Sigh...we've lost one of our own, it seems :(
Nahh, glad you enjoy it, Tom. I cannot blame you from jumping ship to
something with a future.
--thomas
On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 04:13:14 -0400
"Tom Scales" <tscales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Got the D100 today. Just got home from a business dinner, so I've
> barely dented the controls. So far they are pretty intuitive.
> Haven't even viewed any pictures on my PC yet, but learning. Got
> lots of CF storage, which is good.
>
> Thought I would share my initial observations for anyone that is
> interested.
>
> - It's not that big or heavy -- smaller than I expected.
> - Weight can't be much more than a 4T with a winder
> - The 24-85/3.5-4.5 (36-127.5 equivalent) is sweet.
> - The 12-24/4 (18-36 equivalent) is even sweeter
> - The shutter sound is smoother than expected.
>
> I'm learning the ins and outs, but thought a few were cool
>
> - You can set the ISO to auto (in program mode) and it will vary
> the shutter, the aperture and the ISO for the best results
> - ISO ranges from 200 to 1600 (with an additional 3200 and 6400
> option)- You can choose single shot or sequential mode
> - Jog controls are very similar to the E20
> - Focus speed is amazing -- almost instant -- choice of matrix or
> spot- Lenses don't have aperture rings. None.
> - Raw files are smaller than TIFF files (why is that?)
> - A 1GB CF card will hold 55 TIFF files (so they're around 20MB
> each)- A 1GB CF card will hold 2,400 low quality, small images
> - It will shoot 3fps with a 6 frame buffer (TIFF-Large)
> - Flash sync is at 1/180
> - The SB80 Flash unit has a GN of 174 (ft) at ISO 200 -- wow
>
> I think I'll like it.
>
> Tom
>
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