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Yes, that is right. I'm leaving dA, for now at least.

First of all, I'm moving, I'm starting at a new "school" out in the countryside, leaving the city. They do have Internet there, but I won't have the time to keep up with sites like this.

Secondly, I'm not been having time lately anyways. During my stay here at deviantart I've met so many great artists. I've got loads of people on my watchlist and I haven't been able to keep up viewing and commenting on everybodys work as much as I'd like to do.

Third, I've gotten a bit tired of this site. Don't get me wrong, this site has gotten me a long way, I'm very gratefull for all the support I've gotten through this site. I'm sure I wouldn't have evolved as much as I have over the past year and a half if it hadn't been for dA.
It's just that the site isn't as it once were, it's not that I don't appreciate diversity, but there's too much people here for my taste. Too much deviations and the site isn't functioning as it used to do.

I've begun to use other another site for my photography, foto.no a norwegian photosite. For different reasons; less uploaded work - about 350 a day, a bit more serious - no emoticons and stuff like that, it's a photography only site - no anime, it's Norwegian - no use to ask anybody here were to get this and that if they answer Wal Mart if you understand what I mean.., I get to know the Norwegian photography society more - and they'll get to know me, and so on..


So, for now, I'm leaving. I have to thank you all for your precious support I've gotten. It has meant much to me. Good luck with all your future projects, I'm sure I'll be seeing more of your work in the future, at a gallery or something like that


Thank you everyone!
Have a great life!

That's what I've been doing lately. Busy in other words, always busy.

Got loads of shots stacked up, but do I know myself I'll never get around to submit them, I never have.

The new camera arrived last week and from friday to saturday I shot 4 slidefilms with it. I just got the results back today and it does look promising! I'll upload something later, you can be sure of that.

I've ordered myself a new camera! A Pentax PZ-1P. It's an older "proffesional SLR" model.


Want some stats? Here you go;

* Shutter speeds: (1) auto: 1/8000 sec. ~ 30 sec. stepless; (2) manual: 1/8000 sec. ~ 30 sec. plus bulb; (3) flash sync: 1/250 sec. (slow-shutter-speed sync: 250 sec. ~ 30 sec. plus bulb).
* Autofocus and power zoom
* Metering system: 1) TTL open-aperture eight-segment multi-pattern metering (coupled with lens and AF information); (2) spot metering; (3) center-weighted metering.
* Multiple exposure:  2~9 frames adjustable.
* Motordrive capable of 4,5 frames per second.
* Pentax Functions: 15 custom-programmable functions.
* Dimensiton: 152.0mm(W) x 95.5mm(H) x 74.0mm(D) (6.0" x 3.8" x 2.9")
* Weight: 650g (22.9 oz.) without lens and battery.

From www.photographic.com/filmcamer… :
"There's also snap-in focus (available only when manual-focus Ka- or K-mount lenses are used), in which you manually focus at a desired distance, then lock the shutter button down (using the accessory Cable Switch F), and the camera will fire automatically when a subject arrives at the prefocused point.

What "PZ" Means—When Pentax FA power-zoom lenses are attached, you get three-speed power zooming, Zoom Clip (which lets you store a desired focal length and return to it at the touch of a button), Image Size Tracking (the lens will automatically zoom to maintain a preset subject size as the subject moves toward or away from the camera), and Zoom Effect (the lens zooms from wide to tele or vice versa after half the exposure time has elapsed, to produce an "explosion" effect)."


I also ordered some lenses:
Presenta 135/2,8 (mf)
Sigma UC APO 70-210/4-5,6 (af) Vivitar 17-28/4-4,5 (mf)
Pentax 50/1,4 m/UV-filter (af)

a Lowepro Trimtech Ultimate photobag, a 2X Tamron teleconverter and some filters to go with it. All in all it costs me about 900 dollars, or 6800kr. I can't wait to get it.