Photo/Photographer thread.

[BSG]

Cleaning up some of my old pics the other, I came across this one from 2008

 

Windmill and Canola

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Another windpomp in sy kanon. [emoji85]

[DJR]

The above reminded me......

['Dale]

Black and white resolution

So so so nice

[DJR]

I'm on the road to nowhere......

[Flowta]

A few more out of the Archives

 

Verona - Feb 2005

 

Sweden - July 2005

 

Tulbach - Nov 2006

 

Tulbagh - Dec 2006

 

 

[Veebee]

Great this see this thread come alive again.

 

I need to get out and shoot more, don't have anything new. And looking forward to my 4 day hiking trip in the Berg next March.

[HappyMartin]

Just sold every scrap of Canon equipment and have invested in a Sony mirrorless. I think I must be mad. Or perhaps I made a good move. I have had a few issues convincing clients that it's OK to hire me for a day when I'm shooting on a little Sony but I am starting to get compliments on the quality.

 

These little Sony Alphas are the most disruptive things I have seen since I went fully digital 20 years ago. They just don't look like real cameras though..

 

The attached image was shot at Park Station hand held at 1600 ISO

[DJR]

Question about phone cameras:

 

If you plan to spend 2 weeks on holiday, mostly in a first world city environment, and you want to travel light, how would you go about it? I'm definitely not going to take the big Canon with all its lenses along.  I'll mostly be taking holiday snaps of architecture and people. A good panoramic feature will be appreciated, as well as decent indoor low light images.

 

My "mik and druk" is a little Canon D30 waterproof that normally does duty paddling, fishing and cycling. Not really very versatile, bad indoors, no panoramic, limited zoom.

 

Would you rely entirely on your phone? Between us we have two Sony Experias that take marvelous snaps. My old iPhone 4 is due for an upgrade. What should I get if I want a decent camera? iPhone SE? 6? 7? Another Sony?   

Edited November 30, 2016 by DJR

[Flowta]

Question about phone cameras:

 

If you plan to spend 2 weeks on holiday, mostly in a first world city environment, and you want to travel light, how would you go about it? I'm definitely not going to take the big Canon with all its lenses along.  I'll mostly be taking holiday snaps of architecture and people. A good panoramic feature will be appreciated, as well as decent indoor low light images.

 

My "mik and druk" is a little Canon D30 waterproof that normally does duty paddling, fishing and cycling. Not really very versatile, bad indoors, no panoramic, limited zoom.

 

Would you rely entirely on your phone? Between us we have two Sony Experias that take marvelous snaps. My old iPhone 4 is due for an upgrade. What should I get if I want a decent camera? iPhone SE? 6? 7? Another Sony?   

 

I'm seriously looking at the Huawei P9 when I can upgrade in Jan

[Frosty]

Question about phone cameras:

 

If you plan to spend 2 weeks on holiday, mostly in a first world city environment, and you want to travel light, how would you go about it? I'm definitely not going to take the big Canon with all its lenses along. I'll mostly be taking holiday snaps of architecture and people. A good panoramic feature will be appreciated, as well as decent indoor low light images.

 

My "mik and druk" is a little Canon D30 waterproof that normally does duty paddling, fishing and cycling. Not really very versatile, bad indoors, no panoramic, limited zoom.

 

Would you rely entirely on your phone? Between us we have two Sony Experias that take marvelous snaps. My old iPhone 4 is due for an upgrade. What should I get if I want a decent camera? iPhone SE? 6? 7? Another Sony?

Are you wanting it for the memories or to win a photo competition?

 

Nothing wrong with a phone camera if it's purely for memories.

 

And besides, there is the "best photos with a phone" thread.

[bertusras]

Question about phone cameras:

 

If you plan to spend 2 weeks on holiday, mostly in a first world city environment, and you want to travel light, how would you go about it? I'm definitely not going to take the big Canon with all its lenses along.  I'll mostly be taking holiday snaps of architecture and people. A good panoramic feature will be appreciated, as well as decent indoor low light images.

 

My "mik and druk" is a little Canon D30 waterproof that normally does duty paddling, fishing and cycling. Not really very versatile, bad indoors, no panoramic, limited zoom.

