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Introductions => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: Arninetyes on February 03, 2017, 06:33:13

Title: Hello, from Southern California
Post by: Arninetyes on February 03, 2017, 06:33:13: I'm not new to photography or to Nikon, just new to this site. It looks like a friendly place where people communicate and share information. The last site I was on seemed populated mostly by trolls.

Anyway, I bought my first 35mm, a Yashica TL Elecro when I was 18. Decent shots were rare, and I thought it was the camera. Fast forward 15 years. The Yashica, after being carried on motorcycle, in planes, backpacks, and rowboats, finally died, so, with zero knowledge of Nikon, I bought an FM10. After talking to quite a few people, I got rid of it and its awful kit lens and picked up an old Nikon FE2 with three lenses: a 35mm f/2, a 50mm f/1.8, and a 105mm f/2.5. That was in the mid-90s. I still have the FE2, plus an F100, and my first DSLR, a D700. I've bought and sold many lenses, because I can't seem to stop admiring the equipment.

With an artist wife, I've finally learned why I hated most of my photos in the past--they were terrible, but most importantly, I now understand why.

I now pursue photography from two directions: being a gearhead at heart, I love the equipment, but to achieve the images I want, I have to continue learning about art.

It looks like this site is good for both.
Title: Re: Hello, from Southern California
Post by: charlie on February 03, 2017, 07:11:33: Welcome, from a fellow Southern Californian.
Title: Re: Hello, from Southern California
Post by: Frank Fremerey on February 03, 2017, 10:43:41: Let us see your progress & share. You are most welcome to our ever growing Californian crowd!
Title: Re: Hello, from Southern California
Post by: MFloyd on February 03, 2017, 11:44:34: Welcome 😊 My first 35mm was a Yashica TL Electro as well ...
Title: Re: Hello, from Southern California
Post by: Arninetyes on February 03, 2017, 21:17:25: Quote from: MFloyd on February 03, 2017, 11:44:34
Welcome 😊 My first 35mm was a Yashica TL Electro as well ...

Ha! So I wasn't the only one! The best thing about it was the M42 mount. When my father's Pentax died, he gave me his Super Takumar 50mm f/1.4 and 135mm f/3.5. I used them until the Yashica died and I loved on to Nikon.
Title: Re: Hello, from Southern California
Post by: CS on February 04, 2017, 05:19:28: Indeed, some very accomplished photographers hang out here. You will enjoy this site.
Title: Re: Hello, from Southern California
Post by: pluton on February 04, 2017, 06:26:46: Welcome, from yet another SoCal member. At some point, we'll have enough to stage our own Nikongear meetup, California Division.
Title: Re: Hello, from Southern California
Post by: CS on February 04, 2017, 20:46:12: Quote from: pluton on February 04, 2017, 06:26:46
Welcome, from yet another SoCal member. At some point, we'll have enough to stage our own Nikongear meetup, California Division.

I would look forward to seeing images from that one. While I am enamored interesting images from anywhere, there's a lot that I have not seen from my native state. Add to that the fact that even stuff that I have seen can look different when seen through other eyes. So, hurry up with the meetup already! ;)
Title: Re: Hello, from Southern California
Post by: Thomas G on February 05, 2017, 10:37:51: Welcome!
Title: Re: Hello, from Southern California
Post by: Erik Lund on February 16, 2017, 21:59:26: Welcome to NikonGear! Enjoy ;)
Title: Re: Hello, from Southern California
Post by: John G on February 25, 2017, 11:00:08: Hi from the UK and welcome to NG.
All the best in your rewarding journey, to artistic creativity through a lens.
Title: Re: Hello, from Southern California
Post by: Jack Dahlgren on February 25, 2017, 18:54:46: Which part of Southern California are you from? It is a big and varied place. Look forward to seeing some of your work.