----- Original Message -----
From: Lafe McCorkle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 2:40 AM
Subject: Re: [ql-users] Camera
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> dndsystems1 wrote:
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> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Bill Waugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 10:22 PM
> >Subject: Re: [ql-users] Camera
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> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "dndsystems1" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>To: "QL-Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 7:05 PM
> >>Subject: [ql-users] Camera
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> >>>Everyone,
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> >>>We are looking for a digital camera to recommend for use with the
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> >>>
> >Q60.
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> >>>Would anyone like to offer their opinion of all suitable cameras.
> >>>Ideally, a serial connection and compact flash would be the best
> >>>combination. Does the Kodak 'Docking Station' come with a serial
> >>>option for all its cameras or is this only available to some of
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> >its
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> >>>camera range?
> >>>
> >>>Dennis - D&D Systems
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> >>>
> >>My Kodak DC215 came complete with serial cable and works fine on
Q40
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> >with
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> >>Simons Digibas programme , also comes with cable to plug into a
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> >tele, but
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> >>best way to go is one of Phoebus's IDE CF readers they just fit
into
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> >a
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> >>floppy slot and connect to a spare IDE then read like a hard drive
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> >and are
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> >>very fast.
> >>Confession - I have one in my PC and a second one that hasn't
quite
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> >got into
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> >>my Q40 yet but IIRC somebody has tried them in a Q40/60 with
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> >success.
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> >>All the best - Bill
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> >
> >Thanks Bill, without wading through a lot of Magazines I could not
> >remember which Kodak camera Simon used but I think it is the same
as
> >you have, the DC215. We have already used the CFD (Compact Flash
> >Device as we call it) sucessfully with the Q60.
> >
> >Any more suggestions on cameras, anyone?
> >
> I have a Canon S10 that I like a lot. Canons, S10 and other models,
> also use the CFDs. On my PCs I have USB readers that make the
transfer
> of pictures a lot easier. The SanDisk readers that I have are hot
> swapable. Note that not all CFD camera formats are the same. One
> should always format the CFD in the camera, rather than the
computer,
> and be careful if switching between cameras.
>
> Lafe McCorkle
>
Hi, that's the bit that bothers me, Compact Flash using different
formats in different cameras. This is probably a good reason for Q60
users to try and stick to one type so we can progress as a group.
Dennis - D&D Systems
