george koller on tue 4 dec 01
Good Morning,
My info is dated, so I'll only add that I've been most
fond of my "ancient" (3yr old) Olympus D-500L.
No regrets, but before I invest in another digital camera
I'd like to know if somebody is offering a digital body that
can use SLR style lenses. Maybe I'm missing something but
it would seem like a good idea to keep investment in
lenses separate from the camera. Not fond of the idea of
my whole camera investment becoming "obsolete" every
couple of years.
Thanks,
George Koller
Sturgeon Bay, WI - Door County
K. Wilson on tue 4 dec 01
Canon has a digital camera that uses it's SLR EF lenses - costs about $3000Cdn.
K
george koller wrote:
> Good Morning,
>
> My info is dated, so I'll only add that I've been most
> fond of my "ancient" (3yr old) Olympus D-500L.
>
> No regrets, but before I invest in another digital camera
> I'd like to know if somebody is offering a digital body that
> can use SLR style lenses. Maybe I'm missing something but
> it would seem like a good idea to keep investment in
> lenses separate from the camera. Not fond of the idea of
> my whole camera investment becoming "obsolete" every
> couple of years.
>
> Thanks,
>
> George Koller
> Sturgeon Bay, WI - Door County
>
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Mike Martino on tue 4 dec 01
The Nikon 900 series uses a standard 28mm thread, which allows for the use
of interchangeable lenses (made by nikon, I think). I believe they have a
fisheye, a wideangle, 2 flavors of telephoto, and one other I can't
remember. The Nikon 995 is available at a very reasonable 534.99 at
http://www.bwayphoto.com/default.asp
Never ordered from these folks before, but they have pretty nice prices.
Good luck in your search,
Mike Martino
Dallas, TX
----- Original Message -----
From: "george koller"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 1:36 AM
Subject: Digital Camera, Interchangeable lenses?
> Good Morning,
>
> My info is dated, so I'll only add that I've been most
> fond of my "ancient" (3yr old) Olympus D-500L.
>
> No regrets, but before I invest in another digital camera
> I'd like to know if somebody is offering a digital body that
> can use SLR style lenses. Maybe I'm missing something but
> it would seem like a good idea to keep investment in
> lenses separate from the camera. Not fond of the idea of
> my whole camera investment becoming "obsolete" every
> couple of years.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> George Koller
> Sturgeon Bay, WI - Door County
>
>
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Richard Jeffery on tue 4 dec 01
take a look at the Nikon D series... latest ones are wonderful.
don't look at the prices standing up, though. I keep hoping digital backs
will get cheap for my Mamiya RB, but that ain't going to happen any time
soon either....
-----Original Message-----
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Sent: 04 December 2001 07:36
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Digital Camera, Interchangeable lenses?
Good Morning,
My info is dated, so I'll only add that I've been most
fond of my "ancient" (3yr old) Olympus D-500L.
No regrets, but before I invest in another digital camera
I'd like to know if somebody is offering a digital body that
can use SLR style lenses. Maybe I'm missing something but
it would seem like a good idea to keep investment in
lenses separate from the camera. Not fond of the idea of
my whole camera investment becoming "obsolete" every
couple of years.
Thanks,
George Koller
Sturgeon Bay, WI - Door County
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Rowdy Dragon Pottery on tue 4 dec 01
Unfortunately, planned obsolescence isn't negated by removable lenses. So
be prepared to treat your camera bodies and their exchangeable lenses as a
sort of set. When continued technological improvements make current digital
bodies less competitive or marketable, manufacturers will change the lens
mounts/interfaces. This may not occur with every improvement to the bodies
but will happen well before the working life of the old equipment has begun
to wane.
The primary advantage of removable lenses is flexibility and the quality
(with premium lenses, that is) that comes with a lens designed for a
specialized purpose. Witness my Nikon F and F2 bodies and their fine,
removable lenses. I can't buy new lenses for those camera bodies nor can I
buy new bodies to use my old lenses with. The good news is that after more
than 30 years on some of the equipment it is still not only serviceable but
exceptional. I wouldn't trade my Nikor 85mm, f1.8 lens for anything else
when it comes to shooting portraits or pots.
On another front, I received an application for a fair for next year that
wants digital images instead of slides. In fact, they will charge a
scanning fee if slides are submitted. They will project the images for
jurying.
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Neil Berkowitz
The Rowdy Dragon Pottery
Seattle WA
>No regrets, but before I invest in another digital camera
>I'd like to know if somebody is offering a digital body that
>can use SLR style lenses. Maybe I'm missing something but
>it would seem like a good idea to keep investment in
>lenses separate from the camera. Not fond of the idea of
>my whole camera investment becoming "obsolete" every
>couple of years.
iandol on wed 5 dec 01
Dear George koller,
I understand it is possible to buy a digital back for your old Hassie or =
Mamiya which will give you the versatility you need. Then you can =
continue to use those 23mm and 1000mm lenses and a great filter system =
to get effects not easily possible with the current generation of =
digital systems. You need a deep pocket but the pixel count will knock =
you flat on your back.
All the best, Ivor Lewis.
Lee Love on wed 5 dec 01
I've read reviews about a digital cartridge that can be inserted into a 35mm
camera. You then just use your 35mm like normal, take out the cartridge and
plug it into your computer to download the images. If I remember correctly,
the photosensetive area on the cartridge is not that large, so the quality isn't
very high, but that might be improving.
What I'd like is a digital pinhole camera. It would be a great combination
of anicent and modern photography technology. Right now I use a little teak
wood pinhole camera that uses 120 film.
Lee Love in Mashiko, Japan
Ikiru@kami.com
"The Universe is, at any time, what you say it is.". -James Burke.
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