Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2002 09:24:56 +0800 From: Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Digital cameras (was [LIB] New Website http://www.libretto.d2g.com)
> 3) No fast lens to speak of. Except for digital SLRs and the Olympus >digicams with f/1.8 lenses, all other digicams have such slow lenses that >there's really no point in adjusting Aper. Of course, because they're digital >image, background blur is easily done later in a paint program. OK you got me curious ... why is the LACK of a fast lens an advantage? > 4) No features = forces you to think harder and compose better. Can't get >lazy by blurring a messy background out with a more sophisticated model. Why would adjusting aperture to cause the background to blur out be classed as 'lazy'? I thought you'd want to have as much flexibility as you could ... Whilst we're on the topic ... anyone got any opinions on the cheaper digital cameras? Specifically the Olympus C-200 (the D-510 for you NTSC'ers) and the Minolta Dimage X (that really tiny, thin one)? - Raymond --- /~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ | | "Does fuzzy logic tickle?" | | ___ | "My HDD has no reverse. How do I backup?" | | /__/ +-------------------------------------------| | / \ a y b o t | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | HTTP://www.raybot.net | | ICQ: 31756092 | Need help? Visit #Windows98 on DALNet! | \~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/ ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
