Just saying hi to everyone.. I'm a 19 year old college student at UNLV, studying Mechanical Engineering.. Been interested in photography ever since my Dad let me use his Canon T50, which is still his. I myself acquired a Canon EOS Rebel XSn.. which I still use.. but now supplement its film (and my only EOS lens a 35-105mm f4.5-5.6) with my GF1 (which I saved for months to get), of which I now own a small collection of lenses plus a Nikon SB-15 Flash. Picture is outdated, but I don't have any other digital camera to take things with. (this one used my sister's! oh the pain of being a broke college student!) Its missing my Canon FD 24mm f2.8. Anyways, greetings and hello from the City of Sin, the Light of the Desert, and the Home of the Rebels. -Kade oh and here's me.
Hello and welcome Kade - an impressive collection for a 'youngster'. We talk about GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) here and I suspect your case will not improve with age - mine didn't.
I'll just say.. I skip lunch.. sometimes. (I have to thank ebay and my dad for part of my collection, the FD 50mm was his, as was the Soligor zoom)
Hey welcome mate. I'm a young fella like you so i know what it means to be broke- and I even have a full time job. If it weren't for bargains on ebay I wouldn't have half as much ad I do now. That lens that you have on your GF1 looks almighty impressive. What is it? A canon? What type of mechanical engineering are you specialising in? I love engineering and the likes but have never done any further tertiary studies but have dabbled in practical model engineering. (practical as in they work but not necessary useful ;-) See you round, icon
Sometimes I feel like I should just block ebay from myself, and the marketplaces on most forums so I don't run out of room to store everything. The lens on my GF1 is a Canon FD 50mm f/1.4 As for my engineering, its focusing into fluid mechanics, but also touching upon dynamics. Personally, after a year of mechanical engineering, and after four or so years of playing round with electronics, I'm debating on switching over to electrical engineering, with a focus on electronics. Its just so hard to decide between the big analogue devices, which run upon kinetic energy or those that form the base of our modern high-tech world, which runs upon the invisible electricity. Thanks for the Welcome, -Kade
