Re: A simple question...


"Jennifer Usher" <jennisuzan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Nothing much has changed, anything above a base ISO is problematic,
sometimes you have no choice, but if you think that the full ISO range
that you can dial up are actually valid then you are deluded. Just about
all reports for anything less than full top shelf professional cameras
mention ISO noise problems. Read some reviews.

In a sense, yes. My FZ50 gets bad above about ISO 200. The Nikon is
supposed to be excellent up 800 and not bad up to 3200.
No it doesn't, the FZ30 is eight and the FZ50 is ten.

That's right. I was thinking of the lenses (both are 12x Leica zooms) and
said megapixels instead. My bad.

But not really usable ISO settings.

I shot some stuff at 3200 and it wasn't terrible.

With the D60's kit lenses?

With the 18-55 VR, yes.

Why? If you noticed a huge difference between the FZ50 and the Nikon D80
with a couple of kit lenses you must be a pretty poor photographer.
Having a D3 won't make you a better one, look at the crap RitaRded puts
out.

Huh? I am talking about the overall sharpness of the pictures. I agree,
a better camera does not make a better photographer. I am not talking
about anything other than resolution. I can see a significant, noticeable
improvement in detail. That has nothing to do with my skills.

You seem to be one of these wannabe photographers who thinks photography
is about the equipment. It isn't, it is about the photographer. If you
couldn't take high quality photos with an FZ30 or FZ50 then you will
never take good photos.

Again, I was talking specifically about resolutuon and detail.

Ten megapixels is ten megapixels, whether it's in your D60 or your FZ50. Ten
megapixels *is* the resolution. Any difference you saw between them in
*detail* would probably be the result of noise in the FZ50 when shooting at
higher ISOs, especially since Panasonic cameras have a reputation for
producing a lot of noise in those conditions. There's no question that the
D60 has an enormous advantage there.

But comparing with your FZ50 at its lowest ISO, could you still see a
difference between it and the D60? I'd be surprised if you could, though
admittedly I haven't actually done that sort of comparison with my own
cameras, i.e. same subject under the same conditions.

Neil


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