> If you can get your hands on a D90 or D600 for a few weeks, try it out. =
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> think you will find that there are a lot more reasons than you thought to
> leave film behind.

I'm not a Nikon apologist, or aficianado - but I'm liable to become
one if they keep delivering as they have been of late. The optical
high ISO output of their newish D5000 is astounding, and the price is
amongst the lowest of the DSLRs.

As far as flexibility and features goes, I like as much access to
capability as possible and as little "cottonwool" between me and the
raw machinery. My recently purchased A700 Sony, which is seen as
obsolete already, has heapings of both. You can use or avoid the
cottonwool. One amazing feature is an in-camera signal processing IC
which provides user controllable (to an extent) contrast and dynamic
range enhancement of the image. At the top level it is a powerful and
dangerous tool. If there is image present it will haul detail out of
shadows and make eg a flash photo down a long hallway appear
reasonably well lit throughout. On a scene with a vast dynamic range
between highlight and shadow it will present a picture far more like
what the eye sees than a simple image ever can. And do it by region as
required. One may almost manage the lace highlights on the bride's
dress AND the shadows in the groom's suit and shoes in the same photo.
Maybe. AND / BUT it will turn blacks to dark blues and Polynesian
faces to coffee coloured mud shade if it has to in extreme cases where
the result would otherwise have just been plain useless. Ask me how I
know :-). Use of the more extreme end of the range needs to be with
care and awareness.


   Russell

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