Re: Comments on Photojournalisn


Kinon O'cann wrote:
> "JimKramer" <jimG@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1126565102.705295.159530@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Of course you can't sell it, not after all the accessories you must
> > have purchased for it; you did get the wired remote for it didn't
> > you. But you can get an "additional" camera. It even uses the same
> > battery. :-)
>
> That's what puzzles me about the R1; who will buy it instead of a DSLR, even
> with the cost savings? The 828 offers several things that DSLRs don't, and a
> longer range zoom. But the R1 offers only a couple of advantages over a
> DSLR, and a host of shortcomings. I'll pass and keep the 828, which is the
> best "Swiss Army Knife" out there.
>
Gut feeling - this is a test model to play with the new CMOS sensor
something "bigger and better" will be out shortly after xmas.

> "Only a few accessories..."
>
> >
> > I'm curious about the R1's color noise (especially at the higher ISO's)
> > when the production model comes out, but the zoom range looks like they
> > are shooting for wedding photographers? But really what is its RAW mode
> > like, the 828's is unusable, 20 freaking seconds between shots.
>
> Huge disadvantage. Shooting RAW is addictive, especially when you learn how
> to really process those files. If the R1 takes that long, what's the point?

Exactly. Serious stuff shoot RAW, if you're playing around shoot JPEG
or that tri-acetate stuff that almost everyone says is dying.
>
> >
> > I made a promise to myself to start using all the camera equipment I
> > have or to get rid of some of it. I even shot two rolls of film last
> > week - gasp!
>
> Retro-grouch.

No just a grouch, I can be techno, retro or Oh No!
>
> >
> > But I've also noticed that most of the shots I see from you are
> > coming from a 20D :-)
>
> Yes, mostly a 20D now. All my film gear is gone. I have the 828, that I use
> for hiking and biking, and the 20D and a few lenses. I recently sold the
> Mamiya 7II, since I decided to take the money while it was still there and
> put it towards a 5D, which I'll grab sometime after Christmas. Between the
> money I got for the Mamiya, and another film camera I sold, I'll have enough
> put aside for the 5D and a couple of lenses, one of which will be the
> 24-105L. Love that range.

If the 5D has the same "problems" as the 20D you might be better off
waiting a few more months, i.e. let someone else be the beta tester for
the first 5,000 production units.

The other real concern I have with the 5D or its near successor; when
does the optical quality of the lens become the limiting factor in
resolution, when do the lenses come with a label "the optical limit of
this lens is X MP in a FF camera"?

Wider or longer; next lens for me will be a very wide zoom or a very
long prime, we'll see which wins or which I think will pay for itself
first.

>
> >
> > Jim again
> >

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