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Posted by Frunobulax on January 13, 2004 at 08:34:15:
You'll get better photos for web work from a moderately priced digital camera than from a moderately priced scanner. The G5 should work fine. An SLR is not needed for your use (my opinion). Since the camera has an LCD display to view the picture in real-time, the advantage of through-the-lens viewing of the SLR is somewhat negated.
The SLR does give you the ability to have more precise image composition, but, I think for taking general photos (and even close-ups), with a little practice you can get the images you need.
I have the Canon S-45 and am quite pleased with the results for fast images needed for the web or other electronic usage. I have made 8x10 prints from the raw files and they're okay (workable) - but still a long way from anything done in 35mm, let alone medium or large format film. If you want prints of the images, shoot in the RAW mode & don't expect to get a quality print at anything over 8x10.
The G-5 has the advantage of having a lot of reasonably priced add-on lens accessories (wide angle, telephoto, etc.) The problem with scanning film, is that until you get to a scanner with a D-max capability of at least 3.8 (real, not manufacturer's best wish), you're going to be losing information in the shadows.
Also, I think you'd be more likely to update photos on your website more readily with a digital camera because it's so easy to do. Film scanning, (which I do a lot of) is slow, requires retouching of the image to look good and becomes a real chore for images that are only going to be displayed at 72dpi at 6x8-inches max on a monitor.
Buy the G-5, believe me it will do everything you need it to do & will pay for itself in time saved if you plan on updating you website regularly.