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06/23/2007 10:42:39 AM · #51 |
I decided on the d40. It seems to be the best for me. Though I won't go as far as to say I'm a Nikon fan and not a Canon fan anymore--I just don't like Canon's low end option as much as Nikon's. <3 Canon. Also, <3 Nikon. and <3 all the other companies with dslr's. (Now no one can yell at me)
Now to convince my wife we *need* a dslr. Phase two of operation picturequalitysuckagefix is set to begin at 10 hundred hours mountain standard time. Or whenever she wakes up and the morning grumpiness wears off. |
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06/23/2007 11:01:05 AM · #52 |
Hope you haven't bought it yet!
I started off with a Canon 300D, great DSLR and good value for money. Moved up to the 30D, but it didn't feel right for me and I wasn't over happy with out of camera shots. In fact, the 300D was the same.
Got the Pentax K100D, straight away I noticed the sharpness and colour of shots straight from camera using default settings. It is a small camera, but even though I was used to have battery grips on the Canons, the Pentax hasn't felt too small for me. It also has metal frame, Shake Reduction and really user friendly menus. Not forgetting the huge range of lenses that will work with it.
Of course, the K10D is better and rated on a par with the 30D. However, it is a jump out of the budget range of DSLRs. |
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06/23/2007 12:32:36 PM · #53 |
| Oh, goodness no. I havn't bought it yet, I'm not stupid. Then I'd wind up several hunred dollars poorer and without a new dslr, or at least without a functional one. |
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06/24/2007 01:02:33 AM · #54 |
Originally posted by wsl:
status as far as what? iso? aperture and shutter speed settings? there all in the viewfinder as well, not just the lcd. |
Yeah, but it's not practical to set the aperture and the exposure compensation, and to check the shutter through the viewfinder. Checking the focus mode is either impossible to do through the vw, or is very difficult.
Not having a separate status screen, since most DSLRs do, is a handicap for the D40, IMHO.
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06/24/2007 02:22:06 AM · #55 |
As has been pointed out, the lack of a seperate status screen is purely a battery life issue, and as someone pointed out, the D40 battery life is not seriously crippled. Functionality wise, the main screen gives the same or better information than a seperate status screen. The main screen is bigger and brighter than the status screen, which can be nice.
I find I rarely make settings changes through the view finder, only
look at them there, and then use the external screen to change things.
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06/24/2007 03:32:41 AM · #56 |
| I know I already tossed it out there once, but try to check out the Pentax K100D. It really is a great camera. Feels great in my hand. Very solid. The Kit lens is very good and if price is an issue you can use ANY Pentax lens ever made. I also believe you can use lenses from other older systems that were screw mount, all you need is a cheap adapter. I myself have picked up several prime lenses for less than 100 dollars total (eBay) and I am having fun with them. Some work with Auto focus and some do not. The price is right, I think they have it at beachcamera online for 475 with the kit lens right now and it does have a 50 dollar rebate. The Pentax seems to address all of your issues. The reviews I read even said that at 1600 ISO the only entry level DSLR that deals with noise better is the Canon. (And like rainmotorsports said, that is barely noticeable between all the systems)The only other DSLR I have used other than my Pentax was a friends Canon about 2 years ago. I did love it and it is the reason that I purchased a DSLR. Honestly the 6.1 megapixels is not a big issue either. everything I read in reviews (and I read a lot before I bought mine) says that above six megapixels there really is absolutely minimal difference in the quality of the picture unless you plan on enlarging the picture quite a bit. I think that what I heard, (someone correct me if I am wrong please) is that 6.1 should give you a a visually pixelless photo at 11x14. That's bigger than I will ever go. |
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08/18/2007 09:44:33 PM · #57 |
I have the Sony A100 and am so happy with it the mage quality is excellent and it is compatable with all the minolta lenses as well. there are 2 new models coming out soon one of them is a full frame sensor which will give the canon 5D a run for the money .
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08/18/2007 11:11:27 PM · #58 |
Originally posted by annpatt:
Also, you won't notice the difference between 6 and 10 megapixels. At that resolution, the quality of the lens is much more of a factor than the pixel count.
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This statement I have been listening for a long time. After using a 4 mb, 5 mb and a 10mb camera I could tell you have 6mb to 10 mb makes a lot of difference.
Yes if you print small things you won't notice any difference (this is what arguement people give). But before printing there is something that lots of people on dpc do, which is called postprocessing. 10mb and 6mb difference in one option very much, which is cropping. With 10 mb you could crop a smaller portion and still retain a good print quality, where as with 6 mb picture if you crop that small portion you might get into print problems.
10mb gives so much flexiblity in cropping.
There is no denying that 10mb do matter, how much they matter is dependent on person to person and situation to situation. |
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08/19/2007 12:06:16 AM · #59 |
Originally posted by zxaar:
Originally posted by annpatt:
Also, you won't notice the difference between 6 and 10 megapixels. At that resolution, the quality of the lens is much more of a factor than the pixel count.
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This statement I have been listening for a long time. After using a 4 mb, 5 mb and a 10mb camera I could tell you have 6mb to 10 mb makes a lot of difference.
Yes if you print small things you won't notice any difference (this is what arguement people give). But before printing there is something that lots of people on dpc do, which is called postprocessing. 10mb and 6mb difference in one option very much, which is cropping. With 10 mb you could crop a smaller portion and still retain a good print quality, where as with 6 mb picture if you crop that small portion you might get into print problems.
10mb gives so much flexiblity in cropping.
There is no denying that 10mb do matter, how much they matter is dependent on person to person and situation to situation. |
Can I assume all of your mb's should be MP? If not I'm not sure what the file size would have to do with the cropability(is that a word) of the file.
MattO
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08/19/2007 01:57:58 AM · #60 |
Originally posted by MattO:
Originally posted by zxaar:
Originally posted by annpatt:
Also, you won't notice the difference between 6 and 10 megapixels. At that resolution, the quality of the lens is much more of a factor than the pixel count.
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This statement I have been listening for a long time. After using a 4 mb, 5 mb and a 10mb camera I could tell you have 6mb to 10 mb makes a lot of difference.
Yes if you print small things you won't notice any difference (this is what arguement people give). But before printing there is something that lots of people on dpc do, which is called postprocessing. 10mb and 6mb difference in one option very much, which is cropping. With 10 mb you could crop a smaller portion and still retain a good print quality, where as with 6 mb picture if you crop that small portion you might get into print problems.
10mb gives so much flexiblity in cropping.
There is no denying that 10mb do matter, how much they matter is dependent on person to person and situation to situation. |
Can I assume all of your mb's should be MP? If not I'm not sure what the file size would have to do with the cropability(is that a word) of the file.
MattO |
I must be half asleep when I wrote it, yes it is MP not mb.
(day and night programming will kill me some day). |
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