General Photography Competition #41

[my porsche]

Originally Posted by Benjammer

Funny, I took a pic of the moon last night too (and today, since it was out during the day).

Sony DSC-H1 is 5mp seems like a nice camera.

5.1 MP thank you very much!

its 100% crop, sadly

and yes its a fantastic camera, basically the image quality (when used properly) of a DSLR with alot more versatility and practicality

[zeppelin]

I've been looking at the DSC-H1, I love how it offers lens attatchments. But I just can't decide whether to go DSLR or settle for a "mega-zoom" near SLR type like this... D50, or DSC-H1, any suggestions?

[johnnynumfiv]

You can get a lens attachments for the Canon S3 IS also, which is a far superior camera. A Digital Rebel with a 300mm lense would be about the same telephoto power that the S3/ DSC-H1 has, and that would be far superior camera than the S3/ DCS-H1.

[zeppelin]

Yeah I was thinking of the Rebel, little bit more money, but from what I've heard it's a great camera. Is it worth the extra money over the Nikon D50 though?

[Wouter Melissen]

Originally Posted by johnnynumfiv

You can get a lens attachments for the Canon S3 IS also, which is a far superior camera. A Digital Rebel with a 300mm lense would be about the same telephoto power that the S3/ DSC-H1 has, and that would be far superior camera than the S3/ DCS-H1.

You might get the same length, but the quality will be severely lacking. Remember it's the lense that makes for a good picture; not the camera.

[johnnynumfiv]

I'm not a fan of nikon, so yes

W, why would the quality be lacking with a 70-300mm f/4-5.6?

[RacingManiac]

Originally Posted by Wouter Melissen

You might get the same length, but the quality will be severely lacking. Remember it's the lense that makes for a good picture; not the camera.

Its the mainly the sensor I think....the tiny sensor of the Prosumer with 6-10 MP packed in with a lot of zoom is a guarantee of noisy and distorted pic.....

[RacingManiac]

Originally Posted by johnnynumfiv

I'm not a fan of nikon, so yes

W, why would the quality be lacking with a 70-300mm f/4-5.6?

Big zoom, small aparture, and made to be relatively compact. Its made for convenience and not quality.....but then not everyone needs L lens in their bag, and not everyone can afford them....

IMO with a DSLR and a budget Zoom like a 70-300 will get you better pic than a typical Prosumer already, you'll get much less noise, real low-light performance gain(both of the above contributes from the sensor size), and much faster shooting speed.

[my porsche]

Originally Posted by zeppelin

I've been looking at the DSC-H1, I love how it offers lens attatchments. But I just can't decide whether to go DSLR or settle for a "mega-zoom" near SLR type like this... D50, or DSC-H1, any suggestions?

to be honest, its an amazing camera at the enthusiast level, but if you're thinking of seriously getting into photography you need more versatility than 3 conversion lenses, so now im gonna end up with a Canon D-Rebel XT and the sony, and i will LOVE having both

[2ndclasscitizen]

Originally Posted by my porsche

Canon D-Rebel XT

go and actually hold one before you buy it

[Evolute]

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[RacingManiac]

Originally Posted by 2ndclasscitizen

go and actually hold one before you buy it

I second that....

[zeppelin]

Yeah I handled one a bit they had at Best Buy, it felt okay for the couple minutes I was messing around with it. I have heard complaints about its ergonomics before though...

[2ndclasscitizen]

I held a 350D, which is the next rung up the Canon ladder (IIRC), and it wasn't as good ergonomically as my *ist DS, but it felt more plasticky, so I can't imagine the Rebel being any better. The ergonomics and cheap feel are two things I've read a fair bit. But, most importantly I think, if it feels right in your hand, thats what you should go for. My tutor likes how the 350D feels in his hand, I don't

[my porsche]

the rebel IS the 350d


i usually dont just order things without looking at them first