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From: LOL! on 4 Jul 2010 14:22 On Sun, 4 Jul 2010 17:15:02 +0200, Wolfgang Weisselberg <ozcvgtt02(a)sneakemail.com> wrote: >SMS <scharf.steven(a)geemail.com> wrote: >> On 03/07/10 3:33 PM, Wolfgang Weisselberg wrote: > >>> zoom P&S, just to prove your "fast lens" argument. Remember, >>> adapters don't count: you can mount them to DSLR lenses just as >>> well (and they work just as well). > >> Actually that's not true. All the experts agree that lens adapters on >> P&S cameras work especially poorly, while adapters on D-SLR lenses work >> fairly well. > >I stand corrected. > >-Wolfgang Role-playing trolls correcting other role-playing trolls? LOL!
From: Chris Malcolm on 6 Jul 2010 01:12 SMS <scharf.steven(a)geemail.com> wrote: > On 03/07/10 3:33 PM, Wolfgang Weisselberg wrote: >> So your decent at 800 and a fast lens comes to ISO 1600 in a >> DSLR --- according to you --- and is beaten hands down. Oh, >> you show me a 300mm f/2 lens or a 1200mm f/4 lens on a super >> zoom P&S, just to prove your "fast lens" argument. Remember, >> adapters don't count: you can mount them to DSLR lenses just as >> well (and they work just as well). > Actually that's not true. All the experts agree that lens adapters on > P&S cameras work especially poorly, while adapters on D-SLR lenses work > fairly well. There's "experts" for you! The rather large and rather expensive wide angle adapter for my rather large P&S worked very well. Since the P&S had an APS-C 1.5 crop sensor, and a zoom lens of similar characteristics to the general zoom on my DSLR, I tried it out on my DSLR. It worked just as well on the DSLR as on the P&S. I happily used it on the DSLR plus general zoom until I got a wide angle zoom lens which went a lot wider and was a lot smaller. -- Chris Malcolm Warning: none of the above is indisputable fact.
From: David J Taylor on 20 Jul 2010 04:32
> That's backwards, in my estimation. I think small-sensor models > are jacks of all trades, and masters of some. Conversely, DSLR > cameras may be better suited to specialized tasks. > > For example, my own Pentax K100D ("entry level" DSLR) would be > perfect, if mounted on a copy stand. Its resolution is only 6 > megapixels; but, in terms of speed and coverage area, it would > clearly beat the hell, out of any flatbed scanner. > > -- > Cordially, > John Turco <jtur(a)concentric.net> I would not expect everyone to share the same view, as different people will have different aims and expectations. Considering that the price is now similar, for what I do the DSLR as a general-purpose camera is the better choice for me. I use the compact camera where I need something light to carry or where being able to poke its lens through wire netting may get a better photo. Your DSLR would also likely take portraits with less distracting backgrounds, and at a lower light level. Cheers, David |