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This article is, quite simply, false. DSLR cameras have much superior sensors to consumer end cameras, including smart phones. The sensor makes an enormous diff
by sha90 13y ago
This article is, quite simply, false. DSLR cameras have much superior sensors to consumer end cameras, including smart phones. The sensor makes an enormous difference in the photo; much moreso than the lens. Heck, I would be a 5D Mk III for the ISO improvements alone, forget the lenses. Unless you're doing something special that requires (a) zoom or (b) wide angle, the kit lens will do you just fine.
This guy is either a gearophile elitist or he's making referral money on those "pancake" lenses and the others he is casually "recommending".
- wklauss 13y agoThere are plenty of compact cameras with APS-C CMOS sensors these days.
- sha90 13y agoIt's not the "class" of sensor that makes the difference, it's the specific sensor itself (the multitude of Nikon and Canon DSLR models with significant variance in quality should illustrate this). Also, APS-C isn't a specific size, it's a classification that different manufacturers interpret differently. More importantly, though, I would say that "plenty" is a stretch. There might be some with large enough sensors, but those models are still the exception, not the rule, and most likely they will be at the top end of the price point for a compact anyway... I mean, the Coolpix A is $1000+. You can get an entry level DSLR or a pretty good used one for about that price. You're actually paying more for convenience than quality, at that point.