It's been said the difference between metal and plastic is negligible, where if dropped metal will dent and plastic may only chip. However if a magnesium alloy body and a plastic body were dropped at equal forces it'd either chip the plastic body and dent the magnesium body or shatter the plastic body and do little or nothing to the magnesium body.
I back you on the "feel" argument, though, for my film bodies I prefer my Elan II (mostly plastic, not entirely) over an Elan 7 (all plastic) for reasons of overall feel and weight. A lot of this also has to do with weight, I don't like really light camera bodies, I don't feel as connected to the equipment (as strange as that may sound) without the weight.
There are a few inaccuracies I see in that piece, first of all the 10D isn't professionally-oriented, the 1D-series is. The 10D is more oriented for the rich consumer or the poor/aspiring professional.
I also bought my 10D for reasons more than software/firmware capabilities. I knew the 300D (Digital Rebel) was crippled in some ways, including focus modes, but I still prefer the 10D for its overall build quality, the 10D has a magnesium-alloy body as opposed to the 300D's plastic body.
Other issues include the 300D's increased "mirror slap" which can cause some camera shake, not good for those long exposures. Also a slower shutter time and longer viewfinder blackout time.
This isn't to say the 300D isn't a good body, it's going to do wonders for those aspiring pros who can't quite afford higher end gear yet, but it still isn't a 10D.
Honestly, why are there people fixated on Mac OS and Linux in competition? They each have their applications and a number of the replies to this post make those points clear, but Linux and Apple should be focused on outdoing and ultimately succeeding Microsoft not trying to eliminate one another, that will only weaken the non- (or anti-, as the case may be) microsoft movement.
In my personal opinion, I prefer albums in their entirety unless certain tracks are truly horrible, though with my tastes that doesn't happen often.
On one side of the coin, an album may or may not represent the artists' entire presentation, an album can be a book with songs as chapters, or it can be a cluster of singles (in comparison, a book of short stories)
On the other side of the coin, radio stations don't play entire albums (well, not usually) so isn't the playing of that popular single on the radio (There there) just as much a bastardization of the "art" as the single purchased track?
With that said, an artist can present their art in any way they wish, but it's up to the consumer whether or not to appreciate that art as intended or just a part of it.
...which labels show up on iTMS, I'm hoping to not only see spinART and Rough Trade, but also smaller labels like Mezzotint who seem to have most of their old catalog out of print aside from vinyl and cassette. I've been saying since its debut, iTMS can be a vehicle for low budget labels to get digital media out with less cost than a run of discs.
I guess there are writers out there who still long for the day when Beleaguered Apple still existed. The article also seems to ignore the fact that Apple is not too interested in market dominance, but I guess they had to find some sort of "issue".
To paraphrase a certain musician, they like being the underdog. It's better than sucking.
It's interesting "medium format" was blurbed in that passage considering 11MP does not quite replace the resolution of good 35mm yet, and is even further from replacing the resolution of a good 6x7. We also mustn't forget those natural characteristics of film that exist that digital is very far from replacing as well. You are not going to get the same result out of a digital camera that you'd get out of a roll of Ilford Delta 3200 or Fujichrome Velvia 50 (RVP). Digital is still limited to certain ISO emulations, I don't expect to see ISO 50 or ISO 3200 results, let alone Velvia or Delta results out of one just yet. Also, let us consider such things as the zone system.
Granted, the world of digital has gained a higher resolution, and a sensor which is much like 35mm, so now a photograph taken with a 50mm lens in digital resembles a photograph taken with a 50mm lens in film. The big problem factor for me is that digital has caused people to become less inspired in their photography due to not having to deal with the permanence of film. In digital you delete, in film that mistake stays, reminding you for next time. Of course this all depends on what you're doing, but I seriously doubt many are going to be using an EOS 1Ds to take photos of their kid's birthday party.
Another thing one must consider is the ultimate purpose of this camera, the Canon EOS 1 series are press/pro tools, especially the new 1Ds. I have a camera on my table right now that I deem far superior for my purposes than the EOS 1D-series would do for me, and it cost me $350 (EOS 50). And I don't have to stick with one type of sensor, if one week I want Kodak TMax 400, or Ilford Delta 3200, or Kodak Portra 400UC, or even Fujichrome Velvia 50 (RVP) I can have them, and they're all unique.
Digital does not replace film, my friend, it may accompany it, but it does not replace it.
I'm not really much for this IRCsizing anymore, I would really like to know how many of those are legitimate users anyway. I'm actively on DALnet and Undernet, and in ircII I have a constantly updated LUSERS count in my input line, and I've seen both networks exceed 100,000 users. I'm reminded of a line you would see on Undernet in WALLOPS when a new max userload was made, "We would like to thank all the clonebots that made this possible". Besides, it's not the size, it's the quality, right?;-)
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I back you on the "feel" argument, though, for my film bodies I prefer my Elan II (mostly plastic, not entirely) over an Elan 7 (all plastic) for reasons of overall feel and weight. A lot of this also has to do with weight, I don't like really light camera bodies, I don't feel as connected to the equipment (as strange as that may sound) without the weight.
