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Observed five baby rattlesnakes this past week, they are born live and the little guys/girls can buzz. Came across one while using my black light to look for scorpions. I also observed a tiger rattlesnake this week as well.

Sounds interesting jk! Any photos?

I have been using 400ASA film at night with my Pentex 105WR during hikes/biking and my night excursion photographs are underexposed. You think switching films speeds would help ?

yes yes yes.. switch film.. I am asuming your not useing a flash?

if not you want to use a higher speed film,

AZ_Hiker wrote:yes yes yes.. switch film.. I am asuming your not useing a flash?

if not you want to use a higher speed film,

Hey Ron,

Do you also do digital? If so, I was wondering if you have a good suggestion for a lower priced camera. I've been looking for a couple of weeks now, and am almost sold on the Canon Powershot A70. Any pros, cons?

yes I do digital.. in fact all the pics I took at http://www.pbase.com/stich are digital.

as far as the powershot.. I have never heard anythng that is really bad about them tho Im not as expert with that cam. if I were you, battery life is a big thing to look for as well as features. go to cnet.com and read the owners reviews. also a website I use a lot is dpreview.com. they do really im depth revies so you can compair.. beyond that I would also get a camera that uses compac flash card. because they are the future and smart media is on the way out.

In response to AZ_Hiker's reply:

Ok. Thanks. I don't think I checked on the battery life of the Canon. Something to keep in mind.

Appreciate the insight.

I have a Fuji FinePix 3800, it has settings which will automatically brighten the picture without a flash, and so many menu items they should offer college credit for learning them. I have never had the batteries go dead in that one. I use a rechargable NiMh....

I stepped into a bed of baby rattlers about 25 years ago, the next thing I knew I was about 10 feet away....still haven't figured out how I did that.

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Thus the name Hoppy?

Come to think of it maybe that is why must have been some subliminal message buried deep in my brain. I have had a few leaps like that from those hair raising critters.....funny thing is, I can STILL leap that far when confronted unexpectedly! Although it takes longer to get over the rush

Nighthiker wrote:I have been using 400ASA film at night with my Pentex 105WR during hikes/biking and my night excursion photographs are underexposed. You think switching films speeds would help ?

It's been a few years since I've used film. If you're going to be shooting at night, without any other light source, I would say go with the highest ASA you can find. I know a few years ago they had 1000ASA out...could be higher than that by now. Of course, any shots you get will be very grainy...but, sounds like that will beat what you're getting now.

HikerInGilbert wrote:In response to AZ_Hiker's reply:

Ok. Thanks. I don't think I checked on the battery life of the Canon. Something to keep in mind.

Appreciate the insight.

Check this camera out Tom... http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/O ... c730uz.asp

HikerInGilbert wrote:Canon Powershot A70. Any pros, cons?

Lots of opinions from lots of folks on this subject. Personal opinions seem to be that the best one is the one they own - which makes sense as it's the one they have experience with.

Cnet is a decent review site - but they tend to not give a very thorough review. Check out Tomshardware.com both in the [ur/=http://www6.tomshardware.com/consumer/index.html]Consumer Electronics [/url]and [ur/=http://www6.tomshardware.com/video/index.html]Audio Video[/url] categories (and they think the Cannon A70 is quite good getting their Editors Choice award)

Another very fine site for reviewing digital cameras is Steve's Digicams - although his reviews are probably have more detail than you'd ever care to see, he at least does a good job of putting a camera through it's paces. He also gives the Cannon a favorable review

The bottom line from most reviewers seems to be - not the best camera ever, but it's easy to use for beginners and provides enough features for advanced users. Image quality is great and the price is good.