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More advanced camera = more post processing?

Jun 25, 2005 8:04AM PDT

A fairly common thing I've heard about the Canon 20D is that precisely b/c it's more professional than ,say, the DRebel XT, more post-processing is required to bump up the image quality. In other words, b/c the XT is more consumer oriented, less post processing is required.

Is this true?

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Post Processing
Jun 25, 2005 8:40AM PDT

Post processing is not required with either camera.

People who buy this caliber of camera usually want to present the best photo possible. They are more likely to do post processing to achieve the perfect photo.

But you can do ''point-and-shoot'' with either camera and get excellent results.

But remember:
Great pots and pans do not make a great chef.
Great cameras do not make a great photographer.

The willingness to learn is what is needed to improve our abilities as a chef or a photographer.

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The 20D will usually deliver an image that is well saturated
Jun 25, 2005 1:32PM PDT

sharp, and makes full use of the light spectrum. Unadjusted prints will, for the most part, look great. If there are lighting or other problems, adjustments will usually be necessary to correct problems in the image.

However, once you begin tweaking the image, you will soon see that YOU like it better with a little less exposure, a little more shadow and saturation, etc.

I don't know how the Rebel compares with this except that its unadjusted image is apparently not quite as good as the 20D's.