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From: Robert Coe on 25 Jul 2010 19:35 On Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:59:06 -0700 (PDT), "bigstormpicture.com" <digicana(a)gmail.com> wrote: : -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- : Hash: SHA1 : : On Jul 23, 11:20 pm, Gilford Brimly <gilfordbri...(a)spamless.com> : wrote: : : > I remember seeing snaps like these once. When I was in first or second : > grade. There was a book in the kids section of the library called something : > like "Beginner's Scrapbook-Photography for Kids!" Only they weren't all : > ruined by being tilted or the subject off the side of the frames or cut in : > half. I hardly see how a more expensive camera will help you when you can't : > even do what any 6 to 8 year old kid can do with a plastic-lensed : > 126-Instamatic camera 45 years ago. : : That's a bit harsh, non? The author of that sneering diatribe is insane. He posts here and on other photography newsgroups under countless aliases. (Actually, this was a fairly tame example of his work; he's usually worse.) We've tried responding in kind, and we've tried ignoring him. We've even tried being civil to him. Nothing has helped. Bob
From: DanP on 26 Jul 2010 04:52 On Jul 24, 10:33 am, bobwilliams <myt...(a)cox.net> wrote: > Dudley Hanks wrote: > > The Powershot SX120 IS is good, but it just can't match the DSLR. > > > I mixed all my holiday pics together and asked a few folks to pick the best > > 10 shots. The winners were all from the XSi. > > > That's not to say the SX120 does bad work, the small sensor just doesn't > > seem to pull through with the same kick as the larger DSLR chip. > > > Now, if I only had one of those nice FF bodies... :) > > > Take Care, > > Dudley > > Try taking a few shots with your XSi and your SX 120 at fl=360mm. > Hell! Try using it at 200 mm. > Which camera gives you the best picture? I own a SX100 which has same zoom range as the SX120. I get better results cropping shots with my 500D (RebelT1i) at 250mm. DanP
From: DanP on 26 Jul 2010 05:02 On Jul 25, 9:25 pm, Gilford Brimly <gilfordbri...(a)spamless.com> wrote: > On Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:59:06 -0700 (PDT), "bigstormpicture.com" > > > > <digic...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > >On Jul 23, 11:20 pm, Gilford Brimly <gilfordbri...(a)spamless.com> > >wrote: > > >> I remember seeing snaps like these once. When I was in first or second > >> grade. There was a book in the kids section of the library called something > >> like "Beginner's Scrapbook-Photography for Kids!" Only they weren't all > >> ruined by being tilted or the subject off the side of the frames or cut in > >> half. I hardly see how a more expensive camera will help you when you can't > >> even do what any 6 to 8 year old kid can do with a plastic-lensed > >> 126-Instamatic camera 45 years ago. > > >That's a bit harsh, non? > > >- -Ryan > > You have a problem with honesty and truth? Socket on the left hand defending the one on the right. DanP
From: bobwilliams on 26 Jul 2010 17:51 DanP wrote: > On Jul 24, 10:33 am, bobwilliams <myt...(a)cox.net> wrote: >> Dudley Hanks wrote: >>> The Powershot SX120 IS is good, but it just can't match the DSLR. >>> I mixed all my holiday pics together and asked a few folks to pick the best >>> 10 shots. The winners were all from the XSi. >>> That's not to say the SX120 does bad work, the small sensor just doesn't >>> seem to pull through with the same kick as the larger DSLR chip. >>> Now, if I only had one of those nice FF bodies... :) >>> Take Care, >>> Dudley >> Try taking a few shots with your XSi and your SX 120 at fl=360mm. >> Hell! Try using it at 200 mm. >> Which camera gives you the best picture? > > I own a SX100 which has same zoom range as the SX120. > I get better results cropping shots with my 500D (RebelT1i) at 250mm. > > DanP Could be, but that required you to buy an extra $250 lens and change it in the field as needed. I suspect that a cropped image from your kit lens would not have been so pleasing. Also the T1i is 15 MP and uses DIGIC 4 processor. The XSi is 12MP and uses Digic III processor. The T1i is a later more advanced model than the XSi Bob
From: DanP on 27 Jul 2010 05:30
On Jul 26, 10:51 pm, bobwilliams <myt...(a)cox.net> wrote: > DanP wrote: > > On Jul 24, 10:33 am, bobwilliams <myt...(a)cox.net> wrote: > >> Dudley Hanks wrote: > >>> The Powershot SX120 IS is good, but it just can't match the DSLR. > >>> I mixed all my holiday pics together and asked a few folks to pick the best > >>> 10 shots. The winners were all from the XSi. > >>> That's not to say the SX120 does bad work, the small sensor just doesn't > >>> seem to pull through with the same kick as the larger DSLR chip. > >>> Now, if I only had one of those nice FF bodies... :) > >>> Take Care, > >>> Dudley > >> Try taking a few shots with your XSi and your SX 120 at fl=360mm. > >> Hell! Try using it at 200 mm. > >> Which camera gives you the best picture? > > > I own a SX100 which has same zoom range as the SX120. > > I get better results cropping shots with my 500D (RebelT1i) at 250mm. > > > DanP > > Could be, but that required you to buy an extra $250 lens and change it > in the field as needed. I suspect that a cropped image from your kit > lens would not have been so pleasing. The 55-250mm IS is considered a kit lens. http://www.portagadgets.com/uk/product.php?productid=35329 I see being able to change lenses as an advantage. Being forced to use one lens for all purposes is a disadvantage. > Also the T1i is 15 MP and uses DIGIC 4 processor. The XSi is 12MP and > uses Digic III processor. The T1i is a later more advanced model than > the XSi > Bob The picture is limited by the kit (sic) lens, not the sensor or processor. I never use the full 15Mpx. My 500D with 3 lenses cost me 3 times what I have paid for my SX100. Is the 500D 3 times better than the SX100? Yes. DanP |