Re: photo equipment
Two questions --
what's an "SLR"?
any rumours on what the price will be?
Thanks, Silke
At 03:36 PM 3/19/2000 -0700, you wrote:
>I couldnt help but check this one out if your interested heres their
website with Demo and
>much more. http://www.imagek.com/mainindex.htm
>Connie
>
>Tom Connell wrote:
>
>> A company called Irvine Sensors is reportedly coming out this summer
with pack that
>> can be dropped into the back of a camera in place of a standard film
cartridge so that
>> you can take digital photos. I think it will be only for Nikon and
Canon at first but
>> eventually for all standard SLRs.
>> An interesting development!
>> Tom Connell
>>
>> GeneBush wrote:
>>
>> > Hello Hank,
>> > Just went through all this for myself. I don't know how much money
you have to
>> > spend, etc. However, digital is the way to go if you are primarily
playing on your
>> > computer and the web. Most direct. For the exact camera to choose... I
settled on
>> > a Nikon CoolPix 950. The price just dropped since they are getting
ready to come
>> > out with a new model. This is the one for close-ups of plants. Period.
Designed to
>> > look and feel like a light weigh 35 mm. Flash and viewfinder swivel
independently
>> > of the body and grip. You download your photos through a cable
directly to your
>> > harddrive.
>> > Since I do slide presentations as a part of the business I also
purchased a 35
>> > mm camera to replace my 20 year old this past month. Stayed with
Canon. Placed my
>> > "real"money into the lens, purchased the newest moderately priced
body. The new
>> > Canon Rebel 2000 with short, wide to normal zoom, and a 100 mm F2.8
macro. Also
>> > table top tripod and angle viewfinder. About $1000 on all this.
>> > Great photos come from the photographer. Equipment is
secondary.Don't get too
>> > hung up on equipment and most expensive is not always the best. What
is best for
>> > you and your needs is the primary.
>> > Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
>> > around the woods - around the world
>> > genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: Hank Zumach <zumach@EXECPC.COM>
>> > Subject: [SG] photo equipment
>> >
>> > Hi All---I am thinking about buying equipment that would let me set up
a computer
>> > record of photos of my plants and also send them over the net. Some
of the
>> > "photos" that have been sent out to these sites are outstanding,
others less so.
>> > Apparently, from some of Bob's recent postings, digital cameras are
not way to go.
>> > So, what should I buy? What kind of equipment produces those great
"photos?"
>> >
>> > Hank Zumach
>> > Stoddard, WI
>> > zone 4B
>
