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<blockquote data-quote="Mister Bumbles" data-source="post: 378308" data-attributes="member: 34301">Thanks for the welcome Hark!&nbsp; Can't wait to get settled in with a new Nikon!&nbsp;&nbsp; I started my photo life when I was 16 on a Pentax Asahi K1000 with an SMC Pentax-M 50 f/1.4.&nbsp; I absolutely loved that camera.&nbsp; 6 years later, one of my room-mates had a friend come visit, and his friend ran off with my camera gear. Not good.&nbsp; Camera + 7 lenses, gone.My next camera was a gift from someone who wanted to foster my artistic talents.&nbsp; A Nikon F2A Photomic with the Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 and an Nikkor 80-200 f/4. That camera got (and some self taught skills) won me an art scholarship that paid for part of my college.&nbsp; I ended up working in the college dark room (loved the work there) teaching students how to develop negatives and prints.&nbsp; After that I was offered a job working for the graphics department of the local newspaper.&nbsp; At which point my apartment got robbed, and I lost over $6,000 worth of items, including my entire camera set.&nbsp; I went without a camera for a little while, then returned to college, and got a student discount on a Canon 40D which I used until last week.&nbsp;&nbsp; Now I'm itchin' to get my paws back on a Nikon, not to mention a full frame Nikon at that.&nbsp; *grrr* I can't wait!&nbsp;&nbsp; Anyway.. I do tend to run on a bit! *chuckle*</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mister Bumbles, post: 378308, member: 34301"] Thanks for the welcome Hark! Can't wait to get settled in with a new Nikon! I started my photo life when I was 16 on a Pentax Asahi K1000 with an SMC Pentax-M 50 f/1.4. I absolutely loved that camera. 6 years later, one of my room-mates had a friend come visit, and his friend ran off with my camera gear. Not good. Camera + 7 lenses, gone. My next camera was a gift from someone who wanted to foster my artistic talents. A Nikon F2A Photomic with the Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 and an Nikkor 80-200 f/4. That camera got (and some self taught skills) won me an art scholarship that paid for part of my college. I ended up working in the college dark room (loved the work there) teaching students how to develop negatives and prints. After that I was offered a job working for the graphics department of the local newspaper. At which point my apartment got robbed, and I lost over $6,000 worth of items, including my entire camera set. I went without a camera for a little while, then returned to college, and got a student discount on a Canon 40D which I used until last week. Now I'm itchin' to get my paws back on a Nikon, not to mention a full frame Nikon at that. *grrr* I can't wait! Anyway.. I do tend to run on a bit! *chuckle* [/QUOTE]

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