> > From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/07/19 Tue PM 01:14:36 GMT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Re: Best equipment for harsh conditions? > > Oh, c'mon Rob ... speaking as a lone voice crying in the wilderness of the > digital landscape (my apologies to Edward Abbey), I'd not consider taking a > DSLR (certainly not as the only choice) into some of the places and on some > of the journeys I've been. But then the question was about harsh > conditions, not remote and harsh conditions. > > All the paraphernalia that people seem to carry with them when shooting > digital (cards, batteries, downloading devices, sensor cleaning stuff, even > computers) would really be a hindrance when travelling "close to the > ground." > > In my mind a simple, strong mechanical camera that can be operated without > batteries if necessary and a few lenses that lack "features" is the way to > go. > > BTW, I read a lens review some time ago in which five or six lenses were > compared, and one was given poor marks for not having a full range of > features. For the longest time I couldn't figure out what features a lens > needs, or could have, beyond the ability to focus. > > Shel
aperture ring? 8-) > > > > From: Rob Studdert > > > On 19 Jul 2005 at 8:29, mike wilson wrote: > > > > > Is digital the best option for harsh conditions? > > > > What else is there? > > > > > > Rob Studdert > > HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA > > Tel +61-2-9554-4110 > > UTC(GMT) +10 Hours > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ > > Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 > > > ----------------------------------------- Email provided by http://www.ntlhome.com/
