Solving a problem the old fashioned way.

[loathar]

I've got an old Polaroid but I don't think that will help matters.

[Anonymous]

Hi Jeffrey,

If you want, you are welcome to my old Olympus D-550, which is a 3 megapixel, 3x optical zoom camera.  It does have a macro mode with a minimum focusing distance of 8".  It does record movies, albeit without sound.  It uses Smartmedia cards (I've got at least one I can send with the camera), as well as a set of four AA batteries (I'll include a set of four NiMH rechargeable batteries as well).  I'm pretty sure I don't have the manual for it anymore, but you can download it from the Olympus website.

Here's a review of the camera way back when it was released in 2002:

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/D550/D55A.HTM 

Here's the Olympus webpage for the manual in PDF format:

http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_archived_product_details.asp?id=867&fl=8 

Please PM me your address if you are interested.  

See, some good has come out of the rancor of the WPF!  Kudos to Chip for putting this in motion. 

[SpaceMouse]

Hi Jeffrey,

If you want, you are welcome to my old Olympus D-550, which is a 3 megapixel, 3x optical zoom camera.  It does have a macro mode with a minimum focusing distance of 8".  It does record movies, albeit without sound.  It uses Smartmedia cards (I've got at least one I can send with the camera), as well as a set of four AA batteries (I'll include a set of four NiMH rechargeable batteries as well).  I'm pretty sure I don't have the manual for it anymore, but you can download it from the Olympus website.

Here's a review of the camera way back when it was released in 2002:

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/D550/D55A.HTM 

Here's the Olympus webpage for the manual in PDF format:

http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_archived_product_details.asp?id=867&fl=8 

Please PM me your address if you are interested.  

See, some good has come out of the rancor of the WPF!  Kudos to Chip for putting this in motion. 

Now that's what I'm talking about!

Now for the tripod.  Anybody? How about a small table top?

 

[GAPPLEG]

Hi Jeffrey,

If you want, you are welcome to my old Olympus D-550, which is a 3 megapixel, 3x optical zoom camera.  It does have a macro mode with a minimum focusing distance of 8".  It does record movies, albeit without sound.  It uses Smartmedia cards (I've got at least one I can send with the camera), as well as a set of four AA batteries (I'll include a set of four NiMH rechargeable batteries as well).  I'm pretty sure I don't have the manual for it anymore, but you can download it from the Olympus website.

Here's a review of the camera way back when it was released in 2002:

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/D550/D55A.HTM 

Here's the Olympus webpage for the manual in PDF format:

http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_archived_product_details.asp?id=867&fl=8 

Please PM me your address if you are interested.  

See, some good has come out of the rancor of the WPF!  Kudos to Chip for putting this in motion. 

Now that's what I'm talking about!

Now for the tripod.  Anybody? How about a small table top?

 

hyun , what took you so long. Wow ! I'll back off and let Jeff take that deal , thats alot of camera.

[Anonymous]

 

Now for the tripod.  Anybody? How about a small table top?

I'll pick up a tabletop tri-pod today.

Jeffery, please PM your address to me.

[Bapou]

I'm very glad to see evryone helping, and I wish I could do somthing too, I think it is great that Jeff has recieved 2 offers and a offer for a tripod!

[C&O Fan]

Thanks Chip for bring out the best in people

They are out there sometimes you just have to look !

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Gappleg, Hyun and Twomule. Check your PM's. I really appreciate this.

[jeffers_mz]

Ummm, Chip...640x480 really IS old technology, but...pics from it would....er...violate bergie's recommendations on posted picture size...500 pixels wide if I recall...not that everyone adheres to that, I'm just sayin...

 

Pcarrel, I like that poster, but I'd note that the laws of physics don't actually forbid all that much and law enforcement seems to key on certain trigger activity...again, just sayin...

 

;-)

 

 

[Anonymous]

Bypass Bergies Restriction on the Pixel width and host the images off site somewhere else like Imageshack, photobucket etc and link back there.

[CSX_road_slug]

... Kudos to Chip for putting this in motion. 

That's exactly why we elected him as President of this forum!

(BTW kudos to you for your generosity!)

