Re: Canon Camera Decisions

"Mike Russell" <groupsRE@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:39:42 GMT, Dirty Harry wrote:
>
>> Get a quality used dslr instead of a "bridge camera (POS)"  you can get
>> canon rebels for as low as 250 bucks used now.
>
> What snobbery.  A DSLR, particularly a cheap one, is not a gateway to
> higher quality photographs.
>
> There are many advantages to the non-SLR cameras, including larger zoom
> range, absence of sensor dust, lighter weight, as well as excellent
> quality.
>
>
> -- 
> Mike Russell - http://www.curvemeister.com

It's not snobery, if the guy wants to learn real photography and have
actual 
control over his shots instead of just pointing and clicking it seems to
me 
like a waste of money to get something you'll just want to get rid of in a

while.  The little point and shoots are nice and yea they have plenty of 
megapixels but they are brutally slow when it comes to shutter lag, also
the 
smaller sensors can't compare in terms of noise at higher isos.  I'd take
an 
8 megapixel 20d over any point and shoot with more megapixels if I was
doing 
something serious like a wedding.