Backup camera
Jul 3, 2018 15:14:01 #
Same camera make and model as a back up? I tried to come up with a different model but I cannot find a better camera for me or what and where I shoot. Finally got the menu and settings correct. Please don`t hit me with why or be sarcastic. This is honestly the last camera I will buy.I respect you all and as a side note this was a complicated menu to learn. It is a Sony RX10M4 and the images have been sharp.I could drift off to a M3 but the AF is slow.I guess my question is...Those of you that have a goto camera and a backcamera is the backup camera the same? Yea or Nay?
Jul 3, 2018 15:14:51 #
seagull5 wrote:
Same camera make and model as a back up? I tried t... (show quote)
We all have muscle memory and having a backup camera with all the controls in the same location can be a lifesaver.
Jul 3, 2018 15:15:58 #
Jul 3, 2018 15:20:13 #
I did have "both the same" and was very happy for that. If you already love one camera model, double the fun I say 
I drove around with an 18-135 mm on one Canon T3i body and a 70-300 mm on the other. It's a long, boring story but I sold the Canons a year ago, and now have two different mirrorless cameras: a Panasonic and an Olympus. The knobs on top for changing aperture and shutter speed work in opposite directions in the two cameras.
You'd think the odds are I'd get it right 50% of the time, but nope, I always turn the wrong way no matter which camera is in my hand!
I drove around with an 18-135 mm on one Canon T3i body and a 70-300 mm on the other. It's a long, boring story but I sold the Canons a year ago, and now have two different mirrorless cameras: a Panasonic and an Olympus. The knobs on top for changing aperture and shutter speed work in opposite directions in the two cameras.
You'd think the odds are I'd get it right 50% of the time, but nope, I always turn the wrong way no matter which camera is in my hand!
Jul 3, 2018 15:22:38 #
My main camera is a Nikon D810 and earlier this year I got a Fujifilm X-T20 as a venture into a small mirrorless camera. Later I got a lens adapter so that all of my Nikon lenses can be used on the Fujifilm camera which worked out great albeit they require manual focusing and setting of the aperture via the lens or the lens adapter.
At first I thought this would be a drawback however it has given me a new appreciation in taking photos. I take them both with me and one can now back up the other should a shot require a different lens or should one of them poop out.
At first I thought this would be a drawback however it has given me a new appreciation in taking photos. I take them both with me and one can now back up the other should a shot require a different lens or should one of them poop out.
Jul 3, 2018 15:23:18 #
Eric2018
Loc: Los Angeles, CA, USA
For me it would depend on what / how I intend to use it. If I were trying to capture fleeting images, I'd want to use "muscle memory" on the backup. If I were working in a less time-sensitive area, I might want to try something different. No matter how much we like our current camera, it's going to be surpassed sooner or later.
Bottom line for me would be to use a nearly identical camera as my backup.
Bottom line for me would be to use a nearly identical camera as my backup.
Jul 3, 2018 15:26:41 #
Thank you...maybe an arrow on the hand made with marker? 50% is way ahead of the game...Feel good about 50%
Jul 3, 2018 15:26:59 #
Strodav
Loc: Houston, Tx
Very much and individual choice, but when I decided I needed a backup, I bought something with more capability from the same manufacturer so my lenses work. After a little time, I made the new body my go to camera, and now use my older body is my backup. Since I stayed with the same manufacturer, learning the slightly different menus and controls was not that difficult. My new body has a wider ISO range, has a better AF system, and I went from 6 fps to 10 fps. Glad I upgraded.
Jul 3, 2018 15:29:15 #
This is making me feel good that I felt this was the way to go...You have all been very helpful...
Jul 3, 2018 15:32:01 #
Honestly, unless you have money to burn, I wouldn't worry about backing up a Bridge Camera (or in the case of the Sony Rx10IV, an advanced Bridge Camera). If you want a smaller camera like the Rx100 to go with your Rx10, that's a different story...and that's likely the route I would take.
Jul 3, 2018 15:33:53 #
seagull5 wrote:
If a person is not a professional photographer and doesn't have the need to take hundreds/thousands of photo's a day to keep their business afloat...why does he/she feel the need to have a "BACK UP CAMERA"?Same camera make and model as a back up? I tried t... (show quote)
Jul 3, 2018 15:35:22 #
The RX Sony line the M4 is the top...From there its the A9...Without lenses its another $400 for just the body. The RX is a bridge...great lens that is fixed. Looked for a rumor about the M5 and called Sony...no news of an upgrade. I have no idea of how Sony could make it better. A 600 lens for an A9 would simply be unreachable money wise
Jul 3, 2018 15:35:24 #
seagull5 wrote:
LOL, good tip.Thank you...maybe an arrow on the hand made with marker? 50% is way ahead of the game...Feel good about 50%
When replying to individuals in a topic that has a series of replies, it's best to use "quote reply" like I did here, so that there is no confusion as to whom you are addressing
Jul 3, 2018 15:36:56 #
Ched49 wrote:
In my case I had decided that rather than upgrading, I was so happy with my T3i, I wanted to keep it. Since at that point it wasn't being produced anymore, I bought a second body as much for "insurance" as back-up (and not having to change lenses as often is nice since much of my photography is right time/right place, jumping out of the car to capture a fleeting moment in time - of weather, critters, birds).If a person is not a professional photographer and doesn't have the need to take hundreds/thousands of photo's a day to keep their business afloat...why does he/she feel the need to have a "BACK UP CAMERA"?
Yep, money to burn
Jul 3, 2018 15:37:28 #
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