Digital or SLR??

"Mike" <me.TakeThisOut@privacy.net> wrote in message
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 > can anyone ell me what the difference is.
 >
 > SLR seems more expensive but im not sure what SLR means
 >
 > TIA
 >

to clarify not what SLR stands for, but what SLR means in terms of the
camera i.e. the differences over a normal digital camera

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Mike wrote:
 > "Mike" <me.TakeThisOut@privacy.net> wrote in message
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 >
  >>can anyone ell me what the difference is.
  >>
  >>SLR seems more expensive but im not sure what SLR means
  >>
  >>TIA
  >>
 >
 >
 > to clarify not what SLR stands for, but what SLR means in terms of the
 > camera i.e. the differences over a normal digital camera
 >
 > TIA
 >
 >
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SLR stands for "single lens reflex"
This is an out of date technique of being able to look through the same lens
as the picture will be taken from. This means there is a lens that has to
slap out of the way when the picture is taken for the lens to be used for
the shot. This isn't necessary for digital pictures. Digital cam users do
not "close their eyes" when they take a picture like SLR users do.

Much mechanical alignment technique is required by a skilled camera tech to
align what you see is what you get and the alignment is critical with this
mirror technique Most DigiCam users always look through the lens that will
take the picture and see what they will actually shoot, with light
compensation in place before the shot.

Some day these SLR cameras will only be seen in museums and we will be
bewildered by the ancient mechanical nightmare mechanism technology.

"Mike" <me.RemoveThis@privacy.net> wrote in message
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 > can anyone ell me what the difference is.
 >
 > SLR seems more expensive but im not sure what SLR means
 >
 > TIA
 >
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In article <117i9eesr0sp84d.DeleteThis@corp.supernews.com>, physchem.DeleteThis@cloud9.net says...

 >The term SLR, when applied to a digicam, means that it is possible to switch
 >lenses.

True, but rangefinders could have, and have had interchangable lens too.

The really big deal is that the SLR viewfinder views through the actual
camera lens, instead of some little second window which sees something else
from a different position. Then your SLR shows exactly the image that will
be captured, regardless if you use a macro lens for extreme closeup, or
extreme wideangle or telephoto lens.

The rear LCD on a regular digital also shows the actual image too, but it is
too small and poor quality to be able to focus or judge critically. The SLR
viewfinder is bright and clear, designed to help focus.

See <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.answers.com/topic/single-lens-reflex-camera" target="_blank">http://www.answers.com/topic/single-lens-reflex-camera</a><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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In message <_ccee.244$fQ2.215@trnddc05>,
Wayne Fulton <nospam RemoveThis @invalid.com> wrote:

 >The rear LCD on a regular digital also shows the actual image too, but it is
 >too small and poor quality to be able to focus or judge critically. The SLR
 >viewfinder is bright and clear, designed to help focus.

The SLR viewfinder is a little sharper than the LCD ones, but it by no
means has all of the resolution that the film or sensor is seeing.
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The SLR viewfinder is made of granular surface glass otherwise the light
wouldn't be visable on it as a screen. There isn't more resulution really.

My digital has a manual focus zoom that gives me pixel for pixel manual
focusing while I am touching the focus switch. You won't get that in a
chemical camera.

35mm film may not last more than a few years and be extremelty expensive for
the no name manufacturers to sell to you.

Kodak predicted this back in about 1999

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 > In message <_ccee.244$fQ2.215@trnddc05>,
 > Wayne Fulton <nospam.TakeThisOut@invalid.com> wrote:
 >
  > >The rear LCD on a regular digital also shows the actual image too, but it
is
  > >too small and poor quality to be able to focus or judge critically. The
SLR
  > >viewfinder is bright and clear, designed to help focus.
 >
 > The SLR viewfinder is a little sharper than the LCD ones, but it by no
 > means has all of the resolution that the film or sensor is seeing.
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Mike wrote:
 > can anyone ell me what the difference is.
 >
 > SLR seems more expensive but im not sure what SLR means

There are three important differences between digital SLRs and advanced
compact digital cameras that look a lot like SLRs ... but only the first
one is actually part of the SLR design.

