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- Subject: Re: Info wanted on Nikon N90 vs. Minolta 9xi--what to buy...
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.232430.416@wsuhub.uc.twsu.edu>
- From: krschimm@wsuhub.uc.twsu.edu (Karl Schimmel)
- Date: 17 Nov 92 23:24:30 CST
- References: <1992Nov12.232340.19219@pool.info.sunyit.edu> <410@rd1.interlan.com>
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- > |> This is actually going to be for my girlfriend, so I would like to
- > |> get her the best one that I could. She is graduating with a degree in
- > |> photography in December, so this would make an excellent gift for her. She
- > |> has expressed interest in both models (and the Nikon F4--ouch!!!), and now
- > |> it seems up to me to decide.....
- >
- > The reason that I recommend the Nikon is that she can start out with a small
- > set of lenses, but if she gets an assignment where she needs something
- > exotic, she can easily rent it, esp in New York. Minolta is alot harder to
- > rent, and in many cases you would have to buy it. For example lets say
- > she needs the 300/f2.8 to cover some sporting event, being just out of college
- > she may not have the $4000.00 to pay for a new one if it can be found,
- > but it may only cost here $100.00 to rent it for a weekend.
- >
- > Michael B.
- its even cheeper to rent Nikon lenses in Wichita and Kansas City.
- about $60 to $80 for a 300mm
- AND if you become a Nikon Professional Card holder you can get free
- loaners at larger events (oylmipics, political conventions and a number of
- smaller more frequent things held in large citys (this goes for cannon
- professionals to))
-
- Karl R. Schimmel
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- The Wichita State University
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