Re: Slooshy these wise slovos, oh my brothers (was Re: why I haven't switched to canon

2004-07-21 Thread frank theriault
--- Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > So, Frank. > > What's it going to be then, eh? > > Are you going to read the book? Well, since I have time on my hands these days... I guess I'll have to now, won't I? cheers, frank = "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possibl

Slooshy these wise slovos, oh my brothers (was Re: why I haven't switched to canon

2004-07-21 Thread Bob W
Hi, > BTW, who's Alex, and what are droogs? "A Clockwork Orange". I'm surprised you haven't read the book, Frank! It has a lot to say about crime, punishment and justice. Droogs are friends. Alex and his friends live in the future. Anthony Burgess, the author, wrote the book in the early 1960s

Re: why I haven't switched to canon

2004-07-21 Thread mike wilson
Hi, frank theriault wrote: --- mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rob Brigham wrote: http://www.garrard501.com/garrard501.html Never were as good as http://www.transcriptors.co.uk/ - at least in looks. Got to have a Hydraulic Reference to play jazz on, Frank. You can pretend to be Ale

Re: why I haven't switched to canon

2004-07-21 Thread Chris Stoddart
On Wed, 21 Jul 2004, frank theriault wrote: > --- mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > looks. Got to have a Hydraulic Reference to play > > jazz on, Frank. You > > can pretend to be Alex and his droogs, too. > BTW, who's Alex, and what are droogs? This is a "Clockwork Orange" referen

Re: why I haven't switched to canon

2004-07-21 Thread frank theriault
--- mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Rob Brigham wrote: > > > http://www.garrard501.com/garrard501.html > > Never were as good as > http://www.transcriptors.co.uk/ - at least in > looks. Got to have a Hydraulic Reference to play > jazz on, Frank. You > can pretend to be Alex an

Re: why I haven't switched to canon

2004-07-21 Thread mike wilson
Rob Brigham wrote: http://www.garrard501.com/garrard501.html Never were as good as http://www.transcriptors.co.uk/ - at least in looks. Got to have a Hydraulic Reference to play jazz on, Frank. You can pretend to be Alex and his droogs, too. mike

Re: why I haven't switched to canon

2004-07-21 Thread Peter J. Alling
Garrard of cameras... or maybe Pentax has... Tom C. From: "Jens Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: why I haven't switched to canon Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 08:27:13 +0200 I forgot to say: You may be right abo

RE: why I haven't switched to canon

2004-07-21 Thread Tom C
x27;s past reputation, while producing largely marginal products - as possibly an example of some camera manufacturers today. Interesting that they're still around in name. Tom C. From: "Rob Brigham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> S

Re: why I haven't switched to canon

2004-07-21 Thread John Francis
> > Gerrard was (I can't imagine they're still around) an > English turntable company. They were pretty big in > the 50's and early 60's. They basically made the best > LP changer around . . . They also made the turntable equivalent of the K1000 - the Garrard SP25. Generations of college stu

RE: why I haven't switched to canon

2004-07-21 Thread frank theriault
--- Steve Desjardins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree, at least in context (what's a Garrard?) In > the digital world, > it does not appear that Nikon can really keep up > with Canon on the high > end. I do like the D70 much more than the D-Reb, > however. > Steve, Gerrard was (I can't ima

RE: why I haven't switched to canon

2004-07-21 Thread Steve Desjardins
Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: why I haven't switched to canon >Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 08:27:13 +0200 > >I forgot to say: >You may be right about older, used Pentax lenses being quite pricy.

