I own a DS and a D, and I've worked with files from a Canon Digital
Rebel for a couple of friends, which I suppose makes me somewhat more of
an expert than most. I've also handled a DL and my impression was that
it wasn't much different from the DS. First all Digital captures are a
bit soft and require sharpening, some cameras do a better job than
others but my opinion is that a good program like Photoshop does better
than any camera. So yes by all means shoot raw and sharpen in
Photoshop, etc. The amount of sharpening has a lot to do with how big
your print/image file will be displayed as well as lens and subject so I
don't have an answer there. No color rendition is particularly "right",
some can be made to look more natural than others. I find the D, to be
a bit better in that regard than the DS but both produce comparable
images and can be corrected to look alike, especially if you start with
a RAW file. Others will probably give a good run down on the merits of
the features and control layouts of both cameras (D vs DL), but one I've
not seen mentioned is that the deeper hand grip on the DS/DL while being
a bit more comfortable to grip makes mounting a mirror telephoto
"difficult", if I had fatter fingers I couldn't mount it at all, and
still hold the camera, while on the D there is no problem at all. Is
the D worth $600 more than the DL, well that's up to you but I certainly
didn't pay $600 more for my D than for the DS not even close. More like
$200, and I didn't pay anything like list for the DS.
João Moreira wrote:
Gentlemen
I think it is the right time for me to move from my
ZX-5n to digital.
I have made some researches and, after I saw Dario's
homepage, I became a little concerned on the sharpness
of the *ist D. Is it really unsharp? If so, is it
something Photoshop can fix (I mean, do you always
have to use Photoshop to fix the sharpness of all your
photos)? By how many points (in average)?
And what about the colour rendition? It is completely
different from the *ist D to the Fujifilm and the
Cannon cameras. Which one delivers the right colour?
Another question: is the *ist D worth the $600.00 over
the *ist DL? What are the extra features?
Thanks in advance
Joao
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