[PA&ERR]

That's what I love about this hobby!

For every trentonizer there are a hundred Space Mouses (mices?)

George

[pcarrell]

Jeff,

As you know from our conversation a while ago, earlier today I made a very grave mistake.  I asked my wife if we could give way our camera and get a new one.  I didn't explain to her the reasoning behind my request for us giving away our (her) camera.  She didn't know what the deal was basically, and so the whole thing didn't make sense to her.  I'd forgotten that I gave her the camera a few years ago for Christmas, and so she was reluctant to give it up without understanding why.  An understandable reaction.

We just talked about it again and I explained the whole situation.  She is now 100% behind getting a new camera and giving the old one to you, if you're still interested.

It's a Vivitar 3935 (click the link) with a 512 SD card.  I'd be including rechargable batteries (it eats them up pretty fast so you'll need them) and a charger.  I also have the software and some paperwork around here somewhere.

If you're interested just let me know.  PM me with a place to send it and it's all yours.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Thanks Pc.

[pcarrell]

No problem!

Now you have a few to pick from so you can have one, you can give one to David, whom I know is in about the same position financially as you are, and you can find another home for any others!

When it rains, it pours!

[jeffrey-wimberly]

David just looked at the PDF manual for the Olympus and his eyes just about popped out. It has around 170 pages.

[SpaceMouse]

We're still looking for the large tripod.

Surely someone has upgraded theirs. Even if it is a little wobbley, His new camera has a timer.

Dig deep in that closet.

Chip 

 

 

[pcarrell]

I've got a mini tripod thats made for the Vivitar that will go with the camera, but a big one would be cool!  I also have a camera bag and a spare SD256 card.

[Anonymous]

David just looked at the PDF manual for the Olympus and his eyes just about popped out. It has around 170 pages.

Yeah but luckily you don't need to read all of that... just most of it!   Seriously, I think there's an intro section that covers all the basic functions, then the rest are the more detailed explanations.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

I'll have to read that at several sittings. Many pages of small print and dyslexia don't mix.

[Anonymous]

Jeffery

Your mini tri-pod will reach you sometime next week.

 

 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Good deal! Thank you.

[conrail92]

Hey How are thoos tripods? I have seen them before never got one, I own a regular larger scale one. But are the small ones worth it?

BTW: The thing you setup for him was very kind. Jeff I hope you enjoy it, and the only thing I ask is that you keep thoose pictures coming ;)

[Vail and Southwestern RR]

I can't help with the camera thing, or the tripod, but I am completely amazed...you know, now that I think about it, that isn't true.  This isn't surprising, but it is great!  I've put a little something back into my signature that I took out a while ago.  It will be staying a good long time, this time!

 

[SpaceMouse]

Spacemouse for President!

I ain't running unless I get my own Obama girl.

[Vail and Southwestern RR]

Spacemouse for President!

I ain't running unless I get my own Obama girl.

If I had one do you think you'd get her?

[jasperofzeal]

Unless I miss my guess, he'll need a tripod  as well: both a floor unit and a small tabletop.

I think Jeff will get some nice cameras and a small tripod.  Back where I come from, when it's an idea started by someone, he leads by example.  In other words, maybe you could ante up the floor unit tripod.

Jeff, what kind of software are you using to edit your pics?

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Jeff, what kind of software are you using to edit your pics?

I use a cheap photo editor that came with my old Aiptek Pencam and recently I've been trying PhotoI,pressions 4.0 which came with my Vivitar Mini Camera. I'm using Windows 98SE, so a lot of these new photo editors won't run on my system. Yesterday I got the FastStone image viewer which can also edit photos. I haven't tried it yet.

[yougottawanta]

Loather ! HYave you no shame ?

[GAPPLEG]

Jeffers,

Now that's funny right there. I don't care who you are.

I suffer from the same problem.

That and the suffering Pygmies in Africa.

Okay, whose sending the camera to Jeffery.

Despite all offer of other great equipment , I did drop mine in the mail to him. I told him if he gets the better stuff , pass mine on to someone in need. Apparently by next week he's going to have three cameras and tripods to match. Jeffrey will be ahead of all of us !!