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| sent on 20 Ottobre 2024
Pros: Superior optical quality, magnesium alloy camera body, very bright 28-200 zoom, vintage charm, rotating display, optical viewfinder, accessible menu, portability, Raw, used price, larger sensor than compact cameras
Cons: 400 asa grain, lack of anti-vibration, electric excursion zoom
Opinion: It is a camera not suitable for beginners, a tool that at the time cost 1300 € but which can now be found in the second-hand market even for 80 €. It is a machine that must be understood, It must be supported and accepted its operational greatness as well as the numerous limitations due to the project dated twenty years ago; excellently built, small but not pocket-sized, to always carry with you but suitable for professionals or advanced amateurs who can make the most of its potential. The lack of an anti-vibration and the unacceptable grain that appears strictly at 400 Asa but which is also found in the shadows at 100 Asa, means that the camera to be exploited to the fullest must preferably be used only at the sensitivity of 50 asa. This involves the use of a tripod, but those who are familiar with photography always have a small pocket tripod with them. After these downsides due to an old project, however, I have to skip the excellent quality of the L-series lens, which returns mythologizes, intentional blur, focusing planes at really high levels. Many people think that with eight megapixels you can't get good photographs, but this is an urban legend because with eight megapixels and a lens of this rank you can easily get 30 × 40 prints to show off. The exorbitant price that it cost in 2004 was justified because this camera was presented as a professional to take where it was impossible to go with the reflex kit in full. Nowadays all this seems outdated, but a true amateur photo can not disdain the quality of the lens that this camera mounts. With a few lire, the price of a pizza for two, you often take home a small masterpiece, aware, however, that it would be impossible to repair it in case of breakdowns. If I were a Canon designer I would remake the same camera by equipping it with modern software, a one-inch sensor, and above all the ability to take decent photographs even at 1600 asa. I would also equip it with an anti-vibration system. Except that at this point I fear that the sale price of an object would be well over € 1000. And so personally I accept it as it is with all its limitations but all its vintage charm |
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