If you're going to borrow lenses, then you'll want a compatible camera, so it can help you choose between canon/nikon & co (also maybe between Full Frame - more expensive - and non FF).
For me the most important thing is the lens: I have a Nikon D80 with a Nikkor 50mm 1.4 that I just love. I'd be able to take the same pictures with a cheaper D40 or more expensive D300. I like my D80 because I have direct access to most of the things I need. On the D40 I'd need to go through menus, which is a pain, unless you're in a studio and you never change your settings. The only reason I'd upgrade my D80 is concerning the ISO. Starting 800 the picture gets grainy, so I never go more than 640. Newer cameras can go way higher (the max of the D80 is 3200, the max of the 7500€ D4 is a few 100,000...). Again if you're in a studio with plenty of like, you don't need that. I doubt I'd get much better picture quality with a newer sensor (maybe more dynamic range). I would probably play a bit with the video, with my 50 1.4 to have some nice bokkeh, or my fisheye to see how it looks like, but I feel like video on DSLR are more for pros who are ready to have several takes, can see the image on a bigger screen, control the focus manually... Of course it also depends on your budget...7500€ for the brand new D4 (available mid-February in France I think) which will seem huge compared to you P&S...A D5100 if I remember correctly) might be better for you www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d5100.htm 2012/1/11 Calvin McDonald <c...@ckmcdonald.com>: > I'm not familiar with Canon but if Nikon is appealing to you, the D90, D300 > or D700 would be excellent choices, depending on budget. I'd also look at > the D5100 or D7000 if higher sensor resolution is important to you. > > The new Nikon D4 just showed up on Nikon's website recently. It's a little > disappointing that it's only 16mp. Not sure if it's really available yet. > > http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/dslr/index.htm > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Hugin and other free panoramic software" group. > A list of frequently asked questions is available at: > http://wiki.panotools.org/Hugin_FAQ > To post to this group, send email to hugin-ptx@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > hugin-ptx+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hugin-ptx -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Hugin and other free panoramic software" group. A list of frequently asked questions is available at: http://wiki.panotools.org/Hugin_FAQ To post to this group, send email to hugin-ptx@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to hugin-ptx+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hugin-ptx
