mrbyer wrote:
> I don't use the chopsticks in the traditional pincher-grab-and-lift
> method for couscous, rice, etc... I use the "shovel" method for eating
> these types of foods with chopsticks. Hold the bowl up towards your
> mouth and sort of shovel the food in with the chopsticks held together
> as more of a single wider flatter stick. I apologize if my description
> doesn't provide the proper visual. I wonder if there is youtube video
> of what I mean.

Probably, but that doesn't mean we want to see it...

Sorry, couldn't resist. Shoveling is a standard technique used in any
part of Asia that uses chopsticks. It's called 'bowl assistance.' If
you load up your spoon and shovel from there, it's called 'spoon
assistance.' These technical terms are defined (and probably coined) in
a book of cartoons called "Beginner's Taipei" by Gao Ben Nuo (Benedikt
Hohenau) and published in 1989. So, graphical depictions do exist. I
just don't know if youtube has it.

I don't go any where without my chopsticks. Food eaten from bamboo
chopsticks tastes best. I keep the tarnished silver spoon as a luxury
item...

CL

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Hi all-
So I'm wondering what folks are carrying for digital cameras these
days. I'm not terribly worried about whether its waterproof or not.
Quality should be probably at least 7 megapixels. Weight is critical.
What's out there that has good quality and is light?
Thanks for all the good discussion-
Phil

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I have been using a Pentax Optio M20. I is a 7 Megapixel camera and
takes some great photos as long as I do my part. The camera is quite
small and weighs less than 6 ounce with the two AA batteries.

I picked up mine on-line for just over $100 and would highly recommend
it.

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I also have the Pentax Opto M20. Only fault I have with it is the lack
of a viewfinder and having to use the Monitor screen to view the
subject. I find it difficult in sunlight.

--- In BackpackingLight <at> yahoogroups.com, "Todd Heyn" <toddheyn <at> ...>
wrote:
>
> I have been using a Pentax Optio M20. I is a 7 Megapixel camera and
> takes some great photos as long as I do my part. The camera is quite
> small and weighs less than 6 ounce with the two AA batteries.
>
> I picked up mine on-line for just over $100 and would highly
recommend
> it.
>

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http://tinyurl.com/2vk82f

Olympus Stylus 770SW

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----- Original Message ----
From: Phil <philrobertovich <at> yahoo.com>

Hi all-
So I'm wondering what folks are carrying for digital cameras these
days. I'm not terribly worried about whether its waterproof or not.
Quality should be probably at least 7 megapixels. Weight is critical.
What's out there that has good quality and is light?
Thanks for all the good discussion-
Phil

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What sorts of batteries does it use?

CL

Tim D. Williamson wrote:
> http://tinyurl.com/2vk82f
>
> Olympus Stylus 770SW
>
> Tim D. Williamson

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I use a Nikon Coolpix 3200 although newer models with more
resolution are available. I got it just for the Grand
Canyon because it is light, small, and has a pretty good
lens. Now I use it all the time. It uses standard AA
batteries so you can have spares and an exceptional
macrofocus for anything small. I turn the screen off and
use the optical viewfinder to save batteries and because,
in the sun, the screen is not useful. There is more to
picture quality than raw pixel count such as noise. Some
lower pixel count cameras make better images than higher.
It is all in the CCD. Take a look around the web at
reviews comparing cameras' actual photos, in low light
especially.

Cheers
Frank

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Lithium rechargeables. Type LI-42B Olympus. I bought an extra, so I can keep a charged battery as a backup. I used mine over two days taking both video and stills and it got low, but never quit. It has several power saving features that extend battery life.

Tim D. Williamson
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Artist, Gardener, Astronomer, Handyman, Chef,
Wandering Guru, Soothsayer, & Purveyor of Obscure Trivia
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----- Original Message ----
From: Cara Lin Bridgman <caralinb <at> ms68.hinet.net>
To: BackpackingLight <at> yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, September 2, 2007 10:46:46 AM
Subject: Re: [BackpackingLight] lightweight digital camera

What sorts of batteries does it use?

CL

Tim D. Williamson wrote:
> http://tinyurl.com/2vk82f
>
> Olympus Stylus 770SW
>
> Tim D. Williamson

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I've been happy with the Canon Digital Elph SD800IS....it has the power-saving optical viewfinder in addition to a large LCD screen, and image stabilization.....it's 6 megapixels, not 7, but realistically, when do you ever use the full 7 anyway? I have a larger format 8 mp camera that I almost always use at 5-6 megapixels....bigger than that is rarely necessary and uses up a lot of memory. It's small and lightweight and might fit in the fabled Altoids tin, though I can't say I've really checked...any smaller and it would be hard to handle without dropping.

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