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On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 13:09:34 -0800, "Calif Bill"
wrote:


Looked at Craigs list for D200 prices. They have not dropped since the D300
came out. Actually most of the prices were very close to what a New York
mailorder camera store will sell for new.

The prices people are asking for on craigslist is a couple of hundred
more than the final selling prices on ebay for the same thing. If you
offer a few hundred less than the craigslist asking price, I'm sure
they'll take it if they want to sell. Especially if they see what the
ebay prices are.

Steve

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On Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:50:22 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:16:09 -0700, Jeff Burke
wrote:

On Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:50:21 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:

FYI, just bought a supposedly good X-700 on ebay for $68.00 total
cost. Came with a couple lenses, but will take mine too.
Thanks again for the advice. I had already started to look for a
repairman for my 102, but you sobered me up.

If that's an SRT 102 you're talking about Garry's can refurb it for about $50.

http://www.garryscamera.com/

The 102 is a camera worth fixing too.

Yes, it's an SRT 102. In researching a while back I read that aging
leather and other non-metal parts can make them pretty expensive to
fix properly. It's 34 years old now, and has recorded many, many
memories. I might decide to give it a new lease on life yet.
Just don't want to give it up.
Whoa, Garry's is not more than 5 minutes from me!
Hey Jeff, thanks a lot!

While the SRT-102 is nice (my brother used to have one many moons ago)
the X-700 is a much nicer camera. Just make sure the metering is
accurate. You may have to dial in a different ISO than your film
speed to get properly exposed shots. That's the easiest way to put in
a consistent exposure compensation with a film camera.

A test reel is important when you first try out a new to you camera.
Vary the exposures shot to shot (make sure you take notes on what you
did so you can compare the results) and see what looks best.

An X-700 for $68 really is the way to go rather than fixing up an
SRT-102 for the same price. But if it has sentimental value, go for
it. Sounds like you got a great deal.

Steve

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On Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:06:49 GMT, Steve wrote:



A test reel is important when you first try out a new to you camera.
Vary the exposures shot to shot (make sure you take notes on what you
did so you can compare the results) and see what looks best.

Thanks, Steve. Will do.

--Vic

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On Jan 8, 7:31*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 16:04:46 -0800, "CalifBill"





wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:52:17 -0500, HK wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Just got off the phone with Olympus.

The bill to repair my E-300, flat rate, is $310 plus 6% tax which
brings it to $328.60!!

Damn.

So much for that camera.

You think camera repair people should work for wal-mart wages?

No - I don't expect that.

I do expect a reasonable rate to replace the viewfinder glass and
upload the latest software.

It seems to me that 2/3s of the cost of the camera new (as of 2 1/2
years ago) is a bit excessive.

My point and shoot Olympus 35 mm had a sticky switch on the lens. *Was 2
weeks past warranty when I sent it back. *They wanted $5 less than a new
one, and only warranteed the camera for 6 months as opposed to a year with a
new camera. *Last Olympus I bought.

I've never had a problem with an Oly and when I had my OM-1 cleaned,
it was very reasonable - I think less than $60.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I have a circa early 80's MX 700 Minolta if you wanted to play with it
for a while, let me know, I will dig it up. Should be in mint or close
condition. What I really liked about that body was the button on the
side that would allow you to visually adjust your depth of field and
exposure. I liked the split screen focus rings and the ability to set
the stop to adjust +or- at the time of exposure.. It was a real neat
camera but I never really used it much except for a couple of Indy
races and such..

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On Jan 9, 10:51*am, wrote:
On Jan 8, 7:31*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:





On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 16:04:46 -0800, "CalifBill"

wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
.. .
On Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:52:17 -0500, HK wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Just got off the phone with Olympus.

The bill to repair my E-300, flat rate, is $310 plus 6% tax which
brings it to $328.60!!

Damn.

So much for that camera.

You think camera repair people should work for wal-mart wages?

No - I don't expect that.

I do expect a reasonable rate to replace the viewfinder glass and
upload the latest software.

It seems to me that 2/3s of the cost of the camera new (as of 2 1/2
years ago) is a bit excessive.

My point and shoot Olympus 35 mm had a sticky switch on the lens. *Was 2
weeks past warranty when I sent it back. *They wanted $5 less than a new
one, and only warranteed the camera for 6 months as opposed to a year with a
new camera. *Last Olympus I bought.

I've never had a problem with an Oly and when I had my OM-1 cleaned,
it was very reasonable - I think less than $60.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I have a circa early 80's MX 700 Minolta if you wanted to play with it
for a while, let me know, I will dig it up. Should be in mint or close
condition. What I really liked about that body was the button on the
side that would allow you to visually adjust your depth of field and
exposure. I liked the split screen focus rings and the ability to set
the stop to adjust +or- at the time of exposure.. It was a real neat
camera but I never really used it much except for a couple of Indy
races and such..- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Great camera. I had one that I left on the top of my car, then drove
off.....

