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do you really need an interchangeable lens camera?
Oct 13, 2015 06:59:10 #
OwlHarbor
Loc: Pacific North West USA
It depends on what you want to do. Sony is a great company with a great product. I believe that cameras will eventually have no shutter and view will be electronic (it will get better). Lenses however will continue to be an advantage over one fixed combination. It is about how much money you are willing to invest. You can rent cameras and lens to find out if that is what you want yet that can be an extra expense. You can rent the expensive lens for the once or few in a life time shots. The thing about the bigger better sensor is capturing a photo with lots of detail. RAW is the way to go and more information the better. If you want to post process a small section of a photo for a picture you can. Photography is evolving into a very cool in depth process far beyond film...
Oct 13, 2015 07:25:23 #
OwlHarbor wrote:
It depends on what you want to do. Sony is a great company with a great product. ... RAW is the way to go and more information the better. ...
There are those who refuse to realize that Canon/Nikon are not the Gods of Photography even when Sony consistently innovates and wins awards.
RAW, No & Yes. I take both with my Sony DSLR, on those very rare occasions when I use it. My small Sony is only JPEG sad to say. The Canon HS50 takes both. I am venturing into HDR... so Raw is important... I am told?
Great reading:
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/raw.htm
http://photographyconcentrate.com/10-reasons-why-you-should-be-shooting-raw/
Oct 13, 2015 07:35:34 #
Oct 13, 2015 07:48:36 #
OwlHarbor
Loc: Pacific North West USA
Canon and Nikon are the workhorses and have consistently come through. Sony and others are breaking new ground. Adobe is the software end that opened a whole new world in post processing among others. RAW most important and Adobe is making a standard that may survive as RAW is not RAW across manufacturers.
Oct 13, 2015 08:06:20 #
Go to a football game look at all the big lenses, no Sonys or point and shoot 😂
Oct 13, 2015 08:09:41 #
johnst1001a
Loc: West Chester, Ohio
Didn't read most of your post. Your title was enough for me. The answer is absolutely if you are a serious photographer. For instance, I have several deer in my yard right now, early in the morning, so low light. I can use a 24-70 2.8 lens, and probably get away with it. But I would not use a 100-300 4.0. It simply would not gather enough light, so I would be stuck with high ISO.
Like a lot of things, the right tools for the job are very important in getting the best result. Sure, you can use a point and shoot too, and may get picture suitable for you. I bought a point and shoot recently and am very disappointed with the noise levels. Every P&S I read up on seems to have to same issue under low light, with ISO above 3200.
Like a lot of things, the right tools for the job are very important in getting the best result. Sure, you can use a point and shoot too, and may get picture suitable for you. I bought a point and shoot recently and am very disappointed with the noise levels. Every P&S I read up on seems to have to same issue under low light, with ISO above 3200.
Oct 13, 2015 08:12:00 #
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Oct 13, 2015 08:25:56 #
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Oct 13, 2015 08:32:21 #
wingclui44
Loc: CT USA
quixdraw wrote:
Sir -- the choice of tools to pursue my hobby has to do with passion, not accounting. I have both legacy and modern lenses for my FX cameras. I enjoy using them and am pleased with the results I obtain. As I will never own a camera without a finder, I would also have no interest in owning Sony, Panasonic, et al. Guess I'm just old fashioned.
Exactly, well said! Different type of lenses give me chance to shooting in different situation. There is no one size fits all!
Oct 13, 2015 08:37:49 #
There is an old Kikuyu proverb -- I believe Robert Ruark used as the entry line for one of his books. "Don't give up your old ways unless you get for them something of value." We all make our choices -- another quote from Will S., ironically -- "Oh brave new world that has such creatures in it".
Oct 13, 2015 08:42:01 #
sirlensalot
Loc: Arizona
1. A lot
2. AF,AF tracking IQ, FPS, high ISO low-light performance, just to name a few.
2. AF,AF tracking IQ, FPS, high ISO low-light performance, just to name a few.
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Oct 13, 2015 08:54:32 #
I do not think you can answer this question without discussing how you are going to use or view your images. Many people who purchase cameras today will be taking pictures that will be shared on the web and rarely printed. If they are printed they will be used as snapshots. I think those photographers can achieve everything they want with a good fixed lens camera. However, if you are planning to make large prints from cropped images, you want a high quality camera with a large sensor and the ability to fit a high quality lens to your camera.
Oct 13, 2015 08:59:22 #
Don Fischer
Loc: Antelope, Ore
That short, "really need" phrase about sum's up most of photography. In the film day's, how many pro's actually made a living with a non-interchange lens camera, you'll have to go back a ways. Even today a pro could make a living with one depending on which venue he/she perused. Most people that consider themselves a notch above in quality, can't live with just one lens much less a prime or two! But do they really need it to make a living? I doubt it! The correct phrase I believe is they really want it! Interchangeable lenses add convenience, little else. Tamron Rep over on 24 hr Campfire is always posting photo's with Tamron only lenses and the quality is mind blowing to me! Of course like most, I love interchangeable lenses but I don't have an excess of lens around, unless of course. you don't have or need them!
Oct 13, 2015 09:06:42 #
Waltm
Loc: Fredericksburg, VA
This from an old aircraft mechanic. You can buy your tools from Snap-On or Harbor Freight. Either will get the job done. There is some satisfaction, however, in knowing that your Snap-On will fit perfectly, never marring any surface. The perfect product depends on the use of the right tool in the right way. What product are you wishing for? Convenience should be a minor consideration. (Of course, flying safety also enters into my personal equation.)
Oct 13, 2015 09:14:10 #
dpullum, you're "pushin". You do what you want for reasons that seem right to you, and I will follow my interests and passions for my reasons. I have no interest in interfering with you, and you ain't gonna make a convert. As to brands, the Pros have chosen, and after just under 50 years of camera usage, I happen to agree. For me it is Nikon because that is where I started -- it could as easily have been Canon. I couldn't afford Leica.
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