Re: Completely OT (More digital camera questions :)

2002-06-20 Thread bscott
On Thu, 20 Jun 2002, at 5:18pm, mike ledoux wrote: > *I* don't think so, I'm completely happy with GIMP for what little > post-processing I do to my photos. I will say that, in the hands of someone who knows how to use it, Adobe Photoshop is absolutely astounding in what it can do. (I am not o

Re: Completely OT (More digital camera questions :)

2002-06-20 Thread pll
Hi all, In my digital camera research, I've come up with a bung of questions: What's QVGA/Q2VGA wrt Movie Mode resolution? Is that file format spec? Anything to do with QuickTime? How many images can one expect to save on Type II CF in CCD Raw mo

Re: Completely OT

2002-06-05 Thread John Abreau
Bob Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue, Jun 04, 2002 at 06:40:59PM -0400, Bob Kenney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Anybody who is/was planning on buying a new digital camera > > or camcorder should wait a little while before buying one, otherwise > > you'll be kicking yourself

Re: Completely OT

2002-06-05 Thread Bob Bell
On Tue, Jun 04, 2002 at 06:40:59PM -0400, Bob Kenney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anybody who is/was planning on buying a new digital camera > or camcorder should wait a little while before buying one, otherwise > you'll be kicking yourself. New imaging technology on the horizon, >

Re: Completely OT

2002-06-04 Thread Bob Kenney
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I need to buy a digital camera. I want a good one, that's easily > usable with Linux (USB conn. is fine if it works :) > > I've been thinking about: > > the Nikon CoolPix 995 > the Canon G2 > the Olympus E20 > > I've heard that the coolpix w

Re: Completely OT

2002-06-03 Thread c.e.smith
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Re: Completely OT

2002-06-03 Thread Tom Varga
I just bought the G2 last week. Although I have no experience with any other digicams, I've been studying and drooling for one for a long time. The things I like the most about it are : Swivel lcd. I already used it successfully at my kids school show by holding the camera way over my head an

Re: Completely OT

2002-06-03 Thread Peter Beardsley
At 11:51 AM 6/3/2002 -0400, you wrote: >On Mon, 2002-06-03 at 10:42, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > I've heard that the coolpix went downhill from the 990 to the 995, > >Where did you hear that? I've read some nice reviews of the 995. I'm >looking to use it with my Meade LX50. I recently pu

Re: Completely OT

2002-06-03 Thread Tom Varga
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Re: Completely OT

2002-06-03 Thread Richard Soule
http://www.photo.net - THE true resource for anyone doing anything with photos. Includes both digital and film cameras. Also done with open source software. Also has links to online books on how to build good web sites based on open source software. VERY highly recommended beca

Re: Completely OT

2002-06-03 Thread Jeff Macdonald
On Mon, 2002-06-03 at 10:42, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I've heard that the coolpix went downhill from the 990 to the 995, Where did you hear that? I've read some nice reviews of the 995. I'm looking to use it with my Meade LX50.

Re: Completely OT

2002-06-03 Thread Jerry Feldman
One of the URLs I posted contains a comparison of the S40 vs. the G2. The S30 and S40 are identical except that the S30 is 3MP and the S40 is 4MP. Also, CF (and SM) readers run about $20 retail. While the USB ports on the cameras all should work nicely, the camera must be on while you transfe

Re: Completely OT

2002-06-03 Thread Jerry Feldman
BTW: The Canons (S30, S40, G2) use CF2 and can take an IBM Microdrive. The battery is a Lithium proprietary rechargable. The battery takes about an hour to charge fully. Another camera line to look at is the HP cameras. These are made as a joint venture with Pentax. I think the critical issu

Re: Completely OT

2002-06-03 Thread Farrell Woods
I have a Canon PowerShot S30. It has USB, and gtphoto in the RH7.3 distro seems to talk to it just fine. Tho the S30 may be somewhat less camera than those you've listed below... -- Farrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I need to buy a digital camera. I want a good one, that's easily > u

Re: Completely OT

2002-06-03 Thread John Abreau
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > I need to buy a digital camera. I want a good one, that's easily > usable with Linux (USB conn. is fine if it works :) > > I've been thinking about: > > the Nikon CoolPix 995 > the Canon G2 > the Olympus E20 The Olympus E20 runs you about $2000

Re: Completely OT

2002-06-03 Thread Jerry Feldman
I just bought a Canon S30. My requirements were: 1. $500 or less 2. 3MP minimum. 3. Either Compact flash or Smart Media. 4. Portability (eg. it's small), The Canons are CF. S30 is 3MP the S40 is 4. The G2 shares some of the features. A friend of mine from Atlanta who has a G2 and loves it.). Her

Completely OT

2002-06-03 Thread pll
I need to buy a digital camera. I want a good one, that's easily usable with Linux (USB conn. is fine if it works :) I've been thinking about: the Nikon CoolPix 995 the Canon G2 the Olympus E20 I've heard that the coolpix went downhill from the 990 to the 995, and fur