What is your camera of choice while traveling?
May 8, 2019, 2:52 am
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Does it matter? I can clearly see difference between my iPhone and D810/D5/DF with even old D lense or new FL lens, but in the end if you got the image, the memory captured trumps all IMHO.
People obsess over gear and IQ and pixels because they can but often lose the magic of the moment/memory and capture
People obsess over gear and IQ and pixels because they can but often lose the magic of the moment/memory and capture
For me photography is an enjoyable exercise in and of itself. Thinking about how to capture something, and having all the tools available to exercise that vision.
And this is where dedicated equipment trumps a phone - precise manual control, tilt/shift optics, physical filters, zoom-effect (as in actually zooming during open shutter), off-axis flash, etc.
Sometimes I bring a camera because I enjoy it. Sometimes I go without to be unencumbered, and the phone does suffice as a simple capture tool just to capture something
May 8, 2019, 9:18 am
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I like my Linhof Tech V for travel. Setup is quick, the camera is rugged, it stands up to the wind when I'm in Hawai'i, and I can switch between view camera mode and press camera mode at will, and all the pictures will be in the same format with the same lenses, which provides some visual unity for images made with different techniques.
May 8, 2019, 11:53 am
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Which one do you carry the most ? i want to change the D750 to a Nikon mirrorless to cut weight and save space. Carry a D750 + lenses, Mavic Pro, A7II and a tripod can be pretty heavy. I feel like trading D750 & A7II for a Z7 would save me a lot of space and weight.
May 8, 2019, 1:40 pm
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May 8, 2019, 1:54 pm
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But if you don't buy Z-mount lenses, you lose some of the size and weight savings.
Jun 3, 2019, 11:23 am
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Jun 3, 2019, 3:08 pm
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Rumors of new mirrorless Hassleblad coming too. They already have one but this would replace it.
Not sure if DJI kept many existing Hassleblad engineers and designers.
If they could produce a mirrorless medium format body around 1000 grams, they'd be tapping into something, though I guess the lenses would still be bigger and heavier than any full frame mirrorless or DSLR lens.
Not sure if DJI kept many existing Hassleblad engineers and designers.
If they could produce a mirrorless medium format body around 1000 grams, they'd be tapping into something, though I guess the lenses would still be bigger and heavier than any full frame mirrorless or DSLR lens.
Jun 5, 2019, 11:33 am
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Best 1" sensor cameras for 2019
There's no doubt about it, Sony's RX100 series has better optics but from our research, if you want pocket-ability and a long range optical zoom (more than 6x) you'll be hard pressed to find a better camera than the Panasonic LUMIX ZS100. It's not perfect, we wished its low light performance was better.
It weighs 11 ounces, has a 10x optical zoom, a wide-angle lens (F/2.8-5.9 aperture, 25mm-250mm), shoots 4K Ultra HD photo and video, and has a 20 megapixel sensor.
FYI, Panasonic refreshed this model with the LUMIX ZS200 (which has a 15x zoom) but the optics and speed seem to have notably suffered.
Imaging Resources has a wonderful tool that compares the photos (of the same subject/content) being shot by different camera side by side that we highly recommend before buying a camera! The tool really helps to take the guess work and subjectivity out of most reviews.
Happy Travels!
It weighs 11 ounces, has a 10x optical zoom, a wide-angle lens (F/2.8-5.9 aperture, 25mm-250mm), shoots 4K Ultra HD photo and video, and has a 20 megapixel sensor.
FYI, Panasonic refreshed this model with the LUMIX ZS200 (which has a 15x zoom) but the optics and speed seem to have notably suffered.
Imaging Resources has a wonderful tool that compares the photos (of the same subject/content) being shot by different camera side by side that we highly recommend before buying a camera! The tool really helps to take the guess work and subjectivity out of most reviews.
Happy Travels!
Jun 7, 2019, 1:13 pm
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Jul 14, 2019, 12:25 pm
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Jul 14, 2019, 4:46 pm
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This argument was made back when high quality digital full-frames came on the market but less-than full frame DSLR cameras are still quite popular.
Jul 14, 2019, 5:07 pm
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But if you look at APS-C like the Sony A6X00 series, it's lighter and smaller than the M43 cameras and priced about the same.
Other than Olympus and Panasonic, who's making M43? Fuji is going mirrorless APS-C and now even Panasonic is doing full frame mirrorless.
Canon with the $1200 mirrorless RP could be doing some damage.
Other than Olympus and Panasonic, who's making M43? Fuji is going mirrorless APS-C and now even Panasonic is doing full frame mirrorless.
Canon with the $1200 mirrorless RP could be doing some damage.