On 11/8/06, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I haven't read the whole article, I was referring to that which was quoted. > > However, all other things being equal, with an SLR/DSLR the photographer > likely has a camera with a wider range of operating parameters, e.g. > aperture, shutter speed, it can take advantage of in auto mode. Likely more > sophistcated focusing, metering, exposure algorithms. The lens is likely of > higher quality and almost certainly more flare resistant than a P&S lens. > > Anyone can take a crappy picture with any piece of camera gear. Will a DSLR > on full auto make the user a better photographer? No. Might it make a > difference in the overall quality of their results? I say yes. > > It's the precise reason why my wife has used a ZX-10 for the last 7 - 8 > years and now a *ist DS, as opposed to a P&S camera. She rarely takes it off > the Happy-Face/Green Mode. >
I don't disagree with you Tom. I suppose that another advantage of a dslr that never goes out of auto-mode is that the potential is there for more creative use if a need arises, and the owner decides to educate himself as to the functions available with his camera. I guess what I'm saying is that while there may be exceptions, ~most~ dslrs that are bought where the original consumer zoom stays fixed in place and the mode never leaves auto, the owner would get as much satisfaction and use out of a p&s. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
