Just in case you are wondering - what is the physical difference between two cameras

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

In 5yrs we'll look back and laugh at how we thought that a 39mp camera was so awesome . It'll be entry level stuff by then.
I've got a copy of an old ad, somewhere, raving about the latest new "10megabyte" hard disk drive. Only $1000! How would you ever fill something that huge?

[h0ughy (David)]

COngrats on 2K posts JJJ, and I recently threw out the original PCUSer magazines, when a 286 pc with a whopping 2meg ram was $3890, with a 20 meg HDD upgraded from a 10GIG HDD. As fot he cameras, they reach a saturation point, only the sensitivity can be increased now, the 39MP camera will still be way outof out league


ANd Xelasnave congrats for 2K posts

[xelasnave]

Our office led the field when we purchased an unbelievable machine with 640k ram (less than a meg hard to believe it was so exciting) and 20 meg hard drive outputting to a big dot matrix printer.. $2500 for each item. But then the portable phone was $4500. I recall enquiring about about the first web cam (and hardware to upgrade to run it) $4000 ..I waited and picked up a web cam for the lap top a couple of weeks ago $29.
Thanks for pointing out 2k had been reached I would have missed it. Congrates to JJJ.
alex

[Astroman (Andrew Wall)]

So how do you rate the pentax cameras for Astronomy David, are they getting better or still a long way to go before being worthy. What modifications would you like to see being changed on the cameras, to make them more competitive for Astronomical use?

[h0ughy (David)]

Originally Posted by Astroman

So how do you rate the pentax cameras for Astronomy David, are they getting better or still a long way to go before being worthy. What modifications would you like to see being changed on the cameras, to make them more competitive for Astronomical use?

will be doing some extensive testing in the next month

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Congratulations Alex, thankyou Dave.
Alex, I just realised that we joined up only a month apart.

[xelasnave]

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

Congratulations Alex, thankyou Dave.
Alex, I just realised that we joined up only a month apart.

I find that very comforting as I feel I post too much
alex

[h0ughy (David)]

yep I I did after both of you..................

[xelasnave]

Originally Posted by h0ughy

yep I I did after both of you..................

We may have caught it from someone with over 8000 posts to their credit ..

I will be interested to hear your report above all others on the 400 d if you have plans to push it to the limit as they say.

And may I ask do you write for photography magazines if so which one?.. I notice you have contributed to at least one astronomy magazine and hence my question. I value only few opinions and yours has always been sound.
alex

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Flipping 'ell Dave, I've just noticed how many posts you've done.

[DobDobDob (Ron)]

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

Flipping 'ell Dave, I've just noticed how many posts you've done.

Yeah, only because he starts word association threads

[h0ughy (David)]

Originally Posted by tailwag

Yeah, only because he starts word association threads

no they got removed with that thread.

I hope to have some article done for any mag that wants it within the month.