Yes, the Camera Does Matter
May 6, 2019 06:30:41 #
I spent the weekend on Altoona, PA at a ukulele event. Being the over-packer that I am, I wound up bringing five cameras, from the D750 to a tiny Sony WX9. Since I was carrying one or two ukes, a music stand, and probably something else, I chose to carry the little Sony in a belt case. The WX9 is a traditional point & shoot. I didn't want to use the flash, so most of the shots were "forgettable." I knew there was an excellent photographer shooting the event with his Fuji X-T2, so I wasn't concerned.
May 6, 2019 06:39:18 #
May 6, 2019 06:54:49 #
May 6, 2019 06:56:13 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I spent the weekend on Altoona, PA at a ukulele ev... (show quote)
Will you be posting any pics for us to look at?
May 6, 2019 07:04:13 #
Guyserman
Loc: Benton, AR
jerryc41 wrote:
I spent the weekend on Altoona, PA at a ukulele event. ...
Show us the proof; visual and audio.
May 6, 2019 07:31:42 #
May 6, 2019 07:39:03 #
I think the point is that you don't need all those cameras. I could be wrong lol.
May 6, 2019 08:15:08 #
foathog wrote:
and your point is?
"Yes, the Camera Does Matter."
If I wasn't carrying so much stuff, I would have used the Nikon D750. Using a small P&S didn't work for me. Without using the flash, there wasn't enough light to get good shots because of slow shutter speeds, even with high ISO. This was somewhat of a test to see how practical a small camera like this would be at an indoor event without a great deal of light. The other cameras I brought would have had to be around my neck or over a shoulder, and that wouldn't have worked with the stuff I was carrying and then sitting and playing the uke. I've used that camera in the belt case when shooting outdoors, and it's fine.
May 6, 2019 08:38:45 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I spent the weekend on Altoona, PA at a ukulele ev... (show quote)
Did you visit the railroaders museum while you were in Altoona?
May 6, 2019 08:56:13 #
Mac wrote:
Did you visit the railroaders museum while you were in Altoona?
I would have, but it was late and raining, and I a 5 1/2 hour drive ahead of me. I'd like to go to Steamtown in Scranton some day.
May 6, 2019 08:57:00 #
May 6, 2019 09:55:22 #
Jerry, I hope you had a great time even if you didn't get an album's worth of pictures!
May 7, 2019 06:35:39 #
catchlight..
Loc: Wisconsin USA- Halden Norway
jerryc41 wrote:
I spent the weekend on Altoona, PA at a ukulele ev... (show quote)
They always say... don't show up to a gun fight with a pocket knife.
The perfect camera for what you describe, and so many cases like that where you can't bring the big guns, and especially if you want to be unnoticed and silent, is the Fuji x100F.
I only mention it for those who read this post, and want a solution. Check out the youtube and be amazed.
May 7, 2019 07:20:18 #
May 7, 2019 07:32:31 #
Bigmike1
Loc: I am from Gaffney, S.C. but live in Utah.
In that situation you should have just used an iPhone. They work fine in poor light without flash. Why I don't know.
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