Dslr suggestions

Punk · 07-31-2008, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by MBGraphics

HAHAHAHAHA!!!

Sorry, I couldnt help it

I have nothing against Nikon at all, it's just the statment, haha....It's true in SOME cases, but false in more

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Originally Posted by Sir Travis D

If chris pirillo hates nikon, I do.

You should have laughed at that!

Nikon offers the best entry price SLR (D40).

I've read many reviews of many sites on the D40 compared to other same category SLR and it came out first 85% of the time.

MBGraphics · 07-30-2008, 01:03 AM

Who?

[-0MEGA-] · 07-30-2008, 01:21 AM

It's hard to get an identical looking shot, I had the tripod in the same spot but the lens is different on both cameras (the XSi has a wider field of view), so I tried to crop them both the best I could.

This is a photo taken with the Canon S3 IS on full auto mode (f/3.2, 1/60sec, no flash):

Here is the same location shot with the Canon Rebel XSi on full auto mode (f/5.6, 1/125sec, flash). Please note that this was taken with a flash, I could not disable it on full auto mode.:

And here's another shot of the same location with the Canon Rebel XSi on "P" mode, which contains my personalized settings (f/5, 1/60sec, no flash):

Irishwhistle · 07-30-2008, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by [-0MEGA-]

It's hard to get an identical looking shot, I had the tripod in the same spot but the lens is different on both cameras (the XSi has a wider field of view), so I tried to crop them both the best I could.

This is a photo taken with the Canon S3 IS on full auto mode (f/3.2, 1/60sec, no flash):

Here is the same location shot with the Canon Rebel XSi on full auto mode (f/5.6, 1/125sec, flash). Please note that this was taken with a flash, I could not disable it on full auto mode.:

And here's another shot of the same location with the Canon Rebel XSi on "P" mode, which contains my personalized settings (f/5, 1/60sec, no flash):

Nice! Thanks for posting those... although they're so similar it's hard to decide which is better...

There is less purple fringing on the XSi though.

[-0MEGA-] · 07-30-2008, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Irishwhistle

Nice! Thanks for posting those... although they're so similar it's hard to decide which is better...

There is less purple fringing on the XSi though.

You are right about that, it's especially noticeable on the white birch trees.

I hate how the XSi used the flash though, really messed up the comparison

Irishwhistle · 07-30-2008, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by [-0MEGA-]

You are right about that, it's especially noticeable on the white birch trees.

I hate how the XSi used the flash though, really messed up the comparison

Yeah

I hate flash unless it's ABSOLUTELY necessary.

[-0MEGA-] · 07-30-2008, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Irishwhistle

Yeah

I hate flash unless it's ABSOLUTELY necessary.

So do I, but that's auto mode for you. I just love it when I see people with their small P&S cameras that are trying to take a picture through the glass, and they have the flash on.

Sir Travis D · 07-30-2008, 02:43 AM

The xsi looks much better.

Sir Travis D · 07-31-2008, 04:57 PM

Yea but the d40 is 6.1 megapixels.. My current $80 camera is 6.1 megapixels, and more megapixels = higher resolution.

Punk · 07-31-2008, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Sir Travis D

Yea but the d40 is 6.1 megapixels.. My current $80 camera is 6.1 megapixels, and more megapixels = higher resolution.

The quality of the 6.1MP of your camera is nothing compared to the one of the D40.

You don't need that much MP to get beautiful pictures. 4.1 was enough for me. Unless you have a huge Home Cinema where you plan to watch your pictures, 6MP is enough.

Here are some pictures (actually lot

) that i took with D40:

http://www.panoramio.com/user/12458

All of them are either taken with the P or M mode (Program or Manual). P takes care of aperture and shutter speed while M is fully customizable.

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Sir Travis D banned Join Date: Apr 2008 Age: 15 Posts: 1,612	The xsi looks much better.

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Sir Travis D banned Join Date: Apr 2008 Age: 15 Posts: 1,612	Yea but the d40 is 6.1 megapixels.. My current $80 camera is 6.1 megapixels, and more megapixels = higher resolution.