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Re: Digital Camera suggestions
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lugnet.publish
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Tue, 22 Feb 2000 19:08:41 GMT
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On Tue, 22 Feb 2000 18:34:17 GMT "Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> wrote
concerning 'Re: Digital Camera suggestions':
> 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.
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> 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.
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 a train that's
coming at me, I have to pre-auto-focus it to get exactly the shot I want.
> 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. :)
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> If I'm snapping a bunch of carefully planned out LEGO model photos, then
> switching floppies doesn't get in the way at all.
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> 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).
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> 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!
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> Floppy transfer is about 30-50 KB/sec. And -- dang -- those floppies work
> great with Linux! :) :)
which was a consideration for me - floppies work with linux, and you
can always take them to work (where you don't have custom interface
hardware) and upload the pics from there...
Dan
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| (...) 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) (...) (27 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish)
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