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RE: [Digital BW] Re: Digital Vs. Film

2005-12-12 by Paul D. DeRocco

> From: Altaf Bhimji
>
> Regarding the complexity of digital - there is an interesting article
> on choosing a digital camera on photo.net web site. I wonder if this
> still applies to the EOS 20D?
>
> http://photo.net/equipment/digital/choosing2/
>
> "Many people have been disappointed by the (in April 2003) new Canon
> EOS 10D, the first digital SLR to come close to a (rich) consumer's
> price range, simply because it is too complex. It is designed as a
> professional tool and more than likely, if you use it as a point and
> shoot automatic, your results will be less than those of a camera
> designed for that purpose. In general, unless you have been using an
> SLR for years as advanced amateur or professional, if you need to
> read this article to learn about digital photography, you are not
> ready for a digital SLR. You have been warned."

I expect that's true of all DSLRs. Despite a few nods in the direction of
ease of use, they're really SLRs, with all that entails. But we can all
handle that around here, can't we?

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@...

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