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Originally Posted by James_Moronington
I'm guessing I should have gone with my original thought of a DSLR instead of high-spec Digital Carema.  |
You pays your money, you takes your choice. If you want quality, you have to pay for it. You have a camera lens with a very wide zoom range. This is convenient, but the compromises in the design are very high to get this kind of range, in the package that fits, at a cost that is affordable. You can't have something for nothing.
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Originally Posted by James_Moronington
would a camera like the 'Sony DSLR-A200K Digital SLR Camera' or 'Nikon D40 Digital SLR' produce noticeably superior pictures
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Yes. But bear in mind the cost of not only the body, but the lenses you would have to buy to get the range you have with your Olympus. Buy a cheap 70-300 lens for a dSLR, it will be better than the Oly for image quality, but to get ultimate sharpness, you would have to buy a very expensive bit of glass.
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Originally Posted by James_Moronington
and eliminate this type of problem?
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Eliminate is a strong word. "Reduce very considerably" would be my description. Most entry level dSLR are relatively noise free at ISO800, but push them up to 1600 or 3200 and the problems will still be there. Nowhere near as bad as your ISO800 example, but the laws of physics still apply.
Duncan