Since the Canon D60 was released, you can buy a used D30 for a decent price and the results at ISO 800 are very good with it. In fact, the results at ISO 1600 aren't bad, either.
Len --- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul F. Stregevsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 8:19 PM Subject: digital cameras and high ISOs (was: Re: Re[2]: PENTAX need to move soon (long rant)) > You've made my day, Rob. My main argument for not taking the leap to > digital has been that the ability to shoot at higher ISOs wasn't there > except in pro cameras. I've been seeing more and more under-$1000 cameras > claim to shoot at ISO 800, and I've been feeling sick at the investment > I've made in optical gear. You've reassured me that, marketing claims > nothwithstanding, digital has a way to go before it can shoot credible > results in available darkness. > > Once it can, it will be possible to use a single camera for all ISO needs > instead of keeping two or three SLR bodies loaded with films of different > speed. > > Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "You might as well disregard the array of ISO settings and leave any > digital camera set to it's minimum ISO setting as image quality degrades > significantly as the ISO is increased regardless of hyped techno > innovations. ... In my experience photographic exploits that require good > photographic quality on media with a speed faster than 80-100 ISO are best > shot on film where the images aren't required for immediate distribution. > This is based on my experience with over seven digital cameras now..." > > > Paul Franklin Stregevsky > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
