Only one camera
Feb 20, 2018 11:17:20 #
Just for fun: If you were only allowed one camera and one lens to go on it, what would be your choice and why.
Feb 20, 2018 11:20:45 #
pcnot wrote:
Just for fun: If you were only allowed one camera and one lens to go on it, what would be your choice and why.
The Light L16 Camera. It fits in my pocket.
Feb 20, 2018 11:27:39 #
ricardo7
Loc: Washington, DC - Santiago, Chile
PixelStan77 wrote:
The Light L16 Camera. It fits in my pocket.
That's not a bad choice. I've been looking at that camera since
it was first mentioned a couple of years ago. My only concern is
the operating temperatures. 32 degrees F at the low end is not
very cold if you do a lot of winter photography.
Feb 20, 2018 11:30:58 #
mas24
Loc: Southern CA
It would be the Sony Bridge Camera, RX10iv. A fantastic camera with a focal range to 600mm.
Feb 20, 2018 11:41:41 #
The Fujifilm X-100F, exceptional optics and build quality, timeless ergonomics, the camera is pocketable in a light jacket or coat,
plus the focal length is just fine for my favorite kind of photography.
plus the focal length is just fine for my favorite kind of photography.
Feb 20, 2018 11:42:52 #
Panasonic G9 with 12-60. Image stabilization, weather resistance, great for both pictures and videos, compact, etc.
Feb 20, 2018 11:48:31 #
Sure....
...... it depends. If you only frame images under glass, you will be using a very small hammer.
Not so if you need to make a hole in concrete. For that, you need a heavy hammer.
The same goes for camera or any other tool.
...... it depends. If you only frame images under glass, you will be using a very small hammer.
Not so if you need to make a hole in concrete. For that, you need a heavy hammer.
The same goes for camera or any other tool.
Feb 20, 2018 11:49:15 #
One of the three I currently own: Panasonic G7 with 14-140 mm lens.
- the focal length is highly versatile
- compact: the combo is similar to my previous Canon T3i with 18-135 mm yet is 1/3 to 1/2 the bulk, mostly in the lens; it is also very similar size to my bridge camera, Canon sx50, which always felt comfortable in my hands
- features include several shortcut buttons + the ability to view a scene in b&w while still shooting raw (color)
- rotating LCD which my T3i and sx50 also had. Fantastic for low angle, especially in portrait orientation
- the focal length is highly versatile
- compact: the combo is similar to my previous Canon T3i with 18-135 mm yet is 1/3 to 1/2 the bulk, mostly in the lens; it is also very similar size to my bridge camera, Canon sx50, which always felt comfortable in my hands
- features include several shortcut buttons + the ability to view a scene in b&w while still shooting raw (color)
- rotating LCD which my T3i and sx50 also had. Fantastic for low angle, especially in portrait orientation
Feb 20, 2018 11:53:07 #
itsnoelb
Loc: Edgewater, FL. Originally: FLINT. MI.
Minolta DiMage Z-3. 10x zoom, Ziess optics. Fast, light. Ergonomically slow but great photos.
Feb 20, 2018 11:55:50 #
pcnot wrote:
Just for fun: If you were only allowed one camera and one lens to go on it, what would be your choice and why.
The Canon 1Dx with 24-105.
I could shoot everything from the fastest sports to portraits.
I admit I’d miss the resolution of the 5Ds but the speed would make up for it!!!
Why...., because that camera is designed to take award winning photography and win Pulitzer Prizes...., rain or shine!!!!
SS
Feb 20, 2018 11:55:54 #
My Graphic View II 4x5 with a Schneider-Kreuznach 210mm Symar f/5.6.
Why? Versatility, less to go wrong with the camera, great detail, excellent exposure control, and versatility.
--Bob
Why? Versatility, less to go wrong with the camera, great detail, excellent exposure control, and versatility.
--Bob
pcnot wrote:
Just for fun: If you were only allowed one camera and one lens to go on it, what would be your choice and why.
Feb 20, 2018 12:04:37 #
That's easy to answer -- I already have it. The Panasonic FZ1000. 20MP, 25-400 Leica lens.
Feb 20, 2018 12:07:18 #
pcnot wrote:
Just for fun: If you were only allowed one camera and one lens to go on it, what would be your choice and why.
An iPhone X, because it is any of a million other things I might need it to be, and (like my current iPhone 7 Plus) it would *always* be with me.
Now, if you exclude smartphones, I would have a Panasonic Lumix GH5 and the 12-35mm f/2.8 II zoom lens.
I would use the Lumix and 24-70mm equivalent zoom because it records the best video for the money, period, AND it is a very good stills camera. It is the natural evolution of what I have now, which is a GH4 and the earlier version of the same lens. The 12-35 (24-70 full frame equivalent field of view) is my most used range of focal lengths. About 2/3 of my current work is done with that lens. If the 12-60 were a constant f/2.8, I would rather have that, but since I record video, I don't want a lens that gets darker as I zoom out. Video as I do it is recorded in full manual mode, with manual focus assist.
Feb 20, 2018 12:08:30 #
Bushpilot wrote:
The Fujifilm X-100F, exceptional optics and build quality, timeless ergonomics, the camera is pocketable in a light jacket or coat,
plus the focal length is just fine for my favorite kind of photography.
plus the focal length is just fine for my favorite kind of photography.
Exactly.
Feb 20, 2018 12:29:41 #
Canon 1DX II with EF 1.4 teleconverter and EF 100-400L II lens. Since I don't do a lot of landscapes, 100 mm will suffice. If I want to do a panoramic image, use 100 sans TC and stitch the image together. I chose that body because there's not much you can't do with it and there aren't many places you can't take it.
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