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Oldies; but goodies

Started Oct 29, 2016 | Discussions thread
Jon_T
Jon_T Veteran Member • Posts: 6,393
Re: Oldies; but goodies

GeraldW wrote:

Why am I writing this? Well, it because of the "newer is better" syndrome. Upgrade, upgrade, upgrade! Yet, I find that several older and "obsolete" models provide excellent images....

Agree. Have no interest in replacing my S110 with G9 X or my G15 with the G5 X. My wife still uses the A710 IS.

... We're being sold a bunch of cameras with 1" sensors which are larger, heavier, and a lot more expensive. Yes, the best of them are better at ISO 1600; but how often do we need that?...

All depends on the type(s) of photog one does, and max aperture of lenses. I like taking pics at various museums, indoor exhibits and shows that require 800 - 1600 ISO (EXIF Data in images) ....

800 ISO

1600 ISO

1600 ISO

Also take quite a few pics for various church events that can require 800 - 3200+ ISO..

3200 ISO

2000 ISO

1600 ISO

3200 ISO

... Somehow, I managed to get along in the 70's, 80's and 90's with ISO 100, 200, & 400 print film with an occasional roll of ISO 800....

Ditto. Though did shoot quite a bit of Kodachrome 25/ 64 for vacations.   For some family pics/ portraits used my Minolta Autocord TLR.

...Today; we seem to feel we have to have a tack sharp, noise free ISO 1600....

"Tack" sharp, no; not a 100% pixie pixel peeper.  If image looks good on my display at 50% be more than good enough for print sizes I do to hang on wall.

Noise generally not a problem unless in low light/ high ISO lighting conditions; just shoot RAW for optimum IQ.

Cheers,
Jon

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