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Canon G5 vs Sony DSC V1
Howdy,
OK, sorry to ask such a repetitive question for yall, but i'm about to get a digital camera and need the pro's advice OK, going travelling around the world so need something small but are experience with slr photography so want something with manual options. And of cource every penny counts for my trip so it needs to be cheep. I've boiled it down to the sony and the cannon, the sony has the size going for it, but has a washed out colour sensor (apparantly all the colours are cooler when taken on the sony). The cannon however has a nice vivid/saturated colour palet, but also suffers from bad optics cause they sqeezed all the sensors onto the same chip as the G3 (i've read). Also the cannon is bigger but has a faster widers lense. The way i see it is the sony's cooler colour bias can be fixed up in photohop later? yeah?, but the canon's lense problems can't? The size is a big plus for the sony and i figure i can get away with a slower lense (only f2.8 vs 2.0 for the g5 i think) and i'm prepared to give up the wide angle lense in favour of a smaller camera in the sony. So i think the Sony wins out hands down (also cheaper). But is there anything you guys could add that i'm missing?? thanks heaps for any feedback, i know how many of these sorta of questions you get orfeo ps: has anyone had any experience with the Belkin Digital Camera Link for the iPod?? any advice? |
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"Orfeo" wrote in message ... Howdy, OK, sorry to ask such a repetitive question for yall, but i'm about to get a digital camera and need the pro's advice So why ask here (:- IMO read the reviews on DP Review, Steve's Digicams, and the imaging resouce. Look in user forums, and read what users have to say about each camera you are considering. Then go to a store, and check them out in person. Ron |
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"Orfeo" wrote in message ... Howdy, OK, sorry to ask such a repetitive question for yall, but i'm about to get a digital camera and need the pro's advice So why ask here (:- IMO read the reviews on DP Review, Steve's Digicams, and the imaging resouce. Look in user forums, and read what users have to say about each camera you are considering. Then go to a store, and check them out in person. Ron |
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"RonFrank" wrote in message ... "Orfeo" wrote in message ... Howdy, OK, sorry to ask such a repetitive question for yall, but i'm about to get a digital camera and need the pro's advice So why ask here (:- IMO read the reviews on DP Review, Steve's Digicams, and the imaging resouce. Look in user forums, and read what users have to say about each camera you are considering. Then go to a store, and check them out in person. Ron Can the original poster tell me about this color problem you allege to know about on the V1? Any links? |
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"RonFrank" writes: "Orfeo" wrote in message ... Howdy, OK, sorry to ask such a repetitive question for yall, but i'm about to get a digital camera and need the pro's advice So why ask here (:- Your response is needlessly negative, and I am not discussing film. IMO browsing Internet newsgroups is a low cost method for surveying the existing marketplace and for learning the current market issues. The personal perspectives provided help the browser judge objectivity. This is equivalent to learning "to talk the talk". IMO read the reviews on DP Review, Steve's Digicams, and the imaging resouce. Look in user forums, and read what users have to say about each camera you are considering. Then go to a store, and check them out in person. I always question reviews' objectivity. Who is funding the review service and what is their agenda? Similarly, advice supplied by salesmen might reflect equipment commission values (or what's currently sitting on the shelf in the back room). In larger metropolitan areas some camera stores offer equipment rentals. For a reasonable fee an adult can rent a dDSR (or other major piece of equipment), learn the equipment's capabilities and determine empirically what piece of equipment (if any) meets the prospective purchaser's needs. Renting equipment before purchase is equivalent to learning "to walk the walk". Of course, if previous renters have damaged (e.g., permanently warped) rental photographic equipment, the rental experience will be disappointing and the prospective purchaser will be discouraged. Prior experience helps, but caveat emptor. "All Rights Reserved"? If I 'right' must I reserve? I got no problems. Other people got problems. 00: 18+ _8 02 03/35 06 09 Richard Ballard MSEE CNA4 KD0AZ -- Consultant specializing in computer networks, imaging & security Listed as rjballard in "Friends & Favorites" at www.amazon.com Last book review: "Guerrilla Television" by Michael Shamberg |
