6 Jul
2011
6 Jul
'11
10:48 a.m.
Well, the compact digital cameras usually target the
point&shoot market.
True :-(
While they may have computationally expensive features
like face detection,
smile detection, ... they tend to aim for a rather simple user interface
and usually omit anything the casual (not even hobby) photographer usually
doesn't need.
Yeahbut eve some of myu cheaper film cameras have filter mounts and cable
release sockets. But I guess filters are less important on point-n-shoot
cameras than they used to be (you don't need the well-known yellow filter
[1] to enhace the clound effects on black-and-white film with a digital
camera, you don't need colour correction filters, at least not in a
point-n-shoot)
[1] Whichewas even built in to some box camers with a sliding control to
move it into the light path.
cable release
sockets,
check, currently via a Canon cable release and a GPS interface module,
but
I'm sure Nikon has something appropriate flash sync contacts
check, while it has
its own surprisingly useful popup flash, it does have
the mount & contacts for a proper flash unit
, etc. So I would not have assuemd thatr digital
SLRs
would allow me to do everytthing my 50-year-old Exakta Varex will do.
A good DSLR should allow you to do that.