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I bought the S2 instead of the 70-300DO ?

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After using the S2 for a few weeks and comparing it to my 75-300IS . . .
I think I will sell the 75-300IS . . . even though it is a very good copy . . .
the S2 is really good and very convenient.
Tom F>
 
Tom F> said:
After using the S2 for a few weeks and comparing it to my 75-300IS
. . .
I think I will sell the 75-300IS . . . even though it is a very
good copy . . .
the S2 is really good and very convenient.
Tom F>
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But then, if you find the S2 (I first thought it was the Fuji S2 DSLR, now I realize it's the Canon S2 compact) better than your DSLR with the 75-300IS, do you need a DSLR at all?
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Misha
 
Think of it this way: the same amount of light is collected by the lens (all else being equal), but it is concentrated over a smaller area.

For someone who always wants a wide depth of field, a P & S can be better. The main drawback for such a person would be the much higher noise of a P & S when compared with a DSLR.
 
Jeff Varszegi said:
Think of it this way: the same amount of light is collected by the
lens (all else being equal), but it is concentrated over a smaller
area.
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It's not the same amount of light - the lens is MUCH smaller to fit the smaller sensor.
Jeff Varszegi said:
For someone who always wants a wide depth of field, a P & S can be
better. The main drawback for such a person would be the much
higher noise of a P & S when compared with a DSLR.
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That's probably what is meant by losing F-stops - you can use ISO800 with better results on a DSLR than ISO200 on a P&S.
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Misha
 
I wouldn't. But then again for the price of the 70-300 DO you can almost get the 100-400L which is an excellent lens which has a tripod mount, is sharp at 400mm and with any of the Canon DSLR bodies can do nice images that the S2 isn't capable of at all.
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regards
Karl Günter Wünsch
 
A stop is a stop. f/2.7 on the S2 should shoot at the same shutter speed, given the same ISO, etc., as 2.7 on the 70-300DO. That's why f/stops are expressed as a ratio, rather than a size.

Oh, I forgot; there's no f/2.7 on the DO lens...
 
Tom F> said:
You are absolutely right.
But . . . . you can put the S2 in a fanny-pack and walk around for
hours and not even know it's there !
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I once thought like you do, today my LowePro Nature Trekker II AW backpack weighs in at 14kg from bodies, lenses, flash guns, rechargables and odds and sodds. I still think I need one more long fast prime...
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regards
Karl Günter Wünsch
 
Brian Carney said:
A stop is a stop. f/2.7 on the S2 should shoot at the same shutter
speed, given the same ISO, etc., as 2.7 on the 70-300DO. That's
why f/stops are expressed as a ratio, rather than a size.

Oh, I forgot; there's no f/2.7 on the DO lens...
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What I'd like to see is a P&S sized sensor camera but an SLR - ie. with an SLR lens mount and a range of mini-lenses, and of course true TTL viewfinder and fast AF etc. Why has no-one made one yet?! (and I don't mean EFS - that's still a big sensor)

And remember those 50mm f0.75 lenses... how about doing the same on small lenses so you get your DoF control back. Being a much smaller format, this should be possible at non-bank-breaking prices I think.

Excal

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Excal
 
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