is there a new powershot pro1 due out soon?

[ElFenix]

its been more than a year... maybe the sensor from the xt? usable iso 400 seems to be nonexistant with ccd sensors.

 

[jds2006]

I don't know

 

[GoSharks]

probably not until a new 2/3" sensor comes out... if one comes out.

 

[imported_Mike]

havn't heard any rumors about a new one soon.

 

[Bullhonkie]

If high ISO performance is real important to you there's the Fujifilm FinePix F10. Although it's a point and shoot without true manual controls. Pity too because the sensor seems awesome for a compact.

 

[zainali]

what exactly is ISO? and why would you want to have something with higher ISO (looks fuzzier)?

 

[Bullhonkie]

Originally posted by: zainali
what exactly is ISO? and why would you want to have something with higher ISO (looks fuzzier)?

Sensitivity (ISO) - better than I could explain it.

In real world terms that means for fast/action shots there's less light required so you can use faster shutter speeds to better capture the action. For low-light/night shots: faster shutter speed will result in less blur from hand-shake for snapshots without a tripod and flash, or with a tripod should result in less time-lapse blur.

 

[amol]

Originally posted by: pinkeywear
I don't know

stupid neffer :roll:


I havn't heard of any rumors about the Powershot Pro1

But I did order a Digital Rebel XT on Thursday night

Can't wait for Tuesday

 

[OffTopic1]

Why would anyone want a PowerShot Pro when the RebelXT is within striking distance for a few hundred bux more?

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: OffTopic

Why would anyone want a PowerShot Pro when the RebelXT is within striking distance for a few hundred bux more?

b/c you'll spend double that on lenses?

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: OffTopic

Why would anyone want a PowerShot Pro when the RebelXT is within striking distance for a few hundred bux more?

For real...so much more versatile too

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: OffTopic

Why would anyone want a PowerShot Pro when the RebelXT is within striking distance for a few hundred bux more?

For real...so much more versatile too

bigger, out of the price range, lenses cost quite a bit more (28-70 f/2.8, which is slightly slower over that range in comparison to the pro1, is $1,104.95 at b&h by itself, to cover 70 to 200 is anohter $1099.95, though probably a litle faster over that range), it doesn't fit my hand extremely well (not sure about the pro1 on this) and i already have two SLRs

 

[OffTopic1]

Originally posted by: CheapArse

Originally posted by: OffTopic

Why would anyone want a PowerShot Pro when the RebelXT is within striking distance for a few hundred bux more?

b/c you'll spend double that on lenses?

You can start an arsenal with a 50mm f:1.8 that can be had for little as $70, and less than $50 for a good used one. A sigma 18-50mm f/3.5-5.6 DC can be had for as little as $100, or a combination kit 18-50mm ++ 55-200mm f/4-5.6 DC for around $250.

You can then graduate to better lenses if you want to get more into photography. It is likely that you would want to upgrade your camera in 3-5 years (maybe less), and the resell value of the Rebel is going to be higher than PowerShot (it might be hard to fetch a decent price for the PowerShot in 5 years). And, all of your lenses can be carry forward to the next body.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: OffTopic

Originally posted by: CheapArse

Originally posted by: OffTopic

Why would anyone want a PowerShot Pro when the RebelXT is within striking distance for a few hundred bux more?

b/c you'll spend double that on lenses?

You can start an arsenal with a 50mm f:1.8 that can be had for little as $70, and less than $50 for a good used one. A sigma 18-50mm f/3.5-5.6 DC can be had for as little as $100, or a combination kit 18-50mm ++ 55-200mm f/4-5.6 DC for around $250.

You can then graduate to better lenses if you want to get more into photography. It is likely that you would want to upgrade your camera in 3-5 years (maybe less), and the resell value of the Rebel is going to be higher than PowerShot (it might be hard to fetch a decent price for the PowerShot in 5 years). And, all of your lenses can be carry forward to the next body.

i guess you didn't read my reply at all

 

[OffTopic1]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: OffTopic

Originally posted by: CheapArse

Originally posted by: OffTopic

Why would anyone want a PowerShot Pro when the RebelXT is within striking distance for a few hundred bux more?

b/c you'll spend double that on lenses?

You can start an arsenal with a 50mm f:1.8 that can be had for little as $70, and less than $50 for a good used one. A sigma 18-50mm f/3.5-5.6 DC can be had for as little as $100, or a combination kit 18-50mm ++ 55-200mm f/4-5.6 DC for around $250.

You can then graduate to better lenses if you want to get more into photography. It is likely that you would want to upgrade your camera in 3-5 years (maybe less), and the resell value of the Rebel is going to be higher than PowerShot (it might be hard to fetch a decent price for the PowerShot in 5 years). And, all of your lenses can be carry forward to the next body.

i guess you didn't read my reply at all

Those are the fast lenses that you are looking at and it is going to be large due to more & bigger glasses. The 28-70mm f:2.8 L lens is design to accommodate 35mm camera (36x24mm) instead of DSLR (22.2 x 14.8mm), therefore the lens is physically larger than a DSLR, and this lens is going to be much sharper & more refine than the kit-lens, Sigma, and the built in PowerShot. The expose area of the Powershot sensor is about 1/15 the area of the 35mm, therefore the Powershot aperature is about 2 stops smaller than 35mm making the lens physically much smaller (PowerShot f:2.8 = 35mm at f:5.6).

PowerShot lens is never going to give you the resolving power that you get with the DSLR because PS Pro lens is design to accommodate a puny 8.80 x 6.60 mm sensor.