Like many members of this list, I guess, I've envied those who can justify
splashing out on a D30. I do own a Canon G1 digital and recently got to
play with a D30 which turned up second hand in my local Jessops. So I
shoved my lens and microdrive onto it and did a few test pictures. The most
controlled was a macro shot of a coin, which I was able to compare with the
G1. I used my Sigma 90mm macro on the D30, perhaps not the world's sharpest
lens, but not exactly blunt, either. In order to get as close with the G1,
I attached the 1:1 adaptor close up lens from the Sigma, via a home-made
filter adaptor.
The result was that the G1 shots were sharper! This despite a less than
ideal close up lens attached. I've made up a web page with the test images:
http://www.stir.ac.uk/psychology/Staff/pjbh1/digitalcomp.htm
This also has a comparison between the G1 and film, in the guise of Fuji
Sensia (I think, might have been Provia!), again using the Sigma macro.
Again the G1 is much sharper, though I prefer the tonal quality ofthe film
image.
I'm not quite so keen on the D30 now... However, the G1 really bites.
Peter
Peter Hancock
Department of Psychology,
University of Stirling
FK9 4LA
Phone 01786 467675 Fax 01786 467641
e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.stir.ac.uk/psychology/staff/pjbh1
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