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"RonFrank" writes: "Orfeo" wrote in message ... Howdy, OK, sorry to ask such a repetitive question for yall, but i'm about to get a digital camera and need the pro's advice So why ask here (:- Your response is needlessly negative, and I am not discussing film. IMO browsing Internet newsgroups is a low cost method for surveying the existing marketplace and for learning the current market issues. The personal perspectives provided help the browser judge objectivity. This is equivalent to learning "to talk the talk". IMO read the reviews on DP Review, Steve's Digicams, and the imaging resouce. Look in user forums, and read what users have to say about each camera you are considering. Then go to a store, and check them out in person. I always question reviews' objectivity. Who is funding the review service and what is their agenda? Similarly, advice supplied by salesmen might reflect equipment commission values (or what's currently sitting on the shelf in the back room). In larger metropolitan areas some camera stores offer equipment rentals. For a reasonable fee an adult can rent a dDSR (or other major piece of equipment), learn the equipment's capabilities and determine empirically what piece of equipment (if any) meets the prospective purchaser's needs. Renting equipment before purchase is equivalent to learning "to walk the walk". Of course, if previous renters have damaged (e.g., permanently warped) rental photographic equipment, the rental experience will be disappointing and the prospective purchaser will be discouraged. Prior experience helps, but caveat emptor. "All Rights Reserved"? If I 'right' must I reserve? I got no problems. Other people got problems. 00: 18+ _8 02 03/35 06 09 Richard Ballard MSEE CNA4 KD0AZ -- Consultant specializing in computer networks, imaging & security Listed as rjballard in "Friends & Favorites" at www.amazon.com Last book review: "Guerrilla Television" by Michael Shamberg |
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cool thank, i didn't think to check the user forums, ta
orfeo "RonFrank" wrote in message ... "Orfeo" wrote in message ... Howdy, OK, sorry to ask such a repetitive question for yall, but i'm about to get a digital camera and need the pro's advice So why ask here (:- IMO read the reviews on DP Review, Steve's Digicams, and the imaging resouce. Look in user forums, and read what users have to say about each camera you are considering. Then go to a store, and check them out in person. Ron |
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it was in an australian mag. i'll try to find a online copy of it, but
basically it compared a photo of a colour chart with the g5, and all the colours were noticly cooler , not as bright vivid etc....aparantly a cultural prefrence of the japanese market.... orfeo "mcs" wrote in message news8rSc.1524$Iv.1494@trndny03... "RonFrank" wrote in message ... "Orfeo" wrote in message ... Howdy, OK, sorry to ask such a repetitive question for yall, but i'm about to get a digital camera and need the pro's advice So why ask here (:- IMO read the reviews on DP Review, Steve's Digicams, and the imaging resouce. Look in user forums, and read what users have to say about each camera you are considering. Then go to a store, and check them out in person. Ron Can the original poster tell me about this color problem you allege to know about on the V1? Any links? |
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it was in an australian mag. i'll try to find a online copy of it, but
basically it compared a photo of a colour chart with the g5, and all the colours were noticly cooler , not as bright vivid etc....aparantly a cultural prefrence of the japanese market.... orfeo "mcs" wrote in message news8rSc.1524$Iv.1494@trndny03... "RonFrank" wrote in message ... "Orfeo" wrote in message ... Howdy, OK, sorry to ask such a repetitive question for yall, but i'm about to get a digital camera and need the pro's advice So why ask here (:- IMO read the reviews on DP Review, Steve's Digicams, and the imaging resouce. Look in user forums, and read what users have to say about each camera you are considering. Then go to a store, and check them out in person. Ron Can the original poster tell me about this color problem you allege to know about on the V1? Any links? |
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Canon G5 vs Sony DSC V1
OK, going travelling around the world so need something small but are
experience with slr photography so want something with manual options. Orfeo. I would suggest you get a camera that uses AA batteries if you're travelling. Take a small international AA charger and NIHM batteries. Here are 5MP cameras that'll use AA. I suggest you buy one that uses either SD or CF media. http://tinyurl.com/2kg2n |
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