bugbear added these comments in the current discussion du jour
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> aniramca@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>> - Why P&S cameras have relatively weaker built-in flash than
>> the DSLR? Could P&S cameras be designed to have stronger
>> built-in flash like a DSLR?
>> - I noticed that my P&S camera usually is too weak to take
>> picture in large indoors (restaurant, meeting halls, etc).
>> Could this be improved by stronger flash? I have always
>> complained in the past that most P&S cameras have tiny
>> built-in flash, and without a hot-shoe, you cannot improve
>> your lighting in indoor shots.
>
> Unless you have a truly powerful flash, you're doomed;
> this pretty much means off camera, and BIG (read heavy).
>
> On camera-flashes are (IMHO) a nice "get a shot"
> work rounds, when the alternative is getting nothing,
> but most on-camera flashes don't give you good shots:
> just snaps.
I would agree with you. By analogy, I view the built-in flash on
my Rebel XT to be about the equivalent of the old flash cubes on
Kodak Instamatic cameras, useful mainly for short-distance
snapshots. However, I do not dismiss or diminish the value of my
feeble flash. In fact, I will often sling my Rebel sans my 430EX
over my shoulder with just the little kit lens on it when I go
someplace. One never knows when a photo op might appear, but I
don't want to lug in excess of 3-4 pounds and a huge chunk of
"iron" around with me unless I KNOW that I'm going to be shooting
something specific, like a indoor car show, museum, or the like
or even an outdoor car show without flash. And, if I take my
camera to my daughter's house and grab a few candids of her
playing with her dog and cat, a minimal size and weight system
works just fine and distance never exceed 10-12 feet (but if they
do, I do an effective doubling of the GN by upping ISO from 100
to 200).
> I don't think ANY on camera flash would have improved
> this:
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> http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f234/bugbear33/bar/?action=vi
> ew¤t=bar1.jpg (check the EXIF)
>
> BugBear (big fan of high ISO, and available light)
>
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HP, aka Jerry
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