bridge vs dslr ....no contest? mmm

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Hi everyone,
Well I used to shoot a bridge camera and then like so many progressed. I now use a nikon d40 with a 18-200. This lens was the nearest best comparable lens to a 10x zoom I had got used to...
I really enjoy using the nikon and have taken some pics I like....

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and another
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This picture is better than it looks here (photobucket has shrunk it) but its only half cropped and I still wasn't thrilled with the end clarity. I'm happy I guess with the picture (I like his claws in the shadow:) ) but it made me think how much poorer the old fuji would be...mmmm
So, got bored and did a test..
this was a mistake. bear in mind this should be apples and oranges.

nikon +lens was well over £500 and everything I read told me the sensor in a dslr bears no resemblance to the poorer one in my old bridge. 6mp
vs
6mp bridge camera <£100
THere are so many variables in any pic I know but both are rested , same distance everything.
If any allowance is to be made its on the side of the bridge that in the test showed it's 10 x zoom got closer than the 18-200's so is cropped a bit tighter to show the same area.
oops . to me the bridge picture looks better, colour everything. Sure the nikon is a bit over exposed but that could be altered. when you zoom in really close on a stitch, the bridge wins in that to me too...
oh dear.
Is it because you don't get any advantage with an dslr over a bridge if they both have 6mp?
Your thoughts please....
Al


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oh and the bottom one is with the cheaper camera...And the point of me saying all this , is just that I was so suprised and non plussed by the results.
 
for what its worth this sort of comparison does't mean much but the detail in the top shot is much better look on the blue square and also at the black mildew patches. For what its worth on the more difficult bird shot the differences would of been much clearer

Hugh
 
I can understand that - but a static object in good light will bring out the best in any camera - as things get more difficult then the differences show

Hugh
 
You say "both cameras are rested, same distance and everything" - what does that mean, exactly? They've both had a nice long sleep? :shrug:

Unless you've got as near as possible the same settings in both cameras, they're on a tripod and you're posting crops of the same size then the comparison is, at best, flawed.
 
Bridge cameras can be quite good but they're nowhere near as versatile as a DSLR.
The real advantage of the DSLR is the fact that it can accept a number of lenses that are specific to a purpose. I think your mistake is assuming that because you got used to a 10x zoom with a bridge camera that it's going to be top quality... I'm sorry but it isn't true. Zooms have certainly got better in recent years (I even own a couple) but In my opinion anything like an 18-200 just can't compare for image quality.

Give your DSLR a chance and it will amaze you for IQ.
Buy a cheap prime (any focal length Will do for starters) and just play with it for a while. If you don't like it you can probably sell it for virtually what you paid anyway.

cheers
 
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