Comments on: Popular Science’s Low-light DSLR camera comparison http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/26/popular-sciences-low-light-dslr-camera-comparison/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:01:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Dan H. http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/26/popular-sciences-low-light-dslr-camera-comparison/#comment-498111 Dan H. Sat, 27 Oct 2007 15:35:28 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/26/popular-sciences-low-light-dslr-camera-comparison/#comment-498111 Yes, you're right Paul. The D3 is definitely in another league, targeted toward professional photographers. The Pop Sci story wasn't actually supposed to be a direct head-to-head comparison but more of a "Tech Trend" piece about advances made with CMOS imaging sensors to reduce "noise" in low light/high ISO shooting. The Canon, Sony, and Nikon just happened to be the three latest DSLRs that were doing interesting things with this technology even though the D3 is likely out of reach for most users. But wow, it *is* a very cool camera. (And I was just looking at a pre-production model.) Yes, you’re right Paul. The D3 is definitely in another league, targeted toward professional photographers. The Pop Sci story wasn’t actually supposed to be a direct head-to-head comparison but more of a “Tech Trend” piece about advances made with CMOS imaging sensors to reduce “noise” in low light/high ISO shooting. The Canon, Sony, and Nikon just happened to be the three latest DSLRs that were doing interesting things with this technology even though the D3 is likely out of reach for most users. But wow, it *is* a very cool camera. (And I was just looking at a pre-production model.)

]]> By: Paul Thompson http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/26/popular-sciences-low-light-dslr-camera-comparison/#comment-498004 Paul Thompson Sat, 27 Oct 2007 13:37:39 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/26/popular-sciences-low-light-dslr-camera-comparison/#comment-498004 Hey Dan, thanks for popping your head over onto crunchgear. Gotta ask though, I feel like you are comparing a bit of apples to oranges when putting these three cameras together. Specifically, the D3 is 4x more expensive and the pro line camera, while the others are more the prosumer level. Might it not have been a better comparison to put the Nikon D80 against the Canon EOS 40D & Sony Alpha A700? Hey Dan, thanks for popping your head over onto crunchgear. Gotta ask though, I feel like you are comparing a bit of apples to oranges when putting these three cameras together.

Specifically, the D3 is 4x more expensive and the pro line camera, while the others are more the prosumer level. Might it not have been a better comparison to put the Nikon D80 against the Canon EOS 40D & Sony Alpha A700?

]]> By: Dan H. http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/26/popular-sciences-low-light-dslr-camera-comparison/#comment-496788 Dan H. Sat, 27 Oct 2007 00:31:15 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/26/popular-sciences-low-light-dslr-camera-comparison/#comment-496788 Thanks for linking to my DSLR stories, Matt -- this and the one for LAPTOP. Now I gotta get around to returning all these cameras. Thanks for linking to my DSLR stories, Matt — this and the one for LAPTOP. Now I gotta get around to returning all these cameras.

]]> By: Fred http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/26/popular-sciences-low-light-dslr-camera-comparison/#comment-496634 Fred Fri, 26 Oct 2007 21:36:13 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/26/popular-sciences-low-light-dslr-camera-comparison/#comment-496634 My Rebel XTi (400D) takes nice low-light pictures, too, especially if I use the 50 mm/1.4 lens or one of the IS lenses. My Rebel XTi (400D) takes nice low-light pictures, too, especially if I use the 50 mm/1.4 lens or one of the IS lenses.

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