Just to throw more confusion on the fire.... Generally, digital cameras advertise the number of pixels on the CCD, but the CCD tends to be a different size (smaller, I think) than a frame of 35mm film is. So as a result, a lens designed for a 35mm camera will produce somewhat different results when used on a digital camera. Ideally you'd want the CCD to be the same size as a frame of 35mm film - if this were the case then a lens designed for 35mm would act exactly the same on a digital camera.
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tommyrot - Jun 25, 2008 9:21:44 am PDT #6732 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Sean K - Jun 25, 2008 9:23:23 am PDT #6733 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Wish I could help you Tom, but I still use a completely manual film camera!
Luddite.
Oooh! The Samsung phone does voice notes! I can't do that on my iPhone.
megan walker - Jun 25, 2008 9:27:09 am PDT #6734 of 25501
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Luddite.
It's more that I don't have the funds for a digital SLR, but the battery issue brought home that I don't want to go completely digital. I do not want to have to bring chargers on vacation.
§ ita § - Jun 25, 2008 9:40:02 am PDT #6735 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I tried to stay completely manual, but lens availability and price sure stopped that. My film SLR can go pretty auto, so there's a charger with me either way.
Sean K - Jun 25, 2008 9:42:34 am PDT #6736 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Luddite.
It's more that I don't have the funds for a digital SLR, but the battery issue brought home that I don't want to go completely digital. I do not want to have to bring chargers on vacation.
I was just kidding!
Wish I had the money for a nice digital SLR, though.
NoiseDesign - Jun 25, 2008 9:43:14 am PDT #6737 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
The high end DSLR cameras do have a full size image sensor. Of course those are the ones that run $3000 and up.
Gudanov - Jun 25, 2008 9:46:07 am PDT #6738 of 25501
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We have a Canon Digital Rebel and bought a cheap third party battery. With two batteries we can take about 800 pictures without any charging.
I'd recommend the Canon, I think the lowest end SLR Canon sells now is better than our camera and ours is fabulous. Lots of lenses available as well. I can't say anything about the Nikons since I've never used them, I expect they are quite good as well.
Sean K - Jun 25, 2008 9:47:38 am PDT #6739 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
As far as batteries for digital cameras, thanks to my job, I'm just used to having an abundance of batteries on me, and I'm careful to pack extra when I travel.
javachik - Jun 25, 2008 10:21:26 am PDT #6740 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.
I can say lots of nice things about Nikons.
NoiseDesign - Jun 25, 2008 10:25:51 am PDT #6741 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
The choice between Canon and Nikon is really about ergonomics at this point. I've stuck with Canon since I have an investment in lenses and I like the low light photos that I get with the digital rebels. I've got an XTi with an image stabilized lens.