Point & Shoots Suck.

Arvan

Good shots people! I can now not motivate myself NOT to get a lumix LX-3...It´s smaller then the G10, got bigger aparture lens..16:9 format allso raw ( which is a must ) it´s just so darn fantastic...and it´s good looking to

Soon in a pocket near me

pemmett

It's not the size that matters...Using a compact camera creatively
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I even put together an online called "It's not the size that matters...Using a compact camera creatively - A free online photography course for people wanting to improve their photos"

Andy

Andy wrote:

This one sucks so bad I made 1" foam-mounted backed print from the new lab we're hoping to work with and shipped it to ya

This one is printed in 24x36 Kodak Metallic here, and hanging in my studio. It's freaking GORGEOUS.

Moogle Pepper

Man!!! I knew Point and Shoots suck!!! Just look at how awesome those photographs.. I mean pictures are!

nobody

Nice work, everyone. What I see in many of these is huge depth-of-field. Because P&S cameras are miniaturized compared to DSLR's, that gives them a huge advantage in terms of depth-of-field. As an exemple, with my powershot 3IS at maximum zoom, and a focal length of 50 mm (or possibly 75) I can stand in a spot and compose roughly the same image as I get with my XTi at 200 mm.

I believe that is the reason we see so many great landscape shots in this post. The disadvantage of a P&S is it's slow speed. That's why we don't see many action shots here.

pathfinder

Ethan, one does not use a sledge hammer to drive tacks. Nor does one dig a hole with a hammer.

P&Ss do have great depth of field, that makes them good for macros and landscapes, of course.

For a shallower DOF, a full frame DSLR will offer more control of DOF. Use a tool for what it excels at

ian408

pathfinder wrote:

Nor does one dig a hole with a hammer.

You were never a carpenter

neuron

Nice thread !
Hi,

thanks for this toppic. I restricted myself from buying DSLR untill I'll shoot 1000 nice (to me) photographs with my trustworthy S2 IS. Just to learn a bit first. Currently I have 100 of them + 100 waiting for processing. So it's another ~6 years before I can buy another camera

swintonphoto

Now we can really fly with point & shoots:
http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=106500

Cuong

P&Ss also suck at shooting things that fly, swim, and prowl in the dark.








Cuong