(funny) Reasons why an SLR is better than P&S

[vvizard]

This is not to start a new war about sensor-size, iso-noise etc.. I just want a thread where everyone can contribute some funny reasons like what Tom and Belmondo did in the other SLR vs P&S thread (you're (very) welcome to repost). Cause I just bought myself a 10D, and all my friends and ex-girlfriend (hmm, is this why she's ex now? :-P) Where telling me, you're _CRAZY_ spending so much money on a friggin camera you don't use that regurarly!

I told them the reasons why I was buying an SLR, and they still didn't get much wiser.. I could of course have tried the "real" explanation, by saying: When I (accidentally) take a good picture now, people won't think it was an accident (thanks belmondo ;))

So, you guys got anything else to make us laugh, and to make those lame people not understanding why $1500 on a camera-body is a good investment, at least feel dumb for a second :)

[Belmondo]

vvizard:
I just bought my second 10D today. I intend to become adept at using one camera in each hand, perhaps while riding a horse bareback. This will be a useful skill someday, although I can't yet imagine under what circumstance.

This is another advantage of a DSLR over a P&S. To wit: I used to have two G2's. I never bragged about it. I now have two 10D's. I'm insufferable. It's cool to own one DSLR. It's doubly cool to own two.

In fact, this is such a rush, I'm thinking of robbing a convenience store so I can buy a third one (although I'm having some trouble thinking of a way to use all three at one time).

Thos.

[defordphoto]

belmondo wrote:
In fact, this is such a rush, I'm thinking of robbing a convenience store so I can buy a third one (although I'm having some trouble thinking of a way to use all three at one time).

Thos.

Hmmmm..maybe we should team up. I could (also) use a third dSLR.

When you do that bareback, photoshoot thing, try the one-hand-tied-behind-your-back deal. It's pretty funny to watch. Have a friend -- with another dSLR of course -- shoot the pictures of you shooting pictures.

It's frameable.

[Belmondo]

RFMSports wrote:Hmmmm..maybe we should team up. I could (also) use a third dSLR.



How do you look in a ski mask? Surveillance cameras can be so cruel.

Thos.

[defordphoto]

belmondo wrote:
RFMSports wrote:Hmmmm..maybe we should team up. I could (also) use a third dSLR.



How do you look in a ski mask? Surveillance cameras can be so cruel.

Thos.

I'll bring my best Columbia Sportswear mask. In fact, I'll bring two (matching). My wife has a friend who works at Columbia and we can get The Discount.

[Belmondo]

Why SLR's are better than P&S, reason #21.

SLR's don't have stupid names like:
Coolpix
Elph
Finecam
DiMAGE
FinePix
Mavica
Optio
Digimax
Exilim
PhotoSmart,
and though not as offensive, PowerShot.

SLR's have serious, important sounding names* like:
1Ds
10D
D30 or D60
S-2 Pro
E-1

Even D1, D1X, and D100 (erk!)

(notable exceptions: Pentax's *istD, and, I'm sorry to say, the Canon Digital Rebel)

[sdommin]

belmondo wrote:
Why SLR's are better than P&S, reason #21.

SLR's have serious, important sounding names* like:
1Ds
10D
D30 or D60
S-2 Pro
E-1



Don't know about that - what's an "EOS"?

[Jesper]

sdommin wrote:
Don't know about that - what's an "EOS"?

Look here for an answer to "What does 'EOS' mean?": http://photonotes.org/articles/beginner-faq/general.html#eos

Electro-Optical System, or the Greek goddess of the dawn...

[Belmondo]

Jesper wrote:Electro-Optical System, or the Greek goddess of the dawn...


I choose the former as being totally supportive of my "serious, important sounding" theory. Thank you for the substantiation.

Tom

[ThePhantomsGirlfriend]

1) Because then I can buy great big lenses and say, "Want to see my big lens little boy?"


Smiles,

Holly

[Belmondo]

To avoid confusion, I'm going to re-post these from the other thread. This is the first group:

Okay, this is going to rankle a lot of people, but I hereby declare ---

SLR's are better!