SLR stands for "single-lens reflex", and describes the type of
viewfinder. An SLR uses a mirror directly in front of the shutter that
bounces light to a prism which in turn directs it to the eyepiece where
you see it. Since the mirror intercepts the light coming through the
actual picture-taking lens, you see what the film or digital image
sensor will see; when you press the shutter release the mirror flips out
of the way just before the shutter opens, and the light coming through
the lens passes through to the film or sensor. The eyepiece blacks out
until the shutter closes and the mirror returns to its original
position. Since an SLR's viewfinder is strictly optical, it doesn't
drain batteries. But because you cannot see what the camera sees during
exposure -- meaning you can't adjust focus, exposure or even aiming --
no digital SLR includes a "movie" mode.

Some advanced digital compacts use electronic viewfinders (EVFs) that
essentially use a tiny LCD display in the eyepiece and show you exactly
what the image sensor sees -- it's very SLR-like, since it also shows
exactly what the picture-taking lens sees. The EVF may or may not black
out during the time that the image sensor is recording the image into
memory. Some cameras that use EVFs can send the sensor's image-data to
the eyepiece and memory simultaneously in "movie" mode. But EVFs
require power continuously when in use, not just when you're actually
taking pictures. This may result in fewer shots per battery charge; you
may need to carry a spare battery or two, although that's usually a good
idea with any digital camera. (For obvious reasons, film cameras don't
have EVFs.)

Other compact cameras use a simple optical viewfinder that has its own
tiny separate lens mounted near the picture-taking lens. While these
viewfinders don't drain batteries, neither do they show exactly what the
picture-taking lens "sees". Most of them work well enough for casual
snapshooting, but they can't be as precise as a viewfinder that uses the
actual picture-taking lens.

The second big difference between digital SLRs and non-SLRs is that
every digital SLR I've heard of uses interchangeable lenses while nearly
all non-SLR digitals have permanently-attached lenses. If the lens that
comes with your digital SLR can't quite get that particular wide-angle
or telephoto shot you want, you can remove it from the camera body and
replace it with one that's better suited to the task; you can't do that
with a fixed lens, although some of the better digital compacts
accommodate adapter lenses that help extend the fixed lens's
capabilities a bit.

The third important difference actually has more to do with the size and
price of the camera than anything else -- and digital SLRs are generally
both larger and more expensive than digital compacts. As a rule,
digital SLRs use physically larger image sensors than compacts; the more
expensive (and usually larger) SLRs usually have larger sensors than
their less expensive kin. When everything else (including the number of
pixels) is the same, a larger sensor means less digital noise in the
captured image. This may not matter much if your primary interest is
taking snapshots that won't be printed any larger than 4x6 or 5x7, but
it's a very important consideration if you need high quality that lets
you see fine detail or make large prints.

No one camera has the perfect combination of features for every
photographic situation, which is why there are so many different cameras
to choose from. It's your job to decide just which features are most
important to you, then find the camera or cameras that best fit your
requirements.

--
Walter Luffman Medina, TN USA
Amateur curmudgeon, equal opportunity annoyer<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: Digital or SLR?? 

One advantage of the true SLR film camera is that the viewfinder usually
includes a focus aid that can be extremely effective when used with manual
focus. The typical digital cameras LCD screen is not nearly as precise.

