Andy Collins

<p>I did like mine, Rick, but I sold it some time ago. I thought it was a beautiful little camera and enjoyed it while I had it. Selling it was part of my G.A.S. relief regimen, which only served to make more space on my camera shelves which means, naturally, I have to fill that empty space up. Today in particular has been a G.A.S. filled day on the big auction site, but more on that another time. Great find on your part. That's a beautiful set, and I'm eager to see the shots you get with it, as I'm sure the bug will bite you to put it to use at some time. At least, I hope so!</p>

<p>#3--K2, 28-50mm...</p><div></div>

<p>#2--Pentax K2 with SMC Pentax-M 28-50mm</p><div></div>

<p>One more time...</p><div></div>

<p>Here are a few from the Pentax K2...</p>

<p>Wow, these are some nice pictures! <strong>Bill B</strong>, #3-the flower shot, is excellent! <strong>Brad</strong>, I love the French kitchen too! Nice work everyone. I've <em>got</em> to get my film developed...</p>

<p><em>A place to meditate...</em></p><div></div>

<p>I think that the Oly Stylus Epic is a wonderful camera, but you have to be lucky to find one at a thrift store for a low price, or shop on the big auction site until you see one listed for a decent price. I also <em>most heartily</em> recommend the Nikon L35AF! It's a fairly straightforward camera that uses AA batteries but the lens is <em>phenomenal!</em> Most of them are available for under $20, usually well under that. The Yashica T4, in my opinion, is vastly overpriced. I've owned two and on both the AF seemed to be less than reliable. Sometimes it was mind-blowingly sharp, while at other times it was mediocre. I won't own another one of those unless I find one at the thrift store for $3.99 again like the first one I had. Yes, $3.99 in the box with no marks at all!</p>

<p>I had one of these cameras until a short time ago. I thoroughly enjoyed using it and handling it, with its bottom-mounted film advance and the thumb focus wheel, similar to the 35-SE that Rick mentioned (my favorite Fujica, actually). The lens is great and has much of the Fujica "wow" factor that the 35-SE has. I decided to sell mine though, in favor of the 35-SE but, as is often the case with me, began to look for another one recently. That's a very nice picture Dennis with beautiful color and sharpness. Please share more pics from your Fujica!</p>

<p>Sunset's light...</p><div></div>

<p>Inner light...</p><div></div>

<p>A quick grab of this flower that was in the direct sunlight for about 2 minutes before returning to the shade for the rest of the evening...</p><div></div>

<p><strong><em>Pickles</em></strong>...my significant other spent a couple of days picking, cleaning, and slicing cucumbers and then pickled them. In about 4 weeks we should have a lot of pickles! Actually she'll share most of them as they were a friend and family favorite last year when she made them.</p><div></div>

<p>From the garden...</p><div></div>

<p>I'm not a "serious portraiture photographer" and this may sound sacriligious to you guys, but how would you compare the IQ from the EOS-M and its 22mm prime to any of these cameras? Since lightning-fast AF isn't necessarily needed for portraiture, it would seem that the M's AF would be sufficient. I happen to really enjoy using the camera but haven't used any of these others and therefore cannot begin to guess how it would compare. Just curious...</p>

<p>Congrats, Cory. I look forward to some pics of the little one with one of your classic cameras. I'm a fan of the Retinas and currently have film loaded in a Retina III S. Hope to have shots to share soon!</p>

<p>The number of times the charger flashes and the green performance lights on the camera are two different things. The charger flashes to show you the progress of the charge; 1 flash equals 0%, 2 flashes means that the battery is charged at around 50%, 3 flashes equals 75%, and green means that it's charged 100%. The bars on the camera indicate how well your battery is holding a charge, not how much your battery is charged. The battery may be charged 100% but may not be performing at 100%...that's what the bars on the camera indicate. <strong><em>Definitely find the manual!</em></strong> There is so much to learn about the 7D that is not particularly intuitive, but that will lessen the full experience of the 7D if you don't know it. It has a pretty steep learning curve but is an amazing camera once you learn more about it. Also check out David Busch's book that details using the 7D. It's even better than the manual.</p>

<p>Overgrown...</p><div></div>

<p>Flowers...</p><div></div>

<p>Since you're already in the Canon family, why not look into an older manual Canon camera, just to experience the heritage of your 5dIII. A Canon FTb is a solid and fun (and inexpensive!) camera to use, or an F1 to experience the feel of Canon's pro cameras from back in the day. A T90 is also a cool camera and really gives you the sense of where the seeds of EOS were germinated.</p>

<p>Looking towards the sun...</p><div></div>

<p>What a beautiful camera, Rick! Of course, the photos look great as usual. I've never owned a Contax but have often considered buying one, and this is tempting me quite a bit. I've thinned out my collection quite a bit, but I guess that only means that I now have more space to fill with more cameras, and this might be a great camera to add to my (now)spacious shelves. Thanks for sharing this!</p>

<p>Cool shot, Bryan!</p>

<p>Very cool ad, Les! Thanks for posting that.</p>

<p>True, but Tamron's newly announced 18-200mm M-mount will be available here next week!</p>