I also bought my 10D for reasons more than software/firmware capabilities. I knew the 300D (Digital Rebel) was crippled in some ways, including focus modes, but I still prefer the 10D for its overall build quality, the 10D has a magnesium-alloy body as opposed to the 300D's plastic body.
Other issues include the 300D's increased "mirror slap" which can cause some camera shake, not good for those long exposures. Also a slower shutter time and longer viewfinder blackout time.
This isn't to say the 300D isn't a good body, it's going to do wonders for those aspiring pros who can't quite afford higher end gear yet, but it still isn't a 10D.
(Sorry, I just HAD to...)
Grey, gray, Aluminum, Brushed metal, graphite, and ... damn, I can't think of a grey fruit, help me out people.
Yeah, but 2004's speed comes with 1999's quality that 1994's speed lacked.
Honestly, why are there people fixated on Mac OS and Linux in competition? They each have their applications and a number of the replies to this post make those points clear, but Linux and Apple should be focused on outdoing and ultimately succeeding Microsoft not trying to eliminate one another, that will only weaken the non- (or anti-, as the case may be) microsoft movement.
On one side of the coin, an album may or may not represent the artists' entire presentation, an album can be a book with songs as chapters, or it can be a cluster of singles (in comparison, a book of short stories)
On the other side of the coin, radio stations don't play entire albums (well, not usually) so isn't the playing of that popular single on the radio (There there) just as much a bastardization of the "art" as the single purchased track?
With that said, an artist can present their art in any way they wish, but it's up to the consumer whether or not to appreciate that art as intended or just a part of it.
In closing, Green Day still exists?
...which labels show up on iTMS, I'm hoping to not only see spinART and Rough Trade, but also smaller labels like Mezzotint who seem to have most of their old catalog out of print aside from vinyl and cassette. I've been saying since its debut, iTMS can be a vehicle for low budget labels to get digital media out with less cost than a run of discs.
I guess there are writers out there who still long for the day when Beleaguered Apple still existed. The article also seems to ignore the fact that Apple is not too interested in market dominance, but I guess they had to find some sort of "issue".
To paraphrase a certain musician, they like being the underdog. It's better than sucking.
Do you ever notice that when Microsoft makes a Mac version of a piss-poor Windows product that it tends to not suck [as much]?
;-)
Of course I'm not saying that I use Mac IE, but if it came down to using IE and gnawing my own leg off, I'd still have two legs at a Mac.
Do they employ Daytime Running Pant Lights (DRPL) or is that not mandatory until the 2004 models?
It's interesting "medium format" was blurbed in that passage considering 11MP does not quite replace the resolution of good 35mm yet, and is even further from replacing the resolution of a good 6x7. We also mustn't forget those natural characteristics of film that exist that digital is very far from replacing as well. You are not going to get the same result out of a digital camera that you'd get out of a roll of Ilford Delta 3200 or Fujichrome Velvia 50 (RVP). Digital is still limited to certain ISO emulations, I don't expect to see ISO 50 or ISO 3200 results, let alone Velvia or Delta results out of one just yet. Also, let us consider such things as the zone system.
Granted, the world of digital has gained a higher resolution, and a sensor which is much like 35mm, so now a photograph taken with a 50mm lens in digital resembles a photograph taken with a 50mm lens in film. The big problem factor for me is that digital has caused people to become less inspired in their photography due to not having to deal with the permanence of film. In digital you delete, in film that mistake stays, reminding you for next time. Of course this all depends on what you're doing, but I seriously doubt many are going to be using an EOS 1Ds to take photos of their kid's birthday party.
Another thing one must consider is the ultimate purpose of this camera, the Canon EOS 1 series are press/pro tools, especially the new 1Ds. I have a camera on my table right now that I deem far superior for my purposes than the EOS 1D-series would do for me, and it cost me $350 (EOS 50). And I don't have to stick with one type of sensor, if one week I want Kodak TMax 400, or Ilford Delta 3200, or Kodak Portra 400UC, or even Fujichrome Velvia 50 (RVP) I can have them, and they're all unique.
Digital does not replace film, my friend, it may accompany it, but it does not replace it.
I'm not really much for this IRCsizing anymore, I would really like to know how many of those are legitimate users anyway. I'm actively on DALnet and Undernet, and in ircII I have a constantly updated LUSERS count in my input line, and I've seen both networks exceed 100,000 users. I'm reminded of a line you would see on Undernet in WALLOPS when a new max userload was made, "We would like to thank all the clonebots that made this possible". Besides, it's not the size, it's the quality, right? ;-)
Too bad we can't measure quality.