I am Belmondo, so I don't have to justify my position. I'm right, and that's all there is to it.

Nonetheless, to placate the doubters, here are ten reasons SLR's are better.

1. They cost more and thus are status symbols.
2. They're bigger and heavier. Carrying one around is very good for your cardio-vascular system.
3. The big white lenses on an SLR look far more impressive than the little dinky lens that pops out of the P&S --- even if you paint the pathetic little thing white.
4. It's much better for name-dropping at cocktail parties.
5. An SLR requires several gadget bags, backpacks, and/or steamer trunks to carry everything you need. This impresses people, especially if they are bellmen working for tips.
6. They make better weapons should you have to defend yourself on a wildlife shoot. A properly thrown SLR can actually stun a Grizzly Bear sufficient to allow time for escape. Try THAT with your s-230 Elph.
7. They enhance Japan's trade surplus. (like we haven’t done that enough already)
8. Relatives will ask you to take pictures at weddings. This means you won't have to be in the bridal party (wear a tux) nor will you have to dance with the grandmother of the groom and her oxygen bottle.
9. People will assume you're a first-rate photographer. Regardless of how your pictures turn out, people conclude you're a pro when they see you whip out your big, black SLR with a battery grip and a huge honking lens on it. Pay no attention to anyone who says size doesn't matter.
10. They don't look ridiculous sitting on tripods.


I'm sure there are more reasons, but I think I've pretty clearly established that SLR's are better than Point & Shoot cameras.

Thank you for being so attentive.

Tom

[Belmondo]

The second batch:

Maybe I should move this discussion to a separate thread --- WHY SLRs ARE BETTER THAN P&S.

I was really hoping folks would come up with a few different reasons besides mine. I'm sure those aren't the only ten.

Here are a couple others:
11. SLR is easier to spell.
12. 77mm filters can be used as coasters. Circular polarizers can be put under a plate and used as a lazy susan.
13. An SLR gives you something to do with your left hand when shooting photos.
14. Professional lenses provide a legitimate excuse for not having the money to put Junior through college.
15. You're not likely to leave an SLR in your shirt pocket and run it through the laundry.
16. An SLR with a long lens on it carried on a neck strap can hide a broken zipper---just don't forget and start snapping pictures.
17. With an SLR, you can take a really crappy picture and claim it's art. Someone will believe you. Take a really great picture with a P&S, and EVERYONE will think it was an accident.
18. I'm done.

[Belmondo]

Okay, I wasn't really done:

19. If you drop an SLR in the 'loo,' chances are some portion of it will remain above water so you won't have to get your hands wet when retrieving it.

[Belmondo]

and finally:

Item 20 on the list of reasons SLRS are better than P&S:

When a P&S owner covets your camera and wishes its technical superiority was within his/her financial grasp, you can make allusions to flying pigs. This is very empowering.

Item #21 is above in this thread.

This concludes my short, unremarkable career as a sattire write.

Thanks,

Tom

[ThePhantomsGirlfriend]

1) It will help me lose weight. I live in a very photogenic area (Sedona, AZ) and did I hike with my P&S? Maybe once. I've been out twice this week already with the 10D.

2) Carrying it and a lens is a workout in itself.

3) I never will have to ask "Does this camera make my butt look fat?" NO ONE will look at my butt with that camera.

4) Men look at me with lust. (It's true! But maybe it's the camera?)

5) As a woman, I'm used to men not looking in my eyes when talking to me. Now, with my camera hanging around my neck - I don't think they are staring at my breasts...

6) It's fun to have bigger and better toys than some of the boys...

Smiles,

Holly

[Canuck]

Hi!
Man you crack me up!

