<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Message written by Eric Edelman <<<< From: "Eric Edelman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: 80-200 "Lens Test" [v04.n330/9] Message: 9 LOL, I'm consistently amazed at the lengths people will go to in order to "test" a piece of equipment under unreasonable and unrealistic conditions. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Eric wrote that in response to my testing procedure for the 80-200 f 2.8, and he brings up a very good point, albeit not the one he may have intended. One should always consider the source when judging advice, and I haven't been on the list long enough for people to have a handle on my qualifications, so this it may be a good time. Now, I am far from being the world's greatest expert on photography, but I have been in the business a little. Here are just a few of the things in my background that might be relevant: -10 years old- started swiping my dad's SLR and burning bulk Tri-X. -11 years old- Helped my dad build the darkroom and started spending countless hours getting B&W prints perfect on fiber-based Polycontrast paper (RC paper didn't exist back then). -Shot for local papers while still in Jr. High. -Four-year degree in photography from UMBC -Worked at University of Maryland Physics Department designing and building optical systems for development of digital encoding algorythms. -Worked as assistant to National Geographic photographer Martin Rogers for two years, as well as for other major shooters in the early 1980's. -Photographed assignments for the National Geographic Society -Former Photo Editor, Prince George's County Herald -Former Director of Photography, Sidelines Magazine -Won "Magazine Cover of the Year" (bronze Ozzie Award) from the National Art Directors Association -Shot far too many publication covers to count -Have written articles on photographic technique for Outdoor and Travel Photography Magazine -Done photography assignments for major national circulation magazines -Corporate clients include several Fortune 500 companies For more information, you can check out my website at http://members.xoom.com/imageprime I'm also a volunteer emergency medical technician, Eric, if you need any help with that bullet hole in your foot... -BC-
