Re: Camera saga

oops- responding to multiple messages at the same time... sorry, my fault!
   
Jim- you HAVE to read the book that came with the camera. Sure you can
play around and get a decent picture, but with the new age of
electronics, you will miss half of the features available.

   
  Did they have any comments on finding your camera today?
   
  Donna
  

james singer <islandjim1@comcast.net> wrote:
  Chris got a new job. I just picked up the loaner camera, which strikes 
me as being uncomfortably different than mine. So there's a lot to 
learn.


On Aug 21, 2008, at 2:36 PM, Kitty wrote:

> Jim, you got a new job? I must have missed that part.
>
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "james singer" > >
> To: 
> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 9:20 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Camera saga
>
>
>> I've got a Kodak DX4900, which fits in my pocket, that is fine for 
>> snapshots. But if I want to take a picture of a flower or a fruit, 
>> the details [and often the color] just aren't there. It's also a 
>> bit slow so rapid-fire sequences and stop-action shots are out of 
>> the question.
>>
>> On Aug 21, 2008, at 3:14 AM, Donna wrote:
>>
>>> Congrats on the new job. I am sure you will condense your 
>>> 'stuff'. Why can't you hang your tree branch somewhere in the 
>>> library?
>>>
>>> FWIW, years ago I bought a D100. Although I loved the way it took
>>> pictures, it was just too much to carry around on vacations etc. I
>>> downsized last year and bought a Canon G9. In many instances, the
>>> pictures come out just as well and this one fits in my purse :)
>>>
>>>
>>> Donna
>>>
>>>
>>> Chris Petersen wrote:
>>> I got a Nikon D300 SLR this summer, but I haven't had time to 
>>> figure out how
>>> to take a really good picture! I need a tripod or monopod with 
>>> the lens
>>> that I have. I've been using my Coolpix 8700 all summer for my 
>>> daylily
>>> photography as I can't afford to fool around when I'm 
>>> photographing things
>>> for our Daylily Journal.
>>>
>>> I'm going to be doing a different job this year at school. After 
>>> 37 years in
>>> the classroom, I'm taking over the library program! I'm a bit 
>>> apprehensive
>>> about having to read to 27 groups each week, cataloging books, 
>>> helping the
>>> kids and staff take out books, working on curriculum ideas for the 
>>> school,
>>> setting up programs on the computers for kids, etc! On top of all 
>>> that, I
>>> have to clear out as much of my personal belongings from my 
>>> classroom as
>>> possible! The job sort of came up suddenly and I'm a bit 
>>> overwhelmed.
>>> Where will I put my eight file draws full of stuff? Where can I 
>>> store a
>>> hornet's nest as big as a basketball that is still attached to 
>>> some tree
>>> branches and hangs in my classroom? I have a large Calder-esque 
>>> mobile that
>>> I will have to dismantle and store. The list goes on!
>>>
>>> What did I get myself into?
>>>
>>> Chris Petersen
>>> Northport, Long Island, New York
>>> Zone 7a (Average min temp 50 - 00)
>>>
>>> chris@widom-assoc.com
>>> My garden: http://www.chrispnpt.shutterfly.com
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>> Island Jim
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>> 44.99 N 123.04 W
>> Elevation 148'
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>> Heat Zone 5
>> Sunset Zone 6
>> Minimum 0 F [-15 C]
>> Maximum 86 F [30 C]
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Island Jim
Willamette Valley
44.99 N 123.04 W
Elevation 148'
Hardiness Zone 8/9
Heat Zone 5
Sunset Zone 6
Minimum 0 F [-15 C]
Maximum 86 F [30 C]

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