DonSchap
02-06-2007, 11:58 AM
Okay ... which one?
Personally, I say, "Give the SD800 IS to the wife and go huntin' with the EOS 30D ... for glass!" LOL :D
Every camera has something offer ... some more some less, but the idea is to GET THE SHOT, right? Of course ... it's not to get women, that's for sure. I'm sure that, by now, a lot of camera-hobby-wise mothers have told their darling daughters: "If you see a man with a camera, you just run for the hills! Nothing good can come from that relationship! The good glass won't be on your finger, but on his camera!"
Well, we can only hope. ;) Ar... Ar ... Ar
Deciding between a "purse camera" and a DSLR is a major decision. With the purse camera, the decision to go any further is simply ... well, over. It is what it is and it's not going to be anything more.
The DSLR is like a chameleon where you decide what kind of camera it is going to be ... right now or in ten minutes. Depending on your accessory and lens list, you have the most flexible system ever designed and the best part ... YOU make the call. YOU become the "ace" photographer, armed with knowledge, skill and experience. YOU step up and GET THE SHOT that others either cannot or just plain MISS!
Instead of asking which camera you should buy ... I suggest you ask:
"What kind of Photographer are you?" Therein lies the rub. :p
Personally, I say, "Give the SD800 IS to the wife and go huntin' with the EOS 30D ... for glass!" LOL :D
Every camera has something offer ... some more some less, but the idea is to GET THE SHOT, right? Of course ... it's not to get women, that's for sure. I'm sure that, by now, a lot of camera-hobby-wise mothers have told their darling daughters: "If you see a man with a camera, you just run for the hills! Nothing good can come from that relationship! The good glass won't be on your finger, but on his camera!"
Well, we can only hope. ;) Ar... Ar ... Ar
Deciding between a "purse camera" and a DSLR is a major decision. With the purse camera, the decision to go any further is simply ... well, over. It is what it is and it's not going to be anything more.
The DSLR is like a chameleon where you decide what kind of camera it is going to be ... right now or in ten minutes. Depending on your accessory and lens list, you have the most flexible system ever designed and the best part ... YOU make the call. YOU become the "ace" photographer, armed with knowledge, skill and experience. YOU step up and GET THE SHOT that others either cannot or just plain MISS!
Instead of asking which camera you should buy ... I suggest you ask:
"What kind of Photographer are you?" Therein lies the rub. :p