On Sun, 15 May 2005 11:22:15 -0400, Thomas Rangier nospam@nospam wrote:

On Sun, 15 May 2005 14:23:18 GMT, Don White wrote:

Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:


Sorry - my bad. We had been discussing my new Olympus E-100 - it's my
first digital slr and I'm having a blast with it.

Later,

Tom

It took me a bit to get used to waiting for the auto focus to do it's
job. Both my Minolta SRT200 SLR and my Yashica'D' medium format camera
are fully manual......and yes, I still prefer manual focus!

Strange as it may seem, I don't own an digital camera though I have been
thinking about one. I still use an old manual focus 35 mm Minolta SLR that I
bought just before my first child was born.

When you consider I have 2 computers wireless networked in the house, the
main a Sony Vaio equipped to read every type of camera memory stick or
cartridge in use today, multi external hard drives, a complete 200 watt rms
stereo sound system for it, a VPN connection to the office computer, a
Blackberry, several GPS's, including Garmins with loadable routable maps for
driving that give turn by turn directions, A Cetrek autopilot on the boat
connected to a GPS, 2 marine radio's, a fixed mount and walkie talkie, and
just about every other electronic toy out there, well one of these days I'll
buy a digital camera. One of the reasons I enjoy the threads about them
here.

Thomas

The convenience is what finally got me to the point where I don't use the 35mm
at all anymore. It's so nice to take some shots and see them blown up on the
computer almost immediately. I have a Canon i960 printer that makes great
looking 8x10 prints, and it isn't the best printer out there. If I'm worried
about fading, I'll go to Costco and have the prints made there - 19 cents for a
4x6.
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."