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Thomas Frank
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Mon Oct 31, 2005 8:01 am Post subject:
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I want to buy a new digital camera and ask for some experts advice...
Currently, I use a video cam to take still pictures. Although its resolution
is low, I like its 10x optical zoom which I use a lot. Even most of the
current digital cameras have only a very limited optical zoom (3x or so).
Now I am wondering whether a high resolution will compensate for a low zoom,
i.e. will I be getting high quality images after electronical processing
(zoom in photo editing software etc.).
I have looked at the Canon Rebel 350D which has great features but low zoom.
Would be great to hear about this camera too.
Thanks for any advice.
Thomas |
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Mon Oct 31, 2005 8:26 am Post subject:
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im noit an expert but i would get as big a zoom as you can
afford.combo dig/op work fine.i have 7x total and wish for more.10x and
up is good.i buy clearance models to get big discount.my next will have
30/50x combo zoom. |
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Joe Fisher
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Mon Oct 31, 2005 6:58 pm Post subject:
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To some extent, what you suggest is true about high resolution compensating
for a low zoom. At least with the 350 D you have the option of a larger
optical zoom lens.
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"Thomas Frank" <thfrank@aol.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | I want to buy a new digital camera and ask for some experts advice...
Currently, I use a video cam to take still pictures. Although its
resolution is low, I like its 10x optical zoom which I use a lot. Even
most of the current digital cameras have only a very limited optical zoom
(3x or so). Now I am wondering whether a high resolution will compensate
for a low zoom, i.e. will I be getting high quality images after
electronical processing (zoom in photo editing software etc.).
I have looked at the Canon Rebel 350D which has great features but low
zoom. Would be great to hear about this camera too.
Thanks for any advice.
Thomas
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Mars Observer
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Tue Nov 01, 2005 7:46 am Post subject:
Re: zoom vs. resolution |
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On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 21:01:57 -0500, "Thomas Frank" <thfrank@aol.com>
wrote:
| Quote: | I want to buy a new digital camera and ask for some experts advice...
I'm not expert, just so ya know... |
| Quote: | Currently, I use a video cam to take still pictures. Although its resolution
is low, I like its 10x optical zoom which I use a lot.
I like a decent zoom too. That said, I think most professionals will |
tell you that 90% of their 'money shots' are taken within the
35mm-50mm range.
| Quote: | Even most of the
current digital cameras have only a very limited optical zoom (3x or so).
Well... most of the 'point and shoot' digitals have a 3x, but many of |
the larger digital SLR-style cameras have bigger zooms. And then, of
course, there are digital SLR's.
| Quote: | Now I am wondering whether a high resolution will compensate for a low zoom,
i.e. will I be getting high quality images after electronical processing
(zoom in photo editing software etc.).
IMHO, there's no substitute for good optical zoom. |
| Quote: | I have looked at the Canon Rebel 350D which has great features but low zoom.
Would be great to hear about this camera too.
Nice camera!! The Fuji's also have some nice optical zooms (6x, 10x). |
Olympus c-7000 (which I mentioned in another post) is a relatively
small camera with a 5x zoom. And I think maybe the Panasonic Lumix
(with Leica lens) has a big zoom. Canon's newer p&s digital cameras
are coming out with 4x, and I image all the other smaller p&s will
follow. |
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Joe Fisher
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Tue Nov 01, 2005 7:51 am Post subject:
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I have a Canon S2 IS, with a 12X optical zoon, image stabilization, blah,
blah, blah..
It's a *great* camera IMO (and many others, read the reviews.:-)
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Teacher, K-8
Marion, MT
"Thomas Frank" <thfrank@aol.com> wrote in message
news:A72dneLFNoqL5vjeRVn-pQ@adelphia.com...
| Quote: | I want to buy a new digital camera and ask for some experts advice...
Currently, I use a video cam to take still pictures. Although its
resolution is low, I like its 10x optical zoom which I use a lot. Even
most of the current digital cameras have only a very limited optical zoom
(3x or so). Now I am wondering whether a high resolution will compensate
for a low zoom, i.e. will I be getting high quality images after
electronical processing (zoom in photo editing software etc.).
I have looked at the Canon Rebel 350D which has great features but low
zoom. Would be great to hear about this camera too.
Thanks for any advice.
Thomas
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Leythos
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Tue Nov 01, 2005 8:11 am Post subject:
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In article <KsednTr_m9-UVvveRVn-1w@centurytel.net>, stormy_1957
@yahoo.com says...
| Quote: | I have a Canon S2 IS, with a 12X optical zoon, image stabilization, blah,
blah, blah..
It's a *great* camera IMO (and many others, read the reviews.:-)
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I just got a Panasonic with 12x Optical and all of the above (mechanical
image stab) and with Digital zoom it does 48x.
While using the Optical only zoom I've never taken better pictures with
a digital before - I'm completely impressed. Even the 640x480 video is
great. I put the camera on a tripod, aimed it at the full moon, zoomed
to 48x and took one of the nicest pictures of the moon I've done in
years. My old telescope mount for the Kodak DC4800 won't work with the
FZ5, but I plan on getting a new 16" scope soon, so I imagine the new FZ
will be even better.
