On 2016-02-01 22:35, Anton Aylward wrote:
On 02/01/2016 03:43 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 2016-02-01 18:49, Anton Aylward wrote:
On 02/01/2016 11:24 AM, jdd wrote:
This if fine if, as John points out, you're doing holiday snapshots. But why do that with a $1,000+ DSLR/lens combo when you can do JPG snapshots with a $100 P&S.
Because the optics and capabilities are better, for instance ;-)
I think you would be surprised. I also think that this is a line that can easily degenerate into a pizzing match. It gets back to "adequate for the task" and a that gets back to "you'd be surprised at some of the optics of small cameras".
But you see, the example small camera you cite later, at about 400$, are at the price range of my SLR. My pocket camera is under 100€. I can't afford to buy another, not now. I know, for instance, that the compact cameras I have used distort. It is very noticeable when shooting rooms, the lines in the walls are bent. About Canon: I'm biased against it. Canon printers are badly supported by Linux, and I don't expect cameras to be different. The brand is very closed.
I may take a hundred photos, most of them just for remembrance, but then I may spot an eagle doing circles above me, and I know the pocket is not up to the task.
So? That in no way invalidates any of what I've said above.
My 100€ pocket camera is not up to the task. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)