Prosumer vs. DLSR thoughts

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 21:29:46 GMT, bob
wrote:

YAG-ART wrote in news:ua7ap01uq1rhvsl4c862763eefa906lbuu@
4ax.com:

Why would you want to compose via the LCD anyway?


I use my LCD most of the time now. It presents framing more accurately, and
it allows using the camera away from the eye, which I'm doing more and more
now. Either to raise the camera higher (handy for architecture) or to lower
it (good for people pictures).

Most DSLR viewfinders are close to 100% coverage. If you want to use
teh camera out of position then buy an angeled viewfinder, the LCD is
useless in bright light.

In message ,
YAG-ART wrote:

Its a lot more tha 2x "goodness" more like 1000x "goodness" at 10x
price

You're only counting the DSLR pluses.

There are pluses to the prosumer cameras:

1) Greater depth of field, when needed, even at telephoto.

2) Easier to compose overhead, or near the ground.

3) Silent operation; SLRs make a lot of noise that alarms living
subjects.

4) Lack of flipping mirror and moving curtains makes the cameras more
suitable for hand-holding with longer shutter times.

5) Optics on the better prosumers can only be matched by moderately
expensive lenses on DSLRs.
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John P Sheehy

In message ,
Alfred Molon wrote:

Another one is that I don't usually shoot at ISO
3200.

If you had a clean one, though, you might.

Sometimes higher ISOs are preferable to flash and lower ISOs, especially
when the lighting is good in distribution, but low in quantity.
Especially when you don't want the distraction of flash.

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John P Sheehy

In message ,
Alfred Molon wrote:

Another one is that I don't usually shoot at ISO
3200.

If you had a clean one, though, you might.

Sometimes higher ISOs are preferable to flash and lower ISOs, especially
when the lighting is good in distribution, but low in quantity.
Especially when you don't want the distraction of flash.

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John P Sheehy

In message ,
YAG-ART wrote:

Preview? What do you think you are seeing though the viewfinder?

Analog light focused on a matte translucent surface, interpretted by the
brain and not as the camera sees it.
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John P Sheehy

In message ,
YAG-ART wrote:

Preview? What do you think you are seeing though the viewfinder?

Analog light focused on a matte translucent surface, interpretted by the
brain and not as the camera sees it.
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John P Sheehy

Hi JPS - did you major in Philosophy?

I'd guess so.

Now, the Preview.

It is an visual assemblage of data as detected, processed, rendered and
displayed by the digital circuitry of the camera

Aerticus

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In message ,
YAG-ART wrote:

Preview? What do you think you are seeing though the viewfinder?

Analog light focused on a matte translucent surface, interpretted by the
brain and not as the camera sees it.
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John P Sheehy

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 21:43:05 GMT, wrote:

In message ,
YAG-ART wrote:

Why would you want to compose via the LCD anyway?

So that you're not limited to the perspectives that are available when
your eye is pinned to the viewfinder.
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John P Sheehy

I learned way early in my career that when using a viewfinder (not
incl. anything with ground glass) held up to my eye, I can compose
better and see any blinks if I have both eyes open.

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 21:43:05 GMT, wrote:

In message ,
YAG-ART wrote:

Why would you want to compose via the LCD anyway?

So that you're not limited to the perspectives that are available when
your eye is pinned to the viewfinder.
--


John P Sheehy

I learned way early in my career that when using a viewfinder (not
incl. anything with ground glass) held up to my eye, I can compose
better and see any blinks if I have both eyes open.

In message ,
YAG-ART wrote:

Most DSLR viewfinders are close to 100% coverage. If you want to use
teh camera out of position then buy an angeled viewfinder, the LCD is
useless in bright light.

Tell that to all the people who find them useful.

When I started using a DSLR, and left my Sony F707 home, I often felt
crippled by the fact that I could only take pictures from persectives
where I could get my eye.

Why can't you just say, "yes, there are advantages to live LCD preview"?
Does it hurt to say that?
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John P Sheehy