I have another cool reason! Whilst at Heathrow twice, catching the dying moments so to speak of Concorde, the 120-300 F2.8 Sigma lens was a magnet of all kinds!
Not to mention having a 10D and grip mounted to it. I have also been asked the world over what I'm holding. Um...a DSLR, and monster lens, what else could/would it be? The Sigma lens has a 105mm filter on the end of it. All I had to do was wait for the next plane to fly overhead, snap a few pics and tell them, see, just took those pics seconds ago! It was cool, that I was taking the pics and someone was planespotting (ticking the planes seen on a given day) and was asking me if he missed the registration like G-BOAC (a British Airways Concorde). Now, this was magic where I could go back and zoom in on the reg and tell him in a few seconds. It was amazing that some people had never seen it. I also had a similar interesting ordeal, when I first got it and this was somewhere North of Birmingham (the name of the National Trust place has escaped me) and I was asked what on earth I was holding. It was the 10D w/ vertical grip and a Sigma 28-80mm lens. I was stunned for the first time. It never ceases to amaze me.
Idunno!

Another amusing idea, try to stand on your head and take pics and wonder why they are upside down?

Cheers from England,
Canuck

[Belmondo]

GREAT!
At last! Another demented mind is heard from.

BTW, Holly, Re: your item #4 --- I'd probably stare anyway, but that's just me.

This raises a question, though: if people stare at your butt, is that a 'back-focus' problem?

[ThePhantomsGirlfriend]

belmondo wrote:
This raises a question, though: if people stare at your butt, is that a 'back-focus' problem?

WARNING: Do not read Belmondo (call him "Tom") right after taking a sip of coffee. (gotta go clean the monitor now...)

Smiles,

Holly

[Canuck]

ThePhantomsGirlfriend wrote:
1) It will help me lose weight. I live in a very photogenic area (Sedona, AZ) and did I hike with my P&S? Maybe once. I've been out twiice this week already with the 10D.

2) Carrying it and a lens is a workout in itself.

3) I never will have to ask "Does this camera make my butt look fat?" NO ONE will look at my butt with that camera.

4) Men look at me with lust. (It's true! But maybe it's the camera?)

5) As a woman, I'm used to men not looking in my eyes when talking to me. Now, with my camera haging around my neck - I don't think they are staring at my breasts...

6) It's fun to have bigger and better toys than some of the boys...

Smiles,

Holly

You want scenic/pictoresque? Come over here to England and in the Cotswolds, or southern Wales! That's way cool! I'm gonna miss this place. I was stuck in Tucson for 3+ years and I'll just say that I was estatic that I was going to finally leave! Just bear this in mind, I'm from the Northeastern US and I'll say that fall and winter are my favourite time of year. There is nothing better than fall for cool colours and smell of fall and then right behind it is several feet of snow on the ground. The next day you go out to shovel it and it is like 20 or 30 below zero before windchill factor! Put it this way I have seen -60s ambient temperature, -105 windchill factor, and 112+ in Tucson. I'll take the freezing thru well below zero! I can only confirm 112 as the hottest, but am sure I've seen hotter, just not sure how much.

Cheers from England,
Canuck

[Belmondo]

Canuck:
We've reached 127F twice here in the SoCal desert since we've lived here. In fairness, these were short episodes lasting only a few hours. I have often seen high-teens to 120, though.


Best way to get your mind off the heat?

Cold showers --- also helpful when dealing with Holly.

[RichardtheSane]

I has great fun at work suggesting that I have a 'Big white one' in my equipment bag :D

Holly, just be very glad that Belmondo hasn't started discussing front focus yet. he's already made a very good point involving a toilet.

Another good reason for a DSLR - when the rare bird you have been stalking finally makes an appearance by landing on you 600mm F4 it's crap won't show up :)

Foil theves by carrying a camera that weighs more than they do

Ever tried blagging your way into the lombard RAC rally as a photographer carrying a point and shoot?

:D

[Belmondo]

RichardtheSane wrote:
I has great fun at work suggesting that I have a 'Big white one' in my equipment bag :D

Holly, just be very glad that Belmondo hasn't started discussing front focus yet. he's already made a very good point involving a toilet.

