NO camera can take a night scene hand held even WITH IS! IS is for MINOR camera shake. You will need a tripod regardless of the camera you buy if you intend to do long exposures. (say more than 1/30 of a second - and even then, you are getting into a VERY gray area)STOP Global Stasis! Change is good!.
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I am new to DSLR too, and I bought Pentax K100D. Most reviews I've read seems to rate K100D as best 6MP camera. My objective is to learn more about photography, and with K100D/Pentax promotion going on right now, it seems like a logical entry point...
Glen Barrington wrote:.
NO camera can take a night scene hand held even WITH IS! IS is forMINOR camera shake. You will need a tripod regardless of the camerayou buy if you intend to do long exposures. (say more than 1/30 of asecond - and even then, you are getting into a VERY gray area).
You're not correct. When you use wide to normal angle, image stabilisation makes possible to take pictures with longer exposure than 1/30 sec..
For example, here's hand held 1/10 sec with in camera SR..
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However I agree with you that IS/VR/SR etc. isn't solution for night scenes, you won't be able to hand hold 10 seconds shot .
Edvinas..
Dante3 wrote:.
I like E-410 because it's compact size. But I worry about it's lack ofIS. I like to take pictures of a night scene, but sometimes I don'thave my tripod with me. With my V1 it's impossible to take nightscene with out tripod..
Hmm, why lack of image stabilisation in E-410 bothers you but doesn't bother lack of it in Nikon and Canon?.
Edvinas..
There are a limited selection of 4/3 IS lenses from Lecia. I don't know the specifics with the 4/3 system, but I believe these will work on the E410..
But anyways, as previously stated, there's really no substitute for a tripod in low-light...
Edvinas wrote:.
Dante3 wrote:.
I like E-410 because it's compact size. But I worry about it's lack ofIS. I like to take pictures of a night scene, but sometimes I don'thave my tripod with me. With my V1 it's impossible to take nightscene with out tripod..
Hmm, why lack of image stabilisation in E-410 bothers you but doesn'tbother lack of it in Nikon and Canon?.
Edvinas.
Edvinas, Thanks for pointing this out. I totally forgot. ..
Thanks for every comment. I think IS really is not a solution for night scene, but still, good to have. I guess I'll have to try them out at the shop!!!..
Plothole wrote:.
There are a limited selection of 4/3 IS lenses from Lecia. I don'tknow the specifics with the 4/3 system, but I believe these will workon the E410..
But anyways, as previously stated, there's really no substitute for atripod in low-light..
Isn't this Leica lens are very expensive?..
Yes, the Leica lenses are quite expensive, and yes they work quite well on ANY 4/3s camera..
I am surprised that no one has suggested you look at the Olympus E510 which HAS IS. It is only a bit larger than the E410 to accomodate a built in hand grip and a larger battery. Even so, it still compares quite favorably to your other candidate cameras.STOP Global Stasis! Change is good!.
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Dante3 wrote:.
Can DSLR take a good night scene photo without tripod?.
Problem is you have to boost your ISO to around 1600 which produces very noisy images. Shooting at ISO 100 and using a tripod is the way to go. You'll get less noise and more detail..
Do you think IS will help in this situation?.
Maybe..
Bill.
Shoot liberally!..
I went to try every models listed today, I spend almost an hour trying every model. Here's my feeling..
I'm not very happy with D40x. I think it's a bit slow compare to other models. But the good thing is that it has a wide choices of lens.I'm impressed with 400D features, it focus so fast!!!But I like the touch and look of Olympus, both E-410 and E-510.I tried K100D also, it's also nice..
Finally, I really like E-410 or E-510. But, I'll have to study more about lens choice before I buy it..
Thanks everyone!..
Olympus E-410 and E-510 both have smaller sensor than Pentax K100D. From what I read this would result in more noise for low-light conditions compared to K100D. But K100K is only 6 MP, which may or may not be important for you...
Read the reviews for the E410/E510STOP Global Stasis! Change is good!.
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Hi Glenn,.
I've read lots of review on E-410/E-510. I think I'll go for E-510 this Friday!It is not much bigger, plus the IS will be useful..
And I looked into your gallery, that's awesome!.
ThanksGab..
And I hope you enjoy your cameras!STOP Global Stasis! Change is good!.
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