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DSLR QUANDRY 3 in my price range
I have been looking at on line 3 10.+ MP DSLR cameras.
Sony alpha Canon rebel XTi Nikon D 40x all with the "parent company" stock standard lens also looking for a longer zoom lens to about 300MM or so All cameras seem to be adequate and have the about the same recommendations. I have perused Dpreview and still cannot make-up my mind. I have not been able to handle the SONY, but the other two feel ok to me. any major faults with any of the above listed ones TIA, Howard |
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"fishfeeder@gmail(dot)com" wrote in message oups.com... I have been looking at on line 3 10.+ MP DSLR cameras. Sony alpha Canon rebel XTi Nikon D 40x all with the "parent company" stock standard lens also looking for a longer zoom lens to about 300MM or so All cameras seem to be adequate and have the about the same recommendations. I have perused Dpreview and still cannot make-up my mind. I have not been able to handle the SONY, but the other two feel ok to me. any major faults with any of the above listed ones Just one thing sticks out, and that's the noise on the Sony; it appears somewhat worse at high ISOs than the other two. You're not going to go wrong with any of them. TIA, Howard |
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"Kinon O'Cann" wrote in message ... "fishfeeder@gmail(dot)com" wrote in message oups.com... I have been looking at on line 3 10.+ MP DSLR cameras. Sony alpha Canon rebel XTi Nikon D 40x all with the "parent company" stock standard lens also looking for a longer zoom lens to about 300MM or so All cameras seem to be adequate and have the about the same recommendations. I have perused Dpreview and still cannot make-up my mind. I have not been able to handle the SONY, but the other two feel ok to me. any major faults with any of the above listed ones Just one thing sticks out, and that's the noise on the Sony; it appears somewhat worse at high ISOs than the other two. You're not going to go wrong with any of them. TIA, Howard Sony For normal photography, the noise on the Sony is not really much of an issue; sure if you are going to shoot rock music gigs and so on it might be bad when you push it over ISO 400, but are you? Its problems are (a) it is too big (for my taste anyway) (b) it is plastic (c) it has a proprietary hot shoe. Its good points are (a) Wide range of lenses (b) excellent user interface (c) image stabilization (d) dust removal system. Canon Problems are (a) no spot metering (b) it is plastic (c)no image stabilization Good points: owners will need to tell you Nikon Problems are (a) no image stabilization (b) it is plastic (c) No dust removal Good points: owners will need to tell you Although as Kit said "They are all good and you won't go far wrong with any of them", Roger |
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"Roger" wrote in message ... "Kinon O'Cann" wrote in message ... "fishfeeder@gmail(dot)com" wrote in message oups.com... I have been looking at on line 3 10.+ MP DSLR cameras. Sony alpha Canon rebel XTi Nikon D 40x all with the "parent company" stock standard lens also looking for a longer zoom lens to about 300MM or so All cameras seem to be adequate and have the about the same recommendations. I have perused Dpreview and still cannot make-up my mind. I have not been able to handle the SONY, but the other two feel ok to me. any major faults with any of the above listed ones Just one thing sticks out, and that's the noise on the Sony; it appears somewhat worse at high ISOs than the other two. You're not going to go wrong with any of them. TIA, Howard Sony For normal photography, the noise on the Sony is not really much of an issue; sure if you are going to shoot rock music gigs and so on it might be bad when you push it over ISO 400, but are you? Its problems are (a) it is too big (for my taste anyway) (b) it is plastic (c) it has a proprietary hot shoe. Its good points are (a) Wide range of lenses (b) excellent user interface (c) image stabilization (d) dust removal system. Canon Problems are (a) no spot metering (b) it is plastic (c)no image stabilization Good points: owners will need to tell you Nikon Problems are (a) no image stabilization (b) it is plastic (c) No dust removal Good points: owners will need to tell you Although as Kit said "They are all good and you won't go far wrong with any of them", Roger With the "it's plastic" mantra, you sound like RichA. Get used to seeing hi-tech plastics in cameras...it's the most cost effective means of production now, and better than metal for some applications. Yoshi |
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fishfeeder@gmail(dot)com wrote:
