----- Original Message ----- From: "trevor cunningham" <tr_cunningham@xxxxxxxxx> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 4:42 AM Subject: Re: building a studio at school and OT : wow...this turned into something...thank goodness it : hasn't quite turned into a canon vs nikon : argument...yet...anywho, nice to know about the studio : flash adapter...i think if we got into slaves and : pre-flash settings the students would get that tilt to : their heads like dogs hearing a high whistle...i did : mention that the d70 would likely be I'll just add that of the 3 sony f505's we put in the hands of students, all are still working fine - and no less than 1200 students from many faculties have access to these (!). The 3 D100's in the hands of the photo students have not fared anywhere near so well in half the time, costing a LOT in repairs :-( The Sony f717 I lent students met with a great degree of acceptance :-) Aside from the versatility of being able to shoot from the waist, they also take a hot shoe adapter and prove very adept camera in studio setings k