On 10 Jan 2002 at 16:35, Rob Brigham wrote:
alternatively, I bought a CD player for £100 in 1985. It still works as
new today.
You're very very lucky, there aren't many CD players of that era that
functioned flawlessly for more than 5 years and this includes the top players
from the
Have to add my 1989-vintage Marantz CD player to that list Rob!
John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia
On Friday, January 11, 2002 9:35 AM, Rob Studdert [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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On 10 Jan 2002 at 16:35, Rob Brigham wrote:
alternatively, I bought a CD player for ?100 in 1985. It still
On 11 Jan 2002 at 10:52, John Coyle wrote:
Have to add my 1989-vintage Marantz CD player to that list Rob!
Hi John,
You wouldn't want to know how many of those things I have repaired/written off
:-)
Cheers,
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
UTC(GMT) +10 Hours
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Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 10 Jan 2002 at 16:35, Rob Brigham wrote:
alternatively, I bought a CD player for £100 in 1985. It still works as
new today.
You're very very lucky, there aren't many CD players of that era that
functioned flawlessly for more than 5 years and this
Both 80's vintage CD players I bought new
died early deaths. One was a 1984 Sony
and the other was a 1988 Magnavox. Since
prices were falling so fast in the 80s
I replaced them both with new units rather
than pay for repairs. I then bought a
Carver in 1991 but even it acts up once
in a while now.
I'd like to thank everyone who jumped into this thread last week and
mentioned that Tamron has a six year warranty on their lenses. My
friend double-checked, found his paperwork, and sent the lens in for a
free repair under the warranty, saving a bunch of money as well as a lot
of time and
43mm zoom, so that means it zooms from 43mm to 43mm,
right ;)
--- Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
He wants a zoom for travel. He can always use my
43mm if he's so
inclined. You're probably g right about the
quality difference.
Thanks!
Clive Williams wrote:
Some Stuff
Send FREE
It's crap, crap, crap, the extra stop isn't worth it
at all, but I did get it real cheap :)
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On Saturday, January 5, 2002, at 03:19 AM, Flavio
Minelli wrote:
Did you ever wonder why there are
so many used Sigma 28-105/2.8 for sale? That one
on eBay.
Kent Gittings
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We've had a Tamron 28-300 for two years. Works perfectly, never
- --- Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Brendan can tell you about the Sigma 28-105 f2.8-4.
He bought one (from
me) against my recommendation...and whaddaya think
about it, Brendan? :)
What a salesman!
No sir, you don't want to buy that lens, it's crap
Okay, I'll take two
Can
He wants a zoom for travel.
I used to think I wanted a zoom for travel. That was until I
rediscovered the pleasure of primes. [Let's veer OT: why are they
called 'primes' anyway?] Now, my M24-35 seldom strays off 24, my
F70-210 is pretty well fixed at 210 and the FA28-70 generally stays at
My friend wants a zoom. He doesn't want to mess around with changing
lenses. He's not interested in image quality beyond snap shots and an
occasional 8x10. He's not interested in building a kit and carrying
around a bunch of lenses, ot trying to decide which to take with him.
However, I'd
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Ho Paul,
Because he wants an autofocus camera that's small enough and simple
enough for his wife to use.
He does want interchangeable lenses, as he might want to borrow some of
mine some time, so fixed-lens PS cameras are out. He's happy with the
ZX-7. What's
Auto wipe was thrown in to see if the message got read to the end... :-)
ppro
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I've had excellent results with the Sigma 28-105 f2.8-4 on a ZX-7
body...A real
good cosmetic match too...Super sharp at 70mm and just a tad soft at 105mm
so nice for portraits. Pop Photog test in Jan. 98 issue I can mail you a
copy.
Got mine thru SMILE PHOTO for $179.00 + 15.00 S/H
He wants a zoom for travel. He can always use my 43mm if he's so
inclined. You're probably g right about the quality difference.
Thanks!
Clive Williams wrote:
If he likes quality and wants something that'll last, he needs a 43
Limited. For Family pictures, which tend to have more than
On Saturday, January 5, 2002, at 03:19 AM, Flavio Minelli wrote:
Did you ever wonder why there are
so many used Sigma 28-105/2.8 for sale? That one is real crap and the
fast (relativeley) aperture is just bait...
I totally agree. My SMC-M 28mm f2.8 (which is the worst lens I own in
my
Certainly the FA 24-90. If he likes a longer zoom range the Tamron
24-135 seems to be highly regarded (if he's not burned out on Tamron).
Joe
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Shel,
Every consumer Tokina that I have looked at are heavier, metal bodied
behomeths compared to the Tamron and Sigma and even many Pentax zooms.
The Tamrons being fairly light (I have two for my wife and daughter,
are starting to mechanically fall apart) balance well on the light,
Pentax
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Good. Now that that's off my chest, what's a good replacement lens?
Build quality is important, optical quality commensurate with family
snaps and occasional 8x10, color print use
never critiqued it as it was only used for about two rolls of film
before buying the longer zoom. It's a lens.
Tom C.
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He's used it but a dozen or so times.
Artur Ledóchowski wrote:
You may want to instruct your friend on
how one should treat such equipment
as lens:)) Don't drive nails with it:))
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What kind of electronics are in these lenses?
aimcompute wrote:
He doesn't go out and take pictures
of electrical storms does he? :-)
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Subject: Cheap Crap Plastic Consumer Lenses
A friend of mine, heeding advice from this list, purchased a ZX-7 a
little more than a year ago, and grabbed a Tamron zoom (28~200 maybe -
don't recall right now) to use primarily for family snaps and a trip
that he and his wife took last
Ho Paul,
Because he wants an autofocus camera that's small enough and simple
enough for his wife to use.
He does want interchangeable lenses, as he might want to borrow some of
mine some time, so fixed-lens PS cameras are out. He's happy with the
ZX-7. What's auto wipe?
Paul M. Provencher
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