Re: [Sheflug] Re: Digital cameras - pitfalls?

[David Holden <dh [at] xxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 2003-05-25 at 11:27, Netsonic wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Richard Ibbotson" <richard [at] sheflug.co.uk>
> To: "sheflug" <shef-lug [at] list.sheflug.org.uk>
> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2003 10:37 AM
> Subject: [Sheflug] Re: Digital cameras - pitfalls?
> 
> 
> > Paul
> >
> > Hope you are well.
> >
> > > What's the general consensus on connectivity with Linux (specifically
> > > MDK 9.1)& are there any rogue cameras I should steer clear of?
> >
> >
> >
> > Most of it seems to be okay.  Can't give any definite examples but the
> > cameras that you mention should work fine.  We are now entering an era
> > of electronic still camera design where proper lenses - e.g. Leica and
> > Zeiss - and proper shutter speeds are being introduced as are film
> > speeds.  This means that ISO standards for camera design are being
> > observed by the manufacturers.
> >
> > My own favourite is the Nikon Coolpix 5000 which looks a little bit
> > like a Contax or Leica of the 1950's.  Shutter speeds, film speeds
> > etc.  Very nice.
> >
> > All of this combined with something like Digikam for download of the
> > pictures from the camera means that life is made simple.  Just point
> > and click.  My Digikam application crashed once when I installed it
> > because I didn't understand what I was doing with it.  Been fine since
> > then.....
> >
> > http://digikam.sourceforge.net/
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Richard

Slighly of linux topic, but any know why >90% digital cameras only come
with 3x optical zoom, I can think of the Fuji ones that have 6x and the
olympus one that have 10x but most seem to have 3x or below. Is it
difficult for digital cameras to have bigger zooms?

 Dave.


> Sheffield Linux User's Group -
> http://www.sheflug.co.uk/mailfaq.html
> 
>   GNU the choice of a complete generation.
-- 
Dr. David Holden. (Systems Developer)

Visit: Crystallography Journals Online <http://journals.iucr.org>

Thanks in advance:-
Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments.
See: <http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html>

UK Privacy (R.I.P)  : http://www.stand.org.uk/commentary.php3
Public GPG key available on request.

-- 99% of politicians give the rest a bad name --
------------------------------------------------- 

___________________________________________________________________

Sheffield Linux User's Group -
http://www.sheflug.co.uk/mailfaq.html

  GNU the choice of a complete generation.