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Rebel XT: CreativePro review doesn't add much, but ...
.... in the penultimate paragraph a link to the author's site leads to a
comparison of the XT and the 20D, for those who are vacillating ... http://www.creativepro.com/story/rev...l?cprose=daily -- Frank ess |
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On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 08:32:25 -0700, "Frank ess"
wrote: ... in the penultimate paragraph a link to the author's site leads to a comparison of the XT and the 20D, for those who are vacillating ... http://www.creativepro.com/story/rev...l?cprose=daily Obviously, Canon tried to position lightness as an attribute, something that has a limit, in a camera. All a hyperlight camera gets you is insufficient grip area and lots of camera shake that a heavier camera helps damp out. At least the author mentioned this. -Rich |
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RichA wrote:
On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 08:32:25 -0700, "Frank ess" wrote: ... in the penultimate paragraph a link to the author's site leads to a comparison of the XT and the 20D, for those who are vacillating ... http://www.creativepro.com/story/rev...l?cprose=daily Obviously, Canon tried to position lightness as an attribute, something that has a limit, in a camera. All a hyperlight camera gets you is insufficient grip area and lots of camera shake that a heavier camera helps damp out. At least the author mentioned this. -Rich Humm. So the ideal camera would weigh in at 20 lbs., and be the size of a breadbox? Somehow I doubt I would carry one like that. -- Ron Hunter |
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RichA wrote:
On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 08:32:25 -0700, "Frank ess" wrote: ... in the penultimate paragraph a link to the author's site leads to a comparison of the XT and the 20D, for those who are vacillating ... http://www.creativepro.com/story/rev...l?cprose=daily Obviously, Canon tried to position lightness as an attribute, something that has a limit, in a camera. All a hyperlight camera gets you is insufficient grip area and lots of camera shake that a heavier camera helps damp out. A heavier camera will tire you out faster making control more difficult. A lighter camera, properly held, will not shake in your hands unless you have other motor control problems. OTOH, there are monopods. -- -- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- slr-systems FAQ project: http://tinyurl.com/6m9aw -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: Remove FreeLunch. |
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In article ,
RichA wrote: On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 08:32:25 -0700, "Frank ess" wrote: ... in the penultimate paragraph a link to the author's site leads to a comparison of the XT and the 20D, for those who are vacillating ... http://www.creativepro.com/story/rev...l?cprose=daily Obviously, Canon tried to position lightness as an attribute, something that has a limit, in a camera. All a hyperlight camera gets you is insufficient grip area and lots of camera shake that a heavier camera helps damp out. At least the author mentioned this. -Rich Angular momentum is a lot more important than total weight. You want the weight at the edges, not the center. I doubt there's much difference between the XT and 20D as far as angular momentum goes. The quality of your grip on the camera would matter much more. You have to try holding them. The 10D is a camera where I'd say that weight is a disadvantage. My wrist would be in spasms if I had to carry that brick and a lens for a few hours. |
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"RichA" wrote in message ... On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 08:32:25 -0700, "Frank ess" wrote: ... in the penultimate paragraph a link to the author's site leads to a comparison of the XT and the 20D, for those who are vacillating ... http://www.creativepro.com/story/rev...l?cprose=daily Obviously, Canon tried to position lightness as an attribute, something that has a limit, in a camera. All a hyperlight camera gets you is insufficient grip area and lots of camera shake that a heavier camera helps damp out. At least the author mentioned this. So that's all a hyperlight camera gets you? I can think of at least one major benefit of a lighter camera and I think I'm starting to learn to not bother reading your posts. If I need a heavier camera I can always throw on the battery grip. Greg |
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Apparently some people are steadier if they are carrying an anvil. I think
they would probably be steadier yet if they left the anvil at home along with their pint of Jack Daniels. -- http://www.chapelhillnoir.com home of The Camera-ist's Manifesto The Improved Links Pages are at http://www.chapelhillnoir.com/links/mlinks00.html A sample chapter from "Haight-Ashbury" is at http://www.chapelhillnoir.com/writ/hait/hatitl.html "G.T." wrote in message ... "RichA" wrote in message ... On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 08:32:25 -0700, "Frank ess" wrote: ... in the penultimate paragraph a link to the author's site leads to a comparison of the XT and the 20D, for those who are vacillating ... http://www.creativepro.com/story/rev...l?cprose=daily Obviously, Canon tried to position lightness as an attribute, something that has a limit, in a camera. All a hyperlight camera gets you is insufficient grip area and lots of camera shake that a heavier camera helps damp out. At least the author mentioned this. So that's all a hyperlight camera gets you? I can think of at least one major benefit of a lighter camera and I think I'm starting to learn to not bother reading your posts. If I need a heavier camera I can always throw on the battery grip. Greg |
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On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 13:12:04 -0700, "G.T."
wrote: "RichA" wrote in message .. . On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 08:32:25 -0700, "Frank ess" wrote: ... in the penultimate paragraph a link to the author's site leads to a comparison of the XT and the 20D, for those who are vacillating ... http://www.creativepro.com/story/rev...l?cprose=daily Obviously, Canon tried to position lightness as an attribute, something that has a limit, in a camera. All a hyperlight camera gets you is insufficient grip area and lots of camera shake that a heavier camera helps damp out. At least the author mentioned this. So that's all a hyperlight camera gets you? I can think of at least one major benefit of a lighter camera and I think I'm starting to learn to not bother reading your posts. If I need a heavier camera I can always throw on the battery grip. Greg If someone really wants the benefit of a light camera, they'd do well to consider one of those pocketable compacts from Canon like the Elf. Otherwise, stop complaining about weight and do something to build up your strength. -Rich |
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"RichA" wrote in message ... On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 08:32:25 -0700, "Frank ess" wrote: ... in the penultimate paragraph a link to the author's site leads to a comparison of the XT and the 20D, for those who are vacillating ... http://www.creativepro.com/story/rev...l?cprose=daily Obviously, Canon tried to position lightness as an attribute, something that has a limit, in a camera. All a hyperlight camera gets you is insufficient grip area and lots of camera shake that a heavier camera helps damp out. At least the author mentioned this. -Rich Particularly as many people seem happy to use 1 +/- 0.3 Kg zoom lenses, I would think this makes the camera mass secondary. Lester |
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"RichA" wrote in message ... On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 13:12:04 -0700, "G.T." wrote: "RichA" wrote in message .. . On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 08:32:25 -0700, "Frank ess" wrote: ... in the penultimate paragraph a link to the author's site leads to a comparison of the XT and the 20D, for those who are vacillating ... http://www.creativepro.com/story/rev...l?cprose=daily Obviously, Canon tried to position lightness as an attribute, something that has a limit, in a camera. All a hyperlight camera gets you is insufficient grip area and lots of camera shake that a heavier camera helps damp out. At least the author mentioned this. So that's all a hyperlight camera gets you? I can think of at least one major benefit of a lighter camera and I think I'm starting to learn to not bother reading your posts. If I need a heavier camera I can always throw on the battery grip. Greg If someone really wants the benefit of a light camera, they'd do well to consider one of those pocketable compacts from Canon like the Elf. Otherwise, stop complaining about weight and do something to build up your strength. Spoken like someone who has never walked farther than the distance from the barcalounger to the frigidaire. Greg |
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