SP 2005 Unveiling

[bobkonos]

After months of deliberation, some gear sales, and more deliberation, I went for it. Thought it would be fun to share the unpacking of my new camera. Enjoy!

 

[bobkonos]

Next steps...

Next steps...

...striking gold.

 

[bobkonos]

There's a camera in there...

There's a camera in there...

...somewhere. Ah, there it is...

 

[ferider]

I'm jealous !

 

[bobkonos]

Home at last.

Home at last.

SP 2005 and friends. Many thanks to bingley for documenting this special moment. Now, I hear you can put film in these...

 

[Bingley]

Nice pix! 😉😀😀

Cool camera, too. 😎😎

 

[jonmanjiro]

Great series of photos, Bob! Especially love the last one with the little sumo wrestler 🙂

 

[bobkonos]

Great series of photos, Bob! Especially love the last one with the little sumo wrestler 🙂

Thanks Jon-bingley came over Sunday and did the fine photos. Do you recognize the Sumo wrestler? Hint: he is not Japanese.😱

 

[jonmanjiro]

Do you recognize the Sumo wrestler? Hint: he is not Japanese.😱

Don't really recognise the face, but I can read the name 😉 It's the Bulgarian wrestler Kotoushu, right?! 🙂

 

[MikeL]

Nice Bob! I think we may need to have the next Bay Area meet up in your neck of the woods. Yeah, I think so...... 🙂

 

[dreamsandart]

Congratulations! Always fun to have a new camera to explore with. Have mine setting next to me here with a roll of Velvia I took last week, the 35 Nikkor is just amazing, I've never had a lens that is so flare resistant, great color/contrast and very sharp.

 

[bobkonos]

Don't really recognise the face, but I can read the name 😉 It's the Bulgarian wrestler Kotoushu, right?! 🙂

Yes. he became our favorite during the Sumo tournament last fall once we read his bio. If I can pull him away from the SP, he lives on my day pack.

 

[Doug]

That should be a wonderful kit; I wish you great fun and a lot of fine pics! And I wish I had one too...

 

[splitimageview]

Excellent Bob! What film will be loaded first? 🙂

 

[migtex]

Great! Congrats.
Enjoy La Machina!
Jealous I am....

 

[visiondr]

Bob, I thought the Sumo wrestler looked a bit like Andy Kaufman! 😀
Nice camera. Is that a 50/2 or a 35/2 lens?

 

[Roger Hicks]

Camera porn is one thing, but this is the first time I've seen a strip-tease...

Cheers,

Roger

 

[teo]

Noo, you opened the box, now it's not collectible anymore! ;-)

 

[visiondr]

Camera porn is one thing, but this is the first time I've seen a strip-tease...

Cheers,

Roger

Just wait 'till she* takes that lens off... va va voom! 😉

* camera is feminine n'est pas?

 

[bobkonos]

Excellent Bob! What film will be loaded first? 🙂

Thanks for the good wishes. Yes, now I have one. I am a Fujichrome user mostly so Velvia or Sensia will be loaded first. But I am still in the fondling mode with it...