On Wed, Nov 08, 2006 at 08:51:31AM -0500, Doug Franklin wrote: > 10 Reasons to Buy a DSLR Camera > > http://www.thetechlounge.com/article/308/10+Reasons+to+Buy+a+DSLR+Camera/ > > > I ran across a link to this article on a computer geek site I frequent. > It's basically answering the "What camera should I buy?" question that > photo enthusiasts hear from other people regularly. A quotation that I > found particularly interesting: > > I urge you not to buy that Canon EOS 20D or Nikon D80 or > [insert other DSLR model here] if you plan to leave it on > full automatic mode. DSLRs are expensive light-capturing > tools that can help you create some amazing images, but > only if you have the time and patience to learn what you > are doing and be creative.
A bit of an overstatement. Most of the DSLRs on full idiot mode will still outperform the average point-and-shoot. You might not get the best possible image quality the DSLR could deliver, but most of the time only under circumstances where the point-and-shoot will perform miserably. Mind you, I do see the point. There has been a prolonged whine recently on the rec.photo.digital newsgroup from someone who wanted Adobe Camera Raw to produce images from his RAW files that looked just like the JPEGs produced in the camera. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
