Cameras are so big these days
Oct 13, 2019 15:35:45 #
Oct 13, 2019 15:40:49 #
They are big but not heavy enough. Case in point I have the Df like you and I think it's too big yet too light.
Oct 13, 2019 15:45:25 #
Because they put a lot of electronics and mirrors and stuff in ‘em. They add up. Sorta like many: a million here and a million there, eventually, you have a lot of money.
Oct 13, 2019 15:53:55 #
Most of the 'bigness' that I see in this pic is the 'gunsight' device on top, the 'handle' on the bottom, the device that attaches that handle to the camera, and the monster zoom lens.
Also consider that a camera body must be a certain minimum size to accommodate the size of the sensor, have room for the mirror, and enough more empty space inside the box for all the 'bells & whistles' that are demanded these days.
Also consider that a camera body must be a certain minimum size to accommodate the size of the sensor, have room for the mirror, and enough more empty space inside the box for all the 'bells & whistles' that are demanded these days.
Oct 13, 2019 15:59:04 #
I agree. I traded my Nikon bodies and Glass for an Olympus OM-D E M1 MkII as the Nikons where too heavy for my chronic back problems. I realize that I may be giving up some IQ but I really didn't have much of a choice. I looked at some cropped sensor cameras where the bodies where smaller but the lenses where still too heavy. The Oly is quit a piece of technology with very good reviews for their lenses and so far I have not been disappointed .
Oct 13, 2019 16:14:06 #
DaveyDitzer
Loc: Western PA
OP: I was joking. After I added that stuff, I thought, Davey, what the heck are you doing?
Oct 13, 2019 16:27:01 #
I kind of thought it was a joke. The giant long lens was the obvious clue. Three quarters of the weight is in that lens.
Oct 13, 2019 17:43:25 #
hassighedgehog wrote:
I kind of thought it was a joke. The giant long lens was the obvious clue. Three quarters of the weight is in that lens.
(People complain about camera weight.)
Oct 14, 2019 00:00:02 #
DaveyDitzer wrote:
I don't understand by digital cameras have to be so big and heavy!
When I first started to learn photography, I had a ZenitE with a 55mm lens. It was like carrying a brick every day. Then I moved over to a Canon AE-1. It too was a brick. When I picked up an EOS Rebel 2000 I hardly knew I was carrying it. It was as light as a feather. Now I have a 5D. I don't mind the weight. I was going to pick up a 1Dx but it didn't feel right in my hands!
Oct 14, 2019 00:21:59 #
Scruples wrote:
When I first started to learn photography, I had a ZenitE with a 55mm lens. It was like carrying a brick every day. Then I moved over to a Canon AE-1. It too was a brick. When I picked up an EOS Rebel 2000 I hardly knew I was carrying it. It was as light as a feather. Now I have a 5D. I don't mind the weight. I was going to pick up a 1Dx but it didn't feel right in my hands!
I upgraded from a Zorki 4k to the ZenitE, but they were beautiful bricks
Oct 14, 2019 00:46:22 #
Oct 14, 2019 03:20:15 #
BebuLamar wrote:
They are big but not heavy enough. Case in point I have the Df like you and I think it's too big yet too light.
Attach a brick to the bottom of the camera. Or an anvil, if the brick isn't enough.
Oct 14, 2019 06:22:58 #
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