On Tue, 28 Jan 2003, Paul Franklin Stregevsky wrote: > I suspect that many who buy digital cameras are surprised to learn how > poorly they perform at EV0 to EV5. Unlike camcorders, few digital cameras > can shoot above ISO 400. And in a dimly lit room like last night's, ISO 400 > won't cut it.
But you forgot to take into account one important factor - the lens. For P&S, digital has much faster lens than the 35mm counter part due to the much smaller required image circle. Pentax Optio range has zoom lens around F2.6-4.8. Pentax newest 35mm P&S 140V has a 34-140mm zoom lens at F5.8-11.8!!! How many times have you seen people trying to shoot at night with maximum zoom? For comparison, Canon G3 has a 34-140mm 35mm equilvalent lens with F2.0-3.0. That's fast - even for SLR lens standard. So for P&S users, digital would more likely get better results than 35mm in low light. -- --Lawrence Kwan--SMS Info Service/Ringtone Convertor--PGP:finger/www-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net/~lawrence/ -Key ID:0x6D23F3C4--
