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http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/25-vs-5000-camera.htm

he he Maximus... I post this for you.. only a good photographer makes good pictures... not the cam..

Cheers
(and you are one good photographer.. !)

I don't get KEN's point with this? Its pretty obvious to me?

If you look at the technical side of those photos there are some pretty clear differences.

1. The photo from the D3 has a much better dynamic when it comes to colors.
2. The bokeh are way better from the D3, take a look at the foreground toys
3. The noice is less noticeable from the D3 camera.

The other side is of course the image/feeling side!

I've been using a analog Hasselblad for 10 years together with a wonderful Holga 120CFM.

The images I'm the most satisfied with, comes from the Holga!
And this camera costs about 50 dollar, WHY?

Well, its light-weight since its made of cheap plastic, it dos'nt matter if you drop it in the ground, it's a lot more discrete than my 1dsMKII.

For work I use the 1DSMKII, only because i sometime needs to print my photos in large sizes, and its a lot more easy to do the post-work.

Of course a 50dollar camera can produce a better image than a 5000dollar camera, but sometimes a 50dollar camera cant create what a 5000dollar camera can. And of course its all about who's behind the lens.

I suggest to get both of the cameras, (if you need the extra image quality that the 5000dollar camera can give you)

Thats my 2 points

well that was more of a general POV, not too technically.. but you got some nice 2 points here..

pwrdesign wrote:I don't get KEN's point with this? Its pretty obvious to me?

If you look at the technical side of those photos there are some pretty clear differences.

1. The photo from the D3 has a much better dynamic when it comes to colors.
2. The bokeh are way better from the D3, take a look at the foreground toys
3. The noice is less noticeable from the D3 camera.

The other side is of course the image/feeling side!

I've been using a analog Hasselblad for 10 years together with a wonderful Holga 120CFM.

The images I'm the most satisfied with, comes from the Holga!
And this camera costs about 50 dollar, WHY?

Well, its light-weight since its made of cheap plastic, it dos'nt matter if you drop it in the ground, it's a lot more discrete than my 1dsMKII.

For work I use the 1DSMKII, only because i sometime needs to print my photos in large sizes, and its a lot more easy to do the post-work.

Of course a 50dollar camera can produce a better image than a 5000dollar camera, but sometimes a 50dollar camera cant create what a 5000dollar camera can. And of course its all about who's behind the lens.

I suggest to get both of the cameras, (if you need the extra image quality that the 5000dollar camera can give you)

Thats my 2 points

i agree with you completely. I have a 30D, a AE1, a G9, and a Holga 120CFN. When I need to make money its the 30D when its a test shoot its the G9 and when its art its the AE1 and the Holga. Film in a holga and an ae1 just have a feel to them that you cant get without spending a good amount of time with setting in a program like lightroom. I have spent a lot of time "developing" presets in lightroom to turn my digital files into looking like something that came from my holga because more often then not people are more wowed by what I can do with a roll of Medium format and a little lomo magic

If the top one is from the $25 camera ... it's great. I love it !