On Mar 3, 2007, at 3:32 AM, Jens Bladt wrote: > He, he > There are three reasons for using the pop-up flash (IMO): > 1) At close range it can be usefull as a main light (very close > range) or - > more likely - for fill purposes > 2) Some people want a pro (D)SLR - just for the prestige value. But > they > wouldn't want to buy a camera without a built-in flash. > That's really why it's there, I think. I have seen it many times - > people > using a pro (D)SLR just to show off - but owning/using no other > flash, than > the pop-up flash. They simply use it as a P&S camera. > 3) For shooting at night, using some AUTO program, the pop-up flash > will > enable you to get a rather fast shutter speed. Thus usable (unshaken), > although quite dark, shots. > Lots of people with small P&S cameras use the built-in flash (low > GN) for > the same purpose. Even though the light will never reach the > subject, using > it will ensure a rather fast speed.
Some people I know who would otherwise be content with a high quality, fixed lens compact camera have purchased DSLRs because there are no digital cameras that have the sensitivity and responsiveness they need for the photography they want to do. They use their DSLR as a 'point and shoot' because that is adequate to their needs, but they can't get along without a clean ISO 400 capture and an f/2 lens. My own predilections ... I would buy a DSLR without a popup flash simply because it would make the "pentaprism hump" smaller and less intrusive. All that space on the top of the K10D is now consumed by the flash, the prism optical system is actually much smaller. You could fit a bellows or oddball mirror lens to the camera much more easily without the flash hump. G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
