Re: Tachihara stuff, featuring OT questions on the FA28-80 and 35-80.

2002-08-12 Thread gfen
On Sat, 10 Aug 2002, William Robb wrote: The Shen Hao wasn't being made when I bought the Tachihara. From what I was able to glean from the web, it looks like a nice product. For the most part, it appears to be quite comparable to the Tachihara.. slightly shorter bellows, more movements,

Re: Tachihara stuff, featuring OT questions on the FA28-80 and 35-80.

2002-08-12 Thread gfen
(did I say OT as in Off Topic? I meant OT as in On topic!) (happily cluttering up the list on yet another Monday at work...) -- http://www.infotainment.org The destructive character is cheerful. - Walter Benjamin - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe,

Re: Tachihara stuff

2002-08-11 Thread Chris Brogden
On Sat, 10 Aug 2002, Ayash Kanto Mukherjee wrote: Just now, a silly idea struck my mind. Why SLRs are not made on wooden chasis in a metal casing? The vibration damping performance will be quite good, I hope. As will the potential warping, rotting, etc. chris - This message is from the

Re: Tachihara stuff

2002-08-11 Thread John Mullan
On Sun, 11 Aug 2002 23:16:25 -0500 (CDT), Chris Brogden wrote: On Sat, 10 Aug 2002, Ayash Kanto Mukherjee wrote: Just now, a silly idea struck my mind. Why SLRs are not made on wooden chasis in a metal casing? The vibration damping performance will be quite good, I hope. As will the

Tachihara stuff

2002-08-10 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: gfen Subject: Re: Most Used Body Survey Results UPDATE 17 Have you ever compared it to a Shen Hao? I was giving thought to both of them for awhile, and the SHen has better movements, while the Tachihara is about a pound and a half lighter. The Shen Hao

Re: Tachihara stuff

2002-08-10 Thread Ayash Kanto Mukherjee
Just now, a silly idea struck my mind. Why SLRs are not made on wooden chasis in a metal casing? The vibration damping performance will be quite good, I hope. - Ayash. On Sat, 10 Aug 2002, William Robb wrote: The Shen Hao wasn't being made when I bought the Tachihara. From what I was able