On 12 September 2011 00:20, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> There were never any 35mm films with ISO 800 or above that were as
> grainless as most people obsessed with ultra high ISO sensitivity seem
> to want to see these days. Nearly any DSLR class sensor camera made
> since 2004 outperforms all ISO 800 35mm films on sensitivity and
> noise.
>
That was then and this is now. I'm not comparing my camera's
performance against film in 2001, I'm comparing it against its direct
competitors sold at the same time.
>
> The E-1 was often slammed (inappropriately, IMO) for
> its 'noisiness' back in the day when it was a current model camera.
>
Not by me.
>
> Two to three years is "too long"? Do you want to buy a new camera
> every six months?
>
2007 was 4 years ago, Olympus's current E-4xx and E-5xx series cameras
are only minor updates of the cameras that introduced the 10MP CMOS
sensor from Panasonic, but they're still listed as current models in
many countries on the Olympus global website.
> Panasonic only produced two DSLRs, the 2006 L1 and 2007 L10. They were
> headed to the mirrorless cameras by the time the L10 shipped ... You
> make it sound as if they were in the business for decades and this
> sensor killed their DSLR business.
>
No, I'm aware of their history in the segment. And I'm aware that
they sourced the core of these cameras, chassis, reflex assemblies,
shutters, viewfinders &s. from Olympus. They put on the outer shells,
installed their own processors and image engines, and fitted their own
lenses.
What I found worth mention was that Panasonic only used the 10MP
sensor in a single model of their own. Just one year later their next
4/3 camera had the new 12.3MP sensor. It was as if they couldn't move
on quickly enough. So should have Olympus.
I'm not down on Panasonic, you know. I have one now.
>
> An E-5 is MSRP at $1699 and currently sells for $1499. A Pentax K5
> sells for $1199 including a $300 discount at B&H. If a school lunch
> costs $2, your son will need to miss 150 of them so you can shoot with
> an Olympus E-5.
>
Both of those cameras are considerably more expensive in Australia.
Our dollar may have surpassed the greenback, but our buying power is
still much lower than U.S.A.'s.
>
> Since the manufacturers and marketeers are the ones who incited the
> dual obsessions of megapixels and sensitivity, they have to deal with
> what they've created.
>
> I could care less ... I make photographs with the equipment I evaluate
> to suit my purposes and don't worry about what manufacturers or
> salesmen worry about.
>
Speed, grain and sharpness were ever the selling points of films. Now
it's sensitivity, noise and pixel count of cameras. What's different?
Some customers want the best and never mind the cost. Some want the
cheapest and never mind the quality. I want good value for money.
When I hand over my hard-earned to a company I've also bought the
right to judge their performance.
> "... Equipment often gets in the way of Photography. ..."
> --
I've seen very few photographs taken without equipment.
On second thought, make that none.
regards, Anthony
"Of what use is lens and light
to those who lack in mind and sight"
(Anon)
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