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From: Jane Galt on 18 Jun 2010 20:56 John McWilliams <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote : > Neil Harrington wrote: >> "Jane Galt" <Jane_G(a)gulch.xyz> wrote in message > >>> Exactly. I'd love to have a nice Nikon DSLR, so I could have a polarizing >>> lens and all, but it IS for my purse and I already have a bunch of stuff >>> in >>> there, including the XD-45 ACP, >> >> Ooooh. My kinda woman. (Though I'm mainly a Beretta guy myself.) > > Kinda like Rita, I bet. A lady but not a woman. > "She was not quite what you would call refined She was not quite what you would call unrefined She was the kind of person that keeps a parrot." -- Mark Twain -- - Jane Galt
From: Jane Galt on 18 Jun 2010 21:00 "Neil Harrington" <nobody(a)homehere.net> wrote : > > "Jane Galt" <Jane_G(a)gulch.xyz> wrote in message > news:Xns9D9A941408A5BJaneGgulchxyz(a)216.196.97.142... >> "Neil Harrington" <nobody(a)homehere.net> wrote : >> >> Frankly I'd love a $3000 Nikon DSLR but it's like with guns. They say >> that the smaller gun you can carry is better than the bigger gun that >> you have to wind up leaving at home. Same with this. If it fits my >> purse, I have it in a snap. <pun> If it's baggage, I probably would >> leave it at home most of >> the time, then I'd miss something like that video of Congressman ( Thug >> ) Bob Etheridge if I saw something like that going on. :-) > > Yes, wasn't that something. Should give his constituents nightmares, right up until the elections this fall. Creeps ME out! Of course if he'd pulled that on me and not a teen boy.... >> True. Well now that I have a HD 24" LCD monitor ( Asus VK246H ) and >> HDTV at >> home, I'm really enjoying true HD, so it would be awesome to be able to >> take full HD photos and video and see them on these at home, even as >> wallpaper. > > I see David has already pointed out that HDTV is only about two > megapixels. And that's at the highest available resolution regardless of > screen size: 1920 x 1080 = 2.07 megapixels. I guess the awesome factor on an HDTV screen or monitor, must come from the sharpness of said lens. -- - Jane Galt
From: Jane Galt on 18 Jun 2010 21:04 "Neil Harrington" <nobody(a)homehere.net> wrote : > > "Jane Galt" <Jane_G(a)gulch.xyz> wrote in message > news:Xns9D9A921EB901FJaneGgulchxyz(a)216.196.97.142... >> "Neil Harrington" <nobody(a)homehere.net> wrote : >> >>> >>> "Jane Galt" <Jane_G(a)gulch.xyz> wrote in message >>> news:Xns9D9A179C458ABJaneGgulchxyz(a)216.196.97.142... >>>> Looking some more, the S90 is also tempting, so it's between the >>>> >>>> S90 $350 >>>> S8000 $250 >>>> and SD4000IS $350 >>>> >>>> It would stretch the budget for the more expensive two ( $350 street >>>> price ) >>>> if it would bring $100 more joy to my shooting, but what's a credit >>>> card for? >>>> :) >>> >>> The two Canons you mention look sort of interesting, though if I were >>> buying a Powershot I'd go the extra $100 for a G11. >> >> I mentioned that I could spring the extra from the $250 price of the >> S8000 to the SD4000IS. Now you're talking $450. :) Creeping price >> here. LOL > > Yup. :-) > >> >>> I don't know if >>> you'd consider the G11 purse sized, however. >> >> >> Not so much? >> >> >> I looked up the S90, the S8000 and the SD4000IS: >> >> >> S90 3.9 x 2.3 x 1.2 6.2 OZ. >> S8000 4.1 x 2.3 x 1.1 6.5 OZ. >> SD4000IS 3.9 x 2.1 x .9 6.1 OZ. >> >> G11 4.4 x 3 x 1.9 12.5 OZ. >> >> <sigh> The purse IS kinda big already, to hold the size and weight of >> the XD-45 ACP and the 14 rounds of JHP. Hmmm.... > > I suppose one full magazine of .45s should be fairly close to the weight > of the G11, and not TOO much difference in overall size. So think of it > as more or less like carrying the extra magazine. But the mag could save my life. :) I guess the camera could too, if one encountered Congressman Drunk Thug and was afraid to shoot him with the pistol. LOL >> Is the G11 THAT much better than the other 3? > > I think so, yes. I don't have one yet myself -- being mainly a Nikon guy > -- but the G11 is really getting under my skin and I'm gonna have to > get one soon. <sigh> Ok, it's gonna cost us much more than the $450 though. <sigh> > I need Yet Another Digital Camera like I need another navel, but heck, > as a friend of mine used to say, "The one who dies with the most toys, > wins." It's like guns, gold and youth, you cant have "too many or too much". >> ( thinking this is gonna cost me more... ) >> >> At what point will I need to start moving other stuff out of the purse >> to make room for it? >> >> I like the size of the Cyber-Shot DSC-S750 that I have in there now. >> It's in a little hard shell case. It just doesn't take very sharp >> pictures, and after all, what's a camera for if not that? Oh and the >> video it takes are tiny. And I love the idea of taking HD stills and >> video... >> >> IOW I want a new purse camera for my birthday. :-) > > I don't think you'd go wrong with any of those we've talked about. In > the end the only FULLY satisfactory solution is to buy them all, as then > you will never say, "Gee, maybe I should have bought ------ instead." > But of course that solution has its obvious down sides as well. ACK! Like having to live in the car.... LOL -- - Jane Galt
From: John McWilliams on 18 Jun 2010 21:44 Jane Galt wrote: > John McWilliams <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote : > >> Neil Harrington wrote: >>> "Jane Galt" <Jane_G(a)gulch.xyz> wrote in message >>>> Exactly. I'd love to have a nice Nikon DSLR, so I could have a polarizing >>>> lens and all, but it IS for my purse and I already have a bunch of stuff >>>> in >>>> there, including the XD-45 ACP, >>> Ooooh. My kinda woman. (Though I'm mainly a Beretta guy myself.) >> Kinda like Rita, I bet. A lady but not a woman. > > "She was not quite what you would call refined > She was not quite what you would call unrefined > She was the kind of person that keeps a parrot." > -- Mark Twain Nice one! I do like humor..... -- john mcwilliams
From: Jane Galt on 18 Jun 2010 22:39
Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote : > On 2010-06-18 17:52:24 -0700, Jane Galt <Jane_G(a)gulch.xyz> said: > >> "Peter" <peternew(a)nospamoptonline.net> wrote : >> --------------------------------------------- > >>> Happy birthday. Since it will be your only xx birthday ever, get the >> G11. >>> >> >> Talked to my other half about it. If I spend $450, they will want a bunch >> of stuff too, and it's gonna get way expensive. LOL > > Why not? > It is your birthday. Your XD-45 cost more than $450, and is the only > tool you need for making a persuasive argument for the camera you want. > > Also a 13 or 10 round 45 fully loaded is not exactly light, even with a > polymer frame and without an extra magazine. > My carry choice is a Kimber Pro CDP II with an 8 round magazine. More > than enough to handle any issue. > http://homepage.mac.com/lco/filechute/Kimber-1.jpg > > Having said all of that, I have a Nikon D300s and a Canon G11 and the > G11 is just fine. > > Have a happy birthday. > > Thanks Duck. <quack> -- - Jane Galt |