hasselblad Sun, 20 May 2001 Volume 1 : Number 1232 In this issue: Re: a laptop question --am seeking one to download photos in the field? Re: a laptop question --am seeking one to download photos in the field? how old is this lens, s/n# : 5774530 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 11:36:41 -0400 From: "LEO WOLK" To: Subject: Re: a laptop question --am seeking one to download photos in the field? Message-ID: <01c0e079$80b53dc0$9d854d0c@fofyplfq> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C0E057.F9A39DC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Based on personal experience, this probably isn't a good idea. The card = reader=20 is going to use one PC slot (I leave mine in permanently), and you are = going to=20 run into conflicts, of the physical sort, trying to get the memory card = in and=20 out of the adapter card while you have another device plugged in. = Usually space=20 is a little tight! The MUCH BETTER solution is to buy a notebook with a = built=20 in CDR-W drive. These are READILY AVAILABLE, and leaves your PC slot = available=20 for something else. I should add that I would probably recommend the fastest=20 processor and maximum RAM you can afford. I would think the minimum for = what=20 you're describing, to preserve SOME kind of future usability, would be = an 800=20 MHz processor and AT LEAST, at the VERY LEAST, 256 Megs of RAM. = Remember you'll=20 be handling MANY 4 Meg files, which are quite large. And this just = represents=20 the CURRENT generation of PROSUMER digital cameras. If you're going to = do=20 anything serious, on the semi-pro level, I'd think more in terms of 500 = Megs of=20 Ram especially if you're planning on running PhotoShop. And remember, 4 = Megs is=20 TODAY, tomorrow you'll probably be buying a 10 Meg camera, and 128 Meg = of Ram=20 JUST WON'T CUT IT with files that large. Good Luck, Leo > Don't overlook the possibility of an external CD-RW drive connected = through a=20 > PCMCIA adapter. For instance, I can use an Adaptec PCMCIA adapter = connected to=20 > an external SCSI drive. There are external cases to connect a drive > through a printer port. My HP notebook cost less than $600US. Just a = thought. >=20 > Gene Pallat ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C0E057.F9A39DC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Based on personal experience, this probably isn't a good = idea. =20 The card reader
is going to use one PC slot (I leave mine in = permanently),=20 and you are going to
run into conflicts, of the physical sort, = trying to get=20 the memory card in and
out of the adapter card while you have = another device=20 plugged in. Usually space
is a little tight! The MUCH = BETTER=20 solution is to buy a notebook with a built
in CDR-W drive. = These are=20 READILY AVAILABLE, and leaves your PC slot available
for something=20 else.

I should add that I would probably recommend the fastest =
processor and=20 maximum RAM you can afford. I would think the minimum for what =
you're=20 describing, to preserve SOME kind of future usability, would be an = 800=20
MHz processor and AT LEAST, at the VERY LEAST, 256 Megs of = RAM. =20 Remember you'll
be handling MANY 4 Meg files, which are quite = large. =20 And this just represents
the CURRENT generation of PROSUMER digital=20 cameras. If you're going to do
anything serious, on the = semi-pro=20 level, I'd think more in terms of 500 Megs of
Ram especially if = you're=20 planning on running PhotoShop. And remember, 4 Megs is
TODAY, = tomorrow=20 you'll probably be buying a 10 Meg camera, and 128 Meg of Ram
JUST = WON'T CUT=20 IT with files that large.

Good Luck, Leo

> Don't overlook the possibility of an external CD-RW drive = connected=20 through a

> PCMCIA adapter. For instance, I can use an Adaptec = PCMCIA=20 adapter connected to

> an external SCSI drive. There are external cases to = connect a=20 drive

> through a printer port. My HP notebook cost less than=20 $600US. Just a thought.

> Gene Pallat

------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C0E057.F9A39DC0-- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 13:25:33 EDT From: Msfoto@aol.com To: bigleo@worldnet.att.net, hasselblad@kelvin.net Subject: Re: a laptop question --am seeking one to download photos in the field? Message-ID: <4a.160867aa.2838068d@aol.com> hey--thanks for the info, will go with at least 256 mgs and 850mgz! now, what computer??? dell or sony?L ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 15:05:37 +0800 From: kwow To: "hasselblad@kelvin.net" Subject: how old is this lens, s/n# : 5774530 Message-ID: <3B076CC1.8B5BA46@pacific.net.sg> I would appreciate if someone can advice me on the year of manufacture of the above mention, 50C T* lens. Regards KW.. ------------------------------ End of hasselblad V1 #1232 ************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Hasselblad Users Group Listserv is a public service of Absolute Internet, Inc., which is not responsible for its content. This mailing list is in no way affiliated with Victor Hasselblad AB, it's subsidiaries, or affiliates. Please turn off HTML mail features prior to posting to this list. Use text mode only. To change your subscription status, go to: http://mail.kelvin.net/guest/RemoteListSummary/Hasselblad Digest archives are stored at http://www.kelvin.net/hasselblad/hassy.htm Searchable archives can be found at http://www.listquest.com/arts/index.html