Hi all
I bought a second hand one and have been using it a few times now (clocked about 600 images so far). I must say I was expecting my DSLR to perform better than your mid range compact like the Lumix FZ7, but was somewhat disappointed with my efforts for far.
As far as point and shoot is concerned, even my Fuji V10 outperformed the Canon DSLR in auto mode (if you discount noise and DOF effects) for general photography !! I'm talking about % of photos turning out right for a set sample. I guess POS are designed to be auto-biaised whereas DSLR is tuned more to user adjustments.
I realised the DSLR will deliver only if you know what to set and fine tune. Many of my shots needed to be improved. I'm sure once you get used to the DSLR and is very familiar with the various custom settings, it will likely deliver.
Meanwhile, I am on the learning curve!
I bought a second hand one and have been using it a few times now (clocked about 600 images so far). I must say I was expecting my DSLR to perform better than your mid range compact like the Lumix FZ7, but was somewhat disappointed with my efforts for far.
As far as point and shoot is concerned, even my Fuji V10 outperformed the Canon DSLR in auto mode (if you discount noise and DOF effects) for general photography !! I'm talking about % of photos turning out right for a set sample. I guess POS are designed to be auto-biaised whereas DSLR is tuned more to user adjustments.
I realised the DSLR will deliver only if you know what to set and fine tune. Many of my shots needed to be improved. I'm sure once you get used to the DSLR and is very familiar with the various custom settings, it will likely deliver.
Meanwhile, I am on the learning curve!