Re: Is D30 "pro"? (was Re: New Digital EOS)

2001-01-09 Thread Chris Valentine
In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Ray Amos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >With my Canon D30 set in the large jpeg mode I am getting beautiful, >salable 13x19 inch prints. I print with the Epson 1270 on archival Epson >Matte Heavyweight paper. An 8x10 is a piece of cake. I am thinking of going digital for the

Re: Is D30 "pro"? (was Re: New Digital EOS)

2001-01-09 Thread Jay D. Washington
>J.D. > >I also use a negative ... Almost 100% of my work >is black and white.... >Bob Bob, You are of course right when it comes to Black and White. I don't think inkjets are quite there yet when it comes to capturing the tonal range so important to expression in B&W work. When I print

Re: Is D30 "pro"? (was Re: New Digital EOS)

2001-01-09 Thread c c
Paul, The wonderful thing is ... a 3Megapix image can be download to a Fuji Frontier machine and make traditional glossy or matte paper prints. Usually, the paper is the Fuji Crystal Paper. Ask labs near by if they provide that service. You could go online, too. D30 may be a little over

Re: Is D30 "pro"? (was Re: New Digital EOS)

2001-01-09 Thread Mike & Lesley Boreham
Paul Prior wrote: > How does an average consumer get photo quality prints from one of > these beasts (d30)? One of the reason I have not bought a digital > camera is because I want PICTURES, not internet jpgs or ink-jet > prints, but printed pictures. Can this be easily obtained with this > cam

Re: Is D30 "pro"? (was Re: New Digital EOS)

2001-01-08 Thread Tim Williams
> But why should I buy a digital camera and drop the microdisk off to get > prints when I can drop off a roll of film and get prints without > spending the $ for a D30? It depends on the job. I use a 70-200L on the D30 to shoot basketball. I will shoot 300-400 pictures of a game, and only u

Re: Is D30 "pro"? (was Re: New Digital EOS)

2001-01-08 Thread Ray Amos
> > How does an average consumer get photo quality prints from one of > > these beasts (d30)? One of the reason I have not bought a digital > > camera is because I want PICTURES, not internet jpgs or ink-jet > > prints, but printed pictures. Can this be easily obtained with this > > camera? > >

Re: Is D30 "pro"? (was Re: New Digital EOS)

2001-01-08 Thread Andy White
on 1/8/01 9:31 PM, Bob Sull at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > But why should I buy a digital camera and drop the microdisk off to get > prints when I can drop off a roll of film and get prints without > spending the $ for a D30? It depends on what your end goal is. Your probaby better off buy

Re: Is D30 "pro"? (was Re: New Digital EOS)

2001-01-08 Thread Bob Sull
Jim Davis wrote: > > I agree about the quality thing, but I just think many people don't want > to do alot of work to get some prints of their work. They prefer to drop off > and pick up, versus the hours and hours of computer editing and printing > that's involved no matter how you're makin

Re: Is D30 "pro"? (was Re: New Digital EOS)

2001-01-08 Thread Gary Belman
- Original Message - From: Paul Prior MD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 4:25 PM Subject: Re: Is D30 "pro"? (was Re: New Digital EOS) > > How does an average consumer get photo quality prints from one of >

Re: Is D30 "pro"? (was Re: New Digital EOS)

2001-01-08 Thread rlb
- Original Message - From: "Jay D. Washington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 5:11 PM Subject: Re: Is D30 "pro"? (was Re: New Digital EOS) > Paul wrote, > >How does an average consumer get photo qualit

Re: Is D30 "pro"? (was Re: New Digital EOS)

2001-01-08 Thread Jim Davis
> Paul, > I don't have a digital camera, but I do have a film/slide scanner, and I > assure you that you cannot tell prints from my Epson 870 from those done > from a photolab. In many case, I reproduce prints from old negatives and > they look better than the orginal prints ever did. I'm sure y

Re: Is D30 "pro"? (was Re: New Digital EOS)

2001-01-08 Thread Jay D. Washington
Paul wrote, >How does an average consumer get photo quality prints from one of >these beasts (d30)? One of the reason I have not bought a digital >camera is because I want PICTURES, not internet jpgs or ink-jet >prints, but printed pictures. Can this be easily obtained with this >camera? Paul,

Re: Is D30 "pro"? (was Re: New Digital EOS)

2001-01-08 Thread Paul Prior MD
On Sun, 07 Jan 2001 15:45:25 -0700, Buddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >At 05:33 PM 1/7/01 +, you wrote: >snip >>assignment photographing a large choir. My main cameras were Mamiya 6 with >>NPH and NHG. I used The D30 to check lighting, exposure etc. However I >>printed off a 12 x 8 print from

Re: Is D30 "pro"? (was Re: New Digital EOS)

2001-01-07 Thread Buddy
At 05:33 PM 1/7/01 +, you wrote: snip >assignment photographing a large choir. My main cameras were Mamiya 6 with >NPH and NHG. I used The D30 to check lighting, exposure etc. However I >printed off a 12 x 8 print from the D30, (used nik-sharpener pro, and >Genuine Fractals) and put it in with

Re: Is D30 "pro"? (was Re: New Digital EOS)

2001-01-07 Thread Robert Meier
--- Mike & Lesley Boreham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My main > cameras were Mamiya 6 with > NPH and NHG. I used The D30 to check lighting, > exposure etc. However I > printed off a 12 x 8 print from the D30, (used > nik-sharpener pro, and > Genuine Fractals) and put it in with the medium > form

RE: Is D30 "pro"? (was Re: New Digital EOS)

2001-01-07 Thread Robert Meier
--- Dave Burrows <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > - Much needed rubber frame protruding from the back > LCD panel to help avoid > scratching > > With the latter, I'm always worried that when the > camera's hanging around my > neck that because the camera sits directly on your > chest that buttons o

RE: Is D30 "pro"? (was Re: New Digital EOS)

2001-01-07 Thread Dave Burrows
> I have had D30 for six weeks now and love it. I use it with > L zooms and the BG-ED3 double battery vertical grip, and 1gB > microdrive. The comments about it not being "pro" are > interesting. I think Canon have bent over backwards to make > the D30 as "pro" as possible without breaking their a

Is D30 "pro"? (was Re: New Digital EOS)

2001-01-07 Thread Mike & Lesley Boreham
>it is a fact that canon cannot make a > pro digital SLR until it's agreement with kodak ends, this is apprently > later in the year. canon will not say anything until then, so it is > doubtful we'll see anything in feb. > > the d30 is ok since it is not a "pro" slr. I have had D30 for six week