Back in the film era it was perfectly possible to buy a compact camera that could match an SLR in image quality terms. Sure, you might lose out on some advanced features, and for the most part you were stuck with a fixed lens, but deep inside, whether you were shooting with an Olympus XA or an OM1, the image was formed on a frame of 35mm film. Fast forward to the mid-2000's and photographers without the need - or funds - for one of the new breed of 'affordable' (sub-$1000) consumer DSLRs had to ...
Back in the film era it was perfectly possible to buy a compact camera that could match an SLR in image quality terms. Sure, you might lose out on some advanced features, and for the most part you were stuck with a fixed lens, but deep inside, whether you were shooting with an Olympus XA or an OM1, the image was formed on a frame of 35mm film. Fast forward to the mid-2000's and photographers without the need - or funds - for one of the new breed of 'affordable' (sub-$1000) consumer DSLRs had to ...
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