Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 11:48:11 -0500
From: William Cornett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: 80-200 f 2.8 testing procedure [v04.n332/19]
Message: 19
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Message written by Eric Edelman
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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.
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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-
Nice shot - -BC- !!
