DSLRs getting smaller?

[duelinthedeep]

i think cameras should be made to any size you want:small,medium or large.

but i guess that'll never happen

 

[keller]

I do like something large in my hands!

Man that's dirty...

For some reason, when I have my SLR, people tend to take me more seriously than when I use my point & shoot. Of course, if I'm taking photos where it's not appropriate, people also take notice faster.

 

[panzershreck]

i want a camera that can fit in a pen and blow up to 50ftx50ft

but i guess some things are just pipe dreams

 

[ChopstickHero]

i want a camera that can fit in a pen and blow up to 50ftx50ft

Only if your name is Bond .... James Bond

 

[kemplefan]

i dont think they are that small i have old film cameras that are smaller though i am ready to get a bater grip thnger to ad weght and better life i wich i could ahave a d2x for the fell but thats also a dream camera but ifa d2h wert so low in resolution i would get it over my camera or aover a d 200 just for the fell
yes i am a nikon person

 

[Rob]

Man that's dirty...

For some reason, when I have my SLR, people tend to take me more seriously than when I use my point & shoot. Of course, if I'm taking photos where it's not appropriate, people also take notice faster.

Would people notice this?

 

[Arch]

lol........look at that bad boy!
I think build should be a consideration when buying a new camera. You need one that feels right in your hands. When i bought my D50 i was considering the 350d but it did feel too small for me and didn't feel solid enough. That said the D50 isn't as big as the D70 or any of the more expensive cameras in the Nikon range. But i'm happy with the medium size of the D50 - apart from when the sd card door keeps sliding open!

 

[hobbes28]

Would people notice this?

Only if you dressed like that little boy in the picture.

 

[Rob]

Only if you dressed like that little boy in the picture.

I occasionally dress up as a sailor boy! :lmao:

 

[Lol999]

Soemthing that troubles me is the the size of the Nikon FM/FE. Theyr'e described as compact SLR's, but just how compact? I've got no chance of getting my hands on one before buying where I live so it's a bit of a risk.

Alexandra, I think they probably stopped making the Zenit's etx because sales fell due to :

1) their getting a slating in the photography mags

2) being perceived as "cheap, beginners cameras"

3) sales dropping as a result of the above.

personally speaking, get one of these digital junkies whov'e never used a film slr before and hand them a Zenit E with a separate hand held meter and say "go shoot some stuff. see how it turns out and let's see just what you understand about photography".
In fact it should be the law! No photography unless youv'e got your "Zenit handling" certificate!!!

Cheers, Lol

 

[Lol999]

Rob, I could handle the sailor boy outfit, it's just the campy hands on hips pose that would seal the deal!

Cheers, Lol

 

[hobbes28]

I occasionally dress up as a sailor boy! :lmao:

 

[Rob]

Soemthing that troubles me is the the size of the Nikon FM/FE. Theyr'e described as compact SLR's, but just how compact? I've got no chance of getting my hands on one before buying where I live so it's a bit of a risk.

I've handled and owned both and they're fine for me, and I've got big hands. They're nowhere near as small as say a 350D, it's more that they're a different shape. They're quite thin, only a bit thicker than a film canister. They're about the same width as a normal smallish SLR, and about as deep as a normal hand.

Rob

 

[Alexandra]

Soemthing that troubles me is the the size of the Nikon FM/FE. Theyr'e described as compact SLR's, but just how compact? I've got no chance of getting my hands on one before buying where I live so it's a bit of a risk.

Alexandra, I think they probably stopped making the Zenit's etx because sales fell due to :

1) their getting a slating in the photography mags

2) being perceived as "cheap, beginners cameras"

3) sales dropping as a result of the above.

personally speaking, get one of these digital junkies whov'e never used a film slr before and hand them a Zenit E with a separate hand held meter and say "go shoot some stuff. see how it turns out and let's see just what you understand about photography".
In fact it should be the law! No photography unless youv'e got your "Zenit handling" certificate!!!

Cheers, Lol

so true!
I learned photography with one of these... it's friggin heavy and i had to get used to it... no wonder i can now get clear handheld shots with the point and shoot
I might be a bit oldschool on this, but for me the "essence" of photography is still in the huge slr's which make an art of just holding them...

 

[slickhare]

i think that the smaller the slr, the less camera shake. but that argument could actually go both ways...