Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Eric! the G3 and the D60 uses the same battery, which is the same one that the G5 and the 10D uses! u could have just taken out the batt from the G3 and slot it into the D60 for ur shoot..... but anyway..... I bet the grandma who had been turned into a diamond won't care either :))) boon hwee - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Welch" <eric@jphotog.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 8:30 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] What a prosumer camera is > I have a G3, and there is no way they qualify as "pro cameras" except > in the sense that pros use them. The shutter delay along is enough to > disqualify they as pro cameras. Though on a shoot in our research lab > today the battery ran out on my D60 during the last thing to shoot, so > I whipped out my G3, put it on a massive bogen tripod and shot away. I > know the photos won't be as good as a real digital camera, but for this > particular use, it will do. > > I bet the grandma who had been turned into a diamond won't care. > > :-) > > On Monday, August 18, 2003, at 02:23 PM, D Khong wrote: > > > I just acquired a Canon G5 and this 5mgp camera is packed with so many > > features that makes my head spin. > > > > The 35mm-140mm optical zoom is more than what I need. > > > > It easily qualifies as a pro camera and yet is lightweight and compact. > -- > Eric > > A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by > little statesmen, philosophers, and divines. - Ralph Waldo Emerson > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html