On 25 Aug 01 at 18:12, Julian Loke wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Willem-Jan Markerink" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Be nice and send him a thank-you note :-) And ask how he likes
> > > his new digital EOS toy! [Lucky guy :-)]
> >
> > PS: have you by any chance seen recent prices for the DCS-3 on the
> > used market?
> > Original recommended list price in 1995 was US$16.995, but I haven't
> > found a single used price reference anywhere yet....
> > And neither Canon nor Kodak site is very proud of the DCS-1, -3 and
> > -5....it's already gone to the Canon museum (and that site crashes on
> > my old browser....:))
>
> Hi WJM,
>
> DCS-3 is rather limited: 1.3 Megapixels will only give decent
> 4"x6" (10x15cm) prints, unless you stitch. Even an old P&S
> Nikon 990 can produce prints up to 8"x10" (20x25cm). Maybe
> even the SiliconFilm device will work :-)
I only bought it for EOS-compatibility, and web-pictures, or quick
ones by email....don't want to mess with a clunky Nikon interface of
course....:))
Besides, I considered that *when* buying an 1n, this would be the
only rational reason to do so, other than the 1n-RS (though I wonder
why they didn't offer that one as DCS-1/3/5 too....if only to get rid
of that mirror sound....wouldn't have added much to the US$17k
either....:))
(might have to do with the more integrated construction of
body&motordrive, preventing the digi-back/grip)
I am now considering one of these SCF-upgrades at Canon-service, to
delay mirror-rebound until you lift your finger from the
release-button....:))
(actually, it is interesting to note that one can remove the entire
Kodak-unit from the EOS-1n body, sans 2 multi wires, right and
left (this is even described in the user manual, to clean the
CCD-sensor)....this means that even *when* ever find a DCS-1 or 5 for
more resolution (but also less ASA/ISO!!), I could simply replace my
SCF-modified 1n to the other Kodak unit....:))
> So technology marches on ... including for your browser.
> Many sites (including Netscape.com) will not work with NS3.0 !
Crap sites, every new incompatibility makes me more convinced that I
will stick to Notepad-created pages forever.
> Did you try using Opera instead? http://www.opera.com/
Gotta pay for that, the freeware/banner version is not available for
W3.1 I believe.
If Pegasus existed for Linux, I would have joined the non-Microsoft
community already....:))
[CC to EOS list (for the EOS-topics only of course!....;))....]
--
Bye,
Willem-Jan Markerink
The desire to understand
is sometimes far less intelligent than
the inability to understand
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[note: 'a-one' & 'en-el'!]
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