Re: why I haven't switched to canon

2004-07-20 Thread edwin
OK, I'm gonna play devil's advocate with Jens' post here. Obviously, I'm not anti-Pentax, since I own a hell of a lot of Pentax stuff. I'm not pro-Canon either. People should know by now that my other system is not Canon but Nikon. I'll buy Canon gear under only two conditions: 1) my employer

RE: why i haven't switched to canon

2004-07-20 Thread Jens Bladt
et.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 18. juli 2004 04:08 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: why i haven't switched to canon - Original Message - From: "wendy beard" Subject: Re: why i haven't switched to canon

Re: why i haven't switched to canon

2004-07-19 Thread graywolf
s with it. http://www.sunny16.net/photos/paw/2004-07-06.html -Original Message- From: Lon Williamson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 6:37 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: why i haven't switched to canon Amita, that shot is way weaker than I get with the Sigma 70-

Re: why i haven't switched to canon

2004-07-19 Thread wendy beard
- Original Message - > From: "Rob Brigham" > > I think all of these are pretty weak over 200mm - the Sigma you have is > actually the best of the bunch. The 80-320 and Sigma 100-300 are far > worse at 300. They are going to show up a lot worse on digital anyway > due to the extra 'enla

RE: why i haven't switched to canon

2004-07-19 Thread Amita Guha
iamson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 6:37 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: why i haven't switched to canon > > > Amita, that shot is way weaker than I get with the > Sigma 70-300 APO at 300, wide open, on film. I feel > your pain. >

Re: 70-210 consumer zoom? [Was: RE: why i haven't switched to canon]

2004-07-19 Thread John Whittingham
d a 70-300 Sigma Apo for some time, couldn't bring myself to buy one! John John Whittingham Technician -- Original Message --- From: Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 12:12:44 +0100 (BST) Subject: Re: 70-210 consumer zo

RE: why i haven't switched to canon

2004-07-18 Thread Amita Guha
> Here's one example (excuse the poor composition) > http://www.pbase.com/image/31458299/large > I uploaded the > original file in all its glory (2.3M) > You may be disappointed if you're planning on using your > 100-300 with the > istD. At 300 anyway. At 200 it doesn't seem too bad. > Going to

Re: why i haven't switched to canon

2004-07-17 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "wendy beard" Subject: Re: why i haven't switched to canon > I have the Sigma 70-300 APO Macro Super. Used it today at the horse show. I > nearly cried when I saw the results of shots taken at 300mm > > Here's one example (exc

Re: why i haven't switched to canon

2004-07-17 Thread wendy beard
At 01:27 PM 17/07/2004, you wrote: From: brooksdj Hope fully by months end or late August depending on sales. I have the 28-105,the Sigma 100-300 dl and the 35-70 macro for AF and several A and M lenses plus prime M42's that work better on it as is my understanding. Throw in a Sigma 70-200 F2.8 a

Re: why i haven't switched to canon

2004-07-17 Thread wendy beard
At 01:27 PM 17/07/2004, you wrote: http://phred.org/~alex/pictures/pentax/reduced/d30-vs-istd.jpg On the left is a Canon EOS-D30 (with grip) and the 28-135IS lens (not sure on max apertures). On the right is the *ist D with the 16-45/4 lens (the largest one that I own). The Canon stuff is probably

Re: why i haven't switched to canon

2004-07-17 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Dave, The *ist D is smaller than the PZ-1/PZ-1p by a considerable amount. Probably about 3/4 of the size in fact. In terms of small, nothing touches the *ist D. Many reviewers still complain that the *ist D is too small, however if you fit the battery grip, I reckon it's damn near perfect. I do

Re: why i haven't switched to canon

2004-07-17 Thread brooksdj
Hi Alex. Substitute the D30 with the 1D or 1Ds or MkII and the Pentax will look like a marble.LOL One of the Dad's i know at another horse farm let me try his 1D(the 4mp one)last Saturday for a few minutes.I know 30-40 pictures is not a lot to base something on,but i found it a bit ocward and h

Re: why i haven't switched to canon

2004-07-17 Thread Bruce Dayton
I concur. Ergonomics was a big factor in my decision to go with the *istD. Viewfinder image and features were also factors. But size for features was quite important. The Nikon choices were similar in size to the Canon stuff. Bruce Saturday, July 17, 2004, 9:33:56 AM, you wrote: aw> http://