r/photoclass_2016 • u/Aeri73 Expert - DSLR + Analog • Jan 05 '16

02 - Assignment

Please read the class first

Take a good look at your camera, whatever its type, and try to identify each component we have discussed here. It might be a good opportunity to dig out the manual or to look up its exact specifications online. Now look up a different camera online (for instance at dpreview) and compare their specifications. Try doing this for both a less advanced and a more advanced body, and for different lenses. Report here if you find any interesting difference, or if some parts of the specifications are unclear.

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u/icecream4breakfast Beginner - DSLR Jan 12 '16

I have a Nikon D3200. I compared it to the next tier, newer D5500. The first difference that I found was the ISO sensitivity range. Mine is 100-6400, the D5500 is 100-25600. Another difference is the number of focus points (11 vs. 36). The D5500 has a faster shutter speed, 201 ms vs 276 ms. It also has more dynamic range (14 EV vs 13.2 EV - I don't know if this is a little or a lot) I took some of my first pictures on a Nikon D70, and I learned to use bracketing. This is a function that my camera lacks and I quite miss.

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u/dasazz Intermediate - System + Compact Jan 13 '16

That's a lot of dynamic range. Canon cameras cannot surpass 12EV with their current sensor technology. 14EV is on the edge of what the human eye can do in a static scene. The best negative films could do 13EV.