On 10/3/03 7:45 pm, Stephen Foote wrote:
> So, if I go to Calumet, I have a choice of the Kodak 14n,
Stephen
That will depend on which month you go to them! I don't believe they have
the first body yet.
> Canon EOS D1, Nik
> D1X or D100. I suspect that the D100 would probably do, and is half the
> price of the 14n. But being comfortable with 35mm lenses, I suspect that the
> advantages of the 14n may be worthwhile, and certainly the picture quality
> is better (from what I can gather from reading the list).
The Nikon D100 and the Fuji S2, which also has a Nikon body, multiply the
focal length by about 1.3. Something that may work to your advantage. The S2
also delivers superb images and can save out 12mb RAW files (interpolated
from 6mpx). TIFFs saved from the 12mb RAWs are excellent quality.
Because of the smaller chip, the DOF should be deeper. That maybe a
consideration. The downside is the smaller viewfinder. If you are used to a
35mm viewfinder, you will get a shock...Mind you, I had a look down the
latest, highly recommended for the money, Minolta Dimage the other day and
that shows an LCD image which strobes as you move the camera.
> I'm not sure that
> I would be able to make practical use of the firewire straight into my
> laptop whilst working from a helio, and that would seem to be the only
> advantage of using the D1X over the D100. I would like some advice on which
> camera you guys would use...
I bought the S2 because it has the Firewire port and 12mb RAW files but the
D100 doesn't. It also has a USB port. It's said the quality of the images is
superior to the D100 because it always interpolates up to 12mpx before
saving out as 6mpx. BTW, the S2 is not the only dSLR that interpolates, it
seems 'most' CCD based cameras do. I don't think the D60 does because it has
a CMOS sensor.
> I am also interested with what happens to the images I take in terms of
> copyright. Usually when working on video I have NO copyright on the
> material which I shoot (this may surprise you).
You always retain the moral copyrights, FWIW...So, if a client doesn't pay
and uses your images, you can sue the pants off them...<G>
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