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Pocketable long zoom cameras ... how good can they be?
Sep 28, 2017 22:52:05 #
ChrisT wrote:
Which one do YOU have? ... Are you happy with the results?
I've never owned a bridge camera. They all have a truly tiny sensor, and that limits its utility to me.
Sep 28, 2017 23:53:09 #
rehess wrote:
I've never owned a bridge camera. They all have a truly tiny sensor, and that limits its utility to me.
This one's about pocketable long zoom cameras. I think the term "bridge camera" applies to those cameras which, except for the sensor, look and act like SLRs, except, they don't have interchangeable lenses.
Pocketable long zooms could refer to rangefinders, or other small cameras with fixed lenses with long zoom ratios, which fit in your pocket. They might not necessarily have a viewfinder, but, then, they might, too. And - apparently, some of them have quite a bit larger sensors, than you tend to see in the standard bridge cameras.
Sep 29, 2017 06:25:06 #
I Bought a Canon Powershot 150 Camera from Target at a Reduced Price in January 2013, that Canon Had Discontinued & Because of its Long Zoom, & Features that were Way Better that was not on My 2 Nikon Coolpix Cameras I Bought in 2007 & 08.
It's My Main Pocket Point & Shoot & #2 Camera I Carry Most of the Time When I Don't Have to Lug My Canon SX50 Around.
74images
It's My Main Pocket Point & Shoot & #2 Camera I Carry Most of the Time When I Don't Have to Lug My Canon SX50 Around.
74images
Sep 29, 2017 07:48:28 #
The good thing is that as fast as technology is evolving, you should have about 22 cameras by 2024 ☺️ Seems to just accumulate, doesn't it?
Sep 29, 2017 08:57:33 #
Hudsonwi
Loc: Wisconsin
Canon SX280HS works great for in the pocket travel. 20X zoom and I also got good solar eclipse pictures with it.
Sep 29, 2017 09:40:36 #
ChrisT wrote:
Which one do YOU have? ... Are you happy with the results?
What is pocketable? Are you referring to your pants pockets? If so I have a Nokia Lumia 1020 in my pocket most of the time. It works well for many things.
If you are referring to bigger pockets, like my overcoat pockets I sometimes put a Nikon 1J5 and couple lenses in the pockets. It works well for many things.
And if I would want to carry smaller camera than the Nikon in my pockets and still get good pics I would probably buy the Pansonic ZS100. That seems to be the smallest camera you can get with good image quality and good zoom range. Reviews say it works well for many things.
Sep 29, 2017 10:03:05 #
Blaster34 wrote:
The good thing is that as fast as technology is evolving, you should have about 22 cameras by 2024 ☺️ Seems to just accumulate, doesn't it?
Unless / until smart phones figure out how to do telephoto zoom well in a graceful manner {i.e., and still keep their svelte form}
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Sep 29, 2017 11:24:24 #
ole sarg
Loc: south florida
The cameras are great but there are a lot of lousy photographers. Ditto for mega buck cameras!
Sep 29, 2017 13:47:45 #
kenArchi
Loc: Seal Beach, CA
Well, that's a good question. I make it as good as I can with it's limitations.
My little P&S has taught me to anticipate my shots. Because it is slow and old Samsung HZ15W, 12mp, 2.3sensor, F3.3-5.8, 24-240 zoom.
Here are 2 sample pictures from this camera at one of the last shows of the famous Barnum & Bailey 3 Ring Circus.
#1 is at 240mm, #2 is at 24mm, #3 is the camera. Setting was program.
My little P&S has taught me to anticipate my shots. Because it is slow and old Samsung HZ15W, 12mp, 2.3sensor, F3.3-5.8, 24-240 zoom.
Here are 2 sample pictures from this camera at one of the last shows of the famous Barnum & Bailey 3 Ring Circus.
#1 is at 240mm, #2 is at 24mm, #3 is the camera. Setting was program.
Sep 29, 2017 13:58:13 #
kenArchi
Loc: Seal Beach, CA
I will replace my Samsung HZ15W with a Canon G7x ll, 20mp, f1.8-2.8(fast lens) 24-100zoom. And the digital zoom is 4x, meaning it will zoom out digitally to 400mm.
As I will repeat, a fast lens f1.8-2.8.
As I will repeat, a fast lens f1.8-2.8.
Sep 29, 2017 14:30:24 #
I'm happy with my Canon SX-50HS. It's compact, light and has sharp IQ . I often take it when I am not setting our to do some serious image capture with the Nikon D800e and all it's lenses.
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Sep 29, 2017 14:46:40 #
cambriaman wrote:
I'm happy with my Canon SX-50HS. It's compact, light and has sharp IQ . I often take it when I am not setting our to do some serious image capture with the Nikon D800e and all it's lenses.
The SX50 Don't Fit in Your Shirt Pocket, He's Talking the Pocket Zoom Cameras Like what I Have & Others on the Post & what They Can Do Mainly How Far the Zoom Goes & It's Quality.
74images
Sep 29, 2017 18:31:21 #
74images wrote:
The SX50 Don't Fit in Your Shirt Pocket, He's Talking the Pocket Zoom Cameras Like what I Have & Others on the Post & what They Can Do Mainly How Far the Zoom Goes & It's Quality.
74images
74images
That's true, 74images ... I WAS referring to POCKET-able cameras, and ones like the Canon Powershot series - SX-30IS, SX-40HS (both of which I own) and the follow-up SX-50HS, along with the current SX-60HS - cannot possibly be described as "Pocketable." You need a bag to carry them around, although, a relatively compact one will do. However, these are commonly referred to, as Bridge Cameras, or the slightly older term - Long Zoom Cameras. I see now, from other posts here, people also refer to them as - Superzooms. Most bridge cameras, are almost equal, in every proportion, to the smallest APS-C DSLRs. One or two (Fujis, Panasonics) may even be a little bigger.
The reference here was to do with Pockets - infer shirt pocket, if you will, or - as some indicated - perhaps, pockets in cargo pants. Whatever you think of as "pockets" - the indication is you employ a pocket of your clothing, as a camera bag, thereby not necessitating such a device.
Sep 29, 2017 18:36:29 #
kenArchi wrote:
I will replace my Samsung HZ15W with a Canon G7x ll, 20mp, f1.8-2.8(fast lens) 24-100zoom. And the digital zoom is 4x, meaning it will zoom out digitally to 400mm.
As I will repeat, a fast lens f1.8-2.8.
As I will repeat, a fast lens f1.8-2.8.
My goodness, Ken ... that IS fast for a pocketable camera. May I ask you, at what point does your Samsung change from f1.8 to f2.8? Is there an indication on the body, or in the viewfinder, the aperture has shut down a few stops? Is that a variable - like f2, f2.4, etc.?
Sep 29, 2017 18:42:50 #
kenArchi wrote:
I will replace my Samsung HZ15W with a Canon G7x ll, 20mp, f1.8-2.8(fast lens) 24-100zoom. And the digital zoom is 4x, meaning it will zoom out digitally to 400mm.
As I will repeat, a fast lens f1.8-2.8.
As I will repeat, a fast lens f1.8-2.8.
BTW, those pics you shared are astonishingly good, for having been produced by such a small device. Those parked Bengals are really sharp. The lion coming towards your shooting position, over the Bengals - not so sharp, but then - he/she was in motion. Is there a way you could have racked up the shutter speed a little for that shot, in order to "freeze" the lion, or is that not possible with that camera?
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