Re: [Thinkpad] Nikon Coolpix 5.1 megapixel camera

Jeff is very bright. He wrote one of the first protest books on Vietnam
-- back when others still thought it was a good idea for a war there.
Knowing that, I have never felt a need to educate him, nor assumed that I
could.

Ed

MAI5mipZKe092yn@islandnet.com>, on 04/12/2008
   at 07:39 AM, jberry@islandnet.com (Jonathan Berry) said:

>So Jeff could save $79.99 from the suggested purchase price. Plan C.

>And to expand on the idea of what a camera could do.

>Speaking only for myself, not for any other "folks".

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>>Why are you folks going on about "digicams?" He asked about a simple first digital camera -- and was the Coolpix L3 a good first camera.
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>>>From: Jonathan Berry <jberry@islandnet.com>
>>>Date: 2008/04/11 Fri PM 08:34:22 CDT
>>>To: thinkpad@stderr.org
>>>Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Nikon Coolpix 5.1 megapixel camera
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>>>My brother sent this:
>>>
>>>"And check this out:
>>>http://exilim.casio.com/browse_cameras/exilim_pro/EX-F1/
>>>Never mind the high speed this thing does true HD movies."
>>>
>>>Which might expand one's idea of what a still camera does.
>>>My wife and I are happy with a Canon A720, whose biggest
>>>strength is macro (close-up) shots of the flowers in the
>>>garden. That's why we bought the camera.
>>>
>>>But Plan C for someone with the thrifty values of JR ... would
>>>be to mention an interest in digital photography to any friend
>>>who is a bit of a gadgeteer. The friend will probably have at
>>>least 4 digicams, 3 in a closet, and offer to give him one.
>>>
>>>
>>>--
>>>happy
>>>Jonathan Berry and Erika http://members.shaw.ca/berry5868/fun.htm
>>>
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