For studio work offsetting issues such as portability don't matter as much. With even two cards, you can be downloading one while you are filling the other. I would shoot in TIFF or RAW unless they take too long to transfer on to the card in which case I would use the highest quality JPEG setting. Maximum resolution in any case.
You may have already considered this, and there are liable to be any number of reasons why That I haven't thought for ruling it out, but when I was looking at the e-10 or E-20 I ended up getting the C5050 instead. It's newer technology, and in some ways superior to the E-20, while being a lot cheaper. Sort of a rangefinder as opposed to an SLR, but everything is autofocus these days anyway, and you can frame static subjects just fine on the LCD screen. Just a thought... The flash capability is at least as good as the E models, as well, I believe.
At 18:24 -0400 4/6/03, Russell Baker wrote:
Thanks Gang.........
I was leaning towards the E 10..............
I have read a number of reviews of the camera but there is no mention of the type of shutter that it uses. They tell of the lack of a moving mirror, but not the shutter or what sort of X synch it has.
Now here where I really show my ignorance............ (like that has ever bothered me before.............)
I have never used a digital camera, but I do use a flatbed scanner and printer so I have some knowledge. (oh sure..)
What I am getting confused on is the resolution relates to file size.
What I mean is...........
I use an RB67 to do my Theatrical Portraits. I know that since I am just enlarging to 8x10 I could use my Nikon 35mm stuff, but I like the larger negative.
I understand that digitally I don't want to create a bigger file than what I need just to give me a good 8x10 print.
So when I take a photo...............
How do I determine what resolution to use that will give me a quality photo..... Without creating a file size that may be larger than I need?
And of course I would want to use the storage media in the camera in the most efficient way so as to be able to take as many Quality shots as possible.
I have a number of computer books and some dedicated to taking digital photo, but they all seem to gloss over this tid bitof important info!!!!!!!!!!
I would just as soon someone give me a link to an on line info source rather than muddle up the list with trying to type an explanation to me.
Thanks...............
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