bvanant
Contributor
Nemrod:
Most of what you say, I agree with, except for the IQ part. I make lots of 16x20 prints and we have done the following experiment for a class. Take a scene in the studio. Shoot it with a variety of cameras and lenses, print the pics from the cameras as well as we know how and put the pics up for folks (not just the class) to look at. You can see the differences between the high end DSLR (Canon MkIII) etc and the full frame D300, 5DMKII and the cropped sensors and even more so with the P&S (even ones with lots of pixels). We haven't run the S90 but have run the G10 and G11. At 5x7 sizes there is not much apparent difference but at larger sizes, you begin to notice.
I am with you on a simple DSLR but for me at least, I just set up the camera in manual mode, with autofocus (I can't see well enough for manual focus underwater). As for liveview, I think it is terribly evil, but that's just me. My 5D is pretty splash proof and I have used it in all types of weather except snow.
Now a leica underwater might be interesting, but I am not sure how the rangefinder bit would work.
Bill
Most of what you say, I agree with, except for the IQ part. I make lots of 16x20 prints and we have done the following experiment for a class. Take a scene in the studio. Shoot it with a variety of cameras and lenses, print the pics from the cameras as well as we know how and put the pics up for folks (not just the class) to look at. You can see the differences between the high end DSLR (Canon MkIII) etc and the full frame D300, 5DMKII and the cropped sensors and even more so with the P&S (even ones with lots of pixels). We haven't run the S90 but have run the G10 and G11. At 5x7 sizes there is not much apparent difference but at larger sizes, you begin to notice.
I am with you on a simple DSLR but for me at least, I just set up the camera in manual mode, with autofocus (I can't see well enough for manual focus underwater). As for liveview, I think it is terribly evil, but that's just me. My 5D is pretty splash proof and I have used it in all types of weather except snow.
Now a leica underwater might be interesting, but I am not sure how the rangefinder bit would work.
Bill