"BucketButt" <bucketbutt.TakeThisOut@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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 > Mike wrote:
  >> can anyone ell me what the difference is.
  >>
  >> SLR seems more expensive but im not sure what SLR means
 >
 > There are three important differences between digital SLRs and advanced
 > compact digital cameras that look a lot like SLRs ... but only the first
 > one is actually part of the SLR design.
 >
 > SLR stands for "single-lens reflex", and describes the type of viewfinder.
 > An SLR uses a mirror directly in front of the shutter that bounces light
 > to a prism which in turn directs it to the eyepiece where you see it.
 > Since the mirror intercepts the light coming through the actual
 > picture-taking lens, you see what the film or digital image sensor will
 > see; when you press the shutter release the mirror flips out of the way
 > just before the shutter opens, and the light coming through the lens
 > passes through to the film or sensor. The eyepiece blacks out until the
 > shutter closes and the mirror returns to its original position. Since an
 > SLR's viewfinder is strictly optical, it doesn't drain batteries. But
 > because you cannot see what the camera sees during exposure -- meaning you
 > can't adjust focus, exposure or even aiming --
 > no digital SLR includes a "movie" mode.
 >
 > Some advanced digital compacts use electronic viewfinders (EVFs) that
 > essentially use a tiny LCD display in the eyepiece and show you exactly
 > what the image sensor sees -- it's very SLR-like, since it also shows
 > exactly what the picture-taking lens sees. The EVF may or may not black
 > out during the time that the image sensor is recording the image into
 > memory. Some cameras that use EVFs can send the sensor's image-data to
 > the eyepiece and memory simultaneously in "movie" mode. But EVFs require
 > power continuously when in use, not just when you're actually taking
 > pictures. This may result in fewer shots per battery charge; you may need
 > to carry a spare battery or two, although that's usually a good idea with
 > any digital camera. (For obvious reasons, film cameras don't have EVFs.)
 >
 > Other compact cameras use a simple optical viewfinder that has its own
 > tiny separate lens mounted near the picture-taking lens. While these
 > viewfinders don't drain batteries, neither do they show exactly what the
 > picture-taking lens "sees". Most of them work well enough for casual
 > snapshooting, but they can't be as precise as a viewfinder that uses the
 > actual picture-taking lens.
 >
 > The second big difference between digital SLRs and non-SLRs is that every
 > digital SLR I've heard of uses interchangeable lenses while nearly all
 > non-SLR digitals have permanently-attached lenses. If the lens that comes
 > with your digital SLR can't quite get that particular wide-angle or
 > telephoto shot you want, you can remove it from the camera body and
 > replace it with one that's better suited to the task; you can't do that
 > with a fixed lens, although some of the better digital compacts
 > accommodate adapter lenses that help extend the fixed lens's capabilities
 > a bit.
 >
 > The third important difference actually has more to do with the size and
 > price of the camera than anything else -- and digital SLRs are generally
 > both larger and more expensive than digital compacts. As a rule, digital
 > SLRs use physically larger image sensors than compacts; the more expensive
 > (and usually larger) SLRs usually have larger sensors than their less
 > expensive kin. When everything else (including the number of pixels) is
 > the same, a larger sensor means less digital noise in the captured image.
 > This may not matter much if your primary interest is taking snapshots that
 > won't be printed any larger than 4x6 or 5x7, but it's a very important
 > consideration if you need high quality that lets you see fine detail or
 > make large prints.
 >
 > No one camera has the perfect combination of features for every
 > photographic situation, which is why there are so many different cameras
 > to choose from. It's your job to decide just which features are most
 > important to you, then find the camera or cameras that best fit your
 > requirements.
 >
 > --
 > Walter Luffman Medina, TN USA
 > Amateur curmudgeon, equal opportunity annoyer<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: Digital or SLR?? 

How would you know if your snadblasted glass screen has the same focus as
your film does? This is totally reliant on how acurate and how recently your
camera was set up. With an LCD screen the focus is exactly what you will get
for an image.

