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Does the older but still more expensive Pentax K-5 offer any advantages over the new K-30?

As you can see from a side-by-side feature comparison, the K-5 has a few advantages — 14-bit processing, somewhat faster shutter, a few more modes on the dial. It has a top LCD screen, and it has a ma …
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How long until a point-and-shoot becomes obsolete?

It's true that technology moves very fast. I don't think we can apply a general rule, though, because good optics will stay good and brand-new cheap optics will always be poor. Particularly, resoluti …
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Do I need to buy the latest camera model?

You don't need to. People were taking perfectly awesome photos a decade ago, and were very happy. However, you're talking about a camera body that's almost ten years old, there certainly have been not …
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Replace existing 2006 Canon Rebel XT or repair it?

There have been a lot of technological advances in the past eight years, the most visible of which will be noise performance in low light, overall speed, and convenience features like live view with a …
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Upgrading EOS 350D or changing to full frame for low-light improvement?

Full frame sensors have about twice the surface area as APS-C sensors, which, at the same technology level, gives about a one-stop advantage. The current generation of sensors is very good, and at hig …
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Is there development in the world of lenses?

Yes. There is development in four areas: computer design, material science, features, and finally a category I'm going to call "not better just different". Computer Design Lens design has always bee …
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