Nikon D70 vs NIKON coolpix 8700

Hi there i was wondering if you guys could give me your opinion on
this matter. A picture taken with the D70 and a 35mm lens (50mm
equivalent with 1.5X) compared with a picture from nikon coolpix 8700
which is a higher resolution camera (8 mega pixel) which one would
print out better as an 8X10? Would the megapixel advantage of the
8700 create a better print assuming everything was the same, shutter
speed, aperture, focal length... etc. How about the lens quality of
the 35 f2.8mm nikkor vs say the built in lens of the coolpix? Any
opinions or thoughts on this. Thanks, Jeff

J Stryker wrote:
Hi there i was wondering if you guys could give me your opinion on
this matter. A picture taken with the D70 and a 35mm lens (50mm
equivalent with 1.5X) compared with a picture from nikon coolpix 8700
which is a higher resolution camera (8 mega pixel) which one would
print out better as an 8X10? Would the megapixel advantage of the
8700 create a better print assuming everything was the same, shutter
speed, aperture, focal length... etc. How about the lens quality of
the 35 f2.8mm nikkor vs say the built in lens of the coolpix? Any
opinions or thoughts on this. Thanks, Jeff

rec.photo.digital would be the right place.

The smaller sensor and high density of the 8700 means more noise than the larger
sensor of the D70 and the D70 provides enough pixels to print 10 x 6.6 (in.) @
300 dpi, and of course larger at slightly lower print dpi (eg: 15x10 @ 200 dpi).

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J Stryker wrote:
Hi there i was wondering if you guys could give me your opinion on
this matter. A picture taken with the D70 and a 35mm lens (50mm
equivalent with 1.5X) compared with a picture from nikon coolpix 8700
which is a higher resolution camera (8 mega pixel) which one would
print out better as an 8X10? Would the megapixel advantage of the
8700 create a better print assuming everything was the same, shutter
speed, aperture, focal length... etc. How about the lens quality of
the 35 f2.8mm nikkor vs say the built in lens of the coolpix? Any
opinions or thoughts on this. Thanks, Jeff

rec.photo.digital would be the right place.

The smaller sensor and high density of the 8700 means more noise than the larger
sensor of the D70 and the D70 provides enough pixels to print 10 x 6.6 (in.) @
300 dpi, and of course larger at slightly lower print dpi (eg: 15x10 @ 200 dpi).

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-- [SI rulz] http://www.aliasimages.com/si/rulz.html
-- e-meil: there's no such thing as a FreeLunch.