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I will just leave these two wasp pictures here, stripped of exif information.
If I tell one of them was taken with a compact camera and other with a DSLR minutes apart, would you be able to identify which is from which?

Certainly not. Still it’s very easy to see people insisting you can only take quality pictures with a DSLR. I agree they are required in some more demanding situations, dynamic range and pixel density are different, and yes it’s a fact that you can’t compare the ISO1600 of a DSLR from the ISO1600 of a common compact for example, but the the thing is that these little cameras are usually more capable than what the common user thinks, specially in stituations where you have full control of the light or if you don’t want print the photos in poster sizes.… Continue reading