Cameras AKA the way we help Remember and share what we have Seen

I am sure i am like many around here that like to take a memory a little more permanent then i can remember. One of the ways i like to do this is by taking photos along the way

SO lets see and talk about the camera set ups we like to take or WOULD LIKE to have for our adventures

 

Ever since Panasonic (who makes some of the best & most competitive cameras, btw) came out with a P&S with a 1" sensor, that's the camera I've wanted. I'm tired of paying big monies for less than stellar D-SLRs...then having to buy lenses and haul them around.

A P&S that does all I need it to do would be great. Herein lies the DMC-FZ1000

 

Most of the photos I take for me were taken with and are captured with formerly a Samsung Galaxy 5, now a 6.
I recently bought a Sony RX100 II compact. Here are some recent examples.
I used carry a lot of photo gear. No more. Travel light.

 

Well I will Necro my own old post!

Camera recommendations?
Anything new and must have?
What does everyone use?

 

Still shooting my Sony but, I don't always have it with me.
Upgraded phones to a new Samsung Galaxy S10 plus which sports an even better camera.

Up to 1TB Storage so I don't have to keep cleaning things out. And I can carry a lot of music.


Three lenses:

Display Type Dynamic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 6.4 inches, 103.8 cm2 (~88.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 3040 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~522 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6
HDR10+
Always-on display
Platform OS Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI
Chipset Exynos 9820 (8 nm) - EMEA/LATAM
Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/China
CPU Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA/LATAM
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/China
GPU Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA/LATAM
Adreno 640 - USA/China
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM

Camera:

12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.0µm, Super Steady video
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@60fps (no EIS), 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS

I have the heavy duty Otter Box case.

It's always with me. Which is more than I can say about any other camera.

 

A sampling of examples.
Close up to wide angle.

 

@shaneadams90 What is the camera you were using at Bushcraft class? And or what would you recommend for a Camera?

 

SO.. If someone could afford 1/2 of what your newest one goes for do you have a recommendation?
Ideally looking for something I could use for long range and panoramic shots.

 

It helps that I search for the right model to get a price. Big about $500 dollar difference in model names.

I might have a EPIC road trip in the works so a good camera is going to be a must!

 

From around twenty years ago.

 

These were cool back in the film days, because they fit nicely into a shirt pocket, and are full frame 35mm high quality cameras.

 

I talked to my Dad who uses a Canon EOS D70 body for Astrophotography.
He offered me the 2 lenses he bought it with as he doesn't ever use them.

He says they are:
Canon EF 70-200mm with 1.2m to Infinity and 3m to Infinity
And
Canon EFS 18-25mm Macro down to 0.25m/ 0.8ft
His description not mine so IDK what it all means..

Do you guys think these are ok lenses? I would just have to buy a body,
OR pass and keep looking for another setup?

 

Do you plan on using Canon EOS gear? If so, take them, if not, keep looking. FWIW, Canon makes some mighty fine equipment, and their forte is their higher end lenses, which these are not. They are what are known as kit lenses, and are packaged with starter type cameras to offer an attractive price point. The numbers your Dad gave you are focal points, aka how close you can be and still attain focus. Just about all lenses will focus to infinity.
Having said that, Sony has some very nice cameras now days as well. In fact, most major brands do.
If you are not a serious photographer, you may be better off with a fixed lens point and shoot camera. They also have a nice selection.

 

IDK at the moment what gear i want to go with. I am not a serious photographer but would like to step it up a little in the future. Mostly outdoors, slow or not moving subjects.
I know i want to do more then a simple point and shoot thou.
1 thing i have been told is that i want a fast shutter speed.