Fuji F3 Pro (what niche?)

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RichA <none@none.com> wrote:
> It's above the 20D canon (IMO) but below that $7000 thing
> from Canon. Is it "pro" or is it the high end of "prosumer?"

Few consumers will buy it. Wedding photographers are sure to be a
prime target, though.

Andrew.

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On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 17:23:25 GMT, "Dave R knows who"
<kilbyfan@spamnotAOL.com> wrote:

>The $7k from Canon 1DS gets you full-frame. Maybe the S3 is between the 20D
>and 1D mkII (it certainly is if you are comparing focal length
>multipliers).

There is a lot more to image quality than megapixels. Remember that
every digital image starts out as analog voltages on the CCD or CMOS
and is converted by the camera manufacturers A/D convertor. This
makes a lot more difference than most people seem to understand. If
you don't believe me take a look at how many different cameras Sony
puts their 6.1 MP CCD in and the differences between the image quality
on the dpreview site.

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In message <d1qi83$29s$1@inews.gazeta.pl>,
Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:

>This is one of those things that make me wonder if the ISO 200 bottom on
>the D70 isn't artificial to draw pros away from it and into the higher
>end Nikon cameras. Backfire ... they go to Kodak or Fujifilm.
>
>Pentax also hold out to an ISO 200 minimum, but K-M go to 100 with what
>is the same sensor (or a close variant). And the noise figures (on
>dpreview) for the K-M is somewhat better than both at most ISO settings.

Different CFAs, AA filters, and microlenses provide different levels of
sensitivity. Average grey can be wherever the manufacturer wants in the
RAW dynamic range. The % of well saturation level assigned to the
highest RAW value at the lowest ISO can vary, etc, etc.

The bottom line is this: if you take two cameras, and shoot a grey card
with each, at the same aperture and shutter speed, at the lowest ISO,
what is the headroom in the channels? One camera's "ISO 200" may have a
stop more headroom than another's "ISO 100", and the difference is only
one of logistics; the cameras may have the same sensitivity, just
different reference points and numbers assigned.
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