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Re: Digital Camera suggestions
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lugnet.publish
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Tue, 22 Feb 2000 18:34:17 GMT
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In lugnet.publish, Mike Stanley writes:
> The Mavicas are great little cameras but floppy storage stinks. I
> wish I could help you make a decision but I haven't even read much
> about those models you mention.
I was skeptical of floppies in the beginning, but in my experience as a
Mavica owner, how badly it stinks seems to depend on how fast photos are
being taken.
If I'm snapping bazillions of quick photos (people or other fast-moving
random stuff) then it really stinks having to switch floppies every 10 to
20 photos. Then again, compared to traditional film, it's still a lot
easier. :)
If I'm snapping a bunch of carefully planned out LEGO model photos, then
switching floppies doesn't get in the way at all.
As soon as I'm done, I take the stack of floppies (usually 3 to 10) back to
my computer and upload them, erasing the floppies for re-use. Sure beats any
other system of photography I've ever used, but I realize of course that not
too far down the road it'll seem totally archaic. Can't wait to be able to
store 1 GB of photos on a memory card and upload them to my computer via a
cable (or better yet, some kind of ultra-fast cable-less light link).
Say, are there any cable-based solutions on the market now today which don't
take forever to transmit the pictures over the wire? A USB connection must
be wicked fast!
Floppy transfer is about 30-50 KB/sec. And -- dang -- those floppies work
great with Linux! :) :)
--Todd
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| On Tue, 22 Feb 2000 18:34:17 GMT "Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> wrote concerning 'Re: Digital Camera suggestions': (...) also a thing I noticed (at least with the FD88) is that it takes a sec or two to focus all the way - so if I'm trying to get (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish)
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| (...) Assuming you have a desktop pc and not a laptop (you can get PCMCIA adapters for CF cards - I have one and use it in my laptop) I'd suggest you look into a reader. USB would be nice and fast, but you gotta be running 98 (never could get USB to (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish)
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