Another good reason for a DSLR - when the rare bird you have been stalking finally makes an appearance by landing on you 600mm F4 it's crap won't show up :)

Foil theves by carrying a camera that weighs more than they do

Ever tried blagging your way into the lombard RAC rally as a photographer carrying a point and shoot?

:D

Excellent! Excellent! The bird crap argument is sensational! You couldn't get bird droppings on a P&S lens if you used a funnel. Well done RichardtheSane.

[perfectpixel]

everyone is intimidated by the camera, that way I never have to actually be in the pictures.

[iwatkins]

RichardtheSane wrote:
Ever tried blagging your way into the lombard RAC rally as a photographer carrying a point and shoot?

:D

Don't let Mr. Richards hear you call it that. Oooo, you'll never see a rally again. :)

I had a good day out in the Welsh forests today covering the "Rally GB". However, didn't feel right having to pay to get onto the stages or it actually being warm.

I remember when it was the Lombard and we would drive all night to get to the next stages. And we would drive all night to try and ease the pain of the frostbite in your toes....... Ahhh, takes me back, good times.

Anyway, didn't take the camera today. Kind of spoils the action if you are standing with a camera to your face all day.

Cheers

Ian

[vvizard]

You are one lucky son of a b*tch :-P I would kill to see Rally GB. Unfortunatly we don't have any WRC-rallies in Norway. But still we got this years upcoming world champion! Go Solberg! :-D

I'm actually thinking of travelling to see a WRC-rally next year. Probably the one in sweden, as it's closest. But to be honest.. I have a lot of snow and fast cars to take pictures of in norway to if I would want it. So I might save up money for the rounds in Greece, Australia, or maybe even GB :) And yeah, I will definetly bring my 10D, which I got a week ago. It replaced my girlfriend.. Litterarly unfortunatly :/

But once again, go Solberg! :-D

[iwatkins]

Sorry, should have added, Go Solberg. !!

I met the guy several years ago in a pub near Oxford. I chatted to him for about 15 minutes about rallying, he had just joined Subaru and was over doing some testing at ProDrive. A nicer man you couldn't meet and really funny with it. By all accounts (a friend does timing work for the WRC circus) this hasn't changed even though he is a potential champion. I.e. it hasn't gone to his head as what happens to many in the sport.

Rally GB isn't as good as it used to be. Gone all corporate now.

Best rounds to travel to if you are going to go are Catalunya and Australia. Cata is my favorite, the atmosphere is just amazing and the rally/scenery itself is spectacular. Hope to get out for the Australia round next year, but keep spending my savings on digital camera gear :)

Cheers

Ian

[Belmondo]

We could hold really great rallys here in the U.S. except we've paved everything wide enough for an automobile. I know I'm missing the point, but rallying would be much more exciting if they started everyone at the same time, maybe Le Mans style. Oh the excitement at turn one!!

Guilty of herecy, I know.

Tom

[Canuck]

Please don't take this the wrong way, I really love it over here in England. I sometimes poke fun at it completely in jest. This happens to be one of them that is purely in fun and just for a laugh. That is the most I hope to get out of this post, and maybe a response of LOL/ROTFLMAO type...

Speaking of funny stuff, these roads in England...take a 2 lane wide one in the US and it is a 3 lane wide road here in the UK, or just about. I'm reminded of when I had family over here last summer and I was told I missed a car by 3 inches. I, without missing a beat, said that 3inches or 3 feet, it is all good. Man I wish I had the camera to record the look on said person's face! Sometimes that is all you have here to miss cars by and sometimes oncoming. Driving here has put the accent on fun! Oh the memories! This will be really bad in that I have picked up the slang here and no one knows what the heck I'm talking about for the most part in the US. I'm going to go back to the US and wonder what the heck am I gonna do with all this extra room?

Cheers from England,
Canuck

[Canuck]

belmondo wrote:
GREAT!
At last! Another demented mind is heard from.


Who? Me?? Nah, never! LOL!

As for the upside down bit, you can show/prove birds fly upside down and that people walk on the ceiling...

