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DSLR vs P&S a replay of Film vs Digital?
In article , John Navas
wrote: I think it's more a matter of childish mine-is-better bragging by DSLR advocates who feel the need to feed their egos by putting down non-DSLRs and those who use them, like wearing a Rolex to be more cool, or worse a fake Rolex, like cheaping out with a Sigma or Tamron lens on a Canon or Nikon body. it's just as childish to do the reverse, putting down dslrs and in particular, third party lenses, some of which are quite good (not all, of course). |
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"Bill Tuthill" wrote in message
... 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? Nah, they just indicate that P&S users are insecure. If users of P&S users are so happy with the results, why the barbs constantly directed at DSLR user? I own & use both, by the way and I'm of the opinion the end result has more to do with the person behind the camera, and both types of cameras have their own particular strengths & weaknesses. Might as well start a Ford vs. Chevy thread, that's how pointless I think the debate is. There's no one camera that's perfect for every situation. Mark |
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Floyd L. Davidson wrote:
Ever see a truly talented craftsman, regardless of the craft, who *did* *not* have a set of the best tools he could afford? Edward Weston used a $5 R.R. lens for more than 20 years. He was pretty much broke when he bought it, but he kept using it when he was much less broke. He did own some fancier lenses when he could afford them, but he never seems to have insisted on the latest and the best. Peter. -- |
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"John Navas" wrote in message
... On 15 Nov 2007 09:03:18 -0800, Bill Tuthill wrote in : I think it's more a matter of childish mine-is-better bragging by DSLR advocates who feel the need to feed their egos by putting down non-DSLRs and those who use them, like wearing a Rolex to be more cool, or worse a fake Rolex, like cheaping out with a Sigma or Tamron lens on a Canon or Nikon body. To be honest, it sure seems like these threads are started far more often by point & shoot users. Mark |
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On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:46:55 -0800, nospam wrote
in : In article , John Navas wrote: I think it's more a matter of childish mine-is-better bragging by DSLR advocates who feel the need to feed their egos by putting down non-DSLRs and those who use them, like wearing a Rolex to be more cool, or worse a fake Rolex, like cheaping out with a Sigma or Tamron lens on a Canon or Nikon body. it's just as childish to do the reverse, putting down dslrs and in That's certainly not what I'm doing -- what I've said repeatedly is "different strokes for different folks". particular, third party lenses, some of which are quite good (not all, of course). Those third-party lenses do not measure up to the best OEM lenses. -- Best regards, John Navas Panasonic DMC-FZ8 (and several others) |
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EddyGleason wrote:
On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:13:09 -0900, (Floyd L. Davidson) wrote: Ever see a truly talented craftsman, regardless of the craft, who *did* *not* have a set of the best tools he could afford? Yeah, Michelangelo blamed his mistakes on not having carbide-tipped power tools. :-) Try another analogy, this one doesn't work. You think he *didn't* use the best technology that was available? It's a perfect example. -- Floyd L. Davidson http://www.apaflo.com/floyd_davidson Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) |
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DSLR vs P&S a replay of Film vs Digital?
Kinon O'Cann wrote:
What flame wars? What's to discuss? For some uses and needs you use one tool. Other times, you use another tool. What controversy? What, exactly, do you see coming to an end? And why is the workflow an issue? Sorry, but this is a very odd post. It's just that the current-day DSLR is largely a relic of 35mm film. The bodies and lenses are larger and heavier than they need to be for the APS sensors inside (except Canon 5D, ??, and vapor Nikon D3). Olympus created a whole new lens system, but it is not significantly smaller than 35mm-based DSLRs, and Pentax makes a 35mm-compatible DSLR that is smaller and lighter than any Olympus. The recommended DSLR workflow seems like a huge chore, not a fun hobby, with RAW mode and the continual treadmill of Adobe software upgrades. So I'm wondering if the DSLR is a dead-end. In field use, I don't see any significant advantage in pictures produced by friends with a DSLR, versus friends with a pocket-size digicam. |
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DSLR vs P&S a replay of Film vs Digital?
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. |
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