Ac On Oct 21, 2010, at 2:26 PM, paul stenquist wrote: > > On Oct 21, 2010, at 2:11 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > >> HNCD? Happy New Camera, Dude? > > Husky Norwegians Can't Dunk.
HIghly Noxious Cow Dung -- a polite replacement for "steaming pile of bullshit." > >> >> On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 10:19 AM, Jeffery Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >>> HNCD! I look forward to your comments as you start using it regularly. >>> >>> Jeffery >>> >>> >>> On Oct 21, 2010, at 1:36 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >>> >>>> I pulled the trigger and bought a new camera today. Sorry, it isn't a >>>> Pentax. >>>> >>>> I usually don't buy anything new right out of the gate. Particularly >>>> pro-class cameras ... I usually wait until they get well into the >>>> market, until the issues and workarounds are known, until the prices >>>> drop a little bit. I usually wait until my image processing tools can >>>> handle their raw files. >>>> >>>> The Olympus E-5 manual is in front of me. The battery is charged, the >>>> 50 Macro is on the body, a card is in the slot. >>>> >>>> I'd put in an order for one yesterday on Amazon but their vendors had >>>> already sold out the first shipment. No biggie, I'm patient. Today, >>>> the local store called and said, "We have one for you." I went up to >>>> see it, dickered a little on the price (sales tax here would be almost >>>> $160), we came to an agreement discounting the price, and I took it >>>> home. >>>> >>>> First very raw impression: I did the Right Thing. Since I'm fully >>>> setup with all the FourThirds pro-grade lenses, flash and accessories >>>> I need, it only made sense to keep going and get a current pro-grade >>>> body. I'd planned to buy an E-3 when the E-5 came out, take advantage >>>> of the usual dip in prices. But when I read the spec, the E-5 had all >>>> the right improvements for my needs. It feels great in my hands, I >>>> like the control layout and menus, the viewfinder is superb. It's very >>>> responsive, and pretty darn quiet in operation. The rest ... well, I'm >>>> only a few pages into the manual as yet. There's a lot in here. >>>> >>>> I hope Adobe hurries up with DNG Converter/Camera Raw and Lightroom >>>> upgrades. I need to book some work and let this beastie pay for >>>> itself. :-) >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Godfrey >>>> godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Steve Desjardins >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
