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11/10/2005 12:16:23 AM · #1 |
If you had to decide between 2 cameras, one with a little more zoom, and the other a little more pixels, which would you decide upon, and why?
More pixels can compensate with crop for the zoom, right? But how sharp and how much detail differences between a high pixel crop compared to a low pixel but zoomed photo?
Need to do telephotography but do not wish to purchase extra teleconverters. Can advise please? |
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11/10/2005 12:20:30 AM · #2 |
Depends on what you are shooting for? Prints, stock photos, etc?
More pixels doesn't necessary better. Smaller sensor, higher pixels, more noise and all that.
Dslr, prosumer, point & shoot? |
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11/10/2005 12:24:44 AM · #3 |
And whatever you do, do not look at the digital zoom of the camera, only the optical. Digital zoom is useless for good quality photos.
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11/10/2005 12:34:07 AM · #4 |
I was talking about optical zoom. I do know digital zoom is simply software enlargement, lol.
Say I only do 4R prints.
Is a smaller cropped image (from a high resolution photo) better than a similar pixel photo (uncropped) that is taken with a powerful optical zoom? ASSUME that both lense and camera are of same quality. |
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11/10/2005 12:44:06 AM · #5 |
I'd have to say I'd have to go with the higher resolution, assuming all things equal.
Mainly because for your application you will have more of a choice to what to crop post shot.
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11/10/2005 01:12:29 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by faidoi:
More pixels doesn't necessary better. Smaller sensor, higher pixels, more noise and all that.
Dslr, prosumer, point & shoot? |
You mean small sensor with high pixel equals more noise usually?
It is a prosumer |
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11/10/2005 01:13:41 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
I'd have to say I'd have to go with the higher resolution, assuming all things equal.
Mainly because for your application you will have more of a choice to what to crop post shot. |
I agree with the cropping part, but will it contain the same amount of details, or even sharpness? I really need to know. |
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11/10/2005 06:29:08 PM · #8 |
| Are you looking at specific cameras or just wondering in general? Whats the difference in resolution vs the difference in zoom? |
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11/10/2005 08:22:34 PM · #9 |
Simon, I hope I can help.
I took a very long time to decide (months). I made great use of //www.dpreview.com and finally settled on the camera I am now using.
I've explained at length the reasons in my bio and you can also click on the camera URL in the Author panel of this message to see the work that this camera has produced in DPC.
To me, having a 12x zoom that holds F2.8 from 35mmm all the way out to 432mm is totally unique. With that justification alone, I bought a prosumer instead of a dSLR. For street candid it is brilliant, it doesn't look like you're working with a telephoto, it doesn't look intrusive.
I added a 1.5x teleconverter and pulled in (650mm) the amazing moon shot in my protfolio. I would have needed to have spent about $3,000 just on lenses to get all of the lenses to match what I have bought for $1,050 which includes the 5mpx camera.
Yes, if I was going to larger format prints than A4, I would eventually need to go for more megapixels but mpx's is not the full story.
If you badly frame an 8mpx shot and then have to crop 80% of the image away, you've ended up with something similar to a 3mpx camera shot. I've done full-frame A3 prints and they have been as clear as you'd ever want with no hint that they are a digital image
Brett
Message edited by author 2005-11-10 20:32:02. |
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