"Chuck" <cdkuder DeleteThis @nspmmsn.com> wrote in message
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 > One advantage of the true SLR film camera is that the viewfinder usually
 > includes a focus aid that can be extremely effective when used with manual
 > focus. The typical digital cameras LCD screen is not nearly as precise.
 >
 > "BucketButt" <bucketbutt DeleteThis @bellsouth.net> wrote in message
 > news:3e5p5tF1akriU1@individual.net...
  > > Mike wrote:
   > >> can anyone ell me what the difference is.
   > >>
   > >> SLR seems more expensive but im not sure what SLR means
  > >
  > > There are three important differences between digital SLRs and advanced
  > > compact digital cameras that look a lot like SLRs ... but only the first
  > > one is actually part of the SLR design.
  > >
  > > SLR stands for "single-lens reflex", and describes the type of
viewfinder.
  > > An SLR uses a mirror directly in front of the shutter that bounces light
  > > to a prism which in turn directs it to the eyepiece where you see it.
  > > Since the mirror intercepts the light coming through the actual
  > > picture-taking lens, you see what the film or digital image sensor will
  > > see; when you press the shutter release the mirror flips out of the way
  > > just before the shutter opens, and the light coming through the lens
  > > passes through to the film or sensor. The eyepiece blacks out until the
  > > shutter closes and the mirror returns to its original position. Since
an
  > > SLR's viewfinder is strictly optical, it doesn't drain batteries. But
  > > because you cannot see what the camera sees during exposure -- meaning
you
  > > can't adjust focus, exposure or even aiming --
  > > no digital SLR includes a "movie" mode.
  > >
  > > Some advanced digital compacts use electronic viewfinders (EVFs) that
  > > essentially use a tiny LCD display in the eyepiece and show you exactly
  > > what the image sensor sees -- it's very SLR-like, since it also shows
  > > exactly what the picture-taking lens sees. The EVF may or may not black
  > > out during the time that the image sensor is recording the image into
  > > memory. Some cameras that use EVFs can send the sensor's image-data to
  > > the eyepiece and memory simultaneously in "movie" mode. But EVFs
require
  > > power continuously when in use, not just when you're actually taking
  > > pictures. This may result in fewer shots per battery charge; you may
need
  > > to carry a spare battery or two, although that's usually a good idea
with
  > > any digital camera. (For obvious reasons, film cameras don't have
EVFs.)
  > >
  > > Other compact cameras use a simple optical viewfinder that has its own
  > > tiny separate lens mounted near the picture-taking lens. While these
  > > viewfinders don't drain batteries, neither do they show exactly what the
  > > picture-taking lens "sees". Most of them work well enough for casual
  > > snapshooting, but they can't be as precise as a viewfinder that uses the
  > > actual picture-taking lens.
  > >
  > > The second big difference between digital SLRs and non-SLRs is that
every
  > > digital SLR I've heard of uses interchangeable lenses while nearly all
  > > non-SLR digitals have permanently-attached lenses. If the lens that
comes
  > > with your digital SLR can't quite get that particular wide-angle or
  > > telephoto shot you want, you can remove it from the camera body and
  > > replace it with one that's better suited to the task; you can't do that
  > > with a fixed lens, although some of the better digital compacts
  > > accommodate adapter lenses that help extend the fixed lens's
capabilities
  > > a bit.
  > >
  > > The third important difference actually has more to do with the size and
  > > price of the camera than anything else -- and digital SLRs are generally
  > > both larger and more expensive than digital compacts. As a rule,
digital
  > > SLRs use physically larger image sensors than compacts; the more
expensive
  > > (and usually larger) SLRs usually have larger sensors than their less
  > > expensive kin. When everything else (including the number of pixels) is
  > > the same, a larger sensor means less digital noise in the captured
image.
  > > This may not matter much if your primary interest is taking snapshots
that
  > > won't be printed any larger than 4x6 or 5x7, but it's a very important
  > > consideration if you need high quality that lets you see fine detail or
  > > make large prints.
  > >
  > > No one camera has the perfect combination of features for every
  > > photographic situation, which is why there are so many different cameras
  > > to choose from. It's your job to decide just which features are most
  > > important to you, then find the camera or cameras that best fit your
  > > requirements.
  > >
  > > --
  > > Walter Luffman Medina, TN USA
  > > Amateur curmudgeon, equal opportunity annoyer
 >
 ><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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The films distance from the lens and thickness of the film is fixed. The
focus screen on an SLR usually includes a "bullseye" and a split image
bubble. Both are more precise than the plain ground glass are. In addition,
focusing is usually done with the lens wide open. The Digitals LCD focus
arrangement on many of the camera is harder to use, at least in "normal"
light levels. In low light leves, the LCD focus may be easier to use than
the SLR glass screen.

