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They have a web site?

Could you give me the URL?

I will give them a call. Thanks for the info.

Hi, I got some mailers recently from a third party.

The mailer address is

P.O. Box 52008

Phoenix, AZ 85072

I searched the internet and there is another address:

3259 east harbor dr., suite 200

phoenix, az 85034

Are they same? Can I send films to the 2nd address since I plan to

fedex a few together but the fedex cant sent to a mail box?

Thanks.

Thanks everybody for your help.

Maury, do you know when the third version of AW will come out? Or I can try a prototype for your company. ^_^

I have difficulty to locate one in local stores. Usually where do you try and buy bags?

Hi, Chip,

Thanks for your information.

I have a Nikon N80, Nikkor 18-35 and 28-105. I am planning to get a sb80dx flash, and 80-200/2.8.

At first Mini Trekker looks pretty good to me. If I would only get a pure camera bag, I would have bought it.

However, I want to get a bag which can hold all my camera stuff plus some space for some common things. That is the reason why I decide to get a two compartment bags.

In addition, I also want easy access to my camera. (Did I ask too much:) ? ) After a little research, I narrowed my search down to Orion AW, Rover light, and Orion trekker.

AW is attractive to me because of its flexibility to use both backpack and beltpack. But I am not sure after the beltpack attachs to the backpack, is it still easy to get my camera out? I am planning to use AW as a backpack or as a shoulder bag. I can't image I use it as a beltpack becasue of its size.

I wish I could find Orion AW in a local store to try it out!

I saw a Rover in store, it seems to be pretty big and very well built.

One of my friend has an Orion trekker, it is pretty nice except that it only can hold 80-200 in the upper compartment. It is just like a common backpack, which to me is a plus. Also it is not expensive.

I guess I might end up with just buying a Orion Trekker.

Maury, Thanks for your quick response. I really appreicate it.

One more question:

If I use both backpack and belt pack and "hook" them up together, is it easy to swing the belt pack to the front, take out camera, and swing it back and hook it back to the backpack without take everything off? I hear people complain about that before. Not sure if it is true in new model.

I thought the rover's padded area is larger since it can hold an SLR with 80-200/2.8 attached. But orion aw can only hold the len unattached to a SLR. Is that right?

Thanks,

I am trying to buy a camera bag.

I want to have a bag with two compartments so I will have space for

other things.

So I narrowed down to the these two bags above.

Now the problem is that I can't find any models in my local store in

Boston area to try it out.

Here are some of my questions:

1. I know Orion aw has a small top backpack which you can fold it in.

How is the material for the top? Is it as solid (thick) as the normal

camera backpack or is it flimsy? How comfortable is it? Doese the AW

cover the backpack as well?

2. Can I use the orion aw as a sholder bag? I feel it might look

strange to use it as a beltbag because of its size. If I buy it, I

might use it as backpack all the time.

3. If the price is same, which one will you get, orion aw or rover

light?

Thanks,

Hi, Hal,

Thanks.

N80 occasionally shows the meter/display in the S mode when I spot metering a bright object. I don't know if it is supposed to do that or not.

As you said, the meter might be designed to work in Manual mode only.

However, it will be useful that in other modes I can lock one exposure setting and use spot-meter to check the number of stops between locked exposure and expsure of other spots.

But I guess I can calculate that by myself anyway.

I rememmber EOS 3 have the ability to multi-spotmeter (up to 8 points) and display their relative positions in the analog exposure display. I think it is a nice feature to adjust/control tonality precisely.

Thanks, Juaini.<br>

I thought I can use analog display in different modes to compare the difference between two spots.<br>

For example, in A mode, I select a spot and metering it, and lock the exposure for it. Then I move to another spot to see the difference of stops between the two spots.<br><br>

I guess I can't do that except in the Manual metering mode.<br>

If I have to do that in A mode, I have to remember the speeds difference in two spots and calculate the stops by myself. :(<br>

What you said make sense.<br>

Thanks.<br>

<br>

By the way, I noticed the analog display shows overexposure more frequently than it does under underexposure situation.

Just bought a N80, and played with the electronic analog exposure

display.<br>

I found out it's very strange that: (I used spot metering)<br>

1. In M mode, the analog works well and fast.<br> However, in S mode,

sometimes it work, sometimes it wont. And when it works, it is not as

fast as it does in M mode to display the over/under exposure.<br><br>

2. In A mode, it just stop working no matter if it is under/over

exposure.<br><br>

Is this normal? <br>

Thanks and Merry Christmas!