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Which digital camera brands have best lenses / optics?
Are certain camera manufacturers of digital cameras known to have
really good lenses? Can anyone provide insight on this -- especially in different categories. For example, are there any point-and-shoot digital cameras that have especially good optics? What about for the more advanced models? Thanks. -Shelly |
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"Shelly" wrote in message m... Are certain camera manufacturers of digital cameras known to have really good lenses? There are a lot of good ones. Nikon, Canon, Olympus, Zeiss lenses on Sony... Signs of a good lens: - Modest zoom range. A really good lens isn't going to try to zoom 20x. If the optical zoom range is something like 3 to 1, or less, you know you have a more conservatively designed lens. - Low f-ratio (to pick up more light). f/2.8 is better than f/8. This is not equivalent to image quality, but lenses with lower f-ratios tend to be more sophisticated designs. - Some lens information (e.g., true focal length and f-ratio) are written on the lens. For cameras with interchangeable lenses, of course, you have a choice. It is common for interchangeable-lens digital SLRs to come with a modest zoom lens, which you can replace with a much better lens if you want. For example, Canon's Digital Rebel comes with a modest-quality zoom lens which you can replace with a $600 lens that is reportedly much better. |
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Shelly wrote:
Are certain camera manufacturers of digital cameras known to have really good lenses? Can anyone provide insight on this -- especially in different categories. For example, are there any point-and-shoot digital cameras that have especially good optics? What about for the more advanced models? Thanks. -Shelly Well the more advanced digital SLR's generally accept the same lenses that work on the company's line of film 35mm so cameras like the digital Canon or Nikon have some very fine lenses. For those that have a single fixed lens, I suggest looking up comparisons of the resulting images. After all you will end up with the results of the whole camera not just the lens. A really great lens on a camera that does not focus properly or has a second rate imaging device is no better than one with a lesser lens. -- Joseph E. Meehan 26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math |
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Subject: Which digital camera brands have best lenses / optics?
From: "Joseph Meehan" Date: 10/27/2004 4:05 PM Pacific Standard Time Message-id: Shelly wrote: Are certain camera manufacturers of digital cameras known to have really good lenses? Can anyone provide insight on this -- especially in different categories. For example, are there any point-and-shoot digital cameras that have especially good optics? What about for the more advanced models? Thanks. -Shelly Well the more advanced digital SLR's generally accept the same lenses that work on the company's line of film 35mm so cameras like the digital Canon or Nikon have some very fine lenses. For those that have a single fixed lens, I suggest looking up comparisons of the resulting images. After all you will end up with the results of the whole camera not just the lens. A really great lens on a camera that does not focus properly or has a second rate imaging device is no better than one with a lesser lens. -- Joseph E. Meehan 26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math How about Panasonic or Leica cameras with Leica lenses or Kodak cameras with Schneider lenses or Sony's with Carl Zeiss lenses? Any good? Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer |
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"ArtKramr" wrote in message ... How about Panasonic or Leica cameras with Leica lenses or Kodak cameras with Schneider lenses or Sony's with Carl Zeiss lenses? Any good? Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer The Leica Digilux 2 and Panasonic DMC-LC1 share the same Leica lens, and it is the best lens on any P&S camera, bar none. The Leica Digilux 2 and Panasonic DMC-LC1 share the same Venus Engine LSI, which processes the video into JPEGs and RAW. Unfortunately, this engine is relatively noisy and doesn't produce as good of pictures as the other fine P&S cameras at ISO 400 and above. It's like having a BMW with a Chevy Vega engine. I would focus on Nikon, Canon and other great cameras. Clyde Torres |
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Sure. I did not mean to suggest that only two brands were any good.
Even those two brands have a few loosers. There are many good lenses out there. -- Joseph E. Meehan 26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math "ArtKramr" wrote in message ... Subject: Which digital camera brands have best lenses / optics? From: "Joseph Meehan" Date: 10/27/2004 4:05 PM Pacific Standard Time Message-id: Shelly wrote: Are certain camera manufacturers of digital cameras known to have really good lenses? Can anyone provide insight on this -- especially in different categories. For example, are there any point-and-shoot digital cameras that have especially good optics? What about for the more advanced models? Thanks. -Shelly Well the more advanced digital SLR's generally accept the same lenses that work on the company's line of film 35mm so cameras like the digital Canon or Nikon have some very fine lenses. For those that have a single fixed lens, I suggest looking up comparisons of the resulting images. After all you will end up with the results of the whole camera not just the lens. A really great lens on a camera that does not focus properly or has a second rate imaging device is no better than one with a lesser lens. -- Joseph E. Meehan 26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math How about Panasonic or Leica cameras with Leica lenses or Kodak cameras with Schneider lenses or Sony's with Carl Zeiss lenses? Any good? Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer |
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Shelly wrote:
Are certain camera manufacturers of digital cameras known to have really good lenses? Can anyone provide insight on this -- especially in different categories. For example, are there any point-and-shoot digital cameras that have especially good optics? What about for the more advanced models? Among P&S, the Panasonic FZ1/2/10/15/20 series have Leica 12x stabilised zooms with a constant 2.8 aperture throughout the zoom range. I doubt any other P&S matches these lenses. But this lens only - as other posts indicate, electronics is different ballgame. Cheers, Siddhartha |
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