wwp@yahoogroups.com:
Re: Preliminary Stats for June 2006 WWP
Pat Swovelin 2006-Jul-06 17:00:00
Tim Hatch wrote:
> It's that time again...
>
> Take a look at http://timhatch.com/projects/wwp-equipment/
> data-06jun.html and send me any corrections. This is not yet the
> full list - 32 people are missing from the original launch (due to
> funky unicode that confused my script, I'll need to manually enter
> those people), and I have not entered anyone from the late editing yet.
>
> The biggest thing I've noticed so far is that the cameras and lenses
> seem to be getting better on average. There are (so far) double the
> users of the Panosarus, and five users of Hugin compared with two in
> the previous wwp.
>
>
> There are a few of things I'd like help with, from someone more
> knowledgeable about cameras.
>
> * Is the 10.5mm Nikkor lens properly Nikkor or Nikon? What about
> the FC-E8?
> * Pentax camera names seem very similar and, as Morbo would say,
> belligerent and numerous. Are there really that many different
> models, or is the *istD the same as the *istDS... etc.
> * Seitz-Roundshot models... only one specified a model number. Is
> that "the model" everyone uses?
> * I think we went through this in March, but the Fuji (Finepix) S
> [23] (Pro)... can any of those be condensed?
> * To the people who put cute things in, I left them. Especially
> the Jet Bell Ranger, I put that under Tripod. If this is not how you
> want it listed, let me know.
> * I'm thinking about collapsing "custom" and "homemade" panohead
> into a single category. Any objections?
Yes, they're 2 distinct catagories. Homemade is just that (and to a
degree implies someone hacking away at some aluminum in his garage,
which isn't a bad thing mind you) while custom may range from homemade
all the way up to someone with a 4-axis CNC mill (who may or may not
have done it for free).
You've got a rogue Nodal Ninja 3 head listed under lenses.
Are you going to sort the tables on the left column?
Once again another GREAT job of collecting and organizing all of this
data for everyone to benefit and learn from. Thanks!
> Tim Hatch
Pat Swovelin
Cool Guy @ Large