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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Vlad SOARE
> No, the D60 takes exactly the same pictures as id did before
> the birth of the 1Ds. The problem is that our expectations have
> increased. People were satisfied by the D60 because it was the
> best. But now it's not the best any more.
This is and will be true for tech junkies... and there are many of them.
Sometimes I am guilty of that too. Nevertheless, most often I give things a
second thought and figure out what I really need and what I just think I
need.
Right now we are in a transition period of going digital. Most digital
cameras still have quite a lot of real shortcomings. For many serious
photographers the D60 does belong into this catagorie, too. They have
switched despite this shortcomings but now find a real good solution in the
1Ds with full-frame sensor, rugged body, fast AF, (almost?) film equaling
resolution, film surpassing cleanness, etc. Therefore, it is a valid point
for them to say that the D60 was not the real solution they've been looking
for.
> It's a psychological thing. The EOS 650 was an extraordinary
> camera at the time of its release, and it would take today exactly
> the same pictures that it took fifteen years ago. However, it now
> looks like a toy compared with the EOS 1, 3, or even 30.
I haven't updated to the 1v and never will. I am perfectly fine with the 1n.
Yes, the 1v has some features I would like but being reasonable it's not
worth the additional investment. So I stay with what I have and what serves
me well.
> The
> EOS 5 was a superb camera when it was released in 1992, and
> it still is exactly as good as it was back then. However, who would
> buy now a Canon camera without E-TTL and without even a real
> battery pack?
I would. I dumped the 5 for other reasons like rediculas power-drain. This
was a real short-comings and warranted an update to a better body.
> Old cars look like trash when compared to new modern ones, even
> if their engines are in perfect condition and still run perfectly
> well.
Don't tell me. My wife wants me to replace my Mazda 323 with a big BMW or
Jag. And a red Dodge Viper with yellow aluminum wheels sure would look hot.
But this little car still works fine, uses little casoline, polutes the
environmet less, fits my ProTrekker and Y-22 without removed wheels, etc.
> just that our idea of "perfectly well" has changed in the meantime.
It always depends on what you want or/and what you need. I don't think a
person who uses a film-based P&S camera will update whenever the resolution
increases by another 2 Mpixels as 5Mpixels give them more then they need.
And after 5-8 zooms come out, higher sensitivity with still high SNR are
available, etc. there really isn't much to desire to update to the latest
model. Similar claims can be made for professional cameras.
Just my opinion.
Robert
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