Digital vs True SLR

[shuggidaisy]

I am hooked on the Nikon D70.

I am still confused by the comparative value of "digital" vs SLR Digital.

I know the D 70 is SLR.

How does it compare to, say, the new 100% digital camera hitting the market?

My UNDERSTANDING is
1. the lense of a 6.2 "D 70" whips the a off anything purely digital...???

2. with a true SLR D70, you REALLY can play the field with manual adjustments that EV cameras will never give you.

I know the action re new is Feb with the show, but I can't see anything as reasonable or as longterm SENSIBLE as the D70...re value for money.

So...go for D70?

 

[shuggidaisy]

I am hooked on the Nikon D70.

I am still confused by the comparative value of "digital" vs SLR
Digital.

I know the D 70 is SLR.

How does it compare to, say, the new 100% digital camera hitting
the market?

My UNDERSTANDING is
1. the lense of a 6.2 "D 70" whips the a off anything purely
digital...???
2. with a true SLR D70, you REALLY can play the field with manual
adjustments that EV cameras will never give you.

I know the action re new is Feb with the show, but I can't see
anything as reasonable or as longterm SENSIBLE as the D70...re
value for money.

So...go for D70?

 

[Kalus]

I don't quite get what your talking about... the D70 is purely digital, 100% digital, all digital, whatever you want to say.

I can only gather by pure digital your refering to a compact or prosumer camera which has a fixed lens rather then a changable one like the next generation of the Sony F828 or Canon Proshot 1 which are comming out?

As for your first point wiht the lens of the 6.2mp whooping anything it's not so much the lens (since you can change it so theres lots some good some bad) it's the size of the sensor which makes it whoop all the fixed lens camera's because the sensor is alot larger then in those camera's so it produces alot les noise (ISO 1600 on the D70 is compared to ISO 200 on most of the fixed lens 8mp camera's that are out).

And i'm stumped yet again by what you mean with "you REALLY can play the field with manual adjustments that EV cameras will never give you."

Again I guess your refering to the sony and the likes and their replacement however most of them now days and i'd guess definately their replacements offer just about as many manual settings or adjustments as a digital SLR offers. The only thing you can't really do with them is get a really shallow Depth Of Field as you need the large sensor in a digital SLR to get that but other then that they have most of the adjustments you'd find on a digital SLR.

The only spot the camera's really differ is in not being able to change the lens on the fixed lens camera's, the greater noise from a smaller sensor, that deep DOF and the performance of the camera in continuous shooting mode as well as the fixed lens camera's offering a video mode which is useless in my eyes but anyway. But needless to say these differences are what makes a digital SLR so much better then a fixed lens digital camera and makes them able to produce such better pictures in a wider range of lighting conditions.

Whatever your trying to say the D70 is value for money and still will be with the next generation of fixed lens camera's and even with the next generation of digitals SLRs. Almost any of the cheaper DSLRs now are just as good so it's just a matter of finding one with all the features or feels how you like it but in most cases the D70 is still ontop of most of them.

I am hooked on the Nikon D70.

I am still confused by the comparative value of "digital" vs SLR
Digital.

I know the D 70 is SLR.

How does it compare to, say, the new 100% digital camera hitting
the market?

My UNDERSTANDING is
1. the lense of a 6.2 "D 70" whips the a off anything purely
digital...???
2. with a true SLR D70, you REALLY can play the field with manual
adjustments that EV cameras will never give you.

I know the action re new is Feb with the show, but I can't see
anything as reasonable or as longterm SENSIBLE as the D70...re
value for money.

So...go for D70?

 

[eric]

am i loosing it? i have no clue what any of that meant.

 

[LizKauai]

I am hooked on this camera too.

When I gave up my N90 and went digital, I could only afford the fixed lens models. I really enjoyed my Olympus 5050 with a wide angle adapter but I missed the shallow depth of field and a hair-trigger shutter response for action shots.

I get all of this in the D70 - plus upper back pain associated with schlepping a heavy camera/lenses/flash/extra batteries setup again.

It's all worth it.

The D70 is an affordable stepup from a fixed lens digital and nails sports action in dark stadiums or sprinting swimmers in a competitive pool.

Just remember - as soon as you buy something, something "better" will appear for less than what you paid for what you just got. No matter- the D70 will be in my bag for a long time- like my old FA and N90 during pre-autofocus and post-autofocus days.

Aloha,
Liz

I am hooked on the Nikon D70.

 

[Nurgles:P]

am i loosing it? i have no clue what any of that meant.

 

[Mikhail Bogdanov]

to rephrase your question. Otherwise it's a little bit confusing ...

I am hooked on the Nikon D70.

I am still confused by the comparative value of "digital" vs SLR
Digital.

I know the D 70 is SLR.

How does it compare to, say, the new 100% digital camera hitting
the market?

My UNDERSTANDING is
1. the lense of a 6.2 "D 70" whips the a off anything purely
digital...???
2. with a true SLR D70, you REALLY can play the field with manual
adjustments that EV cameras will never give you.

I know the action re new is Feb with the show, but I can't see
anything as reasonable or as longterm SENSIBLE as the D70...re
value for money.

