> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick White [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 12:17 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Pentax CCD back design
>
> Ditto here -- that's a big part of the reason I was
> suggesting using a
> current camera. The rest being that 35mm cameras have a lot
> of creative
> exposure controls. It was a few years ago, but last time I
> looked, consumer
> leven digital cameras didn't have the same kinds of creative exposure
> controls, being more targeted at the point-and-shoot
> replacement market.
> Personally, I'm not interested in a digital camera until I
> have control over
> exposures from (at least) 1/1000th to 16sec., have full
> control of DOF, can
> use an "OTF" flash, etc.
> If we can't take advantage of the creative exposure
> control available in
> the 35mm body, then I personally don't seem much point in
> mating the thing
> to one.
Nowadays you can actually get more control from some of the
the digital bodies than you can get from a conventional body.
Many of the "prosumer" digital cameras priced around $800
(Nikon 990, Canon G1, Olympus 3040, Sony S75, etc., etc.)
offer most of these features - enough to come pretty close
to the amount of creative exposure control you want. In
fact all of them offer more; they offer the ability to
dynamically change the ISO rating (and at least one offers
an ISO 50 mode which has significantly lower noise), and
some allow dynamic selection of the white point (useful
when switching between various lighting conditions).
Stick a 1GB MicroDrive in the G1 and you can take around
1000 images without having to change media (or a mere 300
if you insist on capturing RAW mode images at 2k x 1.5k)
--
John Francis (650) 429-4427
Hello. My name is Darth Vader. I am your Father. Prepare to die.
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