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#32
December 10th 04, 01:55 PM
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"Bruce Graham" wrote in message
. au... In article om, et says... In article , says... But that was not my point. The original proposition was that anyone spending enough money on a non-SLR that could have bought them an SLR was spending that money unwisely. "But your money WOULD be better spent on an SLR, which is why the Canon Digital Rebel did sneak into this guide" I disagree with this statement, and invited comments. Clearly there is a place both high-end non-SLRs and for low-end SLRs, and the comments made may help people who are looking at spending that amount of money to decide what their next purchase will be. David I agree with you David. For reasons I have posted many times (dirt problems) I have stayed away from taking a DSLR into the horse show ring. I tried with the Digital Rebel, and even though I never removed or changed the lens, I couldn't get past about the 3 hour point without dust contamination on the sensor. I have looked at and dont like the cameras that have the ultra-sonic cleaner, so Im waiting for Canon to come up with something similar. For now, I do my business with a Sony F 828, and a Fuji S7000 (shooting raw whenever possible) and its getting me through, though I would LIKE to use a better camera. The Canons are well built, and well designed, but the dirt STILL gets in where it shouldn't (the Rebel isnt the only one I tried). If you were using a Canon consumer zoom, they change volume as you zoom and so suck outside air into the lens and so into the camera. I think the L lenses mainly zoom internally and at constant volume and so don't suck dirt. I don't have experience of these, I've just read about it, but it may be a pointer to help you. Well, the 100-400 L sucks air like a vacuum cleaner, it is a push pull zoom design, and not one I'm thrilled about putting in front of my 20D, especially where it's dusty, like a race track, beach, horse ring...pretty much anywhere the focal lengths come in handy. -- Skip Middleton http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com 
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#33
December 10th 04, 05:53 PM
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Larry wrote:
In article , says... If you were using a Canon consumer zoom, they change volume as you zoom and so suck outside air into the lens and so into the camera. I think the L lenses mainly zoom internally and at constant volume and so don't suck dirt. I don't have experience of these, I've just read about it, but it may be a pointer to help you. A Canon body and an "L" lens is in my future, but NOT currently within my budget. I have a shoot in January, and a shoot in February, which should then afford me the body and lens before the busy season which starts for me in April. why not put the camera and lens on a card, and use it for the two shoots and the busy season? After April first I have a 2 or 3 day shoot every weekend until October, and I'de like to have it by then. -- Larry Lynch Mystic, Ct.
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#34
December 10th 04, 05:53 PM
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Larry wrote:
In article , says... If you were using a Canon consumer zoom, they change volume as you zoom and so suck outside air into the lens and so into the camera. I think the L lenses mainly zoom internally and at constant volume and so don't suck dirt. I don't have experience of these, I've just read about it, but it may be a pointer to help you. A Canon body and an "L" lens is in my future, but NOT currently within my budget. I have a shoot in January, and a shoot in February, which should then afford me the body and lens before the busy season which starts for me in April. why not put the camera and lens on a card, and use it for the two shoots and the busy season? After April first I have a 2 or 3 day shoot every weekend until October, and I'de like to have it by then. -- Larry Lynch Mystic, Ct.
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December 10th 04, 09:27 PM
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December 10th 04, 09:27 PM
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December 10th 04, 09:27 PM
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#38
December 11th 04, 02:33 AM
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Larry wrote:
In article , says... why not put the camera and lens on a card, and use it for the two shoots and the busy season? After April first I have a 2 or 3 day shoot every weekend until October, and I'de like to have it by then. -- Larry Lynch Mystic, Ct. I just spent everything I earned (with photography) last year getting my company debt free... I dont want to start over again, and Im not in a particular hurry. i guess what confuses me is that you are sure that you will earn enough to pay it off in 90 days, but not sure enough to put the money on the card. -- Larry Lynch Mystic, Ct.
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#39
December 11th 04, 03:10 AM
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"David J Taylor" wrote in
: I must confess that I don't agree with the statement, though. Whilst SLRs do have capabilities that are different to non-SLRs, I don't think that choosing a lighter, more compact camera that doesn't require an expensive bag-full of lenses and accessories to make it work to its fullest extent, I got to thinking about how this thread would have run on r.p.e.35mm a few years back. It's amazing how quickly technology has moved that serious photographers are moving from SLRs to lighter gear. I bet it's similar to the move from Speed Graphics to 35mm decades back. Bob -- Delete the inverse SPAM to reply
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#40
December 11th 04, 03:10 AM
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"David J Taylor" wrote in
: I must confess that I don't agree with the statement, though. Whilst SLRs do have capabilities that are different to non-SLRs, I don't think that choosing a lighter, more compact camera that doesn't require an expensive bag-full of lenses and accessories to make it work to its fullest extent, I got to thinking about how this thread would have run on r.p.e.35mm a few years back. It's amazing how quickly technology has moved that serious photographers are moving from SLRs to lighter gear. I bet it's similar to the move from Speed Graphics to 35mm decades back. Bob -- Delete the inverse SPAM to reply
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