Dear Justin, Just back from work and feeling fine. You'd be amazed how good 4 impacted wisdom teeth can feel if you are on the handle end of the pliers. I particularly like tossing them across the theatre into the bucket like little red comets and shouting " Computerise that, ya bastards! ". The nurses have learned to duck. I just thought of the book you need right now. Right now before you go and spend any camera money. Find a copy of the current book by Roger Hicks and Frances Schultz called "Medium and Large Format Photography "*. It looks like a coffee table book with lots of pictures of gear and accessories and illustrations of what the cameras do, but it has such a wealth of cleverly-presented material that it is perfect for where you are. Later one of Simmons books or the hardback Stroebel is a good idea to extend your knowledge, but right now you need a fun overview of the field. Hicks is fun. What pictures would you like to take? I beleive you can become very famous by taking moonrises over Hernandez and green peppers and old cigarette buts. Naked ladies are always popular. Perhaps a naked lady covered with old cigarette butts eating a green pepper under a rising moon to get you started and go from there.... Uncle Dick * Marroon cover with a picture of an English church out in the fens on the front. I still consult mine for a fun read and I still find out little snippets that I missed on first reading. No, you can't have my copy, but if you bring beer you can read it. ============================================================================================================= To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there.