You need not tempt me with the front focus issue...I have a really funny one but borders on R rated.

Cheers from England,
Canuck

[ilya]

#5) You can attach cool bulky heavy stuff to your SLR and give it manly sounding names like Big Ed (or Big Edna if you prefer)

#4) Can't stick a 550 EX on an Elph unless you're really good with duct tape

#3) If you keep taking photos of rules and pins, no one will think you've lost your mind (You can measurebate till you go blind)

#2) Gives Tom a reason to say "I am Belmondo!!!"

#1) Proves that size does matter... :)

[Belmondo]

If you're old, fat, and ugly, you can hide behind a DSLR.

Tom
:p :p :p :p :p :p

http://www.bytephoto.com/photopost/data/500/353Ugly_Man-med.jpg

[cole]

- your 550EX looks so much better on the SLR (try putting it on the powershot).

- you may not notice it when your P&S drops out of your bag.

- it's fun to mount your lens on the tripod every now and then.

- a P&S may not be able to stop a bullet. an SLR lens can (this happened before).

- it's easier to locate your SLR on your cluttered desk.

[openspace]

sdommin wrote:

Don't know about that - what's an "EOS"?

Isn't EOS Winnie the Pooh's donkey friend?

;)

[Jesper]

belmondo wrote:
11. SLR is easier to spell.


You'd be amazed to see how many people spell it as "SRL" ..... :)

[Jesper]

belmondo wrote:
3. The big white lenses on an SLR look far more impressive than the little dinky lens that pops out of the

I think Canon should make the 1Ds itself white - if you have an 1Ds, you wouldn't want anyone to mistake it for a cheap 10D, would you ?!? :)

[Longwatcher]

My attempt at contributions:

- When you get "L" glass itis, you won't be able to afford your other addictions, thus curing you of them.
(The cure can be worse then the disease :p

- You get to have interesting arguments with security at entertainment venues..."Honest, this 10D with the 70-200 is just my snap shot camera, you should see my professional camera."

- Try this with your P&S - as I turn my 10D sideways and take a picture with the button on the BG-ED.

- P&S owner: "I have a 10x zoom on my camera".
SLR owner: "I can zoom from 14mm to 1200mm, you do the math".

- Having arguments with other SLR owners over which is better, Canon or Nikon. [Canon of course]

This one is not as good any more, but still true.
- The look on your friends face who has been complaining of slow trigger to shutter speeds as the reason he doesn't like digital when you take 3 pictures one at a time in the time he barely got one with his P&S.

And the number one reason why an SLR is better the a P&S

- You will now have a camera system that has more technology then you can handle 8)

Just my attempt

[Belmondo]

longwatcher wrote:
My attempt at contributions:

- When you get "L" glass itis, you won't be able to afford your other addictions, thus curing you of them.
(The cure can be worse then the disease)

Tim: This is great. You've just solved my problem rationalizing my next major lens purchase.

"Dearest, if you let me buy the EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS, I promise I'll never take up heroin."

I realize this is an adaptation of your theory, and not strict application of it because I'm not a heroin addict. Nonetheless, I'll let you know if it works or not.

Tom

[iwatkins]

... or "Honey, I'm sorry to say that I'm a heroin addict. But if I buy this L glass I'll be cured"

:)

Another reason:

1. Xmas - When friends and relatives ask what you would like for Xmas you can baffle them with specifications on filters and add ons. You can also point out that the particular filter you want is hand made in a remote village in Chile and that they will have to negotiate a website hosted in Belize that is written in Swahili to order one.

2. Dusting and cleaning the house has now become more important (but you still are not going to do it), especially in those areas you do lens changes.

Cheers

Ian

[Longwatcher]

belmondo wrote:
longwatcher wrote:
My attempt at contributions:

- When you get "L" glass itis, you won't be able to afford your other addictions, thus curing you of them.
(The cure can be worse then the disease)

Tim: This is great. You've just solved my problem rationalizing my next major lens purchase.

"Dearest, if you let me buy the EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS, I promise I'll never take up heroin."

