On 10/29/05, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi ...yes, it was a fine day ;-)) I just finished looking through one of > the SD cards - still have another to view and edit - and I'm a very happy > DS owner tonite. G gave me some exposure advice which ran counter to what > I'd been doing with the camera, and the results were great - much better > than expected. Now I owe him two cups of fancy coffee, and he'll probably > want a slice of cheesecake as well <LOL> > > Got quite a few pix of children this morning while on the bus over to The > City (twirling greasy moustache - nyahhaha), some of which may turn out to > be OK - we'll see. > > The DA14 and the FA20~35 are nice lenses. The FA20~35 provides great > balance and handling with the DS, and the FOV is ideal for a lot of the > photography I do. It's on the short list. > > Took along a K135/2.5 as that's a lens I've not used on the DS before. > Results with it are quite good ... > > Shel > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi > > > Shel missed the Norcal PDML gathering a couple of weeks ago. Since he > > owed me a cup of moka johina espresso rapide for something or other, > > I suggested we get together at his convenience and talk photography, > > shoot pictures, etc. Today was the day. > > > > We met in Union Square, yakked and had a great lunch at Max's. Then > > wandered about the area for a while, visited the Fraenkel and Koch > > galleries. The day drew late, I had to leave. > > > > I got a chance to play with his FA77 for a while. Damn him, I knew I > > wanted one already !!! > > > > He had the chance to play with my DA14 and FA20-35... > > > > A good day: fine conversation, decent weather, and hopefully a few > > interesting photos when the DNG Converter finishes crunching them for > > me to sort through. > > > > Oh yeah: Shel *still* owes me that cuppa joe. ;-)
thanks for the report, guys. glad to hear you're becoming more comfortable and satisfied with the ds, shel. i guess it's only a matter of time before i join the club... <g> -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
