Have you tried an LC1? I understand the theory, but how does it really
work in reality?
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Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 1:23 AM
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Subject: [OM] Re: Everyday camera
I have to vote with Winsor here. Don't get sucked in by the big, fast,
wonderful lens. You don't get the benefit you think from the speed. I
don't know directly about noise on the DMC-LC1, but suppose it it
similar to the Min*lta A1, which has the same sensor size and mp count.
Take a look at the tests of the A1
<http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/minoltadimagea1/page16.asp> and 300D
<http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos300d/page13.asp> side-by-side.
The 300D has less noise at iso 800 than the A1 at 200 and is generally 2
stops 'faster' in noise performance. So an f4-4.8 lens on the 300D has
the same effective ability to deliver an image as the f2-2.4 lens on the
DMC-LC1. This can take a bit to get one's head around when steeped in
film, but it is true. One really big difference between prosumer cameras
and DSLRs is a huge difference in noise. I was much enammored of the
idea of the A2 until I looked closely at the sample images. compared to
DSLRs.
Again echoing Winsor, the small sensors have their place - in small
cameras. In a camera that gets close to the size/weight of a DSLR, they
don't make much sense. I thought they made sense in the super-zoom
cameras, as they had something special in the lenses. Now that I have a
Tamron 28-300 Di lens, I'm not even convinced about the super-zooms
cameras.
Winsor Crosby wrote:
><snip> Considering that it weighs a bit over 1.5 pounds and that
something
>like a Canon 300D weighs 1.8 pounds with the kit lens I do not see the
>advantage of the Panasonic/Leica. The new Oly and Pentax may be lighter
>yet. A small DSLR with an everyday LENS is a so much more capable
>combination in every way while not giving away much in size or
>convenience.
>
>><snip> Any opinions here on the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LC1 ???? looks
very
>>interesting to me.....
>>
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