I realize this is an adaptation of your theory, and not strict application of it because I'm not a heroin addict. Nonetheless, I'll let you know if it works or not.

Tom


Although in my case it is audio CDs and movie DVDs that have been sacrificed, I was actually thinking "When you get "L" glass itis you won't be able to afford your crack addiction anymore" But then I stifled myself since I did not want to give the impression I use drugs (except for Tylenol, Coke Cola, and the occasional Stohly Screw Driver). Collecting "L" series glass sure feels like an addiciton to me. 8) :p

If it gets you the "L" glass though it is worth it 8)

[pradeep1]

SLR is better than a P&S because you can put different lenses on a SLR camera and maximize your creativity. Funny thing...I've seen so many people with dSLRs who suck as photographers.

[Laziferous]

You guys are funny, and I have to admit, it's all true... especially looking ridiculous on a tripod.

*covets your cameras*

*hides G2 from embarassment*

I'll be in here one day to make fun of P&S cameras with the rest of you. Until then... I'll unwillingly remain the butt of your jokes :? :mrgreen:

[CoolToolGuy]

You guys are funny, and I have to admit, it's all true... especially looking ridiculous on a tripod.

*covets your cameras*

*hides G2 from embarassment*

I'll be in here one day to make fun of P&S cameras with the rest of you. Until then... I'll unwillingly remain the butt of your jokes :? :mrgreen:

Believe me, you have nothing to be ashamed of - your 'stuff' is top notch. :wink:

Its not what fits onto it, or what color it is that matters, its what comes out of it that tells the tale. :D

[Laziferous]

Well thanks... but my camera still feels like a toy. Ever since that dude at Coopers let me play with the 10D, I've been acutely aware of the piece of cheese, that is my camera.

It's no biggie though, I'll get one eventually (dSLR). In the meantime, I'll just agree with everyone that SLR's are better than P&S's, and hope mine doesn't hear me, and turn on me. It's out in my truck right now, so it doesn't know what I'm typing. Shhhhh :wink:

[kb244]

SLR is better than a P&S because you can put different lenses on a SLR camera and maximize your creativity. Funny thing...I've seen so many people with dSLRs who suck as photographers.

They are those who belive better photography comes as a result of more expensive gear, or more megapixels. They are also the likely ones that belive a 999$ point and shoot is better than any SLR camera because it has more features, like.... movie mode.

[Canuck]

You have to watch around you as you move with a monster lens mounted like the 100-400 L lens or any other ones. I have had to watch myself a few times with the Sigma one. Hopefully this one gets a few laughs. :)

[ilya]

Pradeep, thank you for bringing a vintage threads back to life.

This thread one is one of my favorites. "I am Belmondo" is just funny. Trip down memory lane.


Can't market any P&S as a Mark anything.

Can't possibly spend more then $500 for P&S accessories.

Can't complain about dust bunnies

[Belmondo]

I had forgotten this old chestnut. We were pretty funny 6 months ago. I don't know what's happened to us lately. :cry: :wink:

[ilya]

I think we're still funny with less frequency. So I guess that would be infrequently funny or funny with greater periodicity. Anyway, I'll be back. Too much going on right now. :? 8) :(

[roanjohn]

1. SLR's are bigger..........the tendency of you losing it is slim.

2. SLR's are more expensive............the tendency of you losing it is slim.

3. SLR's are black/silver with white lenses..............the tendency of you losing it is slim (unless you use Nikon ;-).

4. SLR's are a fun to handle, so it always stays in your hands or around your neck when you go out.................so............the tendency of you losing it is slim.

5. The tendency of you losing it is "VERY" slim.

Ro1

[Belmondo]

I think we're still funny with less frequency. So I guess that would be infrequently funny or funny with greater periodicity. Anyway, I'll be back. Too much going on right now. :? 8) :(

Yeah, we've missed you. Your weekend surveys were an entertainment staple for a while here. :cry: :cry: :lol:

[gsmx2]

OK, a few attempts but going won't measure up to Belmondo.

