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I am thinking more like sub $300 external flash option Square format color shading not critical - aka lomo-esque quality acceptable vignetting not critical - aka lomo-esque quality acceptable wide-angel ~ 24mm (on 35mm scale) manual focus no shutter lag auto/manual settings ring set f/stops medium format view finding hassey box like compactness ---- i think both pros and beginners might like this alfred > Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 10:26:29 -0500 > From: dd-b@xxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: Point & shoot cameras [ Ideal Specs ] > To: photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > On Thu, June 4, 2009 08:53, Alfred Tay wrote: > > > > > > > > Touching upon the subject of P&S > > What might be in your opinion, the "PERFECT" or "IDEAL" spec for a P&S > > carried by a pro shooter vs a learner using the camera as a edu tool? > > Would it be possible to combine both into one? > > Well; it's a matter of budget. > > Seems like something with a larger sensor is the top priority of the > serious crowd (with which I align myself). Sigma is trying this with the > DP2, and I have seen several people reporting considerable happiness with > the results. This chunk of people want to keep tip-top image quality, and > will compromise on zoom and other features to get it (fixed 41mm-e lens; > slow, too, at f/2.8). But the street price on that is solidly into the > range of low-end DSLRs; I don't think it's feasible to provision most > educational programs with cameras at that level. > -- > David Dyer-Bennet, dd-b@xxxxxxxx; http://dd-b.net/ > Snapshots: http://dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/data/ > Photos: http://dd-b.net/photography/gallery/ > Dragaera: http://dragaera.info > check out the rest of the Windows Live™. More than mail–Windows Live™ goes way beyond your inbox. More than messages |