I have been looking at on line 3 10.+ MP DSLR cameras. Sony alpha Canon rebel XTi Nikon D 40x all with the "parent company" stock standard lens also looking for a longer zoom lens to about 300MM or so All cameras seem to be adequate and have the about the same recommendations. I have perused Dpreview and still cannot make-up my mind. I have not been able to handle the SONY, but the other two feel ok to me. any major faults with any of the above listed ones TIA, Howard You may have to flip a coin, but you really can't go far wrong. Faced with the same decision, I've chosen the XTi over the Nikon (the Sony wasn't a contender), but it's an entirely personal choice based on reading all the reviews AND handling the cameras for quite a while. What sold me on the XTi may not be at all important to other people. Though it has a dimmer viewfinder, the viewfinder image is much sharper over the full field. The D 40x looks soft to me, and manual focus isn't as convincing. I dislike a blurry image in a viewfinder, and three different D 40s all looked that way. I liked the autofocus action, the feel of how it behaved, better on the XTi. I liked the display on the back better on the XTi. I think the images are better on the XTi, but I am in a minority on this, and the difference is so slight that in practice it probably would never matter. There were things I liked about the Nikon better than the Canon, like its brighter viewfinder, but in the end, for me, the bottom line went to the Canon. I would never argue I am right and someone else is wrong or one is a better camera than the other. I think you really have to play with them for a while, imagine that you are using them in the field and doing the things you would be doing, and see if that helps. If not, then flip a coin. Also, it could be that if the cameras themselves won't lead to a decision, maybe a specific lens that goes with one that really appeals to you would decide it. Joe |
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Yoshi wrote:
With the "it's plastic" mantra, you sound like RichA. Get used to seeing hi-tech plastics in cameras...it's the most cost effective means of production now, and better than metal for some applications. Yes, and now even with jumbo jets: no more aluminum; the new Boeing 787 is plastic! Roger |
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On Jul 12, 6:57 pm, "Roger N. Clark (change username to rnclark)"
wrote: Yoshi wrote: With the "it's plastic" mantra, you sound like RichA. Get used to seeing hi-tech plastics in cameras...it's the most cost effective means of production now, and better than metal for some applications. Yes, and now even with jumbo jets: no more aluminum; the new Boeing 787 is plastic! Roger I bet RichA will never fly in one! |
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fishfeeder@gmail(dot)com wrote:
I have been looking at on line 3 10.+ MP DSLR cameras. Sony alpha Canon rebel XTi Nikon D 40x all with the "parent company" stock standard lens also looking for a longer zoom lens to about 300MM or so All cameras seem to be adequate and have the about the same recommendations. I have perused Dpreview and still cannot make-up my mind. I have not been able to handle the SONY, but the other two feel ok to me. any major faults with any of the above listed ones TIA, Howard How come your not looking at the pentax k10D? |
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wrote in message news fishfeeder@gmail(dot)com wrote: I have been looking at on line 3 10.+ MP DSLR cameras. Sony alpha Canon rebel XTi Nikon D 40x all with the "parent company" stock standard lens also looking for a longer zoom lens to about 300MM or so All cameras seem to be adequate and have the about the same recommendations. I have perused Dpreview and still cannot make-up my mind. I have not been able to handle the SONY, but the other two feel ok to me. any major faults with any of the above listed ones TIA, Howard How come your not looking at the pentax k10D? Cos its a Pentax I guess and not Nanon or Cikon. |
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DSLR QUANDRY 3 in my price range
Did you adjust the viewfinder?
"Built-in diopter adjustment (-1.7 to +0.5 m) My D40 was adjusted to one extreme out of the box. It took me a few minutes to determine what was wrong. But you are right about the manual focus indicator. It's hard to see and very sensitive. Glenn Though it has a dimmer viewfinder, the viewfinder image is much sharper over the full field. The D 40x looks soft to me, and manual focus isn't as convincing. I dislike a blurry image in a viewfinder, and three different D 40s all looked that way. Joe |
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