#5--camera weighs more than the CF card

#4--camera is bigger than the CF card

#3--You have the opportunity to build character and dextarity cleaning off your sensor.

#2--You can scoff at people when they say, "How do you get the LCD display to show?"

#1--You can spend more on yourself than your wife spent on her 8/10 of the closet full of clothes. (current wife excluded)

gsm x2

[Belmondo]

#1--You can spend more on yourself than your wife spent on her 8/10 of the closet full of clothes. (current wife excluded)

gsm x2

As soon as you start talking about 'current wives', that leads one to conclude that there must have been at least one 'prior wife'.

Just a friendly reminder: 'Prior wives' tend to be very expensive, and often are the reason some people are limited to buying P&S cameras instead of DSLRs. Prior Wives should be avoided whenever possible.

[MarkH]

You are one lucky son of a b*tch :-P I would kill to see Rally GB. Unfortunatly we don't have any WRC-rallies in Norway. But still we got this years upcoming world champion! Go Solberg! :-D

I'm actually thinking of travelling to see a WRC-rally next year. Probably the one in sweden, as it's closest. But to be honest.. I have a lot of snow and fast cars to take pictures of in norway to if I would want it. So I might save up money for the rounds in Greece, Australia, or maybe even GB :) And yeah, I will definetly bring my 10D, which I got a week ago. It replaced my girlfriend.. Litterarly unfortunatly :/

But once again, go Solberg! :-D

I'll say hello to him for you tomorrow! I hope he does well this week. By the end of Sunday I hope to have a decent number of pics too.


At the rally obviously an SLR is much better than a P&S:

When you are raising your SLR to your eye there are many spectators that will wait till you lower it before walking in front of you.

You can have a little chuckle as someone with a P&S is cursing the infernal shutter lag that caused him to miss the shot.

When someone with the P&S is struggling to get closer to the action, you just zoom in or change to a longer lens.

In bad light the P&S user starts cursing, you shrug your shoulders and set the ISO to 800 or 1600. Once you shrink the pics for the web you'll never notice the noise.

The best thing is that you can look down your noise at the poor plebs with their dinky little P&S cameras, knowing that the only people looking down their noises at you are a very small group of pros that have the Canon 1D. Not that I'm jealous of those lucky bastards though! :cry:

[cloudless]

When I had a P&S I asked my friends to be my portrait models.
When I have the SLR my friends ask me to take portraits of them.

When I had a P&S I blind my friends with the flash.
When I have the SLR I use ISO1600 and they don't even notice I'm taking pictures.

When I had a P&S I feel tired after hiking.
When I have the SLR I feel exhausted after hiking.

[chris.bailey]

A new P&S is easier to hide for six months until the credit card has been paid off and statements destroyed. My wife still has not noticed the S50 appear (its over a year old) and she has used it a few times herself :lol: Walked into the room with the 10D and 100-400 and the response was immediate "where the %$£^% did that come and how the $%^& are you going to pay for it. So P&S have some advantages. :wink:

[chris.bailey]

A new P&S is easier to hide for six months until the credit card has been paid off and statements destroyed. My wife still has not noticed the S50 appear (its over a year old) and she has used it a few times herself :lol: Walked into the room with the 10D and 100-400 and the response was immediate "where the %$£^% did that come and how the $%^& are you going to pay for it. So P&S have some advantages. :wink:

[nosquare2003]

DSLR is simpler than a P&S. There's no need to know which buttons are "Rec", "Play", "Movie", "Camera". Maybe a DSLR is a better camera for P&S.

[garethhhhh]

Reasons why an SLR is better than a P&S:

#1. Have you ever tried cracking nuts with a P&S? Frustrating isn't it? It takes an SLR to get it done right... :|

#2. Have you ever left your SLR in your pocket & had it eaten by the washing machine? Didn't think so... :wink:

#3. Any SLR will never look as corny as this (http://www.ckcpower.com/images/G150mm.jpg). EVER...

