POINT AND SHOOT V.DSLR
Mar 30, 2014 21:24:51 #
dugole wrote:
I really like your street shots - good work. Gives me some ideas to expand my photographic fun with.
Thank you dugole !
Mar 30, 2014 21:34:59 #
RICKO wrote:
I'm very new to this but My Sony dsc-h55 w/10x lens is about the same as my new Nikon d-3100's 200mm. Except of course the DOF adjustments I can make once I learn what I'm doing.
The hardest thing to learn is composition. (Unless you already have some art training.). P&S can be good for learning that. Put it in "P" or "auto" mode. That will handle 80% of the technical issues. Good composition looks good even with technical aspects only OK. A perfectly photographed but boring scene is perfectly boring.
When you are satisfied with your composition ability you can start to think about the other stuff.
Mar 31, 2014 01:56:14 #
I have a nikon coolpix L820 that has really surprised me in its capabilities. I am looking at getting a second camera: Nikon 3100 with 18-55 and 70-200 lenses.
Will it be worth that much to buy the 3100 if I am keeping my L820?
I can see the advantage of being able to use the camera on manual; just don't know if I would use it enough to justify having it as an extra camera. I was into amateur photography about 30 yrs. ago when I was doing a lot of horseback riding in the Wyoming Tetons and Colorado Rockies. But the two cameras then will have lenses that I'm sure will not work with DSLR cameras? Too bad; as I had a slew of lenses from 28mm to 420mm. Am I correct that the old lenses (E series) won't work on DSLR's? Thanks.
Will it be worth that much to buy the 3100 if I am keeping my L820?
I can see the advantage of being able to use the camera on manual; just don't know if I would use it enough to justify having it as an extra camera. I was into amateur photography about 30 yrs. ago when I was doing a lot of horseback riding in the Wyoming Tetons and Colorado Rockies. But the two cameras then will have lenses that I'm sure will not work with DSLR cameras? Too bad; as I had a slew of lenses from 28mm to 420mm. Am I correct that the old lenses (E series) won't work on DSLR's? Thanks.
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May 11, 2014 12:03:22 #
May 11, 2014 12:05:56 #
richard
Loc: Mamaroneck, NY
Love your butterfly and wood pecker shots.
I'll be up in the catskills when the casinos open up.
I'll be up in the catskills when the casinos open up.
May 11, 2014 12:13:33 #
RICKO wrote:
I'm very new to this but My Sony dsc-h55 w/10x lens is about the same as my new Nikon d-3100's 200mm. Except of course the DOF adjustments I can make once I learn what I'm doing.
The image quality on the Nikon will be much better than on the Sony once you get the hang of it.
The Sony has 1/2.3 sensor whereas the D-3100 sensor is almost 4 times larger. When it comes to sensors, bigger is almost always better than smaller, by a large factor in this case.
May 11, 2014 12:19:29 #
RICKO wrote:
I'm very new to this but My Sony dsc-h55 w/10x lens is about the same as my new Nikon d-3100's 200mm. Except of course the DOF adjustments I can make once I learn what I'm doing.
Is there a question here?
Point and shoot cameras are about convenience. DSLRs are about optics.
May 11, 2014 13:21:31 #
jd7000 wrote:
Point and shoot cameras are about convenience. DSLRs are about optics.
In most cases, you are correct; however, if your output is the internet, you would have difficulty distinguishing the difference between the pocket camera Sony RX100M2 and the Nikon D800 with the 2.8 lens family.
May 11, 2014 13:27:16 #
Racmanaz
Loc: Sunny Tucson!
travelwp wrote:
In most cases, you are correct; however, if your output is the internet, you would have difficulty distinguishing the difference between the pocket camera Sony RX100M2 and the Nikon D800 with the 2.8 lens family.
The RX100M2 would be so convenient for me to carry, just wish it had a touch screen :(
May 11, 2014 13:34:04 #
Racmanaz wrote:
The RX100M2 would be so convenient for me to carry, just wish it had a touch screen :(
The perfect camera is as hard to find as the perfect woman.
May 11, 2014 13:35:28 #
Racmanaz
Loc: Sunny Tucson!
travelwp wrote:
The perfect camera is as hard to find as the perfect woman.
Yes my perfect woman would have a touch scream :)
May 11, 2014 13:51:42 #
travelwp wrote:
In most cases, you are correct; however, if your output is the internet, you would have difficulty distinguishing the difference between the pocket camera Sony RX100M2 and the Nikon D800 with the 2.8 lens family.
Even viewing small images one can still see the differences in things like sharpness, distortion, bokeah and depth of field.
May 11, 2014 14:03:19 #
jd7000 wrote:
Even viewing small images one can still see the differences in things like sharpness, distortion, bokeah and depth of field.
You should look at the specs on the Sony RX100M2 and look at some of the reviews. It's a pocket camera but not like the cameras of yesteryear.
If you lived near me, we would go out on a shoot and I'll bring both cameras. When reduced to internet size I would bet that you can't tell which camera took which shot.
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