Why did I know you were going to jump in. Any time you want to borrow my R72 (49mm) just ask for it.
Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Chang-Sang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 2:29 PM Subject: RE: My reasons for wanting digital (was: Re: OT: Read this before you spend all your $$$....) > $400 CDN is a steal for a good condition G1 > > I've got one, it's about a year and 7 months old. Purchased it new for > $1100 CDN plus taxes. > Once you "get the hang of it" (learning the controls, auto focus etc.) it > produces sharp images. > It's a tool that has it's place. One thing I'm looking into is the ability > to use that Hoya R72 filter to do infrared images via the G1; something I > wouldn't try with my pentaxi or contax until I knew for sure what I was > doing. > > With respect to prints; well; as long as it's being printed out on an Epson > that has Archival inks.. it shouldn't pose a problem; BUT; I have seen some > of my images from the Epson 870 "fade" depending on how/where it's placed > (i.e. mounted, framed vs non mounted not framed) > > Cheers, > Dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of William Robb > Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 2:06 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: My reasons for wanting digital (was: Re: OT: Read this > before you spend all your $$$....) > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jeff > Subject: Re: My reasons for wanting digital > > > My daughter works at Canada's Wonderland as a "photographer". > > For the second year in a row the regulation camera is the G1. > > People are paying a minimum of $15 CDN for prints coming out > of these > > cameras. I'm sure these customers are pleased with the final > product, > > otherwise the company that's running the photo shoots would > have gone back > > to film photograpy, which required an E-6 lab setup in the > park. > > It's all a matter of perception. Some people are more critical > than others. > > I am hoping that some diddling with the capture tools will > improve my perception of the thing. > It has been offered to me for Can$400.00, so if I can get it > working the way I want, it might be a reasonably priced toy to > play with. > > William Robb > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
