Re: why EI-2000 is total CRAP, UNUSABLE for anything but strong daylight!

2001-11-30 Thread SudaMafud
In a message dated 11/30/01 8:06:52 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Mafud, it seems it just depends on what the photographer > photographs... if I shot studio-like shots, I would do manual flash of > course. Since I don't, I almsot don't do manual flash. I am glad there >

Re: why EI-2000 is total CRAP, UNUSABLE for anything but strong daylight!

2001-11-30 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
Mafud wrote: Sac> Of course one can set it all up manually, but the last time I mentioned Sac> "manual" flash there was an actual hiccup on the list. ^^^ :) Sac> OK, besides me, how many PDML members shoot full manual flash (anytime)? Well, for macro shots

Re: why EI-2000 is total CRAP, UNUSABLE for anything but strong daylight!

2001-11-30 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
>> That does suck. Is there an option on the camera to lock the aperture? The >> CP990 has a variable aperture, but there's an option to lock it so it >> simulates a constant aperture zoom. The Pz-1p has the same ability with >> variable zooms. >> Sac> While I agree, no serious photographer

Re: why EI-2000 is total CRAP, UNUSABLE for anything but strong daylight!

2001-11-30 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
>OK, besides me, how many PDML members shoot full manual flash (anytime)? Always a manual mode for any deliberate composiiton requiring flash. No sense in having the sensor average off something I don't intend it to use. Collin >Mafud >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * *

Re: why EI-2000 is total CRAP, UNUSABLE for anything but strong daylight!

2001-11-29 Thread Mark Cassino
At 10:27 AM 11/29/01 -0500, Mafud wrote: >In a message dated 11/28/01 11:05:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > That does suck. Is there an option on the camera to lock the > aperture? The > > CP990 has a variable aperture, but there's an option to lock it so it > >

Re: why EI-2000 is total CRAP, UNUSABLE for anything but strong daylight!

2001-11-29 Thread SudaMafud
In a message dated 11/28/01 11:05:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > That does suck. Is there an option on the camera to lock the aperture? The > CP990 has a variable aperture, but there's an option to lock it so it > simulates a constant aperture zoom. The Pz-1p has t

RE: why EI-2000 is total CRAP, UNUSABLE for anything but strong daylight!

2001-11-26 Thread Kent Gittings
-2000 is total CRAP, UNUSABLE for anything but strong daylight! Friday, November 23, 2001, 5:48:02 PM, Chris wrote: CB> On Fri, 23 Nov 2001, Kent Gittings wrote: >> Sounds like the Minolta Dimage 5/7 is a whole lot better. It even >> supports the ADI flash function introduced in t

RE: why EI-2000 is total CRAP, UNUSABLE for anything but strong daylight!

2001-11-23 Thread Chris Brogden
On Fri, 23 Nov 2001, Kent Gittings wrote: > Sounds like the Minolta Dimage 5/7 is a whole lot better. It even > supports the ADI flash function introduced in the Maxxum 7 and the > high speed sync of their later flashes. Plus the optics of the zoom > lens is the same as their pro 35mm "G" line wh

RE: why EI-2000 is total CRAP, UNUSABLE for anything but strong daylight!

2001-11-23 Thread Kent Gittings
ey haven't figured out how to do a fast FPS at the highest rate. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Frantisek Vlcek Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 5:13 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: why EI-2000 is total CRAP, UNUSABLE f

Re: why EI-2000 is total CRAP, UNUSABLE for anything but strong daylight!

2001-11-22 Thread John Mustarde
On Wed, 21 Nov 2001 23:12:58 +0100, you wrote: >Hi, > I have finally extensively tested functions of EI-2000 in a > friendly shop. Why is it total crap? Read more... I'm glad you got a hands-on test. Informative sites such as www.dpreview.com could have told you much of this information. I s

why EI-2000 is total CRAP, UNUSABLE for anything but strong daylight!

2001-11-21 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
Hi, I have finally extensively tested functions of EI-2000 in a friendly shop. Why is it total crap? Read more... It has slow lens (2.5-4) coupled with unusable 400 iso setting (the noise is too much at iso 400). This calls for flash. But in all digicams, internal flash sucks big t