sony rx10iv good for long Europe trip vs sony a7iii and 3 lenses? other suggestions? (Page 7): That is impressive! The camera certainly has its uses. Thanks for sharing. Decided I...

dbfalconer Loc: Salida CO

Carloj wrote:

The Sony RX10 iv has stopped my G.A.S. I feel that this one very portable camera covers my particular needs. The reach at 600mm and then even further ( 3rd picture ) with clear image zoom is great. All three pictures taken from the same spot. The 4th picture was from 2 weeks ago at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm.

That is impressive! The camera certainly has its uses. Thanks for sharing. Decided I won’t need that reach for upcoming travels. Sure learned a lot from all who responded to me.

gwilliams6

Carloj wrote:

The Sony RX10 iv has stopped my G.A.S. I feel that this one very portable camera covers my particular needs. The reach at 600mm and then even further ( 3rd picture ) with clear image zoom is great. All three pictures taken from the same spot. The 4th picture was from 2 weeks ago at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm.

Excellent, this says it all. I concur.

Cheers and best to you.

gwilliams6

dbfalconer wrote:

That is impressive! The camera certainly has its uses. Thanks for sharing. Decided I won’t need that reach for upcoming travels. Sure learned a lot from all who responded to me.

I dont know what your Iceland research and advice has told you, but I know many who have taken both short and long lenses to Iceland and used them all. It is just a matter of camera to subject distance and composition choices.

If and when I add Iceland to my world travels, I will surely have some long focal length capability with me. Better to have it and not need it, then to need that focal length and not have it for any wildlife and for long distance landscapes.

Cheers, best to you and enjoy your trip.

dbfalconer Loc: Salida CO

gwilliams6 wrote:

I dont know what your Iceland research and advice ... (show quote)

We were in Iceland in August. Self-drive trip. 2 weeks. I did have the long lens then and used it a couple of times. Thought I would use it more. We are headed to Europe this spring...another loooong driving trip. Lots of cities, architecture, etc. Less nature. So I want to travel much lighter than I did last summer. I think I will be fine with my sony a73 and 28-200 and wide angle. Just cannot lug the 150-500 again!
In Iceland I got a couple of nice shots of seals off shore, and a whale in a fjord---a lucky sighting! Iceland was great.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

dbfalconer wrote:

I took Sony a7iii and 3 lenses to Iceland. Would like to travel much lighter for long European junket. Thinking of Sony rx10iv. Rather pricey but like the 600mm reach. Pros/Cons? Other suggestions? Has weather sealing, RAW/JPEG. 20mp 1" sensor. I do print but just for personal use...no gallery show or sales likely! Thanks. Diane

The RX10iv is a great bridge camera, I love it. And I have a total of 4 Canon dslrs and two Canon R series cameras. The Sony is my I don't want a bag full of gear today camera (I also have older Sony bridge camera that lives in my car for "just in case".).

I do have one warning.
My wife flew from So Cal to Virginia for our daughter's graduation from medical school last Sunday the 21st. Her Canon SX50 was having problems, flash only worked sometimes so she took my RX10iv but only "found" about 1 hour for me to show her how to use it. I had wanted to spend 2-3 hours with practice etc. So, no time = I went for set it on auto and use the built in flash mostly then added a small little external flash that was good for 50-60'. And I printed the short version of the user's guide and put it in the bag. I also put in a total of 6 batteries and a charger plus a total of nine memory cards so she could indulge her love of video.

Now comes the warning. The "Aperture Click Switch" on the right lower quarter of the lens mount can be brushed by your fingers when gripping the camera. This switch changes the feel and how easy or hard the aperture ring is to turn. My wife brushed the switch while putting the camera on the tripod after only about 25 pictures (the ceremony was just starting) and the switch got moved to half way between On and Off. She felt something move when mounting the camera on the tripod but didn't know to check that switch.* This jammed the aperture and zoom so the camera just put up a "Turn power off and then On" warning when powered on. You could not zoom, not focus, not take a picture. Debra didn't know to check the switches, she did change memory cards and batteries and tried turning it on and off multiple times but it didn't work. Last night when she got home I took the camera and proceeded to check out everything and after about 15 minutes I got around to checking all switches - that was when found the the "Aperture Click Switch" was half way between ON and OFF. When I moved it either full ON or full OFF the camera started working.

And her SX50 she didn't take because the flash was "iffy". I opened the built in flash, blew out all crevices with compressed air. Then removed the battery and gave it a squirt of contact cleaner, let it set a few minutes, blew it out with air again and then put it in the sun by a window for 1/2 hour to evaporate all residue of the contact cleaner, blew it out with air a third time and "The Flash now worked every time", no more "open flash" messages instead of getting the flash.
Note to self, if Debra is going to use her SX50 after it has set a month or more, give the flash and everything else a good cleaning first.
My personal theory is that not only did it have dust or lint in the flash blocking one or more contacts it probably had absorbed moisture into the dust/lint and lightly corroded one or more contacts.
So CLEAN, CLEAN AND CLEAN AGAIN - especially when a camera/lens hasn't been used for a while. And if in doubt CLEAN IT!!!
And go over every dial, switch, control ring etc. on a camera and make sure all are set as they should be.