"John P Bengi" <JBengi(spam)@(spam)yahoo,com> wrote in message
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 > How would you know if your snadblasted glass screen has the same focus as
 > your film does? This is totally reliant on how acurate and how recently
 > your
 > camera was set up. With an LCD screen the focus is exactly what you will
 > get
 > for an image.
 >
 > "Chuck" <cdkuder DeleteThis @nspmmsn.com> wrote in message
 > news:u2die.41513$gc6.41011@okepread04...
  >> One advantage of the true SLR film camera is that the viewfinder usually
  >> includes a focus aid that can be extremely effective when used with
  >> manual
  >> focus. The typical digital cameras LCD screen is not nearly as precise.
  >>
  >> "BucketButt" <bucketbutt DeleteThis @bellsouth.net> wrote in message
  >> news:3e5p5tF1akriU1@individual.net...
   >> > Mike wrote:
   >> >> can anyone ell me what the difference is.
   >> >>
   >> >> SLR seems more expensive but im not sure what SLR means
   >> >
   >> > There are three important differences between digital SLRs and advanced
   >> > compact digital cameras that look a lot like SLRs ... but only the
   >> > first
   >> > one is actually part of the SLR design.
   >> >
   >> > SLR stands for "single-lens reflex", and describes the type of
 > viewfinder.
   >> > An SLR uses a mirror directly in front of the shutter that bounces
   >> > light
   >> > to a prism which in turn directs it to the eyepiece where you see it.
   >> > Since the mirror intercepts the light coming through the actual
   >> > picture-taking lens, you see what the film or digital image sensor will
   >> > see; when you press the shutter release the mirror flips out of the way
   >> > just before the shutter opens, and the light coming through the lens
   >> > passes through to the film or sensor. The eyepiece blacks out until
   >> > the
   >> > shutter closes and the mirror returns to its original position. Since
 > an
   >> > SLR's viewfinder is strictly optical, it doesn't drain batteries. But
   >> > because you cannot see what the camera sees during exposure -- meaning
 > you
   >> > can't adjust focus, exposure or even aiming --
   >> > no digital SLR includes a "movie" mode.
   >> >
   >> > Some advanced digital compacts use electronic viewfinders (EVFs) that
   >> > essentially use a tiny LCD display in the eyepiece and show you exactly
   >> > what the image sensor sees -- it's very SLR-like, since it also shows
   >> > exactly what the picture-taking lens sees. The EVF may or may not
   >> > black
   >> > out during the time that the image sensor is recording the image into
   >> > memory. Some cameras that use EVFs can send the sensor's image-data to
   >> > the eyepiece and memory simultaneously in "movie" mode. But EVFs
 > require
   >> > power continuously when in use, not just when you're actually taking
   >> > pictures. This may result in fewer shots per battery charge; you may
 > need
   >> > to carry a spare battery or two, although that's usually a good idea
 > with
   >> > any digital camera. (For obvious reasons, film cameras don't have
 > EVFs.)
   >> >
   >> > Other compact cameras use a simple optical viewfinder that has its own
   >> > tiny separate lens mounted near the picture-taking lens. While these
   >> > viewfinders don't drain batteries, neither do they show exactly what
   >> > the
   >> > picture-taking lens "sees". Most of them work well enough for casual
   >> > snapshooting, but they can't be as precise as a viewfinder that uses
   >> > the
   >> > actual picture-taking lens.
   >> >
   >> > The second big difference between digital SLRs and non-SLRs is that
 > every
   >> > digital SLR I've heard of uses interchangeable lenses while nearly all
   >> > non-SLR digitals have permanently-attached lenses. If the lens that
 > comes
   >> > with your digital SLR can't quite get that particular wide-angle or
   >> > telephoto shot you want, you can remove it from the camera body and
   >> > replace it with one that's better suited to the task; you can't do that
   >> > with a fixed lens, although some of the better digital compacts
   >> > accommodate adapter lenses that help extend the fixed lens's
 > capabilities
   >> > a bit.
   >> >
   >> > The third important difference actually has more to do with the size
   >> > and
   >> > price of the camera than anything else -- and digital SLRs are
   >> > generally
   >> > both larger and more expensive than digital compacts. As a rule,
 > digital
   >> > SLRs use physically larger image sensors than compacts; the more
 > expensive
   >> > (and usually larger) SLRs usually have larger sensors than their less
   >> > expensive kin. When everything else (including the number of pixels)
   >> > is
   >> > the same, a larger sensor means less digital noise in the captured
 > image.
   >> > This may not matter much if your primary interest is taking snapshots
 > that
   >> > won't be printed any larger than 4x6 or 5x7, but it's a very important
   >> > consideration if you need high quality that lets you see fine detail or
   >> > make large prints.
   >> >
   >> > No one camera has the perfect combination of features for every
   >> > photographic situation, which is why there are so many different
   >> > cameras
   >> > to choose from. It's your job to decide just which features are most
   >> > important to you, then find the camera or cameras that best fit your
   >> > requirements.
   >> >
   >> > --
   >> > Walter Luffman Medina, TN USA
   >> > Amateur curmudgeon, equal opportunity annoyer
  >>
  >>
 >
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