Our son took the Minolta to a truck show and they wouldn't let him take it
in because it was a "professional camera."  Yeah, but not a professional
using it.  Ruth




At 9:04 AM -0500 3/19/03, Pam Stevenson wrote:
>Ruth -
>
>When I graduated from Ithaca High, my family bought me a Minolta SLR T201 (I
>think that's the model#).  I still use it.  I get a lot of feedback from
>strangers thinking I'm a pro because I sometimes have to change a lens and
>it doesn't have any bells and whistles (at the time, the built in,
>non-electric light meter was the cat's meow - hey, it was 1979 - and I've
>only ever put in one new battery - half the time I forget to turn it off).
>The thing's been beaten up - dropped a couple of times, cleaned once because
>the shutter started to stick, but it's still my favourite camera.
>
>I love it!  Maybe Ken Burns will use some of your pictures, next time.
>
>- Pam
>
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