Date:         Wed, 2 Jan 2008 10:50:32 -0800
Reply-To:     David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: [NVC]Anyone have a Nikon digital SLR for sale??
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--- Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ> wrote:

> -in sun with shadows,  either shadows are black or lit areas are
> bleached to white

This is the camera's CCD image sensor lacking dynamic range to
capture both shadow and highlight at the same time. This is a common
issue of digital capture among most point and shoot digitlal cameras.
Higher end DSLRs are supposed to be better but need to avoid high
contrast scenes still. CCD sensors are all linear. That is part of
the reason why they lack of dynamics. Films have logarithm HD curves.
But no doubt films have their own set of problems too.

Most of my travel on my Vanagon or Westy were for photography.
Vanagons are best for this purpose for me.

David


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