*My 2 cents worth = THIS IS AN AWFUL PLACE TO PUT THAT SWITCH!!! I am thinking of putting it in the ON position and then covering it with a small piece of electrical tape. As I understand it the OFF position for video shooting. Something I don't do with my still cameras, We have a small camcorder for videos.

dbfalconer Loc: Salida CO

Wow! Thanks for all these tips and warnings! So sorry if she missed special photos! I would feel awful! She tried so hard! Yes, so many buttons and details to keep track of.
I decided to stick with my Sony a7iii and 2 lenses for this trip. I have put the WA on just once in 7 weeks of travel. Did not need that or the travel tripod I purchased specially. I’m a beginner with big ideas, fair skills, little time! I’ve resorted to Auto settings for inside cathedrals and palaces. But occasionally I switch back to manual for special effects. I’ll have waaaay to many photos when we get home but that’s ok!
Thanks again.

dbfalconer Loc: Salida CO

robertjerl wrote:

The RX10iv is a great bridge camera, I love it. And I have a total of 4 Canon dslrs and two Canon R series cameras. The Sony is my I don't want a bag gear camera (I also have older Sony bridge camera that lives in my car for "just in case".)

I do have one warning.
My wife flew from So Cal to Virginia for our daughter's graduation from medical school last Sunday the 21st. Her Canon SX50 was having problems, flash only worked sometimes so she took my RX10iv but only "found" about 1 hour for me to show her how to use it. I had wanted to spend 2-3 hours with practice etc. So, no time = I went for set it on auto and use the built in flash mostly then added a small little external flash that was good for 50-60'. And I printed the short version of the user's guide and put it in the bag. I also put in a total of 6 batteries and a charger plus a total of nine memory cards so she could indulge her love of video.

Now comes the warning. The "Aperture Click Switch" on the right lower quarter of the lens mount can be brushed by your fingers when gripping the camera. This switch changes the feel and how easy or hard the aperture ring is to turn. My wife brushed the switch while putting the camera on the tripod after only about 25 pictures (the ceremony was just starting) and the switch got moved to half way between On and Off. She felt something move when mounting the camera on the tripod but didn't know to check that switch.* This jammed the aperture and zoom so the camera just put up a "Turn power off and the On" warning when powered on. You could not zoom, not focus, not take a picture. Debra didn't know to check the switches, she did change memory cards and batteries and tried turning it on and off multiple times but it didn't work. Last night when she got home I took the camera and proceeded to check out everything and after about 15 minutes I got around to checking all switches - that was when found the the "Aperture Click Switch" half way between ON and OFF. When I moved it either full ON or full OFF the camera started working.

And her SX50 she didn't take because the flash was "iffy". I opened the built in flash, blew out all crevices with compressed air. Then removed the battery and gave it a squirt of contact cleaner, let it set a few minutes, blew it out with air again and then put it in the sun by a window for 1/2 hour to evaporate all residue of the contact cleaner, blew it out with air a third time and "The Flash now worked every time", no more "open flash" messages instead of getting the flash.
Note to self, if Debra is going to use her SX50 after it has set a month or more, give the flash and everything else a good cleaning first.
My personal theory is that not only did it have dust or lint in the flash blocking one or more contacts it probably had absorbed moisture into the dust/lint and lightly corroded one or more contacts.
So CLEAN, CLEAN AND CLEAN AGAIN - especially when a camera/lens hasn't been used for a while. And if in doubt CLEAN IT!!!
And go over every dial, switch, control ring etc. on a camera and make sure all are set as they should be.

*My 2 cents worth = THIS IS AN AWFUL PLACE TO PUT THAT SWITCH!!! I am thinking of putting it in the ON position and then covering it with a small piece of electrical tape. As I understand it the OFF position for video shooting. Something I don't do with my still cameras, We have a small camcorder for videos.

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hpucker99 Loc: Anchorage, Alaska

When I went to Norway in 2029, I took my RX10iv and Sony A6300. They both used the same battery, so I could cut down on camera accessories.

dbfalconer Loc: Salida CO

hpucker99 wrote:

When I went to Norway in 2029, I took my RX10iv and Sony A6300. They both used the same battery, so I could cut down on camera accessories.

I have extra lens cap, cleaning kit, filters I have not used, blower, laptop and external hd for backup. Chargers, battery, loads of sd catds. 9 week trip—lots of photos to manage later! Not savvy about cloud storage but will learn that for mext trip!

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

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