What relationship to have with my Nikon D750?
May 8, 2018 10:17:23 #
PaulBrit
Loc: Merlin, Southern Oregon
This forum greatly helped me in choosing to get a really decent camera a few months ago. I purchased a D750.
It is an amazing camera! I love it to pieces!
But!
But it is a heavy camera plus an item of great value. So frequently when Jeannie and I go out in the car, 99% of the time to our local town of Grants Pass here in Southern Oregon, I leave the camera at home.
Which means that 99% of the time when I see something worth recording as a photograph I don’t have the camera with me!
Duh!
Surely I can’t be the only one caught in this trap?
How do others approach their photographic ambitions?
It is an amazing camera! I love it to pieces!
But!
But it is a heavy camera plus an item of great value. So frequently when Jeannie and I go out in the car, 99% of the time to our local town of Grants Pass here in Southern Oregon, I leave the camera at home.
Which means that 99% of the time when I see something worth recording as a photograph I don’t have the camera with me!
Duh!
Surely I can’t be the only one caught in this trap?
How do others approach their photographic ambitions?
May 8, 2018 10:22:07 #
May 8, 2018 10:23:42 #
May 8, 2018 10:29:07 #
It's a risk benefit analysis. You have to choose. But as you know you can't shoot images if it's at home. I'd take it to town & just not be careless. Good luck.
May 8, 2018 10:32:11 #
The increased weight of better cameras (I have a Nikon D5500) is what will keep me from upgrading. I recently bought a Nikkor 18-200mm lens and I’m surprised at how heavy it is. If I were to upgrade to a heavier camera, I wouldn’t be able to use that lens.
May 8, 2018 10:34:39 #
PaulBrit wrote:
This forum greatly helped me in choosing to get a ... (show quote)
Paul, I'm "long in the tooth" but when I go out the bag comes with me. A black bag on the space behind the seat is nearly invisible to the casual passer by. If in doubt because of where we're parked there is always the trunk. Beyond that, there's the rider on the home insurance policy covering theft which includes from your personal vehicle.
May 8, 2018 11:14:28 #
Weight is one of the reasons I moved to Micro 4/3. My Panasonic GX8, with a 14-140 lens barely weighs me down and I can shoot 20 megapixel photos with that thing hanging around my neck all day.
May 8, 2018 11:23:44 #
I wouldn't buy a camera I would be reluctant to use, because of the weight, or value, or any other reason.
May 8, 2018 11:42:44 #
I succumbed to one G.A.S. attack I can blame on UHH, but it was a much smaller investment of money. Yours is a cautionary tale to consider all facets of a purchase if there's going to be big $$ involved.
Some excellent suggestions have been made about insurance, care when stowing in the car, and so forth. I would add that LIFE is a risk! You could be killed in car crash on your way to Grants Pass. I don't want to sound harsh or critical of your reasoning, just want to put the "worry" aspect into perspective.
Regarding weight of the camera on outings, another investment of fewer $$ can solve that. Bridge cameras, such as the Canon sx50 I used extensively for four years, can be a lot of fun with very little worry or weight involved
Some excellent suggestions have been made about insurance, care when stowing in the car, and so forth. I would add that LIFE is a risk! You could be killed in car crash on your way to Grants Pass. I don't want to sound harsh or critical of your reasoning, just want to put the "worry" aspect into perspective.
Regarding weight of the camera on outings, another investment of fewer $$ can solve that. Bridge cameras, such as the Canon sx50 I used extensively for four years, can be a lot of fun with very little worry or weight involved
May 8, 2018 11:46:18 #
JohnSwanda wrote:
I wouldn't buy a camera I would be reluctant to use, because of the weight, or value, or any other reason.
That 'deed is done'. The OP owns the camera, his question seems to be how to work with it based on his personal parameters.
May 8, 2018 11:49:48 #
mizzee
Loc: Boston,Ma
I can sympathethize. Because of the weight issue, I turned in all my Nikon gear for micro 4/3s, Oly E-M5 II. I love my new camera even more than I loved my Nikon and I use it much, much more frequently. Sorry.
May 8, 2018 12:01:59 #
I have a Nikon D750. It is pretty small if you use a lens like a Voigtlander 28mm or 40mm manual focus lens. Or get a comfortable and light canvas camera bag like the Domke F-6.
May 8, 2018 12:11:11 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
PaulBrit wrote:
This forum greatly helped me in choosing to get a ... (show quote)
Life is full of risks. You're worried about having an expensive camera stolen or lost which is understandable, but the end result is the same if you leave at home 99% of the time. Better to use it and take the risk of losing it than to not use it at all. It all comes down to taking reasonable precautions and reasonable risks. With regard to it being heavy, I can't help you with that one. But taking a picture is better than not taking a picture and if you're going to leave that camera at home because it's heavy then the only solution is to buy something lighter. Will you be as happy with the results, perhaps not. But at least you'll have results.
May 8, 2018 14:10:41 #
PaulBrit wrote:
This forum greatly helped me in choosing to get a ... (show quote)
I really don't get what you're telling, at first you're saying you love it to pieces, but then you state, 99% of the time you leave it at home? Because you think it's a bit heavy??? If my camera would weigh, say 30lbs. ( ok, I appreciate it doesn't), I would still take it anywhere I take it now and it still would hang around my neck all day!
May 8, 2018 14:56:37 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
speters wrote:
I really don't get what you're telling, at first you're saying you love it to pieces, but then you state, 99% of the time you leave it at home? Because you think it's a bit heavy??? If my camera would weigh, say 30lbs. ( ok, I appreciate it doesn't), I would still take it anywhere I take it now and it still would hang around my neck all day!
That's because you are a glutton for punishment.
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