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Difference between Semi-compact and DSLR?

  • 07-02-2006 09:53PM
    #1
    Borderfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,265 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi, just a question about what to expect in the difference between semi compact and DSLR camera's. Is the quality so much better with the DSLR than anything else? I have a Panasonic Lumix dmc-fz5 and the pictures are pretty good are the DSLR really much better?

    Thanks
    I really enjoy reading this forum :)


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  • #2
    andy1249
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,439 ✭✭✭andy1249


    Yes they are , the main reason being the actual size of the sensor , these tend to be a lot smaller on the compacts , the slrs are bigger , so for the same pixel count the SLR gathers more light and can produce much sharper and more detailed pictures ,
    However , the number one reason to own a DSLR ( or any SLR ) is the range of lenses , with a compact you are stuck with one , and they usually are not very good !! ( At least not compared to SLR lenses anyway)


  • #3
    Thirdfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,110 ✭✭✭Thirdfox


    I suppose the difference is when you want to swap lenses... with semi-compact you have only a limited amount of adapters... whereas for even a cheap DSLR e.g. Canon 350D you have a huge collection of potential lenses.

    Btw you have a really interesting signature... so what are you then?

    *edit* andy got in before me lol!


  • #4
    Borderfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,265 ✭✭✭✭Borderfox


    I understand now any thanks. Yeah it's handy being able to change lens to suit the occasion.

    I am not obsessed by my computer, that what I am not, Thirdfox. :)


  • #5
    Sarsfield
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,359 ✭✭✭Sarsfield


    Borderfox wrote:
    Yeah it's handy being able to change lens to suit the occasion.

    The downside being that you may miss the shot while changing lens.


  • #6
    heffsarmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 911 ✭✭✭heffsarmy


    Sarsfield Quote:

    The downside being that you may miss the shot while changing lens.

    Thats were another body comes in handy


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  • #7
    Borderfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,265 ✭✭✭✭Borderfox


    Money to burn heffsarmy? I would presume you would prepare for some events beforehand and that it would be some of the spur of the moment pictures you could miss with a DSLR and get with a compact. Thanks for all the advice everybody.. :) much appreciated


  • #8
    montezuma
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭montezuma


    I also would like to know if SLRs are really worth it. I would like to get a good digital camera with a decent optical zoom, but which is not too bulky , and it seems to me that something like the canaon powershot s2 would suit me better because the lens you are getting (up to 400mm+) is so much more compact than an SLR one of that size would be. And its cheaper too.

    Any thoughts? I dont think not being able to change lenses would bother me. As long as the camera could be changed been fully automatic and manual i'd be happy.


  • #9
    rymus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,819 ✭✭✭rymus


    Borderfox wrote:
    t it would be some of the spur of the moment pictures you could miss with a DSLR and get with a compact.

    Quite the opposite. With the speed and versatility of a DSLR, you'll get shots you never could with a compact. I couldnt believe the difference when I first got my 20D over having a point & shoot. Burst mode alone is worth its weight in gold.


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