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DSLR vs P&S a replay of Film vs Digital?
Bill Again wrote:
"Helmsman3" wrote in message ... On 15 Nov 2007 09:03:18 -0800, Bill Tuthill wrote: Arguments over relative merits of DSLR vs P&S digicams occupy a plurality of current traffic volume on r.p.d. In many ways it reminds me of the film vs digital debate of the last many years. DSLR partisans seem like the defenders of film, because they don't have a lot of firm evidence that their workflow is superior, except at high ISO or some arcane usage. I know DSLRs are selling well, but do these flame wars indicate the beginning of the end? Pretty much. Let us for a moment presume there is a sealed-lens/sensor design that doesn't allow in any dust. Takes images in absolute silence. The lens range is a full 180-degree fish-eye to an extremely long zoom, all with either an aperture or sensor ISO high enough to capture even the most difficult of hand-held situations in any settings. The body is of a titanium shell for extreme durability. Few moving parts allows operation in deep sub-zero environments. Let us also presume that the electronic viewfinder (LCD and EVF) is high resolution enough that its display, feedback, and articulation abilities far exceed anything that has been implemented so far, optically or otherwise. Lets also presume that these P&S camera designers also had the foresight to include the options of shooting in the IR and UV portions of the spectrum too. This of course is dependent on an EVF system because no optical viewfinder in the world can accomplish this. Oh what the heck, while we're at it throw in high quality video and CD quality stereo sound recording too so you don't even need your camcorder as an accessory anymore. Why not. Poof! There goes any need for the cumbersome lens interchangeability, size, weight, noise, dust, high-cost, focal-plane shutter limitations, inaccurate and dim OVF, and all the other drawbacks to using any DSLR. Surprisingly I've already found all of these conditions met in only 2 P&S cameras (minus the UV capability and a slightly higher resolution EVF) with only 2 inexpensive, small, and light-weight adapter lenses. I've already had thousands of photos published with this combo. Not one person yet can tell that they were done with P&S gear. A whole kit of 1 camera + 2 lenses fitting into one large pocket. If these two P&S camera's features were combined nobody would think twice about buying a DSLR. I certainly never do. So yes, the advancements of the P&S camera are definitely the death-knell to the DSLR. Why would anyone need lens interchangeability if all those ranges, precision, and capability were built into one dust-free sealed lens? Nobody thought that an 18x high-quality zoom lens was even conceivable just a short 5 years ago. It's just foolish to duplicate in many parts what can be accomplished with just one. Speaking of all-in-1 options, CHDK is clear proof of that. You can do all the same things, and even more than, what was one time only possible by tethering your camera to a bulky and energy-hog computer. Now you don't even need the expense, bulk, travel limitations, and power-requirements of a computer if your camera can run CHDK. Lens interchangeability and the high-ISO performance are the *only* two thing to which the DSLR advocates are still tentatively holding onto. And at what cost? Dust problems? Noise? Camera shake from the mirror and shutter? Slow mechanical shutter limitations? Bulk? Weight? Do I need to list all the drawbacks? Ultra-zoom lenses are already making one of those "benefits"(?) obsolete. They are grasping at straws now trying to hold onto the high-ISO performance. When it's already been clearly shown that if your long-zoom P&S lens has enough aperture then even that is not the holy-grail to owning a DSLR. Yes, the DSLR *IS* going bye-bye. It's not a matter of "if", it's a matter of "when". And to my findings the sooner the better. They're a waste of time, cost, weight, materials, research, and labor. Based on a design that is half a century old with all the same limitations that were inherent in that format from way back then. The only ones still clamoring to wanting a DSLR appear to be those more bent on status, peer pressure, and acceptance by those around them than actually wanting to increase their chances at getting a decent photo. You know, the ones who are still emotionally insecure, the ones that have to run with the mindless herd for fear of getting lost. The DSLR will have about the same fondness in 15 years as we do when looking back on the flash-cube Instamatic from the late 60's with all its inherent faults, drawbacks, and limitations. The phrase "I can't believe we put up with those DSLRs back then," will be commonly heard. You might be right. But just as the cheap watch from Woolworths tells me in general the same time as any other watch, for some daft reason I prefer my Rolex. And while my neighbours Nissan takes him adequately from A to B, I prefer, silly as it may sound, driving there in the Mercedes. Daft I know, but personal preferences play heavily in these choices. I am sure, however, that you enjoy your P&S. Keep up the good work, the industry needs you. :-) Well, I have driven Nissans, and Mercedes, and would much prefer the Nissan. As for a Rolex, I wouldn't want one. Too much show, for no more 'go'. And I don't have worry about someone stealing my Timex. Different strokes for different folks. |
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