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<blockquote data-quote="fotojack" data-source="post: 29010" data-attributes="member: 16">pforsell. my point about video having no place in a still camera is not about the quality of the video. I've no doubt that the video is fantastic. I, too, have seen whole videos shot with Canons and Nikons. What I'm trying to say is.....if you're going to take still pictures, the video feature is useless. It just takes up space that could be used for some other great feature that a still camera could use. It also adds to the cost of the camera. It's just good marketing by the camera companies.......something else to dazzle a potential customer.And seriously....how often are you going to use ISO 25,000? I rarely go over ISO 800 with my D200.Consider this: would you buy a video camera with the intent of taking still pictures? Seems absurd, doesn't it. Anyway, just thought I'd throw in my 2 cents worth here. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="fotojack, post: 29010, member: 16"] pforsell. my point about video having no place in a still camera is not about the quality of the video. I've no doubt that the video is fantastic. I, too, have seen whole videos shot with Canons and Nikons. What I'm trying to say is.....if you're going to take still pictures, the video feature is useless. It just takes up space that could be used for some other great feature that a still camera could use. It also adds to the cost of the camera. It's just good marketing by the camera companies.......something else to dazzle a potential customer. And seriously....how often are you going to use ISO 25,000? I rarely go over ISO 800 with my D200. Consider this: would you buy a video camera with the intent of taking still pictures? Seems absurd, doesn't it. Anyway, just thought I'd throw in my 2 cents worth here. :) [/QUOTE]

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