Best travel camera for low light photos
Apr 20, 2017 11:33:02 #
bfwoolner
Loc: Southern California
If you're carrying diapers + you should look at something I have begun to use instead of my Nikons. A Panasonic Lumix Travel DMC ZS50 shoots raw + jpeg, has a 30 x zoom, viewfinder and a Leica lens. I often get shots I would never have gotten with a bigger rig. Right now it's cheap because the DMC ZS60 has been released, without the Leica lens. Costco now selling this ZS50 for $229. I've had mine over a year and it's been flawless.
Apr 20, 2017 11:33:23 #
Apr 20, 2017 11:33:57 #
par4fore wrote:
Look at the Sony RX100 choices, I have used this for travel and it fits in your pocket.
This is what happens when you arrive late...
Apr 20, 2017 11:35:19 #
Apr 20, 2017 11:39:44 #
mr. don wrote:
i have a sony rx100 111 . it fits in your shirt pocket takes pictures almost in the dark, unless you are taking pictures for billboards you cant beat the picthures,i hardley youse my soney a55 any more.
Apr 20, 2017 11:41:27 #
Apr 20, 2017 11:51:16 #
The Leica you mention is obviously a good camera but the zoom range is low, the price is high and it doesn't shoot raw?
nigel3 wrote:
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Apr 20, 2017 12:01:48 #
Wow! This is the perfect camera for me for knocking around. Been looking for something. Thanks.
bfwoolner wrote:
If you're carrying diapers + you should look at something I have begun to use instead of my Nikons. A Panasonic Lumix Travel DMC ZS50 shoots raw + jpeg, has a 30 x zoom, viewfinder and a Leica lens. I often get shots I would never have gotten with a bigger rig. Right now it's cheap because the DMC ZS60 has been released, without the Leica lens. Costco now selling this ZS50 for $229. I've had mine over a year and it's been flawless.
Apr 20, 2017 12:03:18 #
If you have one baby you can rent a double stroller and carry the camera bag on the other seat. Take it from personal experience. After all, the bag is your baby too.
Apr 20, 2017 12:24:24 #
I bought a used Panasonic FZ-200 from another hog for my 2-week trip to Israel 11 months ago and I was very satisfied with it, considering the limited time I had to learn the controls. I got it because of baggage restrictions on the tour. It has a 25-600 optical zoom and, if it's set up correctly, has up to 4x digital. Quite useful for some of the shots I took, including a wall-hanger of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem (12x18 print mounted on foam board). the aperture is a constant f/2.8 wide and goes to f/8 (not the best, but it worked for what I needed). There are some good You-Tube videos on it's operation that I watched beforehand to get acquainted with it.
Apr 20, 2017 12:55:05 #
GoofyNewfie wrote:
I was amazed at how many Fuji X Series cameras I saw when I went to Europe a few years ago.
Time then, my friend, for you to return to these shores and discover by how much these cameras have taken hold over here and on the continental mainland.
On the other hand ....... methinks you already know !
Apr 20, 2017 13:05:18 #
lmTrying
Loc: WV Northern Panhandle
This is not a Nikon, but.... I bought a Canon SX710 HS two years ago to take to Disney. It will fit in your pocket, which means no standing in the security line to check a camera bag, it's light and easy to carry. Has an incredible zoom, yet will focus with in 2 inches of the lens. Has several auto features, is 20.2 Mp. In Epcot, I sat it on a concrete fence post at the English Pub and​ took a beautiful night shot of the Mexican Piramid on the other end of the lake.
Apr 20, 2017 13:27:30 #
I see we have a lot of Nikon fan. I got a Canon EOS630 many many years ago, but because of the lenses, I stayed with Canon. If I had bought a Sony or Nikon, I'd still be with them. Anyway to your point. When I absolutely am limited to one camera, I choose my backup camera 5D MkIII without the battery pack and a 24-70mm f2.8. No it doesn't fit in my pocket, but packing it in my case logic camera bag makes it easy to carry. Also for security reasons I carry it around the front of me and hide the camera bag until I need to take a shot. Worked well for me in Guatemala. Lost of good advice, but it's what works for you.
Apr 20, 2017 13:30:35 #
caljr wrote:
I have a Fuji XE1 and like the camera but it has a hard time focusing in low light. I'm looking to upgrade to a camera for travel that will take nice low light photos and use APS-C-sensor? Any suggestion.
I have an Olympus TG-4 that goes with me everywhere. 16 MP, f2.0, raw, excellent macro with focus stacking, waterproof. All it lacks is a longer zoom and a larger sensor, but that would increase its size and convenience substantially. Also, the lens does not move when zooming or focusing so I can hold it up to a telescope eyepiece and get decent telephoto shots (handy when park rangers are pointing out distant wildlife with a spotting scope)
Apr 20, 2017 13:33:38 #
Does your Canon shoot raw? The Reviews don't say.
lmTrying wrote:
This is not a Nikon, but.... I bought a Canon SX710 HS two years ago to take to Disney. It will fit in your pocket, which means no standing in the security line to check a camera bag, it's light and easy to carry. Has an incredible zoom, yet will focus with in 2 inches of the lens. Has several auto features, is 20.2 Mp. In Epcot, I sat it on a concrete fence post at the English Pub and​ took a beautiful night shot of the Mexican Piramid on the other end of the lake.
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