Which printer Cotty.?
Liz: Body Shop,aroma therapy stuff she loves and knifes that cut.:-)
Erin: FA 70-200, Nova 2 bag, 2006 calander made by moi and clothes.
Me: Targus laptop case, Downchild and Crowbar CD's, shirt that fits. :-)
Barb:Sister: F80-200,cat statues etc.
> Biggest ones:
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> Stefan: Canon printer!
> Me: Boxed sets of Voyager DVDs :-)
> Alma: Pentax *ist Ds
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> Har, I been playing with this cute lil thing (the camera, not my wife).
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> 1. Rocker switch affair on the back - it works fine, just need the knack.
> 2. Nice body build, feels solid enough. (my wife, as well as the camera)
> 3. Menu hierarchy seems okay, can't figure out how to change ISO but
> what the hell, will read the manual eventually.
> 4. Eyepiece rubber is flimsy and pretty useless.
I lost mine about 2 months after qowning the istD. Picked up on for the M
series cameras i
think.
Its a lot tougher, but does not have the hole for the diopter lever.
> 5. Put some AAs in and in no time it was flashing 'battery depleted' at
> me. Measured 1.47 volts across all. Harumph. Put some fresh one's in and
> seems okay.
Rechargeables or Lith's my friend. Only way to go with these cameras.
> 6. Tried some old manual lenses on, icluding Tokina 17 3.5 and worked
> okay - after I took it out of AF- S mode and left it in continuous. I
> don't believe in single anything. No green buttons, it just works.
> (Already upped the firmware to 2.0)
> 7. It's so sloooow compared to the 1D but hey, no surprise. Fast enough
> for her ladyship. She loves the pop-up flash.
D is slow to. The D1 and D2H is lightning fast.
> 8. The SD card is easy to get at - same or different to the D?
> 9. So light, the whole camera weighs about the same as the 1D's battery
> alone.
Or Nikon neck strap.<vbg>
> 10. Overall, a nice little thing.
I'm happy with my D.
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> Looks like the MX will take a back seat for a while. We have a dodgy old
> FA 35-70 macro that can do duty as a jack-of-all-trades lens for now.
My daughter has that lens(on "loan" from me)and it produces some very sharp
photos.
> Worryingly, she asked me what the next PUG theme was !
Good question, what is it.:-)
Dave
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> Cheers,
> Cotty
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