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mike
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Tue Nov 01, 2005 8:14 am Post subject:
Re: zoom vs. resolution |
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Thomas Frank wrote:
| Quote: | I want to buy a new digital camera and ask for some experts advice...
Currently, I use a video cam to take still pictures. Although its
resolution is low, I like its 10x optical zoom which I use a lot. Even
most of the current digital cameras have only a very limited optical
zoom (3x or so). Now I am wondering whether a high resolution will
compensate for a low zoom, i.e. will I be getting high quality images
after electronical processing (zoom in photo editing software etc.).
I have looked at the Canon Rebel 350D which has great features but low
zoom. Would be great to hear about this camera too.
Thanks for any advice.
Thomas
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all other things equal, I like the results of digital zoom, effectively
cropping the image. But other things are NOT equal. In particular
a high megapixel camera with a tiny lens can't resolve the image to that
resolution anyway. There's no substitute for good glass...and lots of it.
mike
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Thomas Frank
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Tue Nov 01, 2005 5:58 pm Post subject:
Re: zoom vs. resolution |
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Leythos wrote:
| Quote: | I just got a Panasonic with 12x Optical and all of the above
(mechanical image stab) and with Digital zoom it does 48x.
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Which model do you have? |
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Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:14 pm Post subject:
Re: zoom vs. resolution |
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Thomas Frank wrote:
| Quote: | Currently, I use a video cam to take still pictures. Although its resolution
is low, I like its 10x optical zoom which I use a lot. Even most of the
current digital cameras have only a very limited optical zoom (3x or so).
Now I am wondering whether a high resolution will compensate for a low zoom,
i.e. will I be getting high quality images after electronical processing
(zoom in photo editing software etc.).
I have looked at the Canon Rebel 350D which has great features but low zoom.
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200/2.8 + 2x, equivalent to the tele on a 14x zoom. |
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Leythos
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Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:15 pm Post subject:
Re: zoom vs. resolution |
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In article <Fo6dndochJYCxfreRVn-tA@adelphia.com>, thfrank@aol.com
says...
| Quote: | Leythos wrote:
I just got a Panasonic with 12x Optical and all of the above
(mechanical image stab) and with Digital zoom it does 48x.
Which model do you have?
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DMC-FZ5 - just got it from cashing my Amex rewards points (80,000 of
them), so it was sort of free :)
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Leythos
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Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:29 pm Post subject:
Re: zoom vs. resolution |
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In article <1130858076.281411.29630@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, bj286
@scn.org says...
| Quote: | Thomas Frank wrote:
Currently, I use a video cam to take still pictures. Although its resolution
is low, I like its 10x optical zoom which I use a lot. Even most of the
current digital cameras have only a very limited optical zoom (3x or so).
Now I am wondering whether a high resolution will compensate for a low zoom,
i.e. will I be getting high quality images after electronical processing
(zoom in photo editing software etc.).
I have looked at the Canon Rebel 350D which has great features but low zoom.
200/2.8 + 2x, equivalent to the tele on a 14x zoom.
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After having used a 10x optical and many of the older 3x optical with
higher digital zooms, I can't understand why anyone that takes a moment
to think about it would settle for anything less than 10x optical. Since
we can't change the lenses on most of our digital cameras, the only
thing that keeps the image clean is the optical zoom....
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Chuck
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Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:26 am Post subject:
Re: zoom vs. resolution |
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Something to remember is that the zoom lenses become more complex as the
zoom factor increases. In addition, the base (most light thru the lens "F"
Stop increases as well. This makes a high optical zoom camera (all other
factors equal) less sensitive to light than a low optical zoom camera.
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| Quote: | In article <1130858076.281411.29630@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, bj286
@scn.org says...
Thomas Frank wrote:
Currently, I use a video cam to take still pictures. Although its
resolution
is low, I like its 10x optical zoom which I use a lot. Even most of
the
current digital cameras have only a very limited optical zoom (3x or
so).
Now I am wondering whether a high resolution will compensate for a low
zoom,
i.e. will I be getting high quality images after electronical
processing
(zoom in photo editing software etc.).
I have looked at the Canon Rebel 350D which has great features but low
zoom.
200/2.8 + 2x, equivalent to the tele on a 14x zoom.
After having used a 10x optical and many of the older 3x optical with
higher digital zooms, I can't understand why anyone that takes a moment
to think about it would settle for anything less than 10x optical. Since
we can't change the lenses on most of our digital cameras, the only
thing that keeps the image clean is the optical zoom....
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Leythos
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Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:26 am Post subject:
Re: zoom vs. resolution |
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In article <gpfcf.1097$Mi5.429@dukeread07>, Chuckk2nospam@cox.net
says...
| Quote: | Something to remember is that the zoom lenses become more complex as the
zoom factor increases. In addition, the base (most light thru the lens "F"
Stop increases as well. This makes a high optical zoom camera (all other
factors equal) less sensitive to light than a low optical zoom camera.
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Having a number of normal SLR camera units I am aware of that, but I'll
take the High Optical Zoom over the low Optical Zoom any day - based on
my wide subjects of shooting.
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