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Thread ID: 106357	2010-01-05 18:52:00	Finally got a dslr	jcr1 (893)	PC World Chat

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846089	2010-01-07 05:03:00	I'm curious as to what a DSLR can do that a non-DSLR cannot do? A family member recently bought a Panasonic FZ35 and with all its bells and whistles I can't see what advantage a DSLR would be . On the manual setting it appears to have all the control one would want plus it is threaded for adding extra lenses . It takes fantastic photos and as far as I can see the only limitation is the person behind it . Can someone enlighten me in plain English and in small sentences of less than 10 words? :confused: This from camera site For a start the term SLR means a Single Lens Reflex . This term was invented to designate camera that were different from a DLR, Dual Lens Reflex, the archetypical Roleiflex of the time . The Rolei also offer a reflex type of viewing, that is the image is projected onto a screen via a 45 degree mirror, but it does so via 2 separate lens, one for the viewing the other for the sole purpose of taking the picture . Do not confuse DLR with rangefinder camera where the viewing optic is a different window and there is no reflex viewing . The problem with this is the slight parallax problem when taking picture of close subject, as the viewing lens is above the picture lens a slight difference exist if you are close enough . So when the technology advances and manufacturers were able to create a camera that allow the viewing AND picture taking via the same lens, the term SLR was born . Incidentally they did so by a system of mirror that flip up and down just before taking the picture . Now that there is only a single lens, one could easily change the lens to afford a different viewpoint . This is where things gets a bit muddled, the term SLR is then conventionally used to indicate a camera with single lens and reflex viewing AND changeable lenses . Having said that, many years ago, Ricoh released the Mirai and this was an SLR with a built-in x4 zoom (not changeable) So if you refer to the original spirit of the word, ie a camera that allow you to see exactly what you are taking through the same lens then the FZ10 qualify as an SLR (so does most digital cameras), but if you refer to the letter of the word then the FZ10 does not as it does not offer "reflex" style of viewing (and no changeable lens) . So all better end cameras use SLR and can change lens's .	Cicero (40)
846090	2010-01-07 06:32:00	Probably sums it up for me. The seeing the world in a different way especially. You really have to have a play with one, and look through the viewfinder 'cos what you see is what you get. Magnificent!! I hate looking at a digital screen on a compact unless it is on a tripod. Possible camera shake for one, and not the same feeling as a viewfinder. Hobbyist photographers will understand what I am saying. SLR cameras tend to make you think of the photo as opposed to campact point and shoot. Not putting down compacts, that is all I have now. They can take some pretty good shots. Please remember, my 35mm SLR, 6x6cm and 6x7cm format days were were in the film era, not digital. Ken Viewfinder is great ! :wub Misty	Misty (368)
846091	2010-01-07 06:35:00	Congrats... I used to be a SLR man in the 35mm days and loved it!! An SLR opens you to a new world that is not attainable with a compact. Where possible, use a tripod Experiment Try all the features Be prepared to stretch the boundaries. Don't let the camera do the thinking for you. Most of all... remember that it is you that creates the photo. The camera just assists and then stores the image. Ken :drool:drool PS Do you have to take your battle helmet (avatar) off to use the camera??:lol::lol: Like your summary kenj ............except - you can get good results from using a tripod with a compact too ! :illogical Misty	Misty (368)
846092	2010-01-07 17:34:00	Viewfinder is great ! :wub Misty I saw a guy in Hardly Normal the other day looking at a new Canon DSLR . He was panning it round the place at arms length making clicking noises . I think he bought it from what I heard him say to the salesman before I moved away . I hope someone tells him about the viewfinder!!! Seriously, to anyone thinking of a new camera and don't mind carrying a bit more gear, if you get a chance, try one out . Ken	kenj (9738)
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