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I here reference to CA in digital pictures but have no idea what it is. Could someone tell me? Thanx.
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CA stands for Chromatic Aberation. (hence that is why everyone calls it CA, Chromatic Aberation is too hard to spell and type)
CA is sometimes called "purple fringing" in laymans terms. Basically it is when you have a high contrast subject like tree brances against a bright sky. You will notice a purplish halo between the tree branch and the sky. It is usually a litmus test for the quality of optics. All cameras (even high $$$ ones) and lenses will show it to some degree.
here is an example: (from a canon d60)
what cam are you looking at?
CA is sometimes called "purple fringing" in laymans terms. Basically it is when you have a high contrast subject like tree brances against a bright sky. You will notice a purplish halo between the tree branch and the sky. It is usually a litmus test for the quality of optics. All cameras (even high $$$ ones) and lenses will show it to some degree.
here is an example: (from a canon d60)
what cam are you looking at?
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Thanx Lan-lord.
I have been looking at the Olympus c-740
I was looking at the Minolta DiMage Z1 as well but I have been hearing questionable things about CA with that modle along with a lose lens, and also their reflective mirror thing???
What would you suggest around 400.00 with, 10X optical, 3.2 megapixal minimum?
I have been looking at the Olympus c-740
I was looking at the Minolta DiMage Z1 as well but I have been hearing questionable things about CA with that modle along with a lose lens, and also their reflective mirror thing???
What would you suggest around 400.00 with, 10X optical, 3.2 megapixal minimum?
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Given your requirements, I would suggest to you the olympus. I have no experience with it, but based on what I hear around here, it sounds like a really good cam. (good optics, good quality, and price is doable)
The thing that I do like about some of the olympus cams is that you can add a 1.7x or 1.4x telephoto to the end of it. That will give you 17x optical power before you even have to think about digital zoom.
There are several others on here that have and enjoy the olympus, hopefully they can jump in and differentiate between the different olympus models.
I know this is maybe bumping your price range a little, but depending on when you are looking to get a new cam, I have recently become interested in the new panasonic FZ10. It lists for $600 now, (which usually means around 500 retail), and if you can wait about 9 months, that price may drop too (450ish??)
I really really like it. It has a 12x Leica Vario Elmarit zoom with Image Stabilization. Hold on, read that again, leica optics with 12X optical with IS. (not sure if you can add a telephoto on top of that, boy that would be nice) Samples I have seen look good. The camera's feature set looks good.
Here is a review with sample pics
review link
The thing that I do like about some of the olympus cams is that you can add a 1.7x or 1.4x telephoto to the end of it. That will give you 17x optical power before you even have to think about digital zoom.
There are several others on here that have and enjoy the olympus, hopefully they can jump in and differentiate between the different olympus models.
I know this is maybe bumping your price range a little, but depending on when you are looking to get a new cam, I have recently become interested in the new panasonic FZ10. It lists for $600 now, (which usually means around 500 retail), and if you can wait about 9 months, that price may drop too (450ish??)
I really really like it. It has a 12x Leica Vario Elmarit zoom with Image Stabilization. Hold on, read that again, leica optics with 12X optical with IS. (not sure if you can add a telephoto on top of that, boy that would be nice) Samples I have seen look good. The camera's feature set looks good.
Here is a review with sample pics
review link
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lan-lord, funny you should mention this camera. I just got back from dropping off some film. While there I was looking and the counter help suggested this camera. Looks to be a very nice one indeed.
I will have to give it some serious thought. The image stabiliztion would be great along with a 12X lens. Plus it is filter ready. No adapters to buy. I wonder if you could digiscope with this one. Not that I have even ever tried it but it would be fun to play with, and from what I understand you cannot do it with the Olympus c-740. I guess the only thing that the Olympus has over this one is it's physical size.
Things to ponder????
I will have to give it some serious thought. The image stabiliztion would be great along with a 12X lens. Plus it is filter ready. No adapters to buy. I wonder if you could digiscope with this one. Not that I have even ever tried it but it would be fun to play with, and from what I understand you cannot do it with the Olympus c-740. I guess the only thing that the Olympus has over this one is it's physical size.
Things to ponder????
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digiscop[ing] is where you connect your camera to a spotting scope. There is usually some sort of adapter that screws onto your camera that connects it to the scope. Typically avian photography uses this setup alot. An extreme case of digiscoping is where you connect your cam to a telescope and photograph planets, moons, and stars. (this is referred to as astrophotography though, not digiscoping)
