Hopefully by next TOPDML meet, i won't have that problem. Just a teeny weeny camera
and a
28-
105.<vbg>
Dave
> Wah, waaaaaah, wah!!
>
> My Nikon's sooooo heavy!
>
> My Canon's sooooooo heavy!
>
> My arms are sore. My neck and shoulders hurt! Waaaaaaahhhhhh!!
>
> We true Pentaxians feel so sorry for you turncoats... <vbg>
>
> cheers,
> frank
>
> "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist
> fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
>
>
>
>
> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Re: A tale of two cameras
> >Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 08:58:36 US/Eastern
> >
> >Hi Wendy.
> >Thats a nice shot.
> >
> >I know what you mean about weight.Man the D1/D2H with the 80-200f2.8 gets
> >heavy fast.Its
> >balanced
> >well but heavy.Glad to hear the Pentax and prime worked well.I may do the
> >same and get the
> >Pentax
> >for personal use and for presentations at shows.Then i dont have to change
> >lenses in windy
> >dusty
> >conditions or carry around two heavy cameras.
> >
> >The Nikon is not that great in low light conditions either.Sounds like
> >Canon has that
> >beat.Although my
> >buddy has the 1d and i have features he wants and visa versa.
> >
> >I shot some of our riders in an indoor ring Sunday.ISO 1600 got me at best
> >400 th at f
> >2.8.Bad back
> >light and its obviously grainy,but for 2x3 thumbnails for the show
> >book,look fine.Panning
> >helps to.I'm
> >never sure how to WB these things.Cloudy for indoor or tungsten.
> >Thank god for PS.lol
> >
> >Dave
> >
> > > Saturday was the Tibetan Terrier Show. Didn't
> >get to take my group shot
> > > after all. The show ended and most people buggered off. Penny, the
> > > organiser, was most disappointed. She had been looking forward to having
> >a
> > > pic with 39 Tibetan terriers and their people. I was rather relieved!
> > > Anyway, I was totally exhausted after standing around for 4 hours
> >watching
> > > little hairy dogs trotting around a ring and lifting a 10D with
> >70-200/2.8
> > > (IS/USM) attached. The other camera I had with me was the *istD with a
> > > 77mm. What a beauty! That combo is absolutely fantastic and I love it to
> > > death! The best photos of the day were with that pairing. Wide open and
> >at
> > > ISO 800 was pretty darn good! The only downside is that the low-light
> > > focusing on the istD is crap! The Canon is miles better in that respect.
> > > For handling and quality of photos, the Pentax won hands down. Who'd a
> > > thought it!
> > >
> > > OTOH, handholding at 1/45s with an IS lens didn't turn out too bad <g>
> > > http://www.pbase.com/image/28822431
> > >
> > > Wendy
> > >
> > >
> > > Wendy Beard,
> > > Ottawa, Canada
> > > http://www.beard-redfern.com
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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