Comments on: DSLR vs pointshoot http://www.thirdgoal.com/coberned/2007/04/07/dslr-vs-pointshoot/ Peace Corps Stories and Photos Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:41:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Bertram Keppel http://www.thirdgoal.com/coberned/2007/04/07/dslr-vs-pointshoot/#comment-3337 Bertram Keppel Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:03:30 +0000 http://www.thirdgoal.com/coberned/2007/04/07/dslr-vs-pointshoot/#comment-3337 <p>Yes, dust can be a major problem with DSLRs. It's best to just have a single zoom lens with a good range unless you feel comfortable cleaning the sensor frequently. I went with both, an ultra compact point and shoot that was always in my pocket and a DSLR that I would mainly use off-site. The speed and quality of point and shoots have really improved in the last years, and often have a higher mega pixel count for a much lower price. If you're afraid of theft, make sure your equipment insured. You'll be covered unless it just magically disappears.</p> <p>Enjoy your assignment!</p> Yes, dust can be a major problem with DSLRs. It’s best to just have a single zoom lens with a good range unless you feel comfortable cleaning the sensor frequently.
I went with both, an ultra compact point and shoot that was always in my pocket and a DSLR that I would mainly use off-site.
The speed and quality of point and shoots have really improved in the last years, and often have a higher mega pixel count for a much lower price.
If you’re afraid of theft, make sure your equipment insured. You’ll be covered unless it just magically disappears.

Enjoy your assignment!

]]> By: Cris http://www.thirdgoal.com/coberned/2007/04/07/dslr-vs-pointshoot/#comment-2224 Cris Sun, 08 Apr 2007 13:27:48 +0000 http://www.thirdgoal.com/coberned/2007/04/07/dslr-vs-pointshoot/#comment-2224 <p>The bigger and fancier the camera you have, the more you make yourself a target for theft. A mid-size or smaller non-SLR digital will be easier to carry, less likely to be stolen because you can conceal it better, and most of them have lots of manual controls for tweeking your exposures. And you can always use an editing program to further enhance your pictures to your liking. Depending on what country you're going to, some parts of Africa can be very dusty. You could be spending a lot of money on a camera only to have it wrecked by dust. Finally, you'll "blend in" better (a Peace Corps plus) in the local culture with a smaller, simpler camera.</p> The bigger and fancier the camera you have, the more you make yourself a target for theft. A mid-size or smaller non-SLR digital will be easier to carry, less likely to be stolen because you can conceal it better, and most of them have lots of manual controls for tweeking your exposures. And you can always use an editing program to further enhance your pictures to your liking. Depending on what country you’re going to, some parts of Africa can be very dusty. You could be spending a lot of money on a camera only to have it wrecked by dust. Finally, you’ll “blend in” better (a Peace Corps plus) in the local culture with a smaller, simpler camera.

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