Comments on: Dust to dust http://www.sindark.com/2006/07/19/dust-to-dust/ dispatches from Canada's capital Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:59:53 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: a sibilant intake of breath » Blog Archive » On being a cyborg http://www.sindark.com/2006/07/19/dust-to-dust/#comment-3519 a sibilant intake of breath » Blog Archive » On being a cyborg Tue, 29 Aug 2006 15:30:03 +0000 http://www.sindark.com/2006/07/19/dust-to-dust/#comment-3519 [...] There is a lot of talk these days about combining all the gizmos a person is likely to carry around into one all-purpose device. Sometimes, people term this amalgamation an ‘iPod killer.’ Personally, I don’t think it will ever fly, except with the nerdiest of the nerds. As it stands, there is a very solid chance that at least one among my digital camera, music player, or mobile phone will be broken at any particular time. If I had to mail all three to Stoke-on-Trent for three weeks every time one failed, I would soon be living a quiet and pictureless life. [...] [...] There is a lot of talk these days about combining all the gizmos a person is likely to carry around into one all-purpose device. Sometimes, people term this amalgamation an ‘iPod killer.’ Personally, I don’t think it will ever fly, except with the nerdiest of the nerds. As it stands, there is a very solid chance that at least one among my digital camera, music player, or mobile phone will be broken at any particular time. If I had to mail all three to Stoke-on-Trent for three weeks every time one failed, I would soon be living a quiet and pictureless life. [...]

]]> By: a sibilant intake of breath » Blog Archive » A coast mountain hike in September http://www.sindark.com/2006/07/19/dust-to-dust/#comment-3453 a sibilant intake of breath » Blog Archive » A coast mountain hike in September Thu, 24 Aug 2006 15:04:50 +0000 http://www.sindark.com/2006/07/19/dust-to-dust/#comment-3453 [...] PS. My injured camera has been returned, restored to health. Curiously, it seems like they opted to both clean the CCD and replace the lens assembly. That must have been where the leak introducing the dust was located. One nice feature of it being repaired rather than replaced is that the numbering of the photos will not start at zero. If it had, many of the new images would have filenames identical to those already on here. The camera is slightly noisier zooming in and out than it was before, but it seems to be dust-free. The money I had set aside to replace it if necessary has been added to the dSLR fund. [...] [...] PS. My injured camera has been returned, restored to health. Curiously, it seems like they opted to both clean the CCD and replace the lens assembly. That must have been where the leak introducing the dust was located. One nice feature of it being repaired rather than replaced is that the numbering of the photos will not start at zero. If it had, many of the new images would have filenames identical to those already on here. The camera is slightly noisier zooming in and out than it was before, but it seems to be dust-free. The money I had set aside to replace it if necessary has been added to the dSLR fund. [...]

]]> By: Milan http://www.sindark.com/2006/07/19/dust-to-dust/#comment-2958 Milan Thu, 20 Jul 2006 16:08:32 +0000 http://www.sindark.com/2006/07/19/dust-to-dust/#comment-2958 <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Colchester,+UK&ie=UTF8&ll=51.909544,0.901566&spn=0.349043,1.286774&om=1" rel="nofollow">Colchester</a> seems to be closer to Oxford than <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Stoke-on-Trent,+UK&ie=UTF8&ll=53.330873,-0.889893&spn=2.703316,10.294189&om=1" rel="nofollow">Stoke-on-Trent</a>, though it is probably equally expensive to ship things to either. Colchester seems to be closer to Oxford than Stoke-on-Trent, though it is probably equally expensive to ship things to either.

]]> By: Milan http://www.sindark.com/2006/07/19/dust-to-dust/#comment-2957 Milan Thu, 20 Jul 2006 16:04:19 +0000 http://www.sindark.com/2006/07/19/dust-to-dust/#comment-2957 Provided I can find both the receipt for the original camera (which I exchanged because it had a defective flash) and the receipt for the exchange, this A510 will be going to meet its maker. I don't know which of these service centres is closest, but one should carry out the replacement or repair: Colchester or Stoke-on-Trent. Provided I can find both the receipt for the original camera (which I exchanged because it had a defective flash) and the receipt for the exchange, this A510 will be going to meet its maker. I don’t know which of these service centres is closest, but one should carry out the replacement or repair: Colchester or Stoke-on-Trent.

