RE: Levels & Curves

["gary" <gsellani@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Don't even think of a camcorder still for fine photography. I certainly
don't. However, there are many times I need low grade photos to communicate
or document something, need it right away, and only need half a dozen
photos.

Think of it this way. Unless you have little kids, exactly how much does a
camcorder get used? Now if you have a low grade still function built into
it, it will be used quite a bit more IF you don't already have a digital
camera. From a marketing standpoint, these new combination still/video
cameras fill a niche. If you are mailing photos around, 1.3Mpixel is already
on the big side.

Let just say I'm not tossing out the 35mm camera and film scanner just yet.
Also, I'm not buying a digital camera every year just to keep up with
progress, knowing that they still won't be as good as a 35mm camera plus
film scanning for at least a decade, maybe longer.

BTW, a shutter speed of 1/500th should be fine for most photography, so I
don't understand that complaint. I shoot airplanes with a 400mm telephoto
all the time at 1/500th, albeit with  body panning.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-scan@leben.com [mailto:owner-scan@leben.com]On Behalf Of
> Jack Winberg
> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 6:09 AM
> To: scan@leben.com
> Subject: Re: Levels & Curves
>
>
> Hi Art:
>
> I also crave a "1 stop solution", a nice digital videocam with
> decent still
> capability.
>
> Alas, for me, at least, it is not yet here!  The videocam CCD is NOT
> designed for optimizing still images, and in any to date (Optura 100 MC,
> Sony TRV-30) the print limit without pixelation seems to be about 5 x 7,
> but with many more artifacts than with ANY moderately priced
> still digital
> camera.  Also, the slow shutter speed was a problem.  Alas, it
> was a bitter
> disappointment!
>
> OTOH, IF modest size Prints will suffice, and they will not be critically
> examined, they are FUN, lightweight toys!  :-)
>
> Jack Winberg
>
> At 10:22 PM 12/29/01 -0800, you wrote:
> >I'd be interested in how the still function on the video camera compares
> >to cheaper ($200 US) digital cameras, I've been to the videocam result
> >is very inferior, but have no firsthand experience to compare.
> >
> >Art
> >
> >gary wrote:
> >
> > > More than a bit off topic, but I am looking at a Canon Optura 100MC.
> > You get
> > > a nice camcorder (miniDV) and a low res digital camera at the same
> > time. The
> > > camera would be fine for web stuff. These new mini-DVs can
> record in 16:9
> > > format, so some people use them as HDTV VCRs.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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