Morning all:

I cannot speak to the qualities of the Nikon D-70 but I can testify to my
love of my Canon EOS Digital Rebel.

I had shot from several other digital cameras before I got the Rebel and
even though I was reading of others using digital cameras for museum work, I
was totally dissatisfied with what I was seeing. However, I had an old Leica
SL with an Elmarit Macro lens which I used for copy work so I had a high
standard for comparison. I considered the digital images adequate for web
usage only.

When one is used to an SLR with a metal body, the Rebel seems downright
lightweight, so the disadvantage of weight is relative.

With the Rebel there is a button on the camera which allow one to magnify on
the spot and then with the directional arrows check all locations of the
image as you wish. I use this a lot in my freelance work when I want to
check if an image is in focus.

After a year the price has not come down from the $1,000 where the Rebel
started. Perhaps that is a statement of popularity.

Another factor I love from my purchase of the Rebel is the Adobe Photoshop
Elements that come with the purchase. I would encourage any who asked to use
one.

Mary Kirby
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From: "Timothy McShane" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 12:45 PM
Subject: Digital equipment enquiry


> 'Morning, all;
>
> We're looking to acquire some new digital equipment, and before
> committing to a purchase, I thought I'd solicit what information I can
> from the list...
>
> We're planning to acquire a new digital camera, mostly for producing
> reference photographs of our artifact collection (which we eventually
> hope to make available to researchers via the Web), but may also be used
> for site visits, photographing oversized archival pieces (ones that
> won't fit on a standard flatbed scanner), and for producing exhibit
> graphics for temporary shows, and possibly for publication (although
> depending on the nature of the publication, we may still opt for
> professional photography).  I know this is a lot to ask of one piece of
> equipment, but we're looking at the Sony Cybershot DSC-F828--has anyone
> used this for any of the above applications?  Any opinions to offer?
> Specifically, we're wondering how well the camera performs in producing
> close-ups (its advertising claims a 20mm minimum focus distance--does it
> really produce usable images at that short range?), and how well it's
> images enlarge for use on exhibit panels (not necessarily mural size,
> but say 2' by 3').
>
> We're also contemplating acquiring a digital thermohygrometer to
> supplement our traditional hair thermohygrometers.  We want something
> that can produce multiple readings rapidly over varying environments and
> give instant readouts, so we've pretty much ruled out evaporative
> psychrometers and data loggers.  Has anyone used a piece of equipment
> like this, and have any opinions to offer?
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> Tim McShane, Assistant--Cultural History
> Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery
> 1302 Bomford Crescent S.W.
> Medicine Hat, AB   T1A 5E6
> (403) 502-8587
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