Fashionable DSLR’s
Now is the winter of our discontent with all the digital cameras, and the era of the DSLR is made glorious summer. Video SLR’s are the new market make among camera vendors. Full frame street options and miniature casings allow more portability than 20, 30 years ago. Filters and layers allow every flexibility with final dense resolution and minature web shots and images.
The harsh truth is that no matter how fancy the camera, depth of field and pulling focus and allowing maximum light is always a priority. It’s key to remember that the interpretation of the photographer and independent ad hoc composition rule what the camera is doing. Remember that pictures of your favorite passion will reflect the streamlined quality process.
The question is one of time. Do you have time to alternate between digital camera media and DSLR? Can you wait for processing or do you need a DSLR now? I have seen several talented photogs struggling with that “gotta get to the drugstore” thing. Even the most sophisticated editing bays and mini photo labs (Kodak) don’t take away the necessary sting of processing time and money.
The penalty of the SLR is no longer out of home processing. The hands-on knowledge of “real” photography can now pay off with two devices in one. Combined SLR methods and digital editing can bring both skill sets into one microstock portfolio product. But with today’s ultimate software handling of every image produced, is a blowup dimension by the mmeasurement of one more frame really enough to drive the purchase of another camera?
But the real test of switching to a DSLR or pure SLR is whether your skills can keep producing quality images at the same rate. Full-frame DSLR cameras can be suitable for the most trained photographer, but not contribute as much ease of use as a more conventional machine. Most digital camera owners don’t even know where their imaging sensor is.
The full-frame revolution in DSLR’s means the images will render as homogenized as digital camera product. No more wide screen or “letterbox” image dimensions. But unlike a true digital camera, the “take” from conventional SLR images always had that “pan and scan” quality. It also gives more wiggle room from the ultimate center of the viewfinder take from the usual SLR image.
