So far I've opened the shutter in some very tough places for a camera and i'm impressed with the results. from my limited experience the camera's a better camera than I am a photographer and will serve me well. At some point I'll get a longer zoom to complement the kit lense that came with the camera, but for the moment I'll stick with the one i've got.
I suspect that unlike the pros/better amateurs out there i'm the target audience for the camera, 90% of the time i'll want to point the camera at something, and get a good quality image. The remaining time i'm going to want to use the camera underground, switch to manual focus and light up the perpetual night with a selection of torches / Sunpaks.
For me, the advantage i'll get with digital is, using a film SLR I'd use 2 rolls of film and get maybe one usable shot. (I'm not that bad hnest)
My *istDS arrived yesterday.
So far I've opened the shutter in some very tough places for a camera and i'm impressed with the results. from my limited experience the camera's a better camera than I am a photographer and will serve me well. At some point I'll get a longer zoom to complement the kit lense that came with the camera, but for the moment I'll stick with the one i've got.
I suspect that unlike the pros/better amateurs out there i'm the target audience for the camera, 90% of the time i'll want to point the camera at something, and get a good quality image. The remaining time i'm going to want to use the camera underground, switch to manual focus and light up the perpetual night with a selection of torches / Sunpaks.
For me, the advantage i'll get with digital is, using a film SLR I'd use 2 rolls of film and get maybe one usable shot. (I'm not that bad hnest)
Happy snapping