On Sep 27, 2011, at 3:08 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 1:10 PM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > >If I cared so little about my photos that I wanted to shoot JPEGs, I > wouldn't spend the money on a DSLR. > > That's probably overstating things (a bit).
Maybe a bit, but without a little hyperbole, where's the fun? > It depends upon the purpose of your photos. I didn't want to have to > spend computer time downsizing for some equipment-for-sale photos, so > I (today) set my K-x to shoot JPEGs at the LOWEST quality settings. > I'm still glad to have a DSLR, be able to stick a SMC Takumar 50mm f4 > macro on it, see though the viewfinder for manually focusing (with > in-focus confirmation beep), have Image Stabilization, etc. > > I guess I'm realistic to know that each time I push the shutter button > it isn't to create a masterpiece, but it's nice to have the options > for just-about-anything at your disposal. There is some truth in that. However, if an unexpected opportunity for a great shot comes up, and I have just moments to grab my camera and take the shot, I want the default to be what will give me the most opportunity to catch the great shot, rather than merely a pretty good picture of an amazing view. > > Darren Addy > Kearney, Nebraska > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
