Sometimes I get five.
Lukasz
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----- Original Message -----
From: "David Chang-Sang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 1:16 AM
Subject: RE: multiple emails [was: Re: Long Ramble to Cotty}
> I've been getting them - usually duplicates..
>
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 6:13 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: multiple emails [was: Re: Long Ramble to Cotty}
>
>
> No multiple e-mails, but my posts have been taking longer than usual to
get
> through...
>
> cheers,
> frank
>
> Lukasz Kacperczyk wrote:
>
> > Um, actually it got through. I've been getting multiple emails
> > (sent/received at the same time) all day. Anyone else having this
problem?
> >
> > Luaksz
> >
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> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mike Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 11:48 PM
> > Subject: Long Ramble to Cotty
> >
> > > This apparently didn't get through the first time, sorry if it appears
> > > twice.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Pentax DSLR buyers, take note. I doubt seriously you will be keeping
> > such
> > > > a camera for only 6 months, and if you do, i wish I had your income!
> > > >
> > > > .02
> > >
> > > Cotty,
> > > More like a shilling than two pence (I have no idea what I'm talking
> > about).
> > > You're right, is what I'm trying to say.
> > >
> > > My brother's a medical doctor, and bought a 2-mp Nikon 950 when they
> were
> > > being closed out--he got a good deal. Only recently has he been making
> > > noises about maybe replacing it, and that's because it's been
> > malfunctioning
> > > intermittently. Meanwhile, the 990, 995, and 4500 have all been
> > introduced.
> > >
> > > My bro still raves about the quality of his prints, although they
don't
> > seem
> > > that great to me.
> > >
> > > I don't have any figures for digital camera ownership (anyone here a
> > member
> > > of PMA?), but over the years I've seen various numbers for various
kinds
> > of
> > > consumers, numbers mostly provided by PMA. The average ownership
period
> > for
> > > an SLR user has crept down over the years. If memory serves, it was 15
> > years
> > > in the 1970s, 11 years in the '80s, 8 years by the time AF
Wunderplastik
> > > became prevalent.
> > >
> > > Digital is probably just too much in a state of flux to compile
> meaningful
> > > numbers, but I don't think it's unreasonable to hypothesize that DSLR
> > buyers
> > > would keep their cameras for 2-5 years as long as they aren't among
that
> > > rabid (and rich) minority that simply has to have the latest thing the
> > > instant it comes out.
> > >
> > > I mean, supposedly Canon is coming out with a 4-mp "D40" DSLR at PMA
> that
> > > will cost ~$1500. The D30 has 3 mp and cost $3k when it was brand new,
> $2k
> > > by the end of its run. So the new camera has a fair bit larger sensor
> and
> > > costs a fair bit less. But how many D30 owners will be rushing to dump
> > their
> > > D30s for D40s? Not very many, I'd say. The two are still too close.
> > >
> > > Some number will want D80s, but that's significant upgrading, like an
MX
> > > owner springing for an LX. It doesn't mean the MX is outdated or
> > incapable,
> > > it just means the person would rather move up.
> > >
> > > Same deal with your D60 and the new D80. 2 megapixels don't amount to
> all
> > > that much that you'd have to upgrade. You can continue to get good use
> out
> > > of your D60.
> > >
> > > If someone here buys a 6-mp Pentax "MZ-D" for $1,700 next summer,
> chances
> > > are pretty good that in three years, a Pentax 8-mp DSLR, say, will be
> > > available for $1,400. But that still won't necessarily mean that the
> > "MZ-D"
> > > buyer can't proceed to continue getting his or her money out of their
> 2003
> > > purchase.
> > >
> > > And of course--yes, MIKE'S POINT AGAIN--it depends on how much film
you
> > > would have shot in the interim. The more you normally shoot, and the
> > longer
> > > you can keep your first DSLR, the more film and processing costs you
> save.
> > >
> > > I have to admit that the idea of the Canon D40...a 4-mp CMOS (assuming
> > it's
> > > CMOS) for $1,500 is the first time that the notion of a DSLR has
sparked
> > any
> > > real interest in my brain. I've always been a big fan of the D30's
image
> > > quality. Just lovely color purity, I think. Assuming the D40 is as
good
> or
> > > better, at $1,500 it starts to look tempting. If it moves to $1,200 or
> > > $1,300 any time in the near future it will start to be something I'll
> have
> > > to start contemplating carefully.
> > >
> > > I think my own jumping-in point might be getting nearer.
> > >
> > > Of course, naturally, I'll want to wait to see what Pentax does. And
> I'll
> > > probably wait to see the successor to the Sony D-717, too. I've heard
it
> > > rumored that Sony will be intro'ing an 8-mp chip at PMA, and that it
> will
> > > finally be coming out with the larger-capacity Memory Sticks. The idea
> of
> > an
> > > F-717 but with an 8-mp chip and, say, a 512MB Memory Stick is mighty,
> > mighty
> > > appealing. Such a camera might not match the image quality of the D60,
> but
> > > it might come pretty close.
> > >
> > > --Mike
> > >
> > >
> >
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