{"id":23,"date":"2009-07-16T08:23:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-16T16:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lightmanship.dreamhosters.com\/?p=23"},"modified":"2009-07-16T08:23:00","modified_gmt":"2009-07-16T16:23:00","slug":"alternate-way-to-get-a-compact-camera-with-a-full-35mm-frame-sensor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/alternate-way-to-get-a-compact-camera-with-a-full-35mm-frame-sensor\/","title":{"rendered":"Alternate Way to Get a Compact Camera with a Full 35mm Frame “Sensor”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’ve been wanting to have a compact camera with me sporting a high-quality lens that could take “publication” and “stock” quality photos. Most of the digital compacts have somewhat second-rate zoom lenses with puny & noisy sensors. The few exceptions (Sigma DP1<\/a>\/DP2<\/a> and the soon available Olympus E-P1<\/a>) either have usability issues (Sigma) or aren’t yet available and will be quite pricey (Olympus). The other issue with these cameras is that they don’t come with optical viewfinders (though they’re sometimes available as an expensive accessory)…which may not be an issue if you prefer using the rear LCD to frame shots anyway. I don’t particularly like using the LCD because:<\/span><\/p>\n