressed that folks have done the entire route 66. I've never driven the entire route in one shot. But I do take Pacific Coast Highway up to the SF Bay area regularly.

ilovesaabs - I live in Ventura - which is glaringly absent from your list of California travels. Nestled between LA and Santa Barbara we often get left off of lists. But we did rank as the best place to live in the US in a Washington Post study last year.

Jim

I understand the addicting part of getting new devices. I just received my extension tubes in the mail this week to use with my K-50 and have not yet had a chance to play much with them.

Did you try any other lenses?

Hi All,

I have always appreciated photography but not until the last few years did that appreciation turn into a passion. A Q was my first Pentax camera, purchased mainly so that I could expand beyond point and shoot cameras with a variety of lenses. Out of that grew a quest for interesting old Pentax lenses from second hand stores or yard sales. My favorite find was an Edixa f2.8 50mm lens that came with camera. The lens is not that great but I was able to get it to work with my Q for macro shots. I did acquire a K-50 so now my focus is building up my basic photography skills. I also have a Spotmatic F and a PZ-70 purchased for the lenses and just last week I purchased a couple roles of film to expand my horizon a bit.

I had seen PentaxUser a few months ago but today as I browsed some of the portfolios I realized there were some great photographers to learn from here. So thanks in advance!

Jim