Re: Canon Camera Decisions

On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:13:11 -0500, Joe <joe@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>Mike Russell <groupsRE@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:20:33 +0200, Dave wrote:
>> 
>> > about 18 months ago I decided it was time to buy a new camera.
>> > My budget had me deciding between the 'Canon Rebel' and 
>> > 'Fuji FinePix s9600'. I spend days on reviews (which is what any
>> > potential buyer should do). The Fuji is what I decided on 
>> > and what a clever decision:-)
>> 
>> There you go.  I find that particularly the image comparisons are
useful.
>> For me sharpness is very im****tant, and I always want to compare what I
>> have now with what I'm thinking about getting.
>
>	Since you already have Photoshop retouching skill so you are about 1/2
to
>the goal of enjoying the beauty of DSLR.  And I would suggest to go for
DSLR
>instead of P&S (for one with less retouching and post processing skill
then
>P&S may suite them better) to enjoy a much higher level of photography.
>
>- Most DSLRs are fine, but Canon is very good with high ISO and it has a
>good lens system with reasonable price.  If you wanna go for Nikon then
>don't settle for anything less than the newer D300 (Nikon has a newer
model
>but I haven't read to know much about it) which is about equal to Canon
40D
>
>- And my only suggestion is DO NOT waste money on cheapie lens.  And you
>should be able to capture very sharp image with top_of_the_line_lens.
>
>	I don't wor****p and brandname or I have Canon, Sigma, Tamron after few
>months reading as much feedbacks as I can.


Im****tant to remember KatWoman's words when she wisely said:

>not to mention there are pocket cameras now with high megapixels, very 
>decent zoom, and will focus on faces only or where your eyeball is
looking
>for some people the idea of carrying the camera in pocket and having it 
>available all the time is more practical than missing a shot b/c you left
at 
>home the "too bulky" one!!!

Go read the specs on the camera I am carrying on my hip and sometimes
forget about it because it is no burden. I should also mention I am
not a professional photographer but it is a serious hobby. I spend
more money on photographing then what I make out of it. My bread and
butter is in property and  my hobby is photographing.

I have seen journalists with smaller cameras and certainly many free
lance photographers does not s****t bulky DSLR's.

This is samples of my kind of work - the work I love (and certainly I
do not need any DSLR therefore):

http://dave.photos.gb.net/p42079897.html

http://dave.photos.gb.net/p40034295.html

http://dave.photos.gb.net/p40012704.html

http://dave.photos.gb.net/p40012706.html