Pro1 As Good As SLR?

For all who think a good P&S can't perform like an SLR, you are probably right. But they can come darn near close if you learn your camera and use it right.

Thanks to Bottom Bracket, Don Ellis, Raw and others who inspired and encouraged me to bring out my Pro1 and use it. I had a joyful day of use with it yesterday and was happy to have it on me when we bumped into this guy last night.

Great Pic Maureen!!

What settings did you use?

all I see is a red X. oh.... I see it now. nice and clear.

Settings were AV 2.4, SS 1/60 at 28mm, ISO 50.

Thanks, Joe.

Hi Maureen,

This is a lovely shot... even looks like some stars in the background (I don't care if they're now).

This is the onboard flash, yes? Nice job. I'm glad that whatever we said made you bring out the Pro1. You're doing a great job with it.

Cheers,

Don

Maureen Souza wrote:
Settings were AV 2.4, SS 1/60 at 28mm, ISO 50.

Thanks, Joe.

Did ou use a flash, on board or external, difusser, bounce or stright on?

Sorry so many questions
:o

just such a nice pic and I'm still getting used to my G6 with my 420ex and Omnibounce

Great capture Maureen! I'm guessing you used frontal flash with a diffuser. Incidentally, I am almost exclusively underexposing my shots by around 2/3 EV. More saturated color, better handholdability, and better detail, especially in black and white. If it is a bit dark, I adjust it in PP. Keep using that cam!

Amazing what florite glass will do if there is enough light.

Hey guys... thanks for the very nice comments! I just used the on board flash set at minus 2/3.... just like Bottom Bracket.

I promise, you will see more from this camera

That's a key statement here. While quite a lot P&S cameras can take great shots they really start to lose once you crank the ISO up.

Simple question ... simple answer: NO.
(I guess you'd say that, too, Maureen.)

While there are some things a P+S can do really nice (and as good as an SLR), there are also other shooting situations it is just not usable for. Those might be important for some (who might be willing to shell out the extra money), but not for others. Everybody has to decide for himself.

(If you're not convinced, take a look at this thread for examples ...The Civil war)

Best regards,
Andy

You are right, Andy. While a P&S is good for snapshots and not wanting to carry a big camera around, the SLR just puts out a higher quality photo.

Thanks for taking time to comment and post my link to the Civil War re-enactment.

Maureen Souza wrote:
Thanks for taking time to comment and post my link to the Civil War re-enactment.

Well, I was sure you can't contradict that evidence

Best regards,
Andy

I doubt if the answer is an outright NO to this question. The answer is not as simple as that.

Well, I'm a man, so I reserve my right to simple reasoning...
if I find one feature that camera A has and camera B doesn't have, and that one feature (in that case: control over shallow DOF) is vitally important for me, then my reasoning goes 'Camera B is not as good as Camera A'.

If my most important purchasing criterium for my new camera was 'Can I easily put it into my pocket', then the DSLR clearly would not rank very high on that dimension (but neither would the Pro1 )

Best regards,
Andy