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Hi,
I know the bigger the better :-) but... Comparing Oly E-500 vs Nikon D50, Nikon has 23.7 x 15.5 mm and 6 MP and Oly has 18.00 x 13.50 mm and 8 MP. Smaller sensor with more MP or bigger sensor with less MP? If these 2 cameras were completely same except the sensor, which one would be better choice and why?Thanks |
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freightcar" "remove quotes"freight"car"@"gmail"."com wrote:
Hi, I know the bigger the better :-) but... Comparing Oly E-500 vs Nikon D50, Nikon has 23.7 x 15.5 mm and 6 MP and Oly has 18.00 x 13.50 mm and 8 MP. Smaller sensor with more MP or bigger sensor with less MP? If these 2 cameras were completely same except the sensor, which one would be better choice and why?Thanks It's not the size, but how you use it, that counts. Ask any lady photographer. |
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I know the bigger the better :-) but... so you know something that isn't true. Comparing Oly E-500 vs Nikon D50, Nikon has 23.7 x 15.5 mm and 6 MP and Oly has 18.00 x 13.50 mm and 8 MP. Smaller sensor with more MP or bigger sensor with less MP? If these 2 cameras were completely same except the sensor, which one would be better choice and why?Thanks Nikon, their sensor is superior in technology. If Olympus had a sensor the same size as the Nikon sensor I'd still go for the Nikon. Neither sensor size nor MP count says everything, and sensor size says nothing at all. |
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Olympus sensor arguably has a very high resolution.
Supported by their excellent glass , it enables you as a photographer to see details that will cost at least 3x when you are using a Nikon PRO glass. I myself is a Nikon pro glass user with 13 lens array in my collection, and I have a friend who basically owns all the pro glass of ANY 35mm major brand [ Leica, Nikon, Canon, Olympus and the list goes on.. all those flower pots and anti tank missle lens ] and his daily carry round gear now .. is a Oly E-500 + 14-54 Oly glass [with also 35-100 and 150 glass ready in his bag] http://www.myfourthirds.com/user.php...ge=user_images If you are not shooting serious sport and mostly do portaiture , I would suggest you to have a look at Olympus line. Their image quality are simply stunning ! =bob= "freightcar" "remove quotes"freight"car"@"gmail"."com" wrote in message .. . Hi, I know the bigger the better :-) but... Comparing Oly E-500 vs Nikon D50, Nikon has 23.7 x 15.5 mm and 6 MP and Oly has 18.00 x 13.50 mm and 8 MP. Smaller sensor with more MP or bigger sensor with less MP? If these 2 cameras were completely same except the sensor, which one would be better choice and why?Thanks |
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freightcar wrote:
Hi, I know the bigger the better :-) but... Comparing Oly E-500 vs Nikon D50, Nikon has 23.7 x 15.5 mm and 6 MP and Oly has 18.00 x 13.50 mm and 8 MP. Smaller sensor with more MP or bigger sensor with less MP? If these 2 cameras were completely same except the sensor, which one would be better choice and why?Thank The D50. The pixel size is larger (7.8u versus 5.4u), and the noise level is lower. The D50 gives good results at ISO 800, and usable results at ISO 1600. The E-500 gives good results at ISO 400, and marginal results at ISO 800. It's not clear if the difference in noise is solely due to the much larger pixel pitch of the sensor in the D50, or if part of the reason is something Nikon did in terms of noise-reduction. |
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freightcar" "remove quotes"freight"car"@"gmail"."com wrote:
Hi, I know the bigger the better :-) but... Comparing Oly E-500 vs Nikon D50, Nikon has 23.7 x 15.5 mm and 6 MP and Oly has 18.00 x 13.50 mm and 8 MP. Smaller sensor with more MP or bigger sensor with less MP? If these 2 cameras were completely same except the sensor, which one would be better choice and why?Thanks I would look at the results of both and then decide. The specifications noted do not convert directly to results and it is the results not the specifics that I am interested in when I buy. -- Joseph Meehan Dia duit |
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"freightcar" "remove quotes"freight"car"@"gmail"."com" wrote in message .. . Hi, I know the bigger the better :-) but... Comparing Oly E-500 vs Nikon D50, Nikon has 23.7 x 15.5 mm and 6 MP and Oly has 18.00 x 13.50 mm and 8 MP. Smaller sensor with more MP or bigger sensor with less MP? If these 2 cameras were completely same except the sensor, which one would be better choice and why?Thanks The Nikon has more lenses available from Nikon and third parties. Olympus lenses are quite pricey overall. |
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I've shot some stuff with my E500 at ISO 1600 that was not nearly as noisy
as Fujifilm 800 pushed two stops - either way it's hard to shoot a moving ballerina on stage with almost no light...but cheaper with E500 than film :-) "SMS" wrote in message ... | freightcar wrote: | Hi, | | I know the bigger the better :-) but... | Comparing Oly E-500 vs Nikon D50, Nikon has 23.7 x 15.5 mm and 6 MP and | Oly has 18.00 x 13.50 mm and 8 MP. Smaller sensor with more MP or bigger | sensor with less MP? If these 2 cameras were completely same except the | sensor, which one would be better choice and why?Thank | | The D50. The pixel size is larger (7.8u versus 5.4u), and the noise | level is lower. The D50 gives good results at ISO 800, and usable | results at ISO 1600. The E-500 gives good results at ISO 400, and | marginal results at ISO 800. | | It's not clear if the difference in noise is solely due to the much | larger pixel pitch of the sensor in the D50, or if part of the reason is | something Nikon did in terms of noise-reduction. | |
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"Darrell Larose" wrote in message .. . "freightcar" "remove quotes"freight"car"@"gmail"."com" wrote in message .. . Hi, I know the bigger the better :-) but... Comparing Oly E-500 vs Nikon D50, Nikon has 23.7 x 15.5 mm and 6 MP and Oly has 18.00 x 13.50 mm and 8 MP. Smaller sensor with more MP or bigger sensor with less MP? If these 2 cameras were completely same except the sensor, which one would be better choice and why?Thanks The Nikon has more lenses available from Nikon and third parties. Olympus lenses are quite pricey overall. Buyers of these cheap Oly's are not going to buy too many lenses, they will probably buy the kit with the two basic lenses so the price of any other lenses most likely will not matter one jot, from what I read though the Oly's are about the last choice for low light. |
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On Sat, 04 Feb 2006 02:18:31 -0800, SMS
wrote: freightcar wrote: Hi, I know the bigger the better :-) but... Comparing Oly E-500 vs Nikon D50, Nikon has 23.7 x 15.5 mm and 6 MP and Oly has 18.00 x 13.50 mm and 8 MP. Smaller sensor with more MP or bigger sensor with less MP? If these 2 cameras were completely same except the sensor, which one would be better choice and why?Thank The D50. The pixel size is larger (7.8u versus 5.4u), and the noise level is lower. The D50 gives good results at ISO 800, and usable results at ISO 1600. The E-500 gives good results at ISO 400, and marginal results at ISO 800. It's not clear if the difference in noise is solely due to the much larger pixel pitch of the sensor in the D50, or if part of the reason is something Nikon did in terms of noise-reduction. Yes, under lower light conditions, the Nikon is better, but NOT for resolving detail under normal conditions. 8 meg will always beat 6 meg. -Rich |
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