thinking about getting a still camera

That is a very large image dude...

Yeah, like I was saying the ISO Noise on the D50 is actually pleasing, especially when you look at the blacks (where noise is always dreaded) it perfectly replicates film instead of looking like traditional noise.

Then again, I very rarely shoot with an ISO above 200 (hence why I keep investing in primes).
 
Jeremy Ordan said:
What is being said about the crop factor is true, but looking at Nikon you will not find a full frame camera yet, and Canon's full frame starts at $3000 for body only.
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Thanks man, this is exactly what i needed to know. I'll continue doing research and asking questions, but I'm sure I'd be happy with the D50 and a good DX lens or two if a great deal comes my way.

I'll probably have more questions in the next couple days.
 
WOW ...... Ok, I'm done deciding if I want to do serious digital photography. That is a given for me now. A part of deciding that of course, for me anyway, was to actually buy my first digital camera. It was a $450 consumer Sony H2 (which I feel takes very good pics for it's class). The reason I did that was just to get my feet wet with something that had some manual functions and get an idea if I would like the format as much as film. Well, despite all the drawbacks to the low end camera I bought, I am very excited about digital now. I have no budget for a real camera yet, but I am never shy about doing massive amounts of research first. As usual, dvxuser.com is a good place to start!

I came to this thread THINKING I knew very little. Now I KNOW I knew very little. :)

Two things that I know already that I will do with a DSLR is time lapse and hdr. Also, I have to have RAW data. Even with just an H2 and Photoshop 7.0 I've had great fun with the hdr thing. I can't wait to get CS2 or the beta CS3. I do have a small video production business but as a hobby, I've messed with (film) photography for about 22 years. With a large family (six kids) my hobby was fun, very educational and limited.

The glass I have the most of along with accessories (i.e. ring flash, lense reverser, lots-o-filts, extension tubes, etc.) is the old Minolta A mount. (I mostly used and only owned, a Maxxum 7000). I have been out of it for a few years though and when I started looking into things again now that 4 of the kids are married and out of the house, I discovered the Konica/Minolta thing and now the Sony thing. To the best of my knowledge, the Sony A100 is the only camera that I could use all my glass and accessories on. At 10.2 MP and a body price of around $600, I thought I'd found what I wanted to start saving for. HA! Then I read here and a few other places ... mostly links from here. Imagine my HUGE dissapointment in finding out that the A100 does NOT have time lapse!! How can they do that??!! Arghh ... Does anyone know of a version forthcoming that migh have that?

I am having a blast with my Premiere Pro and high res photos. I love doing pans and scans ... I've gotten pretty good at making a good flow across images as well as transitioning from image to image. A lot of folks tell me that they forgot they weren't watching "video". ;) So, I really want a camera with time lapse. HDR I can do with just about any camera. It willl be a while (this Fall?) 'til I can buy one, and I'm hoping Sony does something about that time lapse issue. It's just hard for me to believe it doesn't have it.

Thanks to all that make this a great site!

Larry
 
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