I beg to differ. Some people may not have ever considered buying a DSLR, and yet they will spend $500+ on a prosumer digital camera. Perhaps they just don't know about DSLRs, or maybe they think they're way too advanced, or they assume they are way more expensive than a high-end prosumer.
I never said "an expensive camera with a precision lense and the necessary precisely optical moving parts to produce the SLR effect is more rugged than a simple, cheap camera with no moving parts and a tiny lense." I stated that DSLRs are built to higher standards than point-n-shoots, especially the DSLRs in the $1000+ range. Entry-level DSLRs might be a little more rugged than prosumers, but not a whole lot more.
If someone takes a photo with a $10 camera and it sucks, yes they will still take a sucky photo on a $1000 camera. I never claimed it would magically make them better. In fact, if you even glanced at my article, you would see that I clearly stated that you can not purchase a DSLR and expect to instantly become better. You need to learn what you are doing.
Next time you comment on an article, please do the author a favor and actually read it first.
I thought exactly the same thing when I saw the runner up's design. I think it's much nicer looking, and it actually improves the design from a usage standpoint as well
Check out the other two showfloor articles, there are other gadgets. We visited tons of booths each day and... well... they aren't all that great. We pulled the most interesting stuff we found and wrote about them. We have two other articles from the Pepcom Digital Experience and Lunch @ Piero's that have more interesting products. You can even check out our coverage of Antec's entire new line of products if the other stuff isn't new enough for you. Or you can just continue ranting about how the article doesn't live up to your expectations. Sorry we couldn't please you;-)
this isn't a camera review... it's a general article that covers digital camera technology... im sure everyone appreciates you plugging dpreview, but the article isn't meant to tell you which camera to buy. anyways, yes dpreview.com is a good site if you want some extremely detailed camera reviews.
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One of the things he will touch on in parts 2 and 3 is the actual size/shape/ergonomics of cameras I believe... =)
This is Kurtis from TheTechLounge. Just wanted to mention that he will be doing two more articles in this series, if you didn't notice that already. Point is, he will be touching on lenses and other things besides just the CCDs. This is just Part I of III. Also, when all three of the series have been written and posted, he will write a Digital Camera Buyer's Guide and touch on pretty much everything. Thanks for your interest in the article everyone. Feel free to post comments on the article page, or in our forums as well. =)
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For even more details/thoughts on DTX and some photos, have a look here: http://www.thetechlounge.com/article/365/
I beg to differ. Some people may not have ever considered buying a DSLR, and yet they will spend $500+ on a prosumer digital camera. Perhaps they just don't know about DSLRs, or maybe they think they're way too advanced, or they assume they are way more expensive than a high-end prosumer. I never said "an expensive camera with a precision lense and the necessary precisely optical moving parts to produce the SLR effect is more rugged than a simple, cheap camera with no moving parts and a tiny lense." I stated that DSLRs are built to higher standards than point-n-shoots, especially the DSLRs in the $1000+ range. Entry-level DSLRs might be a little more rugged than prosumers, but not a whole lot more. If someone takes a photo with a $10 camera and it sucks, yes they will still take a sucky photo on a $1000 camera. I never claimed it would magically make them better. In fact, if you even glanced at my article, you would see that I clearly stated that you can not purchase a DSLR and expect to instantly become better. You need to learn what you are doing. Next time you comment on an article, please do the author a favor and actually read it first.
Actually your response isn't fully accurate. Rich clearly states that it does not do 802.11a.
I thought exactly the same thing when I saw the runner up's design. I think it's much nicer looking, and it actually improves the design from a usage standpoint as well
Check out the other two showfloor articles, there are other gadgets. We visited tons of booths each day and... well... they aren't all that great. We pulled the most interesting stuff we found and wrote about them. We have two other articles from the Pepcom Digital Experience and Lunch @ Piero's that have more interesting products. You can even check out our coverage of Antec's entire new line of products if the other stuff isn't new enough for you. Or you can just continue ranting about how the article doesn't live up to your expectations. Sorry we couldn't please you ;-)
this isn't a camera review... it's a general article that covers digital camera technology... im sure everyone appreciates you plugging dpreview, but the article isn't meant to tell you which camera to buy. anyways, yes dpreview.com is a good site if you want some extremely detailed camera reviews.
One of the things he will touch on in parts 2 and 3 is the actual size/shape/ergonomics of cameras I believe... =)
This is Kurtis from TheTechLounge. Just wanted to mention that he will be doing two more articles in this series, if you didn't notice that already. Point is, he will be touching on lenses and other things besides just the CCDs. This is just Part I of III. Also, when all three of the series have been written and posted, he will write a Digital Camera Buyer's Guide and touch on pretty much everything. Thanks for your interest in the article everyone. Feel free to post comments on the article page, or in our forums as well. =)