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Film Compact Vs Digital Compact.
I sick of seeing all these film Vs Digital pages on the net comparing
film and digital SLRs. For a start no matter what result they get (either in favour of film or digital) its nearly always inacurate since they are comparing the images rather than prints and the film images are rarly Drum scanned and even if they were they are still 3rd party images, I am bored of them and no longer bother. What I would like to see is a Film Compact Vs Digital Compact test, Ill be putting my Fuji F10 up against my Olypus XA soon. Ill then get the results printed at 9x6 and then scan the prints, Pointless I know, but its really to settle an argument I got into and to be honist at ISO 400 (witch the test will be caried out at) I think the result is a forgone conclusion. Are there any other links to Film P&S Vs Digital P&S tests. |
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Film Compact Vs Digital Compact.
wrote in message oups.com... I sick of seeing all these film Vs Digital pages on the net comparing film and digital SLRs. For a start no matter what result they get (either in favour of film or digital) its nearly always inacurate since they are comparing the images rather than prints and the film images are rarly Drum scanned and even if they were they are still 3rd party images, I am bored of them and no longer bother. What I would like to see is a Film Compact Vs Digital Compact test, Ill be putting my Fuji F10 up against my Olypus XA soon. Ill then get the results printed at 9x6 and then scan the prints, Pointless I know, but its really to settle an argument I got into and to be honist at ISO 400 (witch the test will be caried out at) I think the result is a forgone conclusion. Are there any other links to Film P&S Vs Digital P&S tests. Been shooting since i was 11. 21 years. The digitals win. Best contestant was the powershot 105. It was enormous. Didn't always focus on what i thought it should but did a mostly good job. Sharpest lens going. |
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Film Compact Vs Digital Compact.
"Didn't always focus on what i
thought it should but did a mostly good job." and thats the problem with digital P&S. If you dont focus thru the LCD, but thru the viewer, you dont see the focus marks, and as a result your subject might be out of focus. That really ****es me off. Why are there no focus marks in digital P&S view hole as there are in film P&S?! |
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Film Compact Vs Digital Compact.
Mr.Happy wrote:
"Didn't always focus on what i thought it should but did a mostly good job." and thats the problem with digital P&S. If you dont focus thru the LCD, but thru the viewer, you dont see the focus marks, and as a result your subject might be out of focus. That really ****es me off. Why are there no focus marks in digital P&S view hole as there are in film P&S?! Perhaps because it would only be an approximation anyway...due to it not being a through-the-lens viewfinder...which leads to varying focus points depending on distance, zoom, etc. With an SLR, there is no question as to focus points, because you're looking through the lens and the focus mechanism stays consitently placed in relation to its appearance in teh viewfinder. This isn't the case with the optical viewfinder in most point&shoots. |
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Film Compact Vs Digital Compact.
"Mark²" mjmorgan(lowest even number wrote in message news:VzE4f.2128$UF4.925@fed1read02... Mr.Happy wrote: "Didn't always focus on what i thought it should but did a mostly good job." and thats the problem with digital P&S. If you dont focus thru the LCD, but thru the viewer, you dont see the focus marks, and as a result your subject might be out of focus. That really ****es me off. Why are there no focus marks in digital P&S view hole as there are in film P&S?! Perhaps because it would only be an approximation anyway...due to it not being a through-the-lens viewfinder...which leads to varying focus points depending on distance, zoom, etc. With an SLR, there is no question as to focus points, because you're looking through the lens and the focus mechanism stays consitently placed in relation to its appearance in teh viewfinder. This isn't the case with the optical viewfinder in most point&shoots. That's right. This is the great advantage of slr's, whether film or digital. WYSIWYG..... |
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Film Compact Vs Digital Compact.
I seriously Doubt the digital will win this test, not because its
digital but because they have sensors smaller than that of Minox cameras, I am not say a Minox Would beat a Digital P&S I am saying I think the XA will, Especially Concidering the fact the size difference is greater than that of between 35mm and 4x5. |
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Film Compact Vs Digital Compact.
"Mr.Happy" wrote in message oups.com... "Didn't always focus on what i thought it should but did a mostly good job." and thats the problem with digital P&S. If you dont focus thru the LCD, but thru the viewer, you dont see the focus marks, and as a result your subject might be out of focus. That really ****es me off. Why are there no focus marks in digital P&S view hole as there are in film P&S?! 1.Yes there are focus marks on digital. At least there is on my hpR707. 2. Apologies ofr not making myself clear but, i should have said "The digitals win. Best FILM contestant was the powershot 105. It was enormous Didn't always focus on what i thought it should but did a mostly good job. Sharpest lens going. Gave my A1 and FD 70-210mm a run for its money. The shutter delay on the powershot was as bad or as worse as any digital camera. |
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Film Compact Vs Digital Compact.
I am aware of what cropping the film will do but I don't have to do
that. As for use of ISO 400 unlike Digital SLRs, which I have a lot more respect for, high ISOs is what film is good at compared to compacts, I will shoot at a lower ISO on the film as well. With the cost it depends how much you print as I print a lot from digital (or at least I did when I used to shoot all digital) the cost of film (about £1 a roll) and printing isn't that much to me, of course in digital you don't have to print all pictures and you can delete some, I don't find that too much of a problem as MY SLR is WYSIWYG and I don't take that many uless shots, or at least I try not to. The reason why I leave my Digital camera at home and carry a small film P&S is because I am worrid about loosing it or getting it stolen, the XA2 was the camera I took to work ETC before I lost it, Didn't need to cry. I am trying to get a new one right now. |
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