Excellent sites for reviews :
www.dcviews.com <http://www.dcviews.com>
This site summarises most of the digicam reviews found on the net with
links to them.
Also
http://www.ephotozine.com/reviews
and
http://www.photozone.de/Reviews/overview
is outstanding for more technical reviews, especially lenses.
Howard
Bob wrote:
Hi Chris
Some places to look for reviews of cameras:
dpreview.com
luminous-landscape.com
photo.net
fred miranda's web site
There may be others.
Canon makes the CMOS sensors in the DSLRs but not the CCD sensors in
the point and shoots. The P&S may be and probably are Sony
Bob
Jim Thyer wrote:
Chris,
A few years ago Minolta bowed out of cameras, and sold all their
technology to Sony, and their hilh level cameras will use the Minolta
lenses, flashes etc.
Their recent cameras, including the Alpha 700 which I have, have been
getting good reviews, comparable to Canon & Nikon. In fact Sony make
the ccd devices for many digital cameras, including I know some
Canon. Sony also have teamed up with Carl Zeiss, and their 16-80 mm
lens (24-120 in 35 mm terms, has been getting good reviews also.
So worth thinking about.
I know they have also released several new models in recent months.
Jm Thyer.
----- Original Message -----
*From:* Chris <mailto:christopher.strevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*To:* List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students
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*Sent:* Sunday, June 08, 2008 4:55 AM
*Subject:* Digital V Film
I recently had a digital image printed after I processed it in
Photoshop. It was not enough contrast and there were some stones
at the bottom that were very dark. I corrected this by using the
selection tool, magic wand, and increasing the contrast of the sky
and made it darker. The stones I made lighter and increased the
contrast.
It looked ok on the screen and so I took it to a processing lab to
have it printed. It was awful.
So I readjusted it using a gradient mask and increased the
contrast of the upper portion (sky) and darkened it, the lower
portion I increased the contrast and darkened it to make the
stones black.
I printed it on my Epson R285 and it is much better.
However it lacks the quality I used to get with black and white
printing from mono-negative and plastika chlorobromide paper. I
think that digital still lacks the quality of film. Another ten
years of development and it will be as good as film or better.
While I was in the photo-shop I looked at the cameras they are all
digital now but they still sell and print colour film. So
purchasers have to buy digital.
I saw a 14 Mpix camera as well as 6, 10 and 12 Mpix types with a
scale of prices to match. I was attracted to the Canon 10 Mpix
camera but the one they are pushing is the Sony range with its 12
Mpix camera as the one they are pushing with two zoom lenses. They
put the focal length of the lens as the type of lens and do not
give any other details of the lenses. The prices are from £249 GBP
for the 6 Mpix to £549 GBP for the 12 Mpix cameras. So you pay
your money and you take your choice, they give no advice about the
one to buy.
I did not recon on Sony being a photographic company but I knew
Canon and Nikon are so I’ll probably go for the Canon. I expect
most of the list members go for Nikon and the price is the same so
do I go for Nikon?
It will be nice going back to a camera with interchangeable lenses
rather than the compact digital I have been using recently, I
could attempt insect photos again with an additional wide angle
lens put on the front of the long telephoto lens. I will need
fixed lenses rather than zoom lenses unless I go for a specialist
macro lens.
I switched to compact digital because of my heart attack, it made
me very weak, but after specialist treatment for a bad heart I’m
feeling stronger again so I can carry the DSLR and extra lenses
around with me. I have the bag now but it is very bulky, I’m
thinking of getting a vest with pockets in it.
Chris
http://www.chrisspages.co.uk
