dirty dave

Last night while shooting a middle school game one of the top photograpers showed up to shoot his grand daughter and some shots for the school. This guy is no joke he does over 3 Million dollars a year in busseness has his own printing company as well as a school year book company. I have never seen him with out Cannon mark 1 or 2 and L lenses and a assistant toting tripods and a bag of gaggets. Well he was standing yaking with me and was showing me his new love a sony alpha NEX he called it a dsc and told me this was the next camera to be using. Also told me to come by on Monday and go thru his old equipment and he would sell me some lenes and old Canon gear He also said he would be suppling all his photographers with dsc's ( thiis guy would buy 4 to 6 50 or 60 d's a year for his photographers) So now here is my question what is a dsc and are we getting ready for a new change? I thought I was up on this stuff but mabe not as much as I think then on the other hand mabe his bussness is not what it appears and he is down sizing with the cameras so let me know what ya'll think.

joe west Loc: Taylor, Michigan

here is what i found

α NEX-7 with 18-55mm lens

Model Number: NEX-7K/B

Model Features: 24.3MP, up to 10 fps shooting, AVCHD™ 1080/60p/60i/24p HD movies, APS-C size HD image sensor, Sweep Panorama, Auto HDR, Tru-Finder™ OLED electronic viewfinder, E-mount 18-55mm lens

NEX-7K/B

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$ 1349 .99

dirty dave

wow that is impressive might not be a good time to invest in anything dslr til we see where this may be going i read that canon may be coming out with a dsc

user2071 Loc: New England

There was a really good article on this on DPReview the other day. Have to see if I can find it. But to sum it up in brief, they concluded that we are not seeing the end of the DSLR, but rather we are going to see a world of cameras where there are more choices, where DSLR is not the automatic only choice. Where 4/3 will possibly be as popular and common a format as SLR has become (as is rapidly becoming the case in Japan, with 4/3 camera sales exceeding 40% of the total cameras sales right now).

In short, DSLR won't be the only kid on the block.

I agree. I think it is a good and healthy thing both for photographers and for the market. Competition spurs innovation and different formats help creativity and gives people of different kinds with varying needs good choices.

So it's an excellent thing. A genuine positive development. Everyone who loves DSLR and is invested in that format can continue to use what they love. Those of us who, for whatever reason, are less enamored of them or need something else because we are partly disabled or just older and can't handle the bulk or weight, can have quality systems to match our needs.

It's a win win. No one loses anything. Nikon has already announced "inventing" a mirrorless camera which is remarkably like the Olympus PEN and you can be sure the Canon will jump into the ring with a similar entry in short order.

Sony, Panasonic, Olympus, Nikon, Canon and smaller companies like Minolta, and Fuji are already players. We will be blessed with more choices than ever before. I can't see how that will hurt anyone or anything.

user2071 Loc: New England

This isn't the article I was looking for, but it is certainly one of a bunch of this kind of article I have seen lately and it's a good one.

http://blog.atmtxphoto.com/2011/02/02/is-the-dslrs-domination-coming-to-an-end/

dirty dave

Great reply I can see where I might look more into this the wieght of 2 dslr around my neck with a large zoom on one and smaller lens on the other when shooting a wedding, is getting too me, mabe lighter cameras may be the answer. Thanks for the info

user2071 Loc: New England

It has breathed new life into photography for me. If I hadn't found the 4/3 format, I would have ultimately had to give it up. Now, I don't have to and that makes me happy :-)

SQUIRL033 Loc: Chehalis, WA

the Sony NEX is one of the new mirrorless cameras. they do away with the mirror, mirror box, and pentaprism, so they're much smaller. they use an electronic viewfinder instead. most use either the 4/3 sensor or an APS-c. obviously, the 4/3 models will be more compact... here's a link to an article in Outdoor Photographer...
http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/gear/cameras/our-guide-to-mirrorless-cameras.html

personally, for landscapes, i prefer the full-frame format, but for my "second" camera, maybe one of these would be an option. mind you, that's a long way off... being out of work, i can't exactly afford any new gizmos at the moment... :(

user2071 Loc: New England

I remember when "full frame" excluded 35mm which was considered a mini format.

Davethehiker Loc: South West Pennsylvania

Thanks for that link to the mirror-less vs. DSLR review. I'll be buying the NEX-7. I'll be able to use my ancient but wonderful Konica lenses on it. I also like the EVF on the NEX-7; that should save power and extend battery life if you turn off the big screen on the back of the camera.

Hummingbird out my window

Kits Loc: SF Bay Area

I remember when "full frame" excluded 35mm which was considered a mini format.[/quote]

Yes, so do I. Loved working with my 4x5 field camera. I used Polaroid type 55 as a modern short cut to test exposure... and I already had a negative.

Now I'd h ave to hire a Sherpa to carry that gear!

mortonfarm Loc: Texas

...Dave....what a simply beautiful picture...I am in awe...just beautiful...!

Davethehiker Loc: South West Pennsylvania

I'm new to this uglyhedgehog. Thought I'd use the photo to introduce myself. Took a couple of weeks ago. They have all flown South.

artsyjeanne Loc: Florida

I hate to ask....but what is the 4/3 format?

betsout06 Loc: Pound Ridge, NY

dave..what camera did you use? Beautiful! This whole topic is churning up my stomach...I just bought the Nikon D7000. I'm sure it wasn't a mistake...but I would have liked to evaluate the new over the DSLR