----- Original Message ----- From: "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 11:09 PM Subject: RE: green button wars (again)
as for reasons to switch from P&S digicams to DSLRS are DSLRS actually quieter? Why?
Bigger sensor/photosites for the same resolution. an 8MP digicam is way nosier at ISO 400 than an 8mp DSLR at ISO 1600 for this reason.
Are they really faster now, P&S digicams have narrowed that gap considerably havent they?.
Shutter lag and EVF lag are still a problem on digicams in my experience, even the SLR-like EVF cams.
ISO limits are not much of an issue. People used 400 film with much lower image qualtiy in there slow lensed P&S film cameras and didn't care much...
Consumer grade 400 film is still better than a typical noisy digicam, in my opinion, at ISO 400.
As an aside to respond to a previous post of yours: I know dozens of people (co-workers who have some money) who have never owned a film SLR and have moved from film P&Ses or digicams to DSLRs. ALL of them have chosen Canon (digirebels, 20Ds and yes, several more affluent people have purchased 1DIIs) and almost all of them use them - even the 1DII <gasp!> - in Program mode.
Christian
