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On May 22, 6:31 pm, Wayne wrote:
In article .com, says... I have to take issue with this, the advantage of a higher end DSLR is not mainly about features but performance, works in lower light, faster auto-focus, faster shot to shot time, better looking photos etc. In fact it seems to be the small point and shoot cameras that are loaded with features. Semantics... performance features are features, which we may choose to purchase. Features may just be buttons or menus to you, but I'd define features as the prominent characteristics of the camera, particularly the differences to other cameras. Size and weight and color are features. But you were saying before that what you got for more money was features and that if a person was not going to use these features then it was a waste to spend money on them. But anybody using a better performing camera will benefit from it. If for example you are counting low noise as a feature (which I would not) then low noise photos are a good thing for anyone using the camera, it would be hard not to make use of this "feature". Scott |
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On May 22, 2:55 pm, ASAAR wrote:
snip The 3mp Canon Powershot is just too limited in features (nothing but full Auto mode, and poor battery life). My 3mp Powershot (A70) has quite a few shooting modes including a manual one, and battery life is greatly improved when the LCD on the back is turned off. |
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On May 22, 12:34 pm, "dennis@home"
wrote: "harrogate3" wrote in message ... You know, whenever I see something about the race for pixels it always brings back to mind that famous and similarly related statement years ago by Uncle Bill Gates:- "640K of memory is enough for anyone." Says it all really.................... It was true at the time. Inefficient languages had yet to be developed. snip It's those 'inefficient' languages that have helped up the ante of what a PC will do, alongside the huge drop in the cost of components. The usage of resources in modern languages may be poor, but the usage of resource in programming terms is *very* efficient compared to assembler languages. |
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Geoff Berrow wrote:
Message-ID: Gsu4i.2124$ky6.2081@trnddc02 from Wayne contained the following: It is not because it may become obsolete, any will, but it still should do everything in ten years that it does now. We all know people still quite happy with 1 or 2 megapixels because they never print anything. 3 or 4 megapixels will print 4x6 inches, and 6 or 8 megapixels will print 8x10 inches. Few of us have any use for more megapixels. But if you need more, you should buy more. I've enlarged 6.1 megapixels very successfully to 20 x 16.(Nikon D70) In fact, the resolution of the lens becomes apparent before pixels are noticeable so if you need more pixels, you also need better lenses Indeed, increasing the number of pixels, beyond a certain level is a waste of time if the lens isn't good enough to take advantage of the increased resolution. That's why the cameras with a lot of pixels cost more. The current trend to cameras with 12 mp or more in a compact P&S camera are probably a waste of money as the lenses aren't likely to be up to the task. |
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"Allen" wrote in message
... Nobody seems to have responded with the reason many of us don't buy DSLRs: we buy what we can afford. I would love to have a DSLR with a collection of lenses and accessories, but I get along with my S3 IS. When medical expenses go down, gasoline goes down etc I will get a DSLR. But in the meantime I enjoy what I have. Allen Have you considered getting a film scanner, and continuing to use your film cameras and lenses for image capture? Especially if you have several bodies, the film scanner turns them, in a sense, into "digital cameras." For me, the appeal of digital is in the editing, not necessarily in the image capture phase. |
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jeremy wrote:
"Allen" wrote in message ... Nobody seems to have responded with the reason many of us don't buy DSLRs: we buy what we can afford. I would love to have a DSLR with a collection of lenses and accessories, but I get along with my S3 IS. When medical expenses go down, gasoline goes down etc I will get a DSLR. But in the meantime I enjoy what I have. Allen Have you considered getting a film scanner, and continuing to use your film cameras and lenses for image capture? Especially if you have several bodies, the film scanner turns them, in a sense, into "digital cameras." For me, the appeal of digital is in the editing, not necessarily in the image capture phase. I have scanned hundreds of my old film pictures, and not ONE of them looks as good as any of my digital camera's pictures. Scanning is a very poor substitute for the 'real thing'. For me, the appeal of digital is the reduced cost, and hassle, over film. I doubt I will ever remove my film camera from the drawer for any purpose than nostalgia in the future. |
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"Ron Hunter" wrote in message ... jeremy wrote: "Allen" wrote in message ... I have scanned hundreds of my old film pictures, and not ONE of them looks as good as any of my digital camera's pictures. Scanning is a very poor substitute for the 'real thing'. For me, the appeal of digital is the reduced cost, and hassle, over film. I doubt I will ever remove my film camera from the drawer for any purpose than nostalgia in the future. I will not be going back to film But My first film scanner was the Jessop's/Primafilm £100 job and even that did a good job if 8x6 is acceptable. What did amaze me was the slides from my Helina 35 X where a lot better then expected and nearly as good as the Minolta SRT shots |
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