This is still one of my biggest personal gripes for digital, be it DCs or DSLRs. Due to the limited dynamic range of the CCD/CMOS sensor, one has to be very careful to avoid 'burnout' i.e. details which are irretrievably lost when parts of an image are overexposed. Especially so for white objects (e.g a bride's wedding gown under bright morning sunlight).espn said:
why the need to upgrade to DSLR?
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A DSLR is a complex machine that you will spend quite a fair bit of time to experiment and test. Need to understand all the settings e.g. white balance, tone and hue control etc etc .. but it does certainly educate you. Furthermore, you are the primary color lab, tweaking the photos in all aspect but deriving fun and satisfaction.
To meet, the film and digital platform is a world apart regarding workflows.
To meet, the film and digital platform is a world apart regarding workflows.
Though I'm not a DSLR user myself (no money!) nor have I used a SLR camera before, the 1 thing I really like about SLRs is the interchangable lens, allowing qutie some flexibility esp when you wanna shoot close-ups. The high zoom factor telephoto lens are quite a plus! I can't imagine myself trying to shoot birds in Sungei Buloh with my Canon A70...
sometimes u dont hsve to think to much. if then discomfort with the digicam lingers and doesnt go away despite rational tanalysis, then it simply means its time to try something new. its like the digicam indirecty talking to u to say: "let me rest for a while. try something else and maybe u will like it better. but remember i will always be around"
just save enough money and buy wat u always wanted for a long time
if it suits u, then good.
if not, then at least u learnt to know what you dont really like
its just like swimming. if i hadnt busted my knee, i would have remained as a nonswimmer till this day. i tried to rationalise that i could still run and run. but my knee was telling me indirectlythe same thing: "let me rest for a while..." but how else can i remain physically fit? just like how else can u remain as a happy photographer? so i made a 180 degrees change of decision and made myself go to the pool despite years of psychological struggles with water. then only i regret what i had missed for all these years of just running alone. now i relish freestyle...it changed my life completely.up to the point that i am now aiming for the half-ironman. of course, i didnt give up runnng completely. my knee, like your old digicam, though it wil never be as good as b4, has recovered much and now iam back to those good'ol 10km sunset runs.
the morale of the story is sometimes u just have to try it out or u will never know. nobodyelse's advise/description about dslr will ever completely satisfy your lingering doubts. only your dscision to take the plunge will give u the answer
just save enough money and buy wat u always wanted for a long time
if it suits u, then good.
if not, then at least u learnt to know what you dont really like
its just like swimming. if i hadnt busted my knee, i would have remained as a nonswimmer till this day. i tried to rationalise that i could still run and run. but my knee was telling me indirectlythe same thing: "let me rest for a while..." but how else can i remain physically fit? just like how else can u remain as a happy photographer? so i made a 180 degrees change of decision and made myself go to the pool despite years of psychological struggles with water. then only i regret what i had missed for all these years of just running alone. now i relish freestyle...it changed my life completely.up to the point that i am now aiming for the half-ironman. of course, i didnt give up runnng completely. my knee, like your old digicam, though it wil never be as good as b4, has recovered much and now iam back to those good'ol 10km sunset runs.
the morale of the story is sometimes u just have to try it out or u will never know. nobodyelse's advise/description about dslr will ever completely satisfy your lingering doubts. only your dscision to take the plunge will give u the answer
Go to my website http://www.geocities.com/bramanteperkasa/ and download a small article (pdf) I wrote about why you should choose a digital SLR over a prosumer, or vice versa.
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Hi Clive,
Interesting puns you have made in your reply....makes it enjoyable to read
yes yes.....always been a firm believer of 'never try and you will never find out' . Just this time around it will be a very expensive plunge :sweat: here we are talking about $2-3k at least.
thanks for your words of wisdom :thumbsup:
Interesting puns you have made in your reply....makes it enjoyable to read
yes yes.....always been a firm believer of 'never try and you will never find out' . Just this time around it will be a very expensive plunge :sweat: here we are talking about $2-3k at least.thanks for your words of wisdom :thumbsup:
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