Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 09:13 PM 4/26/01 -0400, you wrote: >Tina Manley <images@InfoAve.Net> wrote: > > > I have to say that I was very grateful for digital cameras > > this past week-end. My first grandchild was born on Sunday > > night. I took many photographs - both digital and film - with > > my Leicas and with a Nikon 990. The digital photos I sent > > to the other grandparents in England within half an hour of > > the baby's birth. They were ecstatic to receive them almost > > instantly. I could never have done that with the film photos. > >That's so cool, Tina. :-) I have a Nikon CoolPix 800 and have often used it >to take family and vacation snaps, which I then quickly fire off via e-mail >to friends & family all over the place, including my aunts, uncles & cousins >in Scotland. Great stuff. > >I've recently discovered another handy use for digicams: infrared >photography. The CP800 has good infrared sensitivity...just screw on a black >87C filter, put the camera on a tripod and have at it. You can use the LCD >screen to compose, though the image is on the dim side. Exposures in >sunlight at EI 100 are in the ½ sec. range. > >-Dave- Hi, Dave - I didn't know about the infrared use! Thanks! I am amazed at how well the 990 does with macro photography. I can even use it to duplicate 35mm slides. It will get right down on the slide on my light box and does a better job than my Beseler slide duplicator and real film, not to mention a much faster and cheaper duplicate. Tina Tina Manley, ASMP http://www.tinamanley.com