08-11-2010, 05:04 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-11-2010, 07:06 PM by Brightcolours.)
[quote name='popo' timestamp='1281544586' post='1682']
Damn marketing <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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You know something with 5 in it is in the middle of the range. 7 is higher up, 3 is lower down. Higher is better!
Except with 1... echoing 1st I guess, for the best, with the Canon xD series reversing into that route.
Is 8 a lucky number in Japan? I thought it was only the Chinese, although both share a dislike for 4 (death).
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Oh dear.. that dreaded nr. 4!
Canon EOS 400D - while Canon DSLRs, contrary to for instance Nikon DSLRs give really rather consistent tonal curve and colour results from model to model, the 400D had a more lackluster "rainy day" balance, akin to the Nikon D70(s).
Canon EOS 40D - It was a fine camera, were it not that 2 things eclipsed its qualities: Nikon D300 with higher res. sensor (10 vs 12mp) and more complex AF system, and it could be a bit temperamental with its AF (not in line with the 20D/30D predecessors and 50D successor).
Olympus E-4XX - too small to be comfortable or taken seriously, too big to make the small form factor make sense (really not very pocketable), Also lacking the Olympus standard internal sensor IS.
Nikon D40 - A throwback from the D50 predecessor, it brought no progress concerning sensor/IQ, but it did lose meaningful features (internal Nikon AF motor, exposure bracketing, from 5 to only 3 AF points) and lacked buttons for white balance and ISO setting. It also did not offer new features that were missing from the D50, like mirror lock up and DOF preview.
Nikon D40X - fixed nothing from the D40, only gained a higher resolution sensor (still with no live view).
Oh, I forgot.... Sony A450 - another 4-wonder. Same as A550, just with its most useful features removed (small, fixed LCD and no live view....)
Indeed... not a lucky number.
Damn marketing <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />You know something with 5 in it is in the middle of the range. 7 is higher up, 3 is lower down. Higher is better!
Except with 1... echoing 1st I guess, for the best, with the Canon xD series reversing into that route.
Is 8 a lucky number in Japan? I thought it was only the Chinese, although both share a dislike for 4 (death).
[/quote]
Oh dear.. that dreaded nr. 4!
Canon EOS 400D - while Canon DSLRs, contrary to for instance Nikon DSLRs give really rather consistent tonal curve and colour results from model to model, the 400D had a more lackluster "rainy day" balance, akin to the Nikon D70(s).
Canon EOS 40D - It was a fine camera, were it not that 2 things eclipsed its qualities: Nikon D300 with higher res. sensor (10 vs 12mp) and more complex AF system, and it could be a bit temperamental with its AF (not in line with the 20D/30D predecessors and 50D successor).
Olympus E-4XX - too small to be comfortable or taken seriously, too big to make the small form factor make sense (really not very pocketable), Also lacking the Olympus standard internal sensor IS.
Nikon D40 - A throwback from the D50 predecessor, it brought no progress concerning sensor/IQ, but it did lose meaningful features (internal Nikon AF motor, exposure bracketing, from 5 to only 3 AF points) and lacked buttons for white balance and ISO setting. It also did not offer new features that were missing from the D50, like mirror lock up and DOF preview.
Nikon D40X - fixed nothing from the D40, only gained a higher resolution sensor (still with no live view).
Oh, I forgot.... Sony A450 - another 4-wonder. Same as A550, just with its most useful features removed (small, fixed LCD and no live view....)
Indeed... not a lucky number.