Hi Scott:
What's a typewriter? Seriously, it's great you are enjoying it, technology
does advance, so when do you jump in? Maybe I'm hung up by my 'new car
theory'. I always buy new cars, finding that after the initial expense,
selling and buying another is not that much different than buying and
selling used. I like the warranty, service , breakin and surety- but - I was
advised 'never buy a new model in its first year of production' referring to
the trial and error, flaws, etc. I stretch that to 2 years and have applied
what little discipline I have to stick to this. It has been good advice,
generally the flaws have not only surfaced, but been dealt with by the 3rd
year, but also the improvements have 'kicked in' ie, my 3rd model year car
has a better stereo, console, suspension, more power- same money etc. etc. -
What am I saying? Sure I'm gonna jump in, but like cliff diving I'm content
to let someone else go first and (and second) and have all the glory. What
do I get then? I get to ask if there were any rocks in the water. Enjoy,
save a few pixels for us who don't use the medium, but we're not waiting in
the wings, we're 'taking pictures' - typing really.
Gord
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From: <Cyrtolite@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 5:02 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: Anomalies in E-1/OM Images
> I guess you're right. Now that you mention it, I wish I was still using a
typewriter. Computers keep getting cheaper, more capable and more
user-friendly. I could've saved myself a lot of money and grief. ;-)
>
> Seriously, I agree with your points but don't forget that digital
photography eliminates the cost of film and processing, which offsets the
cost a bit. Also, those of us who are already scanning film and using
Photoshop don't have much of a learning curve with the software and, if
you've ever used (God forbid!) one of the C*n*n or N*k*n auto-everything
cameras, the E-1 won't be much of a learning curve either. I was getting
good E-1 photographs within an hour of opening the box and I knew it because
I could see them then. I didn't have to wait for slides. You learn pretty
quickly when you can almost immediately see your mistakes. Besides, learning
a new method of photography is a lot of fun (at least for me).
>
> Sure, the technology will continue to improve and get cheaper. As with
any technology, that process will continue until the technology becomes
obsolete. Is that the time to jump in? ;-)
>
> Scott Whittemore
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