[Dabhand16]

Spotted this when browsing the web. The author is known for his contraversial articles, and it seems this one is no different!

A $150 versus a $5,000 Camera

I've not read it all in detail, but I think there are some flaws in the arguments.

[Markulous]

Good ol' Ken - fabulous value for money seeing as his witterings cost nothing (tho' I could argue that I want 5 mins of my life back!)

[Rob Barron]

My gooness, all that diatribe to say nothing of any real sense! Indeed, if he is the professional photographer he claims to be, he is going to do himself out of business if he keeps on showing his ignorance of rudimentary photography like that!

He even makes himself look an even bigger prat by saying 'Even though i can do just as well with this cheapy camera, I still paid for a super-duper bankrupter anyway.'

Doh..... why?

Because he knows that displaying an image on a computer you can make it look however you want. He takes pictures on his cheapy, spend ages getting them how he wants them to look and then compares them to one from a very expensive camera. But what is his point? We all know that in order to show a photograph on a computer with a picture measuring 10" x 8", you need precisely 0.414 megapixels! So, forget your wonderful 8 megapixel camera, you only needed a 0.4 megapixel camera in the first place!

For those who think I've gone mad, do the maths!:
10" at 72dpi = 720 pixels
8" at 72dpi = 576 pixels
720 x 560 = 414,720 pixels.

So the resolution has absolutely nothing to do with it on here, only when you come to print the thing out.

The processing chip in the two cameras is vastly different, the lens on the front of his cheapo camera is a bit of chipped glass shaped like a semi-convex disc with no correction for aberation etc. Presumably he doesn't have a cheapo lens stuck on the front of his full frame Canon 5D!

As soon as he showed the pictures zoomed in, the differences became extremely apparent!

The thing that makes me laugh is his button to go to pay a donation to keep him online.... and in L series lenses! I can't believe anyone is stupid enough to pay him a cent to write that nonsense!

Could cost him big time though. Can you imagine his wife coming home:

'Darling, you'll be so pleased with me, I just saved nearly $5000 dollars.'
'Wow honey, that's great. How come?'
'Well, you know you've been saving up all year to buy that new Canon 5D?'
'Uh huh?'
'Well, I read this guy on the internet who sounded like he knew what he was talking about and he said you don't need a 5D, you just need a cheapo A640 because they come out with much the same pictures anyway!'
<shakes head> 'Oh no, please tell me you didn't....'
'Anyway, so I took his professional advice, bought you the new Canon A640 for $150 dollars. And you know the best bit?'
<groans> 'No, what?'
'Well, you know how you said we couldn't afford for me to get a car and I said I understood and you said well honey you know that I love you and if we could afford it I would only be too happy to get you a car?'
'Did I say that? Surely I was only....'
'Well, I got a great deal on a Fiat Punto, she's outside.... and she's called Merribelle!.... Happy Christmas honey!'

Cheers,
Rob :o)

[Dabhand16]

So you don't 100% agree with him, than?

[Nathan]

Rob,

I couldn't of put it better myself. Clearly the guy is up against it when you actually roll over the images, It's obvious there's a HUGE difference in the picture quality!

Then again it's probably written for all those people that buy a dSLR and then expect instant perfection, and when it doesn't happen they blame the kit!

[Sonsey]

It's the line at the bottom that did it for me... "If I just saved you $5,000, feel free to help me write more." (donation link included).

...I'd happily pay him to write less

[Rob Barron]

ROFL, dead right Sonsey. Bit like the annoying busker who only knows one tune and sings it incessantly and badly. I actually went up to one in the centre of Bournemouth and said 'How much do you usually make in an hour?' He said 'About a tenner I guess.' I immediately took out a fiver and said 'Great, now shut up for 30 minutes and give us all a break!' Funny thing was, he happily took the money and shut up for exactly half an hour. Gave me time to eat my packed lunch in peace

Cheers,
Rob