ggab Loc: ?

Love the Spotter Scope

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

They don't have to be big and heavy. There are many, many, many camera's lighter and better than the Nikon Df.

BebuLamar

That would make it bigger which I don't want. I want my camera small and heavy.

ggab Loc: ?

We all know, Bigger is BETTER!!

Nalu Loc: Southern Arizona

If you call that big, you don’t know what “big” is.

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

My favorite camera was the Mamiya RB 67. (Hint: It’s the one on the right)

47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

Ha-ha! One way to find out is to disassemble the body and lens. Putting everything back together might be a little tricky. 😳😎

camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

"I don't understand why digital cameras have to be so big and heavy!"

I am going to interpret this as a joke. Perhaps this explanation gives some light on why cameras are so heavy today.

The two top camera manufacturers, Canon and Nikon, when they began to make digital cameras they based the new bodies in the same bodies we were using when film was the main media. It is my guess they did it so that the lenses available at the time could be used with those bodies. Olympus had a different approach with cameras that were smaller but some of the lenses were big and heavy and I am referring to their film cameras.

When Olympus decided to enter the digital arena they started from scratch building a camera with no mirror. Those were the fourth thirds sensor cameras that so many photographers enjoyed using. Then they decided to go really small and began to manufacture micro fourth thirds bodies with even smaller lenses. In their joint venture with Panasonic lenses from one company fit the bodies of the other.

If you want small and lighter I am sure you know that mirrorless bodies is the way to go.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Not enough plastic.

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

Silly. Compared to the 8x10" Burke & James I once used at work, any digital camera is small and light. But actually I know what you mean. My four Pentax DSLR bodies weigh far more than any of my old film Pentax SLRs. My first "real" camera was a Asahi Pentax KM w/ Asahi smc-Pentax-M 50mm 1:1.7 lens, both fairly light. The sizes are still just about right. Due to their smaller size I was never fully happy with the MX and ME Super. Though these days with my arthritis I still rather like a good sized camera body but I am looking at less weight. Likely a Fujifilm X-T3 MILC someday.

radiojohn

About a year or two after leaving the Army, where I spend considerable time handling documents dealing with "mischief" from the Soviet Union, I saw a Zenit E in a store plainly marked MADE IN USSR. Of course I bought one!

The world of (former) soviet cameras is quite a study, dating back to the demand that the USSR produce their own Leica, FED. The initials FED are those of the head of the NKVD, later called the KGB.

In the mid 70's I managed to mail-order a camera and light meter direct from Mashpriborintog in Moscow. The adventure ended up as my first ever magazine article, "From Russia, With Lens" in Modern Photography.

Silverrails

Well, I have a Nikon D3300, presently using my Nikon 50mm 1.8g lens, now to me, I do not consider it to be "Heavy", yes more than a P&S Camera. Now, true when I use my Nikon 18-140mm 3.5-5.6 lens on my D3300, that combination does weigh more, but I would not consider it "Burdensome". I use a "Cross-Body" Shoulder strap which allows me quick access by just "Sliding" my Camera up to my Eye level, then returns comfortably to my Hip. Although each Photographer must find what works best for them, as they sometimes say; "To each their own"

SueScott Loc: Hammondsville, Ohio

It's a joke!

Orson Burleigh Loc: Annapolis, Maryland, USA

It just might be that we are habitually seeing wrongly. The permanent part of our equipment collections are our lenses. From time to time technological advancements re sensors, image processors and lens management systems lead us to swap out the detachable consumable accessories (camera bodies) for upgraded versions.
It's a bit like film was, but on a slightly longer cycle (usually).

timcc Loc: Virginia

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