tomad
Loc: North Carolina
jerryc41 wrote:
"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.
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You just need a better small camera, i.e., Panasonic ZS100 or Sony RX100. They both do pretty well in low light.
rehess
Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA
catchlight.. wrote:
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.
The Ricoh GRiii is extremely small and has similar low-light performance to my Pentax KP, which gives fine photos even at high ISO.
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-567974-7.html#9910447
Jerry, when you have some time, look up Josh Turner with Larkin Dodgen duets on YouTube. Larkin sings and plays the ukulele and Josh accompanies with a ukulele bass. Phenomenal bass sound from such a small bodied instrument.
Stan
Hassie
Loc: Central Pennsylvania
I spent the weekend on Altoona, PA at a ukulele event.
Jerry:
You probably within 10 miles of my place.
Next time, open your window and holler "Hi!"
The point was clear in the title, "Yes, the Camera Does Matter." Having said that, so many people on this site appear to have little understanding of how to write a clear sentence that it is, at times, mind-boggling. Also, so many people post in the forum without actually saying what they mean, or without giving specific information, so oftentimes it is difficult to get the point of the poster.
The best camera is the one on you!
Wonder if there is a contraption that lets you strap your DSLR on your ukulele.
ggenova64 wrote:
The best camera is the one on you!
AMEN.
How many times have you said," damn, If I just had my camera"?
Before I got my cellphone I used to carry around a little Canon Elph pocket camera.
My phone camera is hard for my old hands to use and I am going to go back to a small pocket camera, probably an Elph 360 which can be had for under $200.00.
Dale
Hedgehoggers… Got an idea! Why don't camera companies create a phone in their cameras?
ggenova64 wrote:
Hedgehoggers… Got an idea! Why don't camera companies create a phone in their cameras?
Too damn funny! Love it. :-)
Fredrick
Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area
catchlight.. wrote:
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.
Couldn’t agree more. I love my Fuji X-T2, but find myself using my Fuji X100F more and more. It’s an amazing camera.
Good thing you had a camera -- you might have captured moments that the Fuji missed while trying to sort out focus. And I guess the other four were for if your working camera broke or something. Ukuleles can be dangerous.
jerryc41 wrote:
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.
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Tell me if I am "Out-of-Sync" with your story, but I take that you would have had much better success with the images you produced, if you had used your DSLR and a 35mm or 50mm 1.8 lens, and a ISO and Shutter-Speed that fit the circumstances, and would produce a acceptable images of the event. Although, if I understood correctly, you were part of the event and a DSLR was not practical under the circumstances. Maybe you can take a skilled Friend Photographer to your next event.😊
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