So...go for D70?

 

[BadAzz]

I don't understand... 6.2 lens? True digital?

Well... I like Nikon's fake digital.

I am hooked on the Nikon D70.

I am still confused by the comparative value of "digital" vs SLR
Digital.

I know the D 70 is SLR.

How does it compare to, say, the new 100% digital camera hitting
the market?

My UNDERSTANDING is
1. the lense of a 6.2 "D 70" whips the a off anything purely
digital...???
2. with a true SLR D70, you REALLY can play the field with manual
adjustments that EV cameras will never give you.

I know the action re new is Feb with the show, but I can't see
anything as reasonable or as longterm SENSIBLE as the D70...re
value for money.

So...go for D70?

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Keep it cool guys... remember, this is the internet. It's nothing personal. If you take it personal, you should quit the net.

 

[Kalus]

I'm guessing the 6.2 is refering to the 6.2MP sensor as he's heard something about it being better cos of the sensor but he things it's to do with just the MP count and the "lens" rather then the sensor being bigger.

Well... I like Nikon's fake digital.

I am hooked on the Nikon D70.

I am still confused by the comparative value of "digital" vs SLR
Digital.

I know the D 70 is SLR.

How does it compare to, say, the new 100% digital camera hitting
the market?

My UNDERSTANDING is
1. the lense of a 6.2 "D 70" whips the a off anything purely
digital...???
2. with a true SLR D70, you REALLY can play the field with manual
adjustments that EV cameras will never give you.

I know the action re new is Feb with the show, but I can't see
anything as reasonable or as longterm SENSIBLE as the D70...re
value for money.

So...go for D70?

--
Keep it cool guys... remember, this is the internet. It's nothing
personal. If you take it personal, you should quit the net.

 

[Ken-L]

Don't let these tech savvy people deter you!

If you want a true, 100% digital camera, then that's what you should hold out for!

Why bother with this intermediate-step Nikon D70 SLR?

What you want is a really true all 100% digital camera!

I have to admit that I too have a D70, but it seems that you have an edge on the rest of us and understand the value of a true digital camera.

Let us know which one you end up with.

Ken-L

I am hooked on the Nikon D70.

I am still confused by the comparative value of "digital" vs SLR
Digital.

I know the D 70 is SLR.

How does it compare to, say, the new 100% digital camera hitting
the market?

My UNDERSTANDING is
1. the lense of a 6.2 "D 70" whips the a off anything purely
digital...???
2. with a true SLR D70, you REALLY can play the field with manual
adjustments that EV cameras will never give you.

I know the action re new is Feb with the show, but I can't see
anything as reasonable or as longterm SENSIBLE as the D70...re
value for money.

So...go for D70?

 

[Beacon]

I am hooked on the Nikon D70.

So...go for D70?

. . . then you really should go for it.

Otherwise, you might start having withdrawal symptoms and become difficult to understand. ;-)

There are a lot of good choices out there. And it may actually be impossible to determine absolutely just which one is 'best'.

D70 has been a very good choice for a LOT of people.

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[Ken-L]

Beacon, if you start throwing facts around, you will surely confuse shuggidaisy, who is on the right track......so, let's not speak of relatively absolute conveyance in terms of the surrmountable, rather we shall find the inescapable reality of digital in it's purest ambivalence!

I am hooked on the Nikon D70.

So...go for D70?

. . . then you really should go for it.

Otherwise, you might start having withdrawal symptoms and become
difficult to understand. ;-)

There are a lot of good choices out there. And it may actually be
impossible to determine absolutely just which one is 'best'.

D70 has been a very good choice for a LOT of people.

--

 

[Mr.Elendig]

I am hooked on the Nikon D70.

I am still confused by the comparative value of "digital" vs SLR
Digital.

I know the D 70 is SLR.

How does it compare to, say, the new 100% digital camera hitting
the market?

My UNDERSTANDING is
1. the lense of a 6.2 "D 70" whips the a off anything purely
digital...???
2. with a true SLR D70, you REALLY can play the field with manual
adjustments that EV cameras will never give you.

I know the action re new is Feb with the show, but I can't see
anything as reasonable or as longterm SENSIBLE as the D70...re
value for money.

So...go for D70?

Translation:
Shoud i buy a D70 or shoud i go with a "point and shoot"?
And is the D70 worth the extra cost?

Anwer:

It realy depends on you, and how "serious" you are going to take fotografing. I belive that most people wil be better off with a "semi-slr" (read sony 828) or similar since it's more convinient to bring along and is more "user friendly"
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I can't spell :/

 

[DaveJA]

No kidding, pass the pipe this way.

am i loosing it? i have no clue what any of that meant.

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D70
18-70 AFS, 85 1.8, 50 1.8D and 75-300 AF

 

[vinhluu]

dslr vs film slr? i'm guessing "true" in this case means "film".

if that's the case, the only benefit of film that i'm aware of is when you wanted the absolute highest quality and dynamic range. digital does look more "flat" than film photos.

but cost-wise, the money you'd save from film processing costs makes dslrs much more cost-friendly in the long-term. initial cost is higher obviously.