David Hendley on mon 23 jun 03
I've been having a blast this week with my new digital camera.
I can already tell it will go in the "Why did I wait so long to buy one?"
category, along with my small de-airing pugmill that has saved my
wrists and lots of time.
Of course, I bought it for my pottery business. Since I don't have a
"product line", it has always been hard to sell my pieces through my
website. The pieces pictured on the website are always already sold,
so I have to tell inquirers that, "Well, I have one similar to that, but
it is gold instead of green...." Now, I will be able to just send them
a picture.
I also plan to have a new "for sale" page. After each firing (about
once a month), I will pick out 10 or 12 pieces, photograph them, and
put them up for sale exclusively on my webpage. It should only take
an hour or so each month to set up.
Meanwhile, to get the feel for the camera, I am taking pictures of
mundane things around the house and studio. It is so great to see
the results immediately, and since the pictures are basically free except
for battery use, it's fun to be extravagant in a way you would never
do with a film camera.
I'm really happy with the camera and the place I bought it, so here
are the details, in case you are thinking about buying one:
The camera is a Canon Power Shot A60. It is tiny, but does just about
everything a big SLR camera does, so you can set it exactly as you like
or let it run on automatic. It has an optical zoom and a macro (close-up)
setting. Many of the controls are similar to my Canon SLR, so it has
been easy to learn. The purely digital stuff, like the menus, are very
intuitive and also easy to learn.
Consumer Reports tested digital cameras in the May issue, and
the Canon is one of the best for conserving batteries, testing at 800 shots
per battery set (with the LCD screen off). Rapid battery use is a big
drawback with digital cameras. Some models use batteries 10 times faster
(only 80 shots per set). Also, according to CR, Canon has the second best
quality (lack of problems and repairs) record (behind Sony).
This camera is only 2 megapixils, which means that a 5" X 7" is the largest
enlargement it will do that is still first quality. This is plenty good if,
like
me, you want it for webpage pictures and snapshots.
The Power Shot A70 is identical except it measures in at 3.2 megapixils,
which allows it to do a good quality 8 X 10" enlargement.
I got the camera with a case and a 128 MB flash memory card for $256
from http://www. buydig.com.
(Buydig stands for "digital", not "dig-it, groovy")
The camera alone is $206, but you will need more memory. It only comes
with a 16MB card, which only holds about 30 pictures.
At the local Best Buy, the price for just the camera is $249.95 plus tax.
Here is the exact link where I ordered it:
http://www.buydig.com/popups/CNPOWERSHOTA60.html
It arrived in 6 days with no charge for shipping and no sales tax.
David Hendley
Maydelle, Texas
david@farmpots.com
http://www.farmpots.com
Jonathan Kirkendall on tue 24 jun 03
David,
I second the motion - bought a Canon A40 two months ago and have been VERY
happy with it. (I ended up finding mine on sale at Target - $245.00) I also
looked through the archives last week and bought a photography backdrop from
The Set Shop at http://setshop.com/default.php/cPath/4_10_24 - very nice.
Goes from white to gray, called Varitone. However, I did buy the large size
and now wish I had gotten the medium size. The large one really is too big
for my space to put up and put down again whenever I want to shoot a pot,
but it will be good once I'm ready to take some pics of dinnerware sets.
Jonathan in DC
sun sun sun!!!! Today they say we will be hitting 90 deg. F for the first
time this season!
-----Original Message-----
From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG]On Behalf Of David
Hendley
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 7:19 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Having fun with my new camera
I've been having a blast this week with my new digital camera.
I can already tell it will go in the "Why did I wait so long to buy one?"
category, along with my small de-airing pugmill that has saved my
wrists and lots of time.
Of course, I bought it for my pottery business. Since I don't have a
"product line", it has always been hard to sell my pieces through my
website. The pieces pictured on the website are always already sold,
so I have to tell inquirers that, "Well, I have one similar to that, but
it is gold instead of green...." Now, I will be able to just send them
a picture.
I also plan to have a new "for sale" page. After each firing (about
once a month), I will pick out 10 or 12 pieces, photograph them, and
put them up for sale exclusively on my webpage. It should only take
an hour or so each month to set up.
Meanwhile, to get the feel for the camera, I am taking pictures of
mundane things around the house and studio. It is so great to see
the results immediately, and since the pictures are basically free except
for battery use, it's fun to be extravagant in a way you would never
do with a film camera.
I'm really happy with the camera and the place I bought it, so here
are the details, in case you are thinking about buying one:
The camera is a Canon Power Shot A60. It is tiny, but does just about
everything a big SLR camera does, so you can set it exactly as you like
or let it run on automatic. It has an optical zoom and a macro (close-up)
setting. Many of the controls are similar to my Canon SLR, so it has
been easy to learn. The purely digital stuff, like the menus, are very
intuitive and also easy to learn.
Consumer Reports tested digital cameras in the May issue, and
the Canon is one of the best for conserving batteries, testing at 800 shots
per battery set (with the LCD screen off). Rapid battery use is a big
drawback with digital cameras. Some models use batteries 10 times faster
(only 80 shots per set). Also, according to CR, Canon has the second best
quality (lack of problems and repairs) record (behind Sony).
This camera is only 2 megapixils, which means that a 5" X 7" is the largest
enlargement it will do that is still first quality. This is plenty good if,
like
me, you want it for webpage pictures and snapshots.
The Power Shot A70 is identical except it measures in at 3.2 megapixils,
which allows it to do a good quality 8 X 10" enlargement.
