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Oldies; but goodies

Started Oct 29, 2016 | Discussions thread
PhotoRaw Contributing Member • Posts: 521
Re: Oldies; but goodies

I agree 100% Jerry!

>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

No only expensive, but they get replaced with new ones with little improvements from one year to another. Sometimes the second version is even worse.

>better at ISO 1600; but how often do we need
>that? The S90 in JPEG makes really good
>borderless 8.5" x 11" prints with some cropping
>at ISO 800 - do I really need more?

And some of us don't even print at all
People just look at the images for a few seconds on the smartphone. And there they don't know if the image came from a garage sell PowerShot A650is or from a Sony RX1R II full frame.

Now, if someone sells posters and makes money printing, sure get the 100 mega pixel full frame. But to look at images on a smartphone, or on the web?

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

I was happy for years with a Canon AE-1P/A-1 and ISO 100, 1000. I love noise on Tri-X 400 black and white film.

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