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Film rules! (+) Posted by vvk (more from vvk) on Fri, 14 Apr 2006 18:49:45

In Reply to: OT: New Camera: Canon, Nikon, or Olympus, Allen in N.O., Fri, 14 Apr 2006 14:56:27 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

I recently switched to manual focus Minolta. Best pictures I have ever taken! The camera (fairly recent X-9) with 50mm 1.7 lens was $40 delivered. The powerful GN 32 flash was $16 delivered. The 135mm 2.8 portrait lens was $12 delivered. I am blown away by the ease of use, the brightness and size of viewfinder and overall optical quality of this outfit. I am still trying to find a wide angle lens for it and then I will be set for a long time.

By far the biggest surprise was that I find it easier to focus manually than when I use an autofocus SLR. With manual focus I get far sharper pictures and everything happens significantly faster. I love it!

If you insist on digital SLR, I would go with Nikon D50.

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OT: New Camera: Canon, Nikon, or Olympus, Allen in N.O., Fri, 14 Apr 2006 14:56:27
- I chose the Canon XT over the Nikon D70s, AdamB , Sun, 16 Apr 2006 04:58:01
- Re: OT: New Camera: Canon, Nikon, or Olympus, destijl, Sat, 15 Apr 2006 12:17:49
- Dpreview.com, Tim B., Fri, 14 Apr 2006 21:03:16
- If you're getting the Canon ..., Trev, Fri, 14 Apr 2006 19:36:48
- Film rules! (+), vvk, Fri, 14 Apr 2006 18:49:45 <-- Viewing This Message
- I'd say either the Nikon or the Canon good start, saw, Fri, 14 Apr 2006 18:32:22
  - Another lens for the Nikon D50 is the 18-70 DX, saw, Fri, 14 Apr 2006 18:57:39
    - Think about a large aperture lens instead of kit lens, DER, Fri, 14 Apr 2006 22:33:50
      - Cost, size, weight perhaps?, saw, Sat, 15 Apr 2006 08:52:59
        Good points, Larger aperture allows for, DER, Sat, 15 Apr 2006 12:03:02
        Nikon or Canon, jp, Sat, 15 Apr 2006 14:05:16
        Yeah a 50mm 1.8 or 1.4 is great for shots like that, AdamB , Sun, 16 Apr 2006 05:15:27
        Beautiful subject matter, DER, Sat, 15 Apr 2006 19:03:09
  - Regarding the handling of the XT, try to get your hands, RayV, Fri, 14 Apr 2006 18:44:42
    - Plus it's also a question of what you're used to, AdamB , Sun, 16 Apr 2006 05:05:35
- I went with Nikon.., Noel, Fri, 14 Apr 2006 16:16:25
- I have the Rebel XT and love it! I just bought a 550EX, RayV, Fri, 14 Apr 2006 16:09:27
- Check out this web site >, ChipJ, Fri, 14 Apr 2006 15:46:46
- 2.5" screen....., Mike Lynch , Fri, 14 Apr 2006 15:18:08

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