Nuetral graduated filter is a great tool for landscape photography; you can not use such filters with Optio55 and you can use it with *istD.
Ramesh --- "Dowell,Jackie [Burlington]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am trying to decide which of these 2 digitals > would be most > cost-effective to buy since I feel that a digital > would be > useful for my picture taking. > > I normally do 3 types of pictures. (I currently have > a MZ5n) > 1- nature - (usually floral) using Velvia (50 but > trying 100f now) > 2- portrait - if skin tones are important, I use > Portra 160NC > 3- other - I usually use Royal Gold 400 > > I have 2 questions that that will influence my > decision. > 1- What type of film does a digital picture from the > *istD most > resemble. And the same question for the Optio 550 > 2- If the same picture were taken with optimal > settings by the > *istD and the Optio 550, how big can the picture be > printed > without noticing that it was a digital rather than a > film. > > If I can use the digital for type 3 only, than I > will get the Optio, > however, if I can match the colour of the Portra > and/or the Velvia > and can print 8x10 or larger, then I will bite the > bullet and go > into hock for the *istD. > > Thanks in advance. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com
