On 16/4/04, TACHE-MAN discumbobulated: >I am the proud owner of an *istD. Just a few questions.
Ok, go on then. > >1.) Is digital photography better than film photography? Yes of course it is. > >2.) So, how does this thing work? You open the box, take it out, switch it on. > >3.) If I use this camera, will I go blind? Sort of like, photographic self-abuse? Why not ! :-) > >4.) What's the capital of South Dakota? Hell, who cares? > >5.) Who was the guitar player on "Whiter Shade of Pale?" A very ageing hippy, Robin Trower. > >6.) If I try real hard, can I put film in the camera? Yes. > >7.) When I get finished reading the manual, will I be able to play the piano? You'll be dashing off tunes in no time. Will you have time though with all the self-abuse? > >8.) If I take a picture in RAW format, import it into Photoshop, and adjust >the image size correctly for a usable print, will I see God? If you have opened Photoshop, you have seen God. > >9.) Do I have to give up my membership in the Real Photographers Guild? Depends - will they refund your subs? > >10.) Is a family in Rochester NY now going hungry because of me? Have a nice guilt trip :-) > >11.) Will my desk now become organized? Actually, yes. > >12.) Will women now find me attractive? Only if you squeeze the leftovers out of that 'tache. > >13.) Does anything rhyme with "eucalyptus"? No. Anything rhymes with Benny King. > >14.) Can I ask random people for spare Compact Flash cards? You walk up to them and say 'Hello Bruce (in case they happen to be Australian, can avoid confusion), how'd you fancy giving me your CF cards, and would you like to come back to my place, bouncy bouncy?' > >15.) How does the Infield Fly Rule work? Does it matter? It's only practised by a bunch of pansies wearing pyjamas and waving a stick at a ball.... Oh, go on then, you asked: The only difference between an infield fly and any other fly is that the batter is out when it is declared, and the ball does not have to be caught. Because the batter is declared out the runners are no longer forced to run, but they may run if they wish, at the risk of being put out. If the ball is caught they must tag-up before running, the same as on any fly ball. If the ball is not caught they may run without tagging up, the same as on any fly ball. If the umpires forget to call an obvious infield fly, the rule is assumed to have been called and the batter may still be out. If the umpires forget to call it, the defense is not allowed to get 2 or more outs. They can only have one. If the ball is dropped and nobody is put out, the batter is called out. If the ball is dropped and 2 or more runners are put out; the batter is out and the other runners are returned to their original bases. This is OBR rules. In FED the batter is out even if the infield-fly is not called and all plays that occur, stand as they resulted. If a fly ball first lands untouched on foul ground before first or third base and bounces untouched into fair territory, it is an infield fly because it is now a fair ball and the batter is out. If the fly ball first lands untouched in fair territory before first or third and bounces untouched into foul territory, it is just a foul ball. I love Google. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _____________________________
