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10th of 52 in 7 Megapixel
54th of 82 in Canon
38th of 87 in $350 - $600
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Anil (Anil1983) 0 pts

August 6, 2007 12:30 AM

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Hi Richio and Brenda. Which comapny has the best lense for digital cameras? I have heard about Canon. Need your inputs.

I have heard that picture clarity (both on computer and Print) depends more on quality of lense and not totally on mega pixals. I want to know your thoughts about pic clarity between Canon A 710 IS, Panasonic Lumix DMC TZ3 and Sony DSC T 100.

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Rich Watson (Richio) 5683 pts

August 6, 2007 11:56 AM

It all depends on what you want to do with your photos.

E-mail? 2MP and a mediocre lens is fine.

4x6 snapshots or a slide show on the PC or TV? 3-4MP and a medium grade lens is OK.

5x7's, 8x10's, 11x14, or 16x20 framed prints? Or you are a serious photographer, and might want to super-crop a photo because you didn't get close enough to the subject? Well, THAT's different. I once took a great photo with my Canon A520 (4MP) and had a shop blow it up to 11x14. Guess what? I couldn't see any pixels (and I sold the print at a show). But I'm not sure if I could have done the same enlargement with a 4MP photo and a so-so lens.

I personally think that Canon makes the best lenses, although Leica, Nikon and Olympus are close seconds.

I can't speak for the Sony lenses. But I do believe that the Panasonic Lumix cameras use Leica lenses. You can compare photos taken with these three cameras at http://www.imaging-resource.com/MFR1.HTM

Rich

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Hi Richio and Brenda. Which comapny has the best lense for digital cameras? I have heard about Canon. Need your inputs.

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