I can say lots of nice things about Nikons.
And almost sixty-five percent of that was actual compliment. Is that a personal best?
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javachik - Jun 25, 2008 10:21:26 am PDT #6740 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.
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.
javachik - Jun 25, 2008 10:31:31 am PDT #6742 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.
Yeah, I could have gone either way, too. It's a plus that my Nikon D40 can switch lenses with my boyfriend's D80. Canons are great; my point and shoot is a SD750 and it's great to keep in the purse. It's a rechargeable battery, too; very diffeent scenario than the digital cams that take AA batteries.
Tom Scola - Jun 25, 2008 10:31:41 am PDT #6743 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
As a geek, I really feel the need to understand this stuff before I go out and buy a camera. I'm having trouble picking it up, and I'm getting frustrated.
javachik - Jun 25, 2008 10:33:22 am PDT #6744 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.
Tom, I heartily recommend Ken Rockwell's website on camera stuff. He breaks it down.
tommyrot - Jun 25, 2008 10:35:25 am PDT #6745 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.
As a geek, I really feel the need to understand this stuff before I go out and buy a camera. I'm having trouble picking it up, and I'm getting frustrated.
Maybe it's no longer possible for the typical geek to understand all things geeky, or even all things geeky that the typical geek might buy. Maybe there are no more renaissance geeks....
NoiseDesign - Jun 25, 2008 10:36:30 am PDT #6746 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
Tom, I've got some good information on photography floating around I just need to dig it all up. What level are you starting from? Do you already understand things like the relationship between aperture settings and depth of field and just need more technical things like how do figure out image sensor size relates to actual focal length on DSLRs.
Sean K - Jun 25, 2008 10:36:55 am PDT #6747 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Maybe it's no longer possible for the typical geek to understand all things geeky, or even all things geeky that the typical geek might buy. Maybe there are no more renaissance geeks....
BLASPHEMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tom Scola - Jun 25, 2008 10:39:53 am PDT #6748 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Do you already understand things like the relationship between aperture settings and depth of field
just need more technical things like how do figure out image sensor size relates to actual focal length on DSLRs.
The thing is, I think I understand the former, and then I try to go and figure out the latter, and discover that I really didn't understand the former in the first place.
DCJensen - Jun 25, 2008 10:40:15 am PDT #6749 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
Rockwell''s site was one of the top ten hits when I googled "digital sensor size" (without the quotes).
It was the best keyword search for a LOT of technical data that I need to research as well, as I'm deciding on my first purchase of a digital camera for Ws and me.
The camera I had this weekend at the F2F was borrowed, as I had to replace my entire exhaust system and didn't want to squeeze in a new camera, too.