I got the camera with a case and a 128 MB flash memory card for $256
from http://www. buydig.com.
(Buydig stands for "digital", not "dig-it, groovy")
The camera alone is $206, but you will need more memory. It only comes
with a 16MB card, which only holds about 30 pictures.
At the local Best Buy, the price for just the camera is $249.95 plus tax.
Here is the exact link where I ordered it:
http://www.buydig.com/popups/CNPOWERSHOTA60.html
It arrived in 6 days with no charge for shipping and no sales tax.
David Hendley
Maydelle, Texas
david@farmpots.com
http://www.farmpots.com
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Tony Ferguson on tue 24 jun 03
David,
Congrat on your new camera. I have canon G1. You will find it invaluable in
every aspect of your life. I have nearly 15,000 pictures I have taken
within the last two years. Your camera will pay for itself a few times
over. Make sure you optimize those pics or people will move on to something
else when looking at your work online. Very important.
Tony
Thank you.
Tony Ferguson
On Lake Superior, where the sky meets the Lake
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by Coleman, Ferguson, Winchester...
www.aquariusartgallery.com
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Duluth, MN 55806
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Hendley"
To:
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 7:18 PM
Subject: Having fun with my new camera
> I've been having a blast this week with my new digital camera.
> I can already tell it will go in the "Why did I wait so long to buy one?"
> category, along with my small de-airing pugmill that has saved my
> wrists and lots of time.
> Of course, I bought it for my pottery business. Since I don't have a
> "product line", it has always been hard to sell my pieces through my
> website. The pieces pictured on the website are always already sold,
> so I have to tell inquirers that, "Well, I have one similar to that, but
> it is gold instead of green...." Now, I will be able to just send them
> a picture.
> I also plan to have a new "for sale" page. After each firing (about
> once a month), I will pick out 10 or 12 pieces, photograph them, and
> put them up for sale exclusively on my webpage. It should only take
> an hour or so each month to set up.
>
> Meanwhile, to get the feel for the camera, I am taking pictures of
> mundane things around the house and studio. It is so great to see
> the results immediately, and since the pictures are basically free except
> for battery use, it's fun to be extravagant in a way you would never
> do with a film camera.
>
> I'm really happy with the camera and the place I bought it, so here
> are the details, in case you are thinking about buying one:
>
> The camera is a Canon Power Shot A60. It is tiny, but does just about
> everything a big SLR camera does, so you can set it exactly as you like
> or let it run on automatic. It has an optical zoom and a macro (close-up)
> setting. Many of the controls are similar to my Canon SLR, so it has
> been easy to learn. The purely digital stuff, like the menus, are very
> intuitive and also easy to learn.
> Consumer Reports tested digital cameras in the May issue, and
> the Canon is one of the best for conserving batteries, testing at 800
shots
> per battery set (with the LCD screen off). Rapid battery use is a big
> drawback with digital cameras. Some models use batteries 10 times faster
> (only 80 shots per set). Also, according to CR, Canon has the second best
> quality (lack of problems and repairs) record (behind Sony).
> This camera is only 2 megapixils, which means that a 5" X 7" is the
largest
> enlargement it will do that is still first quality. This is plenty good
if,
> like
> me, you want it for webpage pictures and snapshots.
> The Power Shot A70 is identical except it measures in at 3.2 megapixils,
> which allows it to do a good quality 8 X 10" enlargement.
> I got the camera with a case and a 128 MB flash memory card for $256
> from http://www. buydig.com.
> (Buydig stands for "digital", not "dig-it, groovy")
> The camera alone is $206, but you will need more memory. It only comes
> with a 16MB card, which only holds about 30 pictures.
> At the local Best Buy, the price for just the camera is $249.95 plus tax.
> Here is the exact link where I ordered it:
> http://www.buydig.com/popups/CNPOWERSHOTA60.html
> It arrived in 6 days with no charge for shipping and no sales tax.
>
> David Hendley
> Maydelle, Texas
> david@farmpots.com
> http://www.farmpots.com
>
>
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BRAX Ltd. on fri 27 jun 03
David,
You should check to see if you can get a power cord for it. Some of them
have power cords that are optional--which will pay for itself in the long
run with saving on batteries. The power cord will really come in handy when
you are shooting your pots.
Janice in NC
Russel Fouts on sat 28 jun 03
I've been waiting for sometime to reply to this.
I bought and love my Olympus C4000z. I bought it for $425 and had it
delivered to me at NCECA. It's 4 megapixtel, with really a LOT of great
features for an under $500 camera. Great reviews. I wasn't going to buy
a digital camera until I could find one I could afford that had a flash
sync socket (C4000z requires an additional cable if you don't use
Olympus flashes) and could work totaly manual (check the archives ;-)
One of the features I love is the "slow flash", it fires the internal
flash at the end of the exposure to let in more ambient light. This
means that when you take a picture in a gallery or without studio
lights, you don't get that harsh shadow on the background and that the
lighting is really even. All the pictures of my new work were taken that
way.
http://users.skynet.be/russel.fouts/clayart.htm
As I use it, there are more and more things I find I love. Also has
EXCELLENT battery life and takes lots of different types.
That was in March, I'm sure the price has gone down even further since.
I'll include one of the most detailed reviews I've ever seen below. I've
been using his review as the manual for the camera! This guy's site is
really great by the way. A great resourse for all things photographic
and accessories
http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/C40/C40A.HTM
Another good site is Digipower for power accessories. I travel so I need
both US and European AC power supplies.
Search zhttp://www.digipowersolutions.com
Russel
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