From: John Navas on
On Mon, 2 Nov 2009 09:59:54 -0000, "No spam please"
<me(a)spamnotwelcome.org> wrote in <hcmc8i$1foi$2(a)adenine.netfront.net>:

>"Bob Larter" <bobbylarter(a)gmail.com> wrote in message

>> You know that all the Canon EF film bodies also have digital electronics
>> in them? Strictly speaking, they should ban EF film bodies as well. ;^)

>Yes, I know the EF film bodies have electronics in them but nothing like as
>much as in the EF DSLRs.

The difference in degree is much less than the difference in kind. Only
non-electronic manual cameras would fit the definition.

>I recall reading a book documenting a 747 flight over the pond. When one of
>its radio transmitters was used then one of the fuel gauge sensors lost
>track of how much fuel was in the tank.

I don't see how that is any way relevant.

>I know that my cordless landline phone upsets my FM radio - not when I'm
>talking over the phone but when it is being charged.

Your FM radio is cheap junk compared to aircraft systems.

--
Best regards,
John

Buying a dSLR doesn't make you a photographer,
it makes you a dSLR owner.
"The single most important component of a camera
is the twelve inches behind it." -Ansel Adams
From: Dudley Hanks on

"nospam" <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote in message
news:021120091835218310%nospam(a)nospam.invalid...
> In article <14que5l8d2v13hg7gkc2f0gvipn8t0jb8l(a)4ax.com>, John Navas
> <spamfilter1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote:
>
>> >The difference between SLRs and vehicles is that an SLR is adaptable to
>> >the
>> >user's changing needs.
>>
>> On the contrary -- dSLR is non-upgradable and rapidly obsoleted, whereas
>> a car can be upgraded and remains close to state-of-the-art throughout
>> it's service life.
>
> huh?
>
> let's see you upgrade the car's engine, replace a standard transmission
> with an automatic or add air conditioning if you opted to not include
> it at the time of purchase. let's see you add odb-ii to an older car or
> change a 2-wheel drive car into a 4-wheel drive car. it's anywhere from
> prohibitively expensive to impossible.
>
> where do you come up with this stuff?

To John, money, practicality and common sense just aren't part of the
equation...

Take Care,
Dudley


From: Ray Fischer on
John Navas <spamfilter1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote:
>On Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:11:36 -0000, "No spam please"
><me(a)spamnotwelcome.org> wrote in <hcmc90$1foi$3(a)adenine.netfront.net>:
>
>>The difference between SLRs and vehicles is that an SLR is adaptable to the
>>user's changing needs.
>
>On the contrary -- dSLR is non-upgradable and rapidly obsoleted,

You really are a stupid liar.

--
Ray Fischer
rfischer(a)sonic.net

From: Ray Fischer on
John Navas <spamfilter1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote:
>On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:47:47 +1000, Bob Larter <bobbylarter(a)gmail.com>
>wrote in <4aeeff28(a)dnews.tpgi.com.au>:
>
>>-hh wrote:
>>> Bob Larter <bobbylar...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> John Navas wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:11:24 -0000, "No spam please"
>>>> [...]
>>>>>> I have no problems using any Canon EF lens on any EF body.
>>>>> You've defining the problem away, and in fact some Canon EF lenses won't
>>>>> work on some Canon EF bodies.
>>>> Really? That's news to me. Which lenses, & which bodies?
>>>
>>> The EF-S lenses won't work on full frame EOS bodies ... but that's
>>> because its an EF-S lens, which is not an EF lens, but rather a lens
>>> that's designed to be used on EF-S based EOS bodies, which are
>>> compatible with both EF & EF-S lenses.
>>
>>Exactly. EF-S lenses aren't EF lenses.
>
>Again, "You've defining the problem away..."

Again, you're trying to create a problem in order justify your idiocy.

--
Ray Fischer
rfischer(a)sonic.net

From: tony cooper on
On Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:16:23 -0800, John Navas
<spamfilter1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote:

>On Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:21:01 -0000, "No spam please"
><me(a)spamnotwelcome.org> wrote in <hcn098$2m11$1(a)adenine.netfront.net>:
>
>>I agree that a 3oomm lens isn't ideal for bird photography. Personally, I'd
>>love a fast 400mm but the cost, size and weight are beyond me. ...
>
>Panasonic with optically-stabilized Leica super-zoom lens is
>inexpensive, compact and light, excellent for birding.

Chickens, perhaps. Turkeys, ostriches, emus, and caged birds maybe.
Large birds that you can close enough to touch.
--
Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida