Re: [CGUYS] DSLR question: let's end this

2008-06-07 Thread Steve Rigby
On Jun 7, 2008, at 1:58 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: Is it important that the Nokia N-series phones' cameras have Zeiss lenses? Does that make their photos any better? Maybe. But, compared to what? If compared to an identical phone equipped with a different lens make, perhaps it will be better.

Re: [CGUYS] DSLR question: let's end this

2008-06-07 Thread Tom Piwowar
>Is it important that the Nokia N-series phones' cameras have Zeiss >lenses? Does that make their photos any better? Of course, they're still >mobile phones, not dedicated cameras. Or did Zeiss get new managers who will sell Zeiss stickers to just about anybody? I don't know what's going on ins

Re: [CGUYS] DSLR question: let's end this

2008-06-07 Thread b_s-wilk
Most people don't realize how the quality of glass is so important in photography. I worked for a newspaper, in the art department, and shooting/developing/printing film, shooting photostats. If I was lucky, they'd be printed in the glossy section instead of on newsprint. One day one of the re

Re: [CGUYS] DSLR question: let's end this

2008-06-06 Thread Steve Rigby
On Jun 6, 2008, at 3:53 PM, chad evans wyatt wrote: Should you elect to go the DSLR route, you will learn there also that your most important investment is in glass, not in ephemeral camera. So, so true. A good lens on a consumer level DSLR provides for a better image than mediocre g

Re: [CGUYS] DSLR question: let's end this

2008-06-06 Thread chad evans wyatt
Please. The D40 new is superior to a refurbished or new D70 (or D70s). The Nikon 18~55mmVR lens is excellent. A DSLR one buys today is overtaken swiftly by next models, certainly within 18 months. A film-era camera, such as Hasselblad (I use them even now with great reliability), was viabl