On 13 Apr 2004 03:01:26 GMT, (Gould 0738) wrote:

PS. Don't know if you take pictures while you're riding around, but I just
got a
new Nikon D70 digital SLR, and I think it's fantastic!

John H

On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!


I shoot a couple of hundred photos per month for one project or another. With a
keeper ratio of about 30-40%, and the paginator hoping for at least twice as
many photos as anybody else thinks he'll need (or ultimately uses), it burns a
lot of silver.

Will go digital when:

1. Find a 35mm SLR digital, 5 megapixels (sp?) that will accept my Zeiss
lenses.

2. Costs under a $geezel. If I drop one overboard or off the dock, I'd rather
have an
"unfortunate financial experience" than a mini disaster. $1k= unfortunate day
at the office. $4k= mini disaster.

So many of the digital cameras can take a photo of a housefly atop a flagpole
at the other end of a football field- but cannot capture enough in wide angle
mode to be useful for interior photos of a boat. With my 19mm lens I can stand
at the edge of even very small compartments and get a photo that tells a lot
about the interior....

Of course, that same lens makes the
main salon on a 28 footer look as long as a bowling alley, so there's no
perfect solution.......only a choice between available compromises. Much like
boats in general -or other aspects of life. :-)

The Nikon D70 costs about $1300 with an 18-70mm zoom lens that is getting pretty
good reviews (http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond70/). I absolutely love
mine!

Just can't wait to take pics of the 52" striper I plan to catch this year.

John H

On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

The Nikon D70 costs about $1300 with an 18-70mm zoom

Isn't 18mm on a digital about equal to 30-40 mm on a traditional SLR?

I used to use a 28mm lens, but finally dropped down to the 19 because there are
just those times you absolutely need the difference.

Gould 0738 wrote:

The Nikon D70 costs about $1300 with an 18-70mm zoom


Isn't 18mm on a digital about equal to 30-40 mm on a traditional SLR?

I used to use a 28mm lens, but finally dropped down to the 19 because there are
just those times you absolutely need the difference.


I have a Nikon D100, and finding a good WA lense that actually works as
a good WA lense with it is a problem. In fact, ?I still don't have one
for it. But I can handhold a 300 mm lense, which translates into a much
longer lense with this camera. I could not possibly handhold a nearly
500 mm lense.

With the right lense, it is a very good portrait and candid camera, and
I used it recently to photograph some folks struggling with the
aftermath of being Wal-Marted.

But I can handhold a 300 mm lense, which translates into a much
longer lense with this camera. I could not possibly handhold a nearly
500 mm lense.

I hear ya.

I don't use very long lenses much, but it takes a fast shutter speed to get a
clear focus on a handheld shot. Fortunately, depth of field doesn't seem to be
such a huge problem when trying to photograph something hundreds of yards away.
f3.5/ 1/2000th :-)

On 15 Apr 2004 00:00:14 GMT, (Gould 0738) wrote:

The Nikon D70 costs about $1300 with an 18-70mm zoom

Isn't 18mm on a digital about equal to 30-40 mm on a traditional SLR?

I used to use a 28mm lens, but finally dropped down to the 19 because there are
just those times you absolutely need the difference.

On the Nikon, the multiplier is 1.5, so the 18mm is the equivalent of a 27mm.

But, if you need the difference, then you need it!

John H

On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!