I wasn't going to start in on this topic but now that it has been going on so long I find myself doing so. Please remember that this is all my own opinion and want to hear your response (no flaming please). I have made up my mind on moving to digital but am intrested in why so many are against it.
First please tell me why the Canon 1D and the Nikon D1x/h series cameras are being considered prosumer cameras? Both series are based on there respective "pro" film bodies, with nearly the same feature sets as the 35mm cameras. The bodies are made of the same composites that the 35mm cameras are. Same lens mounts, Focusing systems, and shoots as many if not more frames per second. I know that the term "pro film body" is in itself a subjective term but for the sake of this email the Canon 1v and the Nikon F5 are the equivelant bodies (if you think different why?) On the subject of the photo itself why is the digital so inferior? Anything blown up to a size of 30"x40" is going to show grain or pixels if you stand 1 foot in front of the picture. Tell me what you would be able to see on film that you can't on digital film in a 8x10 photo. (I will at this point submitt I still have a hard time giving up my Kodak E100vs film). In my opinion though the pro digital cameras on the market are as good if not better than the 35mm film cameras in production today ( I do not include larger format cameras in this argument because I fell that they are still better quality). I also cringe when people assume that you can not get good images with a camera that only shoots at 2.5 megapixels. You can shoot spectacular images as long as you know how to shoot the cameras. (plus blow them up to poster size that will look great as long as you know how to handle them once in the camera without ever opening Photoshop). For the best explanation of how this all works see a book called "The D1 Generation" (It is a Nikon book i know but the information directly relates to any brand digital) As I ramble about this subject here is why I beleive that so many people are against the current digital cameras. People are scared of the new technology. Simple as that. When switching to digital you need to learn two very tricky things white balance and file compression. These two things alone are what makes a digital camera so much different. If you can learn them though there is no limit to what you can do with a modern Digital SLR. If you want to check out what can be done with digital check out these couple sites and see what is being shot. The first is Moose Peterson - Wildlife Research Photography http://www.moose395.net Next is John Herbst - Grizzely Bear Photography http://www.grizzlyjhphoto.com A link that describes how megapixel resolution can be misleading - http://www.howstuffworks.com/digital-camera5.htm A software link that lets you handle images without ever entering photoshop. - http://www.proshooters.com/dp/index.html As i said before this is a bit of a rambling on my part. But i really am intrested in why people are so reluctant to use digital as an everyday format. All of the digital i have seen looks great wether it is a poster 8x10 or a projector on a 20 foot screen. The only thing that keeps me from buying a Canon 1D is that i don't have the cash to spend this instant, but will own one by the end of the year. The applications i plan on using it in is nature / wildlife photography and Dirt bike racing. Both of which i shoot on Kodak E100vs right now. I see though that even though the camera is expensive I don't really need to shoot that many roles of film to save on film and processing costs. This topic may not be for the list so feel free to ramble and rant back at my email Brian Beckwith [EMAIL PROTECTED] * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
