What a putz! All this claimed high end stuff, plus an inherited
fortune (his words) and he still doesn't own a nice modern sailboat.


Scotty Potti will **** a Giant manta Ray when he sees my new boat!!!

RB

Good to see you've followed my original advice and now have two very high
quality cameras.

It's good to have several video cameras too. Have you thought about giving
your home entertainment system to your son and getting a newer, better one
for yourself?

Gilligan

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
I feel your pain. The Nikon 8800 retails for less than $900.


Actually, with the really high cost of the Canon with it's two lenses, I'm
thinking of keeping the 8800 for a "boat" camera. I now need to replace my
little Sony U30 with something equally compact, but with higher res.

RB

It's good to have several video cameras too. Have you thought about giving
your home entertainment system to your son and getting a newer, better one
for yourself?

Very funny! I actually plan to screen media carefully for him. Suzanne and I
are both readers and would like him to avoid the TV addiction for as long as
possible. When the time is right he'll watch Jason and the Argonauts long
before he sees a Harry Potter movie.

RB

RB

Failed at? I made a lot of money doing still work and learned macro
lighting
with it in the process along with custom lab work.

Yea, yea, yea, Yada, yada, yada.
S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster"
"Trains are a winter sport"

She mainly uses her old Contax. She sent back
both the Pro and the Rebel that I got her. She's
not crazy about digital yet. Yes, she tried them
out for more than two weeks before sending them
back.
Why would she need a camcorder?
S.

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
: You're right, I don't. My wife is the
: photographer.
:
: And I bet she doesn't own a very good digital
camera of camcorder either.
: Asside from the 20D I also own a Sony PD150 and
TVR950. I'm about to sell off
: my Leica stuff finally as they are worth more
than 2 years of Scotty Potti's
: salary.
: Your wife probably has some crappy old film
cameras and a consumerish 500
: dollar hunk of digital junk!
: Poor people are sad, but cheap people are damn
funny! Maybe you can ask Scotty
: if Craftsman makes a camera?
:
: RB

She mainly uses her old Contax. She sent back
both the Pro and the Rebel that I got her. She's
not crazy about digital yet. Yes, she tried them
out for more than two weeks before sending them
back.

The Rebel is not very good. I had one briefly. She would also need a proper
photo printer and better still a Dye Sub unit. It takes time to get good
results from digital cameras. If she returned them, she didn't take the time
to learn them. Two or three weeks doesn't cut it. Pro's are certainly getting
great results from even 5 MP cameras.

RB

The Pro is 8MP and the rebel is 6MP.
She I think she'd like the 1DsII, but can't
justify it for what she's doing at this point.
S.

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
: She mainly uses her old Contax. She sent back
: both the Pro and the Rebel that I got her.
She's
: not crazy about digital yet. Yes, she tried
them
: out for more than two weeks before sending them
: back.
:
: The Rebel is not very good. I had one briefly.
She would also need a proper
: photo printer and better still a Dye Sub unit.
It takes time to get good
: results from digital cameras. If she returned
them, she didn't take the time
: to learn them. Two or three weeks doesn't cut
it. Pro's are certainly getting
: great results from even 5 MP cameras.
:
: RB
:
:

The Pro is 8MP and the rebel is 6MP.
She I think she'd like the 1DsII, but can't
justify it for what she's doing at this point.


Honestly, the Pro can take really great pics with some practice. A lot rides on
how you print them.
My new Nikon 8800 is 8 MP. I've already taken some greats shots...but it's easy
enough to get it wrong, especially with the focusing. I'm glad the 20D has true
manual focus.
Your wife should take another crack at it and take her time. An Epson R300M
will deliver excellent 8X10s as will the 800. They are terrible for regular
text printing though.

RB

"Bobsprit" wrote

Honestly, the Pro can take really great pics with some practice. ....

Bwahahahaha! At 8 MP? You mean "great" like we used to get out of the old
16mm films? Great if you don't mind buildings that look like they're
falling over backward? Spend some time with full size cameras then tell us
about "great".

Nutsy,

Pro's can get good pictures with a pin hole camera. It take's F--K up
Amateurs to take lousy pictures with good cameras.

By the way, why don't you buy cameras like you do Boats? All that money
for only a picture when a boat can be a case of life and death for you
and your family. It doesn't show a very good sense of Piority, does it?

Ole Thom