ATLANTIS":1oalmfsj said:
Sharkky":1oalmfsj said:
Whatcha mean by a 'digital on site minilab'? A setup to do photo restoration and such, you mean?
Here is a link to konica/minolta's version
http://kmpi.konicaminolta.us/eprise...to/photo_category_pages/DigitalOnsiteMinilabs
OH, I know what you're talking about now. Those things I know zilch about.
I had been thinking about the 300d but I saw your post about the 20d and the bursting limits of the 300d. lots of figuring to do....
The hierarchy of the Canon lineup is that the 300d is the introductory level DSLR. It does take extremely high quality photos, but it took some practice to get good shots at the hockey games. Part of my problem with using it for hockey games though was the lens I was using at the time--the 75-300 f/4-5.6 was just too slow of a lens. Now I've got a 70-200 f/2.8 Sigma lens that is fantastic. I was shooting higher ISO and higher shutter speeds than I had in the past.
The 20d is really more of an introductory professional model camera body. Magnesium body, higher resolution, larger buffer, more AF points, faster and more advaced AF system, ability to spot-meter, etc. Basically just an all-around upgrade. IMO it really is worth the extra $400-$500.
I was also doing some thinking about lenes. I have an old Sigma 75 - 300mm that fit on a Minolta Maxumm 3xi. I was hoping to find a digital body that it might work on to save some costs.
Hmm, don't know for sure. Does it have a lens-mount that's compatible with Nikon or Canon? Or is it just for Minolta? I don't think Minolta has gotten into the DSLR market yet (unless kodak or someone makes a DSLR that is compatible with minolta mounts).
I'll throw a link your way--
www.thephotoforum.com . This is another discussion board I frequent that is very similar to RDO, but photography specific. Not that I don't think this is a great discussion to have here, I just think as you get more into this and do more research, my knowledge is going to run out, and there are some great folks over there...