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Steve wrote:

On Tue, 08 Jan 2008 03:15:53 GMT, "RG" wrote:


Yes, I have a D200. And it's awesome. Mate it up with the 18-200 VR
zoom lens and you have the ultimate walk around camera.


I shoot with a D200 and the 18-200 VR as well. I'm extremely happy with the
outfit and am not ready to trade up at this time. However, if I was
starting from scratch and shopping for a new camera, I'd spend the extra
dinero for the D300.


Well, if I was shopping for new and money wasn't much of an issue, I'd
spend the extra dinero and get a D3. There, you have a huge jump in
capability over practically anything else and if you really are a
discriminating professional photographer, it's worth the price.
Otherwise, no.

While the D300 is well worth the price when compared to the list price
of a new D200, it just didn't seem to me to be worth over twice what a
D200 costs used. And I don't mind buying used. The one I got looks
and works like new, with less than 4000 shutter actuations.

At my price point, I had the choice between a used D200 vs. a new D80.
The D200 is sooooo much better than the D80. I'm glad I went the way
I did. I got the used D200, a brand new 18-200 VR lens and a brand
new SB-600 speedlight for less than the cost of just a D300 body.


I enjoyed you photos.

RG


Thanks. That's all that counts anyway.

Steve

What's the deal with the fountain in the teacup? Very amusing.

DT

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On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:17:49 -0600, dt wrote:

Steve wrote:

[...]

What's the deal with the fountain in the teacup? Very amusing.

DT

I think it's supposed to look like a spell concoction. If you look
carefully, there's smoke coming out of it too. It's outside a
witchcraft shop. There's a few of them in that town.

Steve

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On Jan 8, 9:46*am, "RG" wrote:
sorry about the long email address. you could link me at:

sawdust @

smallboats

com

Done.

Hey, those are just incredible. My whole family was summoned to take a
look, they were not dissappointed. Nice job.

Anyway, ever think of posting them on line? I know they are big, but I
have a couple of servers and plenty of bandwidth if you want to make
them available to folks easier. I also have a great web based software
package you could use to upload and make thumbnails, catergories,
indexed catalogues, password protected albums, etc.. Neat little
package, very straight forward...

Let me know if you want to play, it's free, my dime... although it
really does not cost me anything either;)

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wrote in message
...
On Jan 8, 9:46 am, "RG" wrote:
sorry about the long email address. you could link me at:

sawdust @

smallboats

com

Done.

Hey, those are just incredible. My whole family was summoned to take a
look, they were not dissappointed. Nice job.

Anyway, ever think of posting them on line? I know they are big, but I
have a couple of servers and plenty of bandwidth if you want to make
them available to folks easier. I also have a great web based software
package you could use to upload and make thumbnails, catergories,
indexed catalogues, password protected albums, etc.. Neat little
package, very straight forward...

Let me know if you want to play, it's free, my dime... although it
really does not cost me anything either;)

_______________________________


I'm glad you enjoyed the book. I was beginning to wonder if you were able
to download the file since I hadn't heard back from you. I haven't heard
anything back from Eisboch either. I hope he got the file downloaded as
well. The eBook was a special project, designed to be very concise and
somewhat limited in scope. It was my first stab at such a project. I did
it for my own gratification as a hobby project and with the idea of
distributing the book via CD-ROM to friends, family and clients as a slick
little Christmas gift. In my estimation, it has succeeded nicely on those
counts. But I never really intended it for any sort of mass distribution or
commercial intent, although I've been told by more than a few that it is
worthy of such. As I've mentioned to a few via email, the hardest part of
the project was culling to 90 or so photos in the book down to a manageable
level that would be considerate of the reader's time and level of interest.
I shot somewhere in the vicinity of 4000-5000 photos during those two road
trips, and eventually culled those down to just under 1,000 "keepers". The
real chore was choosing just 10% of those for the book. Suffice it to say
that many images of the same quality as those in the book were left behind,
although that's hardly anything new when editing a photo book.

I appreciate your offer to make the eBook available on your website, but I
think I'll decline for now. I'm not sure I can explain just why, but for
now I'd like to retain a level of control over the distribution of the book.
Who knows what I may want to do with those images at a later date. A modest
career in photography once I retire is a possibility. So for now, I think
I'd just as soon make it available as a gift for those that I think would
appreciate it and simply ask for it.

I've been meaning to subscribe to an image hosting web site such as Smugmug
and put together a portfolio of my images, but I just haven't had the time.
It was all I could do to get the eBook done in time for Christmas card
mailing.

Again, thanks for your kind comments and offer of web hosting, and I hope
you continue to enjoy the book and share it with your family and friends.

Russ

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"RG" wrote in message
m...


I'm glad you enjoyed the book. I was beginning to wonder if you were able
to download the file since I hadn't heard back from you. I haven't heard
anything back from Eisboch either. I hope he got the file downloaded as
well.


Regretfully I haven't Russ. I never got the link although I watched the
email closely.

Eisboch