David Dyer-Bennet wrote:

Changing lenses. I can't get anything *close* to the wide end of what
I use routinely in a fixed-lens model. Also more responsive -- less
delay after pushing the button, faster autofocus. Also higher quality
pixels -- even at the same pixel count, the pictures are *better*;
especially at high ISO.

Of course it's a lot more money, and a lot more stuff to haul around.
That might end up discouraging you from shooting photos, which would
not be a win!

Oh well... my wife has a (film) SLR, me a compact Olympus 5050. Guess
which camera gets used more often

Concerning the high ISO, many people use DSLRs with lenses which start
at F4 or for other reasons are forced to shoot at small apertures (to
get sufficient DOF for instance). With small apertures you are basically
forced to use high ISOs, while with the camera I'm using I can shoot at
F1.8 at low ISOs and still have a lot to depth of field.
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Alfred Molon
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