[Leica] DSLR choice

[bruce at ralgo.nl (bruce)]

................ and then us all know what you  
find! ........................ please.

B.

On 11-jan-2006, at 23:14, mcyclwritr@comcast.net wrote:

> Phil,
>
> I have no experience with the D50, but I do have some familiarity  
> with shooting digital at higher ISOs. Unless you or your daughter  
> have an investment in another manufacturer's interchangeable SLR  
> lenses, Canon is seems to be the consensus choice of reviewers for  
> higher-ISO digital shooting. Why? The Canon high-ISO mojo is mo'  
> better to begin with.
>
> Plus, you can make it even better. Though I don't know if it's the  
> case with the Rebel XT, the 20D or the 5D, possibly both, have a  
> user-selectable Custom Function that, in effect, lets the  
> photographer say, "Yes, most exhalted digital wizard camera body,  
> you please employ a little extra processing time and make image as  
> noiseless as possible. Humbly, I wait."
>
> Or something like that.
>
> Anyway, why not go to a Canon-Nikon camera store and do a high-ISO  
> A-B test? Even throw Minolta and Pentax into the mix and make it an  
> A-B-C-D test. Then, take the card home and evaluate the images  
> until your eyes go wonky.
>
> -Chris Lawson
>
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: pswango@att.net
>> My daughter is shopping for a first-time DSLR in the low-end of  
>> the price range.
>> Her previous experience is with film cameras -- she has a BA in  
>> Photography.
>> The Nikon D-50 seems attractive for the price.  Does anyone here  
>> have experience
>> with it.  I'm especially interested in performance at ISO 800-1600
>> (specifically, noise levels).
>
> _______________________________________________
> Leica Users Group.
> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information