Hi,
I figured I should report my experiences with my brand new digital
camera and say thanks to everybody who provided input. In the end,
I got a Nikon CoolPix 3100 at the Ben Gurion Duty Free shop for
$399. I figured it was not a bad price, considering that most quotes
on the net were in the
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On Saturday 20 September 2003 13:46, you wrote:
Xine shows MOV's just fine in full screen mode. GPhoto does a fair job
showing pictures but leaves much to be desired in terms of
presentation capabilities, compared to the NikonView I tried on the XP
Quoth Oleg Goldshmidt:
An Olympus camera with similar technical characteristics cost around
$530. The main difference, at least according to the shop assistant
(not a great authority, I know), was that the Olympus had a sturdier
and heavier metal body (Nikon is plastic). I figured that I
On Thu, Sep 11, 2003 at 07:35:29PM +0300, Oleg Goldshmidt wrote:
Hi,
I am considering getting a digital camera (for amateur, not
professional, use), with the obvious requirement that it will interact
flawlessly with my Linux computers (desktops and laptop).
I've searched TFW, found some
On Thu, 2003-09-11 at 19:35, Oleg Goldshmidt wrote:
Hi,
I am considering getting a digital camera (for amateur, not
professional, use), with the obvious requirement that it will interact
flawlessly with my Linux computers (desktops and laptop).
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Info relevant to makes and models
Geoffrey S. Mendelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Also without going into the physics of it here (this is a linux
group after all), a two million pixel camera is all that you need.
As you know perfectly well, Geoff, I am a physicist by training. ;-)
Is the 2Mpx number anything deeper than
On Fri, 2003-09-12 at 12:18, Oleg Goldshmidt wrote:
Geoffrey S. Mendelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Also without going into the physics of it here (this is a linux
group after all), a two million pixel camera is all that you need.
As you know perfectly well, Geoff, I am a physicist by
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003, Official Flamer/Cabal NON-Leader wrote:
Quoth Geoffrey S. Mendelson:
GIMP is an excelent photo editor. Photoshop is better because there are
more features, more commercial plug-ins and better documentation. For
Photoshop has more features than GIMP? From when? FYI, out
Oleg Goldshmidt wrote:
Also without going into the physics of it here (this is a linux
group after all), a two million pixel camera is all that you need.
As you know perfectly well, Geoff, I am a physicist by training. ;-)
Yes, and I would gladly discuss the subject with anyone at any
Oleg Goldshmidt wrote:
Geoffrey S. Mendelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I found that the best way to use a digital camera is to treat the memory
cards as film. You buy several of them acording to your needs and replace
one when it gets full.
What's wrong with dumping files onto a hard
Alex Shnitman [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
In any case, you haven't yet said anything about your budget... I think
more information in that direction would help a lot.
It is somewhat stretchable: I would very much prefer to get something
under $300, but if a somewhat higher price gets me a
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It's going to be an ad, but they earned it - Go to Jugend Brothers
(pronounced
Yugend) at 5 Hayarkon St. in Tel-Aviv. They are a pro shop and their
prices are
fair and their advice is good (I could have bought my camera there for
almost the
same price as abroad, only
Hi,
I am considering getting a digital camera (for amateur, not
professional, use), with the obvious requirement that it will interact
flawlessly with my Linux computers (desktops and laptop).
I've searched TFW, found some general info etc, not much about
specific models. Could not try
Oleg,
I am considering getting a digital camera (for amateur, not
professional, use), with the obvious requirement that it will interact
flawlessly with my Linux computers (desktops and laptop).
I found that the best way to use a digital camera is to treat the memory
cards as film. You buy
Hi,
Just my two cents: forget about serial and stick to USB. Many
cameras I have heard people use with linux look just like a USB
storage to the OS. So what you need is to load usb-storage
module and mount.
be
On 11 Sep 2003, Oleg Goldshmidt wrote:
Hi,
I am considering getting a
Geoffrey S. Mendelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I found that the best way to use a digital camera is to treat the memory
cards as film. You buy several of them acording to your needs and replace
one when it gets full.
What's wrong with dumping files onto a hard disk from time to time?
You
On 11 Sep 2003, Oleg Goldshmidt wrote:
Geoffrey S. Mendelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I found that the best way to use a digital camera is to treat the memory
cards as film. You buy several of them acording to your needs and replace
one when it gets full.
What's wrong withdumping
On Thursday 11 September 2003 19:35, Oleg Goldshmidt wrote:
I'm not much of a photographer, but I own a digital camera and connected
quite a few of them to Linux. I have yet to find a single camera that
works as a USB storage device that *doesn't* connect to Linux. I'm sure
there such variants
Quoth Geoffrey S. Mendelson:
GIMP is an excelent photo editor. Photoshop is better because there are
more features, more commercial plug-ins and better documentation. For
home use, I doubt the $700 for Photoshop (plus a Windows PC or Mac) is
worth it.
I agree about Photoshop, but the
Might I join this OT frenzy?
I've purchased a digital camera lately too. Below is the little I've
found regarding local tutorials on purchasing such a camera:
Oleg Goldshmidt wrote:
What's wrong with dumping files onto a hard disk from time to time?
You can re-use the memory, can't you?
Sorry, I meant as you were shooting the pictures. It does not make sense
to stop and dump them to a laptop in the middle of a trip, birthday party,
etc. After the
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