Return-Path: Received: from cive.ri.cmu.edu by K.GP.CS.CMU.EDU id aa19386; 17 Aug 90 23:38:42 EDT Date: Fri, 17 Aug 1990 23:37-EDT From: Peter.Nagy@CIVE.RI.CMU.EDU To: bovik@K.GP.CS.CMU.EDU Subject: camera info Message-Id: <650950638/pnagy@CIVE.RI.CMU.EDU> Date: Wed, 8 Aug 90 10:35:19 -0400 (EDT) From: Luis Abdon Cifuentes To: Peter.Nagy@CIVE.RI.CMU.EDU Subject: Re: cameras Cc: Hi I own a Nikon 8008 for 1 1/2 years now. It is a very good camera, we haven't have any problem and we have used it a lot. I recommend it without hesitation. The only drawback is that it does not have "predictive focus" i.e. the AF operation stops when you press the trigger. Since there is a 0.1 to 0.05 second delay, everything that is moving a little faster than a walking person will be out of focus. I think the 7000i and 8000i have that feature. Besides that the AF is impressively accurate. The other drawback (or advantage, it depends in your point of view) is that Nikkor lenses are almost double as expensive as Minoltas or Canons, but they are better. Why dont you consider the Canon EOS630 or EOS 10s? They have a lot of features (more than you can handle) and Canon is very reliable too (I have had 3 Canons AE w/o any problem) I think Canon lenses are better than Minoltas. Hope this helps Good luck Luis Date: Wed, 8 Aug 90 12:11:31 -0400 (EDT) From: Luis Abdon Cifuentes To: Peter.Nagy@CIVE.RI.CMU.EDU Subject: Re: cameras Cc: Focusing is not difficult at all with the 8008. The screen is very brigth, and is has a confirmation dot in the LCD display when you have focused corectly. The new AF nikkors have a wider manual focusing ring also. However, in that respect I think Canons EF are the best, they have a wide ring that disengages itself when the camera is in AF. Luis To: pnagy@CIVE.RI.CMU.EDU Subject: cameras Date: Wed, 08 Aug 90 20:47:36 EDT From: Hank Mashburn Peter, While I haven't gone the auto-focus route yet, I have used 4 different Nikon bodies and 6 lenses over the last 14 years, all in field photography where they get a good bit of rough treatment. None have ever been in the shop, although the older one has a minor problem. In general Nikon builds their stuff to last. I'm not saying this because of some great love for Nikon -- just that I have had good experience with their reliability. Canon also has a good reputation for reliability. Hank Date: Fri, 10 Aug 90 21:55:04 EDT From: J.S.Singh@FAS.RI.CMU.EDU To: pnagy@CIVE.RI.CMU.EDU Subject: cameras Peter, I bought a Nikon 8008 in Japan last year and though I love the camera, I had problems with the battery pack. I.e, the batteries kept getting drained very quickly. It got worse and worse till I could not even get the thing to turn on with fresh batteries. I have sent it to Nikon for repair. However, I am sure that this was just a odd ball problem. This is my third Nikon in the last 7 years and I just love them. The 8008 has just the right features for me and is sturdy (it fell off the overhead flight compartment in a plane when I was taking it out and it suffered no noticable damage). Its pricy. My guess is $750 for body and 35-80 mm zoom but I'd say its worth it. I reccomend that you collate all the response you get to your post and send them to bovik@k. Bovik is a large data base of all sorts of info. Just send mail- somebody will do the right things to get it in the right place. Sanjiv Date: Mon, 13 Aug 1990 08:16-EDT From: Spiro.Michaylov@A.GP.CS.CMU.EDU To: Peter.Nagy@CIVE.RI.CMU.EDU Subject: Re: cameras I've got a 5000i which is pretty delightful but you might want to know that that Minolta AF lenses are very nonstandard, so if you need to buy fancy lenses and filters you'll have problems. A Nikon will make life easier in this regard. Spiro Michaylov.