paul_boghita

I go to the edit alerts page, click on disable, I get the

acknowledgement page, but in effect nothing happens.

thanks for any suggestions

I have used the site extensively for the past few days especially the photo critique facility. I think it is a great way to

learn about photography, what makes a good image what doesn't. I have read the article about ratings which makes a lot of sense.

However I have noticed that there is some stigma in giving/receiving ratings bellow 5 which I don't think has its place. A range

of 1-10 which is suitable for quantifying one's opinion seems to be cut in half through peer pressure.

I believe the ratings system has a really great value irrespective of the actual rating given. It makes sense that if 10 or so

people consider my picture to have an average rating of 3 for example I am going to delete it or maybe save it on my pc as a

reference to where I've started from on this journey of learning to take pictures. So far pictures which should receive a low

rating don't tend to receive any rating whatsoever. I guess it's a criteria in itself, but nowhere near as valuable as an actual

rating however low.

I think that if a way could be found to make the ratings an easier process, this will improve its use and value as a tool.

I posted this because I am curious what others think on this subject

I use a image processing software like Gimp on a Linux system. I do whatever processing I can on the larger image (cropping,

brightness, contrast etc) then I reduce the image to a size that seems ok. This usually gets it well under the required

100K

Yes indeed seems to be my browser's fault. It maybe that it has a

funny way of displaying paragraphs. In Konqueror it goes comment,

break, author, [no break], next comment. That's why is a bit

confusing.

In netscape the sequence goes: comment, break, author, break, which

is a bit better.

No need to answer any further, I think I am clear about what's

happening. - no big deal

an adaptor to the F80 and a DR4 rightangle finder at £135 + vat - as

quoted in an email from robertwhite.co.uk

I was about 12-13 when I was allowed to play a little with a camera

with this kind of view finder... I really enjoyed it, not

necessarily to focus at waist level, but closer. I liked the feeling

of the image on the little screen moving as I was moving the camera

around. It was like live miniTV in a way...

Anyway is 2002 now, I decided to get an Olympus E10 as an all

expenses included package and buy my ideal 35 mm SLR when/if money

is going to be plenty.

All the best and thanks for your advice

In the forums and comments section, there is a line between the last

line of the comment and the name of the author. Then immediately

after that (no breaks) comes the next comment.

I wish it was the other way around (space between the name of an

author and the first line of the next comment) or have a line

delimiting the comments as the current setup tends to suggest that

the author of a given comment is in fact the author of the comment

inserted after him.... I hope this makes sense.... English is not my

first language and this shows sometimes.

Regards,

Paul (aka Bradut)

I would like to know wether such think exists, or any device which

can allow "waist level viewfinding" on a NikonF80

Thanks

I guess I'll buy the E10.... my bid seems to be staying at £425 so I

am hanging on....;- )

its true I wouldn't really need a high refresh rate as I tend to

mostly photograph nature, urban life, people still or moving

(slowly..;), places. I am not really into photographing fast action,

sports or anything like that.

All I am interested in is a sharp image... something that will give

me on screen, an as closer feel to looking at a slide through a

viewer... within my rather small budget that is.... ;-)

What about the zoom. My understanding so far was that the E100RS has

got a better zoom... Mayble I just got confused on this one.

My answer comes awfully late and may interest no one but I shall

make my point nevertheless.

I think it is important to keep oneself open to learning from

whatever source.

One doesn't necessarily need to go to the library, school or

whatever source to learn. Any place is as good as any to find

answers, I guess it's all a question of personal preference. And

maybe the best source is the one that can provide the answer

fastest. Just because I've spend hours struggling to understand

something doesn't mean that I expect anyone else to do the same. If

I can I will aim to transfer that understanding instantly or at

least help others arrive to it with a lot less effort.

Also, I try to keep my mind open to knowledge wherever it may come

from; in this instance from a question which some may deem basic or

damn right stupid.

I do think a question can be badly asked, when it is not very clear

and can be misunderstood. But in this case the question was clear

and the answer came quick enough.

On my part I think is better to treat questions in terms of personal

ability of give an useful answer. Generally I find there are

questions I can answer and others which I can't. This ability on my

side is the product of mainly two factors: my competence in the

subject referred to by the question and the clarity of the

respective question.

Maybe one should not dismiss a question on grounds of its

simplicity. Whatever the reason for which it was asked (maybe the

person was indeed lazy or just playing around) I as an observer can

learn a great deal, so the question, even if just for this reason

had its use.

When solving a maths problem in school (especially in geometry) I

would carefully set up the ipothesis and the conclusion before

proceeding with the demonstration. And I would loose myself on

various logical paths only to return repeatedly to my ipothesis, my

starting point. And this fresh look at the basics was sometimes able

to provide that flash of inspiration so I could happily arrive at

q.e.d...

If there was to be a conclusion to my ...diatribe, I guess it would

be that I should not overestimate my grasp of the very basics and

that however much I seem to know there will be always space to

unerstand a little more.

I live in Uk and I found on ebay an Olympus E-10 for around $500,

that's about $700?... I've read various reviews and I am not really

sure whether to go for it, or to wait a bit more for an used

E-100RS, given that my main usage is going to be for screen and not

print.

From what I've read so far the E-100RS gives sharper images and

overall is better suited for web/screen publishing. But maybe I am

wrong and even if it has a smaller zoom, maybe the E10 is the better

camera. I just want to know people's thoughts on this.

Anyway the problem with E-100RS is that is a bit hard to find and I

guess it is going to be overpriced for this reason.

On this subject does anyone know of a replacement/competitor in this

market of low(er) resolution cameras, but with higher SLR-style

controls and lens quality ? (I may be talking in complete ignorance

here... see a bit of background info bellow... )

Thanks

Bradut

PS I don't really have any practical experience with digital cameras

(I may have taken up to 5 occasional shots on friend's cameras). My

photographic experience is reduced to the occasional usage

(sometimes in more intense bursts..) of my sturdy russian made

camera, Zenit, a fairly basic mechanical camera, which I had for

about 10 years from my father.