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e.g. record shots of a bird. If people are going to buy a higher end P&amp;S, I would recommend no more than 7 mpx - preferably 5. You can get excellent 5 X 7 and acceptable 10 X 8 prints from these. However, it&#39;s harder to get a decent crop, to, say, enlarge a bird in the center of an image, so as with all things technical, there are compromises to be made. The other thing beginners might be drawn into with P&amp;Ss is digital zoom. Unfortunately this enlarges every pixel, and so makes the image look fuzzy and pixelated. The only zoom that counts is O This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003D_01C839E7.4CE42D70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Richard, and all, All good points, it is great to have a forum for these issues. Just = thought I would throw that option out there in case it might fit = someone's needs. It is a good thing that DSLR's prices are falling to = the point that consumers can get a good rig at an affordable price. = Photography/Birding is very rewarding, cheers, Gary. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Richard Stern=20 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 7:14 PM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Good Digital Camera Question form Santa Hi again, There are all kinds of point and shoots that make great images, = including the Canon G9, Nikon P5100, Sony DSC-W5 that I have, and the = Sony DSC-H5 with a 28-460mm. 35mm. equivalent optical zoom that I also = have, and whole lines of cameras made by Canon, Nikon, Panasonic, = Pentax, Olympus, Kodak etc. etc. None of them are as versatile as dSLRs = in many ways, and at extremes of photography ( e.g. faraway birds etc.) = are not as good. On the other hand, there are much smaller. lighter, can = do short videos, and easy to stick in a pocket - as well as being = cheaper (although the better P & Ss are not much cheaper than the = entry-level dSLRs. Gary - of course you know all that stuff, but there = are probably others on NatureNS who don't, and hence this reply. The = original question from Jamie was about dSLRs.=20 One of the issues with P&Ss is that packing 10 or 12 megapixels into a = physically small sensor dramatically increses "noise", and ISO speeds of = over 100 give poor image quality, and over 200 are usually useless = except for, e.g. record shots of a bird. If people are going to buy a = higher end P&S, I would recommend no more than 7 mpx - preferably 5. You = can get excellent 5 X 7 and acceptable 10 X 8 prints from these. = However, it's harder to get a decent crop, to, say, enlarge a bird in = the center of an image, so as with all things technical, there are = compromises to be made. The other thing beginners might be drawn into = with P&Ss is digital zoom. Unfortunately this enlarges every pixel, and = so makes the image look fuzzy and pixelated. The only zoom that counts = is Optical zoom - which acts like a telephoto lens without enlarging = every pixel.=20 Anyone contemplating buying any digital camera these days would be = well advised to look at www.dpreview.com, and read the detailed reviews = of the ones he/ she is considering, especially in the conclusions page - = the pros, cons, and comparison to the nearest rival.=20 Good birding/ shooting! Richard On Dec 8, 2007 6:27 PM, Gary Murray <garymurray@ns.sympatico.ca> = wrote: Hi, I recently read that the Canon G9 12MP P&S makes great images. I've = attatched a link below of a review by noted Cdn Photographer Darwin = Wiggett. Hopefully it will open, http://www.naturephotographers.net/articles1207/dw1207-1.html=20 Cheers, Gary Murray Bedford NS http://garyamurray.blogspot.com/ http://www.pbase.com/pgns/gmurray ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Jamie Simpson=20 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 3:54 PM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Good Digital Camera Question form Santa Thanks Richard, he did mention the Canon so I may go with that, = appreciate the response, peace to all. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Richard Stern=20 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 8:12 PM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Good Digital Camera Question form Santa Hi, The 3 main contenders for an entry level dSLR (digital = equivalent of 35mm. in film) would be the Canon Rebel XTi, the Nikon = D40x, or the Pentax K10. They're all around 10mpx, and the Canon seems = to be the cheapest. The advantage of the Pentax are that it has = vibration reduction built into the body, and it's backwardly compatible = with old Pentax film camera lenses. They all come as a body only, or = bundled with a "kit" lens, which is generally an 18-55mm. zoom. They = have similar specs. They all feel a bit different, but should produce = excellent photos, so the best bet would to go to a store (? Carsand = Mosher, or Camera Corner in New Minas) and play with all 3. Also, read = the reviews on dpReview.com. Richard On Dec 6, 2007 7:42 PM, Jamie Simpson <jsimpson@win.eastlink.ca> = wrote: You've probably answered this 100 times but I'm looking for a = good digital camera for my son who has an interest in photography - what is = a good deal on an entry level 35mm digital camera? Santa --=20 ################# Richard Stern,=20 317 Middle Dyke Rd. 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