[Cadwell]

#3. Any SLR will never look as corny as this (http://www.ckcpower.com/images/G150mm.jpg). EVER...

:shock: :shock: :shock:

[chris.bailey]

#3. Any SLR will never look as corny as this (http://www.ckcpower.com/images/G150mm.jpg). EVER...

It needs camouflage nets! It would look even cornier with white adaptor rings!

[Volatile]

Whilst shooting my tamron 200-400 at a little league baseball game, a woman commented on the size of my camera (well, camera/lens combo), and then concluded by saying, "You must take really great pictures!" I had to choke back the laughter...

Whilst shooting pictures of Cherry Blossoms in DC at the festival, people were actually moving out of my way so I could get into the right spot.

[nosquare2003]

And do you remember the film "Cast Away"? When we're trapped in such a lone island, an SLR is much better than a P&S:
- The lens can be used for starting fire. Then "Canon" will be your friend rather than "Wilson";
- The mirror can be used for reflection of sunlight to ask help;
- We can use the mirror for shaving, hair cutting and makeup

[CoolToolGuy]

And do you remember the film "Cast Away"? When we're trapped in such a lone island, an SLR is much better than a P&S:
- The lens can be used for starting fire. Then "Canon" will be your friend rather than "Wilson";
- The mirror can be used for reflection of sunlight to ask help;
- We can use the mirror for shaving, hair cutting and makeup

And if your lens inventory includes the EF 1200 f5.6L AND an old Sigma zoom, when you finally build your raft you'll have a good oar and an excellent anchor :!: :wink: :) :D :lol:

[samdring]

Just a friendly reminder: 'Prior wives' tend to be very expensive, and often are the reason some people are limited to buying P&S cameras instead of DSLRs. Prior Wives should be avoided whenever possible.

Prior wives are not generally a problem here in England as men of that order are normally celibate - de facto they tend to use SLRs as Point and Shoot is frowned upon

[nighthawk]

Okay, I wasn't really done:

19. If you drop an SLR in the 'loo,' chances are some portion of it will remain above water so you won't have to get your hands wet when retrieving it.

OK... Um... Exactly WHY whould you have your camera out in the 'loo'? :lol:

[robvonk]

The SLR is too big/difficult for your partner so they stick with their P&S...

[Desperate Dan]

After buying the SLR, I no longer find my girlfriend is wearing my camera after mistaking it for an item of jewellery.

[garethhhhh]

...or, as IanD pointed out to me a while back:
When you buy your big white lens for your SLR, the kind people at B&H include this lovely makeup bag for the better half :lol:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/images/items/183202.jpg

[Lamplight]

1. When carrying a DSLR on a strap, a nice long lens draws people's attention away from one's rotund gut.

2. With a DSLR one doesn't look as much like like a psycho when taking photos of people. Wait, that may actually be the other way around...

3. When shooting with a DSLR, no child will ever exlaim, "Mom, look at that guy with the silver eye patch!"

4. When carrying a DLSR with a neck strap, it doesn't look like a backstage pass.

5. White lenses look like the space shuttle. And who doesn't think the space shuttle is cool?

[John_T]

Why not...

How do you know you have graduated from Point & Shoot?


A. You've had the courage to turn the little wheely past green

B. It now takes you ten times longer to make a shot, the sun has already gone down, the cat has left and/or your friends are playing cards 'til you're ready

C. You've downloaded your CF to your computer instead of dropping it off at Walmart

D. Your camera bag weighs more than 2kg (4.4lb)

E. You won't let anybody touch your camera other than awed admirers

F. You bought a tripod for over $20.-

G. You bought a monopod, period

H. You can pixelpeep hours on end

I. You've joined a photo forum

J. Your keepers to losers ratio has gone from 1:5 to 1:743

K. Your camera is bigger than your thingy

[Pekka]

So you can say things like "Well, I use 1D Mark II EOS DSLR with Aspherical L, great AF! And without its USM you'd need USM more often, don't you agree?" and enjoy shooting peoples reactions to that 8.5 fps.