She mainly uses her old Contax. She sent back
both the Pro and the Rebel that I got her. She's
not crazy about digital yet. Yes, she tried them
out for more than two weeks before sending them
back.
Why would she need a camcorder?
S.

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
: You're right, I don't. My wife is the
: photographer.
:
: And I bet she doesn't own a very good digital
camera of camcorder either.
: Asside from the 20D I also own a Sony PD150 and
TVR950. I'm about to sell off
: my Leica stuff finally as they are worth more
than 2 years of Scotty Potti's
: salary.
: Your wife probably has some crappy old film
cameras and a consumerish 500
: dollar hunk of digital junk!
: Poor people are sad, but cheap people are damn
funny! Maybe you can ask Scotty
: if Craftsman makes a camera?
:
: RB

She mainly uses her old Contax. She sent back
both the Pro and the Rebel that I got her. She's
not crazy about digital yet. Yes, she tried them
out for more than two weeks before sending them
back.

The Rebel is not very good. I had one briefly. She would also need a proper
photo printer and better still a Dye Sub unit. It takes time to get good
results from digital cameras. If she returned them, she didn't take the time
to learn them. Two or three weeks doesn't cut it. Pro's are certainly getting
great results from even 5 MP cameras.

RB

The Pro is 8MP and the rebel is 6MP.
She I think she'd like the 1DsII, but can't
justify it for what she's doing at this point.
S.

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
: She mainly uses her old Contax. She sent back
: both the Pro and the Rebel that I got her.
She's
: not crazy about digital yet. Yes, she tried
them
: out for more than two weeks before sending them
: back.
:
: The Rebel is not very good. I had one briefly.
She would also need a proper
: photo printer and better still a Dye Sub unit.
It takes time to get good
: results from digital cameras. If she returned
them, she didn't take the time
: to learn them. Two or three weeks doesn't cut
it. Pro's are certainly getting
: great results from even 5 MP cameras.
:
: RB
:
:

The Pro is 8MP and the rebel is 6MP.
She I think she'd like the 1DsII, but can't
justify it for what she's doing at this point.


Honestly, the Pro can take really great pics with some practice. A lot rides on
how you print them.
My new Nikon 8800 is 8 MP. I've already taken some greats shots...but it's easy
enough to get it wrong, especially with the focusing. I'm glad the 20D has true
manual focus.
Your wife should take another crack at it and take her time. An Epson R300M
will deliver excellent 8X10s as will the 800. They are terrible for regular
text printing though.

RB

"Bobsprit" wrote

Honestly, the Pro can take really great pics with some practice. ....

Bwahahahaha! At 8 MP? You mean "great" like we used to get out of the old
16mm films? Great if you don't mind buildings that look like they're
falling over backward? Spend some time with full size cameras then tell us
about "great".

Bwahahahaha! At 8 MP? You mean "great" like we used to get out of the old
16mm films? Great if you don't mind buildings that look like they're
falling over backward? Spend some time with full size cameras then tell us
about "great".

What is this loser talking about? 8MP exceeds the resolution of a 35mm negative
by nearly 25%. It's close to the res of a medium format without the bother.

RB

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
Bwahahahaha! At 8 MP? You mean "great" like we used to get out of the old
16mm films? Great if you don't mind buildings that look like they're
falling over backward? Spend some time with full size cameras then tell
us
about "great".

What is this loser talking about? 8MP exceeds the resolution of a 35mm
negative
by nearly 25%. It's close to the res of a medium format without the
bother.

If you are only interested in amateur snapshots for web posting you'll be
satisfied with that resolution and the lack of contrast and perspective
controls but this "looser" prefers better - like at least 10x the resolution
of a 35mm minicam and buildings that don't appear to be falling over and
foregrounds in focus, etc. Again, if you are really interested in quality
photography, spend some time using a full size camera system.

Honestly, the Pro, according to her, has good bit
of noise above 100 and the vignetting was
unacceptable. I'm not going to argue with her
about it.
S.

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
: The Pro is 8MP and the rebel is 6MP.
: She I think she'd like the 1DsII, but can't
: justify it for what she's doing at this
point.
:
:
: Honestly, the Pro can take really great pics
with some practice. A lot rides on
: how you print them.
: My new Nikon 8800 is 8 MP. I've already taken
some greats shots...but it's easy
: enough to get it wrong, especially with the
focusing. I'm glad the 20D has true
: manual focus.
: Your wife should take another crack at it and
take her time. An Epson R300M
: will deliver excellent 8X10s as will the 800.
They are terrible for regular
: text printing though.
:
: RB
:
:

Honestly, the Pro, according to her, has good bit
of noise above 100 and the vignetting was
unacceptable. I'm not going to argue with her
about it.


Well, it all depends on how you're shooting and where. I rarely set above 100.
The new crop of cameras certainly do better with that. If she wants to avoid
lens issues, she'd probably like a SLR like the Canon 20D, but overall it's
probably best to wait another year or so rather than spend a small fortune.

RB

I think if you look at what people in the know you
will find that they have the same complaints about
the Pro.
I told you that she liked the 1DsII but not for
7k.
S.

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
: Honestly, the Pro, according to her, has good
bit
: of noise above 100 and the vignetting was
: unacceptable. I'm not going to argue with her
: about it.
:
:
: Well, it all depends on how you're shooting and
where. I rarely set above 100.
: The new crop of cameras certainly do better with
that. If she wants to avoid
: lens issues, she'd probably like a SLR like the
Canon 20D, but overall it's
: probably best to wait another year or so rather
than spend a small fortune.
:
: RB