$400 CDN is a steal for a good condition G1 I've got one, it's about a year and 7 months old. Purchased it new for $1100 CDN plus taxes. Once you "get the hang of it" (learning the controls, auto focus etc.) it produces sharp images. It's a tool that has it's place. One thing I'm looking into is the ability to use that Hoya R72 filter to do infrared images via the G1; something I wouldn't try with my pentaxi or contax until I knew for sure what I was doing.
With respect to prints; well; as long as it's being printed out on an Epson that has Archival inks.. it shouldn't pose a problem; BUT; I have seen some of my images from the Epson 870 "fade" depending on how/where it's placed (i.e. mounted, framed vs non mounted not framed) Cheers, Dave -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of William Robb Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 2:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: My reasons for wanting digital (was: Re: OT: Read this before you spend all your $$$....) ----- Original Message ----- From: Jeff Subject: Re: My reasons for wanting digital > My daughter works at Canada's Wonderland as a "photographer". > For the second year in a row the regulation camera is the G1. > People are paying a minimum of $15 CDN for prints coming out of these > cameras. I'm sure these customers are pleased with the final product, > otherwise the company that's running the photo shoots would have gone back > to film photograpy, which required an E-6 lab setup in the park. > It's all a matter of perception. Some people are more critical than others. I am hoping that some diddling with the capture tools will improve my perception of the thing. It has been offered to me for Can$400.00, so if I can get it working the way I want, it might be a reasonably priced toy to play with. William Robb - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