]]> By: R.K. http://www.sindark.com/2006/07/19/dust-to-dust/#comment-2950 R.K. Thu, 20 Jul 2006 02:56:18 +0000 http://www.sindark.com/2006/07/19/dust-to-dust/#comment-2950 "As for the £500: I have 2,200 Pounds in college fees and more than 10,400 Pounds in university fees to pay next year." You can turn that argument on it's head. If you are spending £12,600 on tuition, does it matter so much if you spend £400 on something you will make good use of, and use for years? “As for the £500: I have 2,200 Pounds in college fees and more than 10,400 Pounds in university fees to pay next year.”

You can turn that argument on it’s head. If you are spending £12,600 on tuition, does it matter so much if you spend £400 on something you will make good use of, and use for years?

]]> By: Milan http://www.sindark.com/2006/07/19/dust-to-dust/#comment-2944 Milan Wed, 19 Jul 2006 18:24:53 +0000 http://www.sindark.com/2006/07/19/dust-to-dust/#comment-2944 Tristan, I was referring to the use of my existing zoom with a DSLR body. The kit lens, as you say, would offer a comparable field of view. On the dust issue, I have taken Neal's suggestion and sent an email to Canon asking if it might be covered under the warranty. If the cause is a faulty seal, then you could say it's a manufacturer's defect. Tristan,

I was referring to the use of my existing zoom with a DSLR body. The kit lens, as you say, would offer a comparable field of view.

On the dust issue, I have taken Neal’s suggestion and sent an email to Canon asking if it might be covered under the warranty. If the cause is a faulty seal, then you could say it’s a manufacturer’s defect.

]]> By: Tristan Laing http://www.sindark.com/2006/07/19/dust-to-dust/#comment-2943 Tristan Laing Wed, 19 Jul 2006 18:20:10 +0000 http://www.sindark.com/2006/07/19/dust-to-dust/#comment-2943 I'm a little confused. 18mm times 1.6 gives you the "look" of 28mm. If you are very concerned about vignetting and distortion there are ways around it. Such as, you could get the body only kit and a 5 year old sigma 18-35 zoom (as I have), which is very low in distortion (but not likely any sharper than the kit lens). If you have photoshop CS2, the distortion from the kit lens is likely entirely correctable. I’m a little confused. 18mm times 1.6 gives you the “look” of 28mm.

If you are very concerned about vignetting and distortion there are ways around it. Such as, you could get the body only kit and a 5 year old sigma 18-35 zoom (as I have), which is very low in distortion (but not likely any sharper than the kit lens). If you have photoshop CS2, the distortion from the kit lens is likely entirely correctable.

]]> By: Milan http://www.sindark.com/2006/07/19/dust-to-dust/#comment-2942 Milan Wed, 19 Jul 2006 17:12:32 +0000 http://www.sindark.com/2006/07/19/dust-to-dust/#comment-2942 Also: In a friend's considered opinion: "It's definately dust... fungus is softer and spreads slowly... this is new dots appearing..." Also:

In a friend’s considered opinion: “It’s definately dust…
fungus is softer and spreads slowly…
this is new dots appearing…”

]]> By: Milan http://www.sindark.com/2006/07/19/dust-to-dust/#comment-2941 Milan Wed, 19 Jul 2006 17:11:09 +0000 http://www.sindark.com/2006/07/19/dust-to-dust/#comment-2941 I really love the look of 28mm. I'd hate to sacrifice that part of the range on my zoom to 1.6x multiplication. As for the£500: I have 2,200 Pounds in college fees and more than 10,400 Pounds in university fees to pay next year. I really love the look of 28mm. I’d hate to sacrifice that part of the range on my zoom to 1.6x multiplication.

As for the£500: I have 2,200 Pounds in college fees and more than 10,400 Pounds in university fees to pay next year.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.sindark.com/2006/07/19/dust-to-dust/#comment-2940 Anonymous Wed, 19 Jul 2006 16:56:51 +0000 http://www.sindark.com/2006/07/19/dust-to-dust/#comment-2940 Adorama has the <a href="http://www.adorama.com/ICADRXTSK.html" rel="nofollow">Canon Digital Rebel XT along with an 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens</a> for US$779 new. That comes with a battery pack and charger. Note: you did just get an unexpected £500... did you not? Adorama has the Canon Digital Rebel XT along with an 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens for US$779 new. That comes with a battery pack and charger.

Note: you did just get an unexpected £500… did you not?

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