 

Would you rely entirely on your phone? Between us we have two Sony Experias that take marvelous snaps. My old iPhone 4 is due for an upgrade. What should I get if I want a decent camera? iPhone SE? 6? 7? Another Sony?   

 

Phone cameras have gotten so good, that I rarely lug my DSLR around any longer. I'm still using an older LG G4 and it has a fantastic camera with image stabilisation, f1.8 aperture and a fairly wide 29mm effective focal length lens (The LG G5 takes that a step further with an additional 8MP 135mm wide lens). It also has full manual controls and RAW support. No, the quality doesn't get close to my proper camera, but for something that fits in my trouser pocket, it's exceptional. Unless there are specific scenarios where I need a telephoto or I'm going to be in poor light, or it's of critical importance to get the best quality possible, I'm perfectly happy using my phone.

 

Have a read on the two (and yes I'm biased)

 

https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/lg-g4-camera-review/9

 

https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/lg-g5-camera-review/10

[Beesrib]

I'm seriously looking at the Huawei P9 when I can upgrade in Jan

upgraded to the P9 a couple of weeks ago.  Not a bad move so far!!  Will look and post something in the phone photo thread.

[Fruity]

Just sold every scrap of Canon equipment and have invested in a Sony mirrorless. I think I must be mad. Or perhaps I made a good move. I have had a few issues convincing clients that it's OK to hire me for a day when I'm shooting on a little Sony but I am starting to get compliments on the quality.

 

These little Sony Alphas are the most disruptive things I have seen since I went fully digital 20 years ago. They just don't look like real cameras though..

 

The attached image was shot at Park Station hand held at 1600 ISO

Didn't Sony pull their camera division out of SA? I was interested in getting a Sony a few years ago, then read somewhere that they'd pulled out the country.

[HappyMartin]

Didn't Sony pull their camera division out of SA? I was interested in getting a Sony a few years ago, then read somewhere that they'd pulled out the country.

Yes they did. I bought from B&H in New York. Quite painless and no slower than dealing with local dealers in my experience. I am quite used to needing international support for high end gear so this didn't scare me at all. Also I am not paying extra I feel you know what I mean. An example is the new Canon 1DX 2 sells for 120k locally. 90k from B&H. Five day shipping, pay the vat and you are done.

 

The 6300 weighs just 400g, shoots 11 frames a second, has one of the fastest focusing systems of any camera, is just over 24 MP, and has a shutter rated for 200000 actuations which is the same as the 1DX. But you can buy 5 6300's for the price of the 1DX 2. The 1 DX shoots 11 frames a second and has better battery life.

[Fruity]

Yes they did. I bought from B&H in New York. Quite painless and no slower than dealing with local dealers in my experience. I am quite used to needing international support for high end gear so this didn't scare me at all. Also I am not paying extra I feel you know what I mean. An example is the new Canon 1DX 2 sells for 120k locally. 90k from B&H. Five day shipping, pay the vat and you are done.

 

The 6300 weighs just 400g, shoots 11 frames a second, has one of the fastest focusing systems of any camera, is just over 24 MP, and has a shutter rated for 200000 actuations which is the same as the 1DX. But you can buy 5 6300's for the price of the 1DX 2. The 1 DX shoots 11 frames a second and has better battery life.

Ja there was a link posted on a certain photography group on FB a little while ago. It went something along the lines of how us Saffas are getting shafted price wise for camera equipment.

 

That's why at the moment, I'm going to have to see how long I last with my D5200 and kit lens.

[HappyMartin]

Ja there was a link posted on a certain photography group on FB a little while ago. It went something along the lines of how us Saffas are getting shafted price wise for camera equipment.

 

That's why at the moment, I'm going to have to see how long I last with my D5200 and kit lens.

I could be wrong but I think mirrorless will take over as the go to cameras in the vast majority of aplications. The only place DSLR have an edge is with game shooting and high end sports. You would be shocked how tiny that market is. Read back in this thread and see how many people are not using their DSLR's because they are bulky and awkward. Mirrorless has non of those issues. The best camera is the one you have with you is an old but accurate saying. I am well glad to see the back of SLR cameras and I got my first one in 1975. Mirrorless is very similar to rangefinder and there is a reason people like Bresson used kit like that.