{"id":262,"date":"2012-03-02T18:46:43","date_gmt":"2012-03-02T17:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tristanromain.wordpress.com\/?p=262"},"modified":"2023-05-02T10:07:50","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T08:07:50","slug":"do-you-really-need-a-better-camera-episode-3-macro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tristanromain.com\/index.php\/2012\/03\/02\/do-you-really-need-a-better-camera-episode-3-macro\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you really need a better camera? Episode 3: macro"},"content":{"rendered":"

So I am continuing my genuine tests between the best pockable compact (Canon S100) and a good DX DSLR (Nikon D7000). Basically, the idea is to understand much better when to use the tiny camera and when the big guy is really demanded:<\/p>\n

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During the last two episodes, here and here, I have been quite naughty with the great D7000. But as a matter of fact, for still daylight pictures, the small S100 is just a match whatever you are using with the DSLR.<\/p>\n

So to go a little bit further, this time I tried to compare macro’s performance of the two beasts. I am using the Nikkor 105mm VR f\/2.8 + D7000 versus the small S100.<\/p>\n

This time, the clear winner (Yeah, good to spend so much money and carry such an heavy camera) is the DSLR! I took pictures with the S100 at 24 mm equivalent and 120 mm equivalent at the closest range possible.<\/p>\n

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Apart from a much longer distance to the subject, the macro lens of the DSLR can provide a 1:1 picture, which really makes a difference.<\/p>\n

On a side note, the DOF is really bigger with the small sensor of the S100. Both an advantage (Easier to focuse well a picture) and a constraint (some, like me, are enjoying a reduced DOF).<\/p>\n

So, to summarize, a compact camera can make some decent close range shots, but cannot compete anywhere with a DSLR… If you know compact cameras which can, please let me know!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So I am continuing my genuine tests between the best pockable compact (Canon S100) and a good DX DSLR (Nikon D7000). Basically, the idea is to understand much better when to use the tiny camera and when the big guy is really demanded: During the last two episodes, here and here, I have been quite 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