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Sony DSC R1 vs. Samsung Digimax Pro 815
On Sun, 24 Dec 2006 12:53:47 +0000, Roy G wrote:
wrote in message news:1166867380 I want to be able to do candid shots. For this, a swiveable LCD screen is necessary. Eh !! So candid shots were almost impossible before Digital P & S Cameras were invented. Cartier Bresson, must have had a very very early prototype. I think he's confusing "candid" with "spy". Go, shoot, get people used to seeing you shoot, and they'll ignore you. Roy G -- --John to email, dial "usenet" and validate (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) |
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Sony DSC R1 vs. Samsung Digimax Pro 815
In article om, Rich
says... Both cameras are now outmoded. The Sony has a terrific lens with a reasonably wide zoom range and a limit of 110mm. So, NG for telework. The Samsung is a lumbering brute of a P&S with a poor record for focus at the long end of the lens. Had the Samsung stuck to a max zoom equivalent of 200mm, it would have been a camera in league with the Olympus C-8080 and the Nikon 8800. As it is, cheap DSLRs have obsoleted both. To be accurate the R1 goes up to 120mm (equiv.). The big advantage of the R1 over a DSLR is the live preview and when it came out it was the first 10MP camera in this price class (if I'm not mistaken). Then there is the cost issue, i.e. the value of the lens alone justifies the cost to purchase the entire camera. Get a DSLR lens as good as the one of the R1 and with the same specifications (24-120, F2.8-4.8) and you'll see what I mean. -- Alfred Molon ------------------------------ Olympus 50X0, 7070, 8080, E300, E330, E400 and E500 forum at http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MyOlympus/ Olympus E330 resource - http://myolympus.org/E330/ |
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Sony DSC R1 vs. Samsung Digimax Pro 815
Alfred Molon wrote: In article om, Rich says... Both cameras are now outmoded. The Sony has a terrific lens with a reasonably wide zoom range and a limit of 110mm. So, NG for telework. The Samsung is a lumbering brute of a P&S with a poor record for focus at the long end of the lens. Had the Samsung stuck to a max zoom equivalent of 200mm, it would have been a camera in league with the Olympus C-8080 and the Nikon 8800. As it is, cheap DSLRs have obsoleted both. To be accurate the R1 goes up to 120mm (equiv.). The big advantage of the R1 over a DSLR is the live preview and when it came out it was the first 10MP camera in this price class (if I'm not mistaken). Then there is the cost issue, i.e. the value of the lens alone justifies the cost to purchase the entire camera. Get a DSLR lens as good as the one of the R1 and with the same specifications (24-120, F2.8-4.8) and you'll see what I mean. -- I honestly don't think it's possible unless you are willing to fork over about $3000. Lack of a reflex mirror made that lens possible on the R1. One good thing as well, no fear of shutter/mirror slap ruining a shot. First time I fired the Sony, I couldn't tell I'd taken a shot. Dead silent and still. Reminded me of an old small Ricoh rangefinder I once had. |
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