--- Chieh Cheng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
OK, I'm another who's not interested. The resolution
is just too low to be useful for anything but *little*
snapshots.
> Since you brought up several pro/con points. I like
> to
> comment on some of them.
>
> > Cons:
> > -You can get a COMPLETE digital camera for less
> money
> > and with higher resolution.
>
> True . . . but unfortunately not quite valid,
> because
> comparison should only be made between Silicon Film
> vs. Canon EOS or Silicon Film vs. Nikon SLR. If you
> consider EOS or Nikon SLR digital cameras, they are
> all
> far more costly than the Silicon Film EFS-1 unit.
I agree with the original comment on this. The EFS is
so low res it makes more sense to compare it to low
coast digicams than a digital SLR or 3 or more MP.
>
> Getting a complete digital camera for less money and
> higher resolution is possible but it's not a EOS or
> a
> Nikon SLR.
Neither is a Canon 1n + EFS like getting an EOS 30.
>
> The basis of my point is from having a Olympus
> C-2500L digital camera with through-the-lens
> view-finder. Althought it can capture many shots my
> EOS camera can, it is still far more limited. With
> the
> wide array of lens I have for the EOS, I can do far
> more.
True, but what's the point if image quality is poor.
Are you better off magnifying the central portion of a
3.3MP digicam, or using a long lens on an EFS? Who
cares, they both offer lousy image quality.
>
> > -'magnification' factor of your lens is big.
> Forget
> > wide-angle shots. Also you still will see the same
> > viewfinder and have to judge yourself what will be
> in
> > the picture and what not.
>
> Once again, not quite valid, because any of the
> Canon/Nikon professional digital SLR also have a
> 'magnification' factor.
True, but not nearly as great as with the EFS-1.
>In fact, all digital cameras
> today
> do not have full-size 35mm image sensor. Therefore,
> all digital cameras have a 'magnification' factor.
Not true. Since, as you stated, most digicams have
focal lengths that match the image sensor size,
there's no magnification issue, except for SLRs that
use lenses designed for 35mm cameras.
>
> > -The number of shots is probably very limited. So
> you
> > have to backup the pictures to the optional
> storage
> > media (costs money again) quite often.
>
> This applies to any digital camera. I have a bunch
> of
> media cards for my digital camera, which did not
> come
> with the original camera.
Again, I disagree. The EFS-1 only holds 24 images
before you need to remove the "film" and download
images. Almost all digicams that use CF cards can use
the IBM Microdrive in 340, 512 or 1024 MB capacity.
The 340 MB drive on my 3.3 MP camera can hold 250+
shots at the highest quality JPEG setting. And you
can now by 256MB and larger flash ram cards, if you
don't like the microdrive.
>
> I don't think double exposure can be possible if the
> sensor is turned off when it is not ready. Others, I
> don't know. I recall them saying there is a beep
> when
> the cartridge is ready.
And that sounds next to useless if you're shooting in
a high noise environment. Double exposure may or may
not be a problem (probably not), but shooting before
the EFS is ready sounds like a big problem. I wonder
how many shots would be missed because the
photographer presses the shutter release before the
EFS is ready to record the next shot?
=====
Bob Meyer
Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first.
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