ckf Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Just curious as to what everyone uses for a camera. Smartphone? Point & Shoot? Mirrorless? DSLR? I just snagged another one last night on Ebay, a Sony A5000 mirrorless that I'm excited to try. Here's my list of cameras: DSLR: Nikon D5300 with 18-140mm lens & Nikon D7100 with a Sigma 150-600mm lens Mirrorless: Sony A5000 with 16-50mm lens on the way. Point & Shoot: Canon S95 & Nikon S7000 Drone: DJI Phantom 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry ginger Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 you know how much i love taking pictures so smartphones all i got unless I want to dig into some drawers searching for old ones I've tossed aside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01mxz800 Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Nikon coolpics is all I use I do a few forclosed vacant homes for banks that require time stamp and is all I need for pesonaal pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Skidooski Posted December 5, 2016 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted December 5, 2016 Galaxy S7 Active...I don't take many pictures 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Motorola droid turbo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckf Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 18 minutes ago, Angry ginger said: you know how much i love taking pictures so smartphones all i got unless I want to dig into some drawers searching for old ones I've tossed aside. I thought you picked up a DSLR a few years ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry ginger Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Just now, ckf said: I thought you picked up a DSLR a few years ago? i bought the wife Canon T5, never taken a picture with it. and to be honest the cost per picture she's taken that was worth a damn is probably $20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T1R9sledder Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Kodak Brownie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckf Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 16 minutes ago, 01mxz800 said: Nikon coolpics is all I use I do a few forclosed vacant homes for banks that require time stamp and is all I need for pesonaal pics I just picked up my Coolpix S7000 a few weeks ago because my Canon S95 won't make HD 1080 videos. The older Canon S95 does much better with photos because of the larger sensor. Just now, Angry ginger said: i bought the wife Canon T5, never taken a picture with it. and to be honest the cost per picture she's taken that was worth a damn is probably $20 DSLR's are not for everyone. The smaller point & shoots are a better option for most people, they take great photos and are easier to use. The major benefits of DSLR's are depth of field and the ability to print large photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02sled Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Nikon D5 camera with 35mm to 70mm & 70mm to 210mm Nikkor lenses from my old non digital SLR as well as Nikkor digital AF 18mm to 55mm & 70mm to 300mm. Canon Powershot Elf 360 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckf Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 3 minutes ago, T1R9sledder said: Kodak Brownie LOL, that's a blast from the past Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckf Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 1 minute ago, 02sled said: Nikon D5 camera with 35mm to 70mm & 70mm to 210mm Nikkor lenses from my old non digital SLR as well as Nikkor digital AF 18mm to 55mm & 70mm to 300mm. Canon Powershot Elf 360 Very nice on the bold. Do you do photography as a side business or just a hobby? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02sled Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 1 minute ago, ckf said: Very nice on the bold. Do you do photography as a side business or just a hobby? Just a hobby. I was getting close to retirement and thought I was pretty good with things like depth of field, filters and such on my old 35MM SLR. I took a couple of courses and learned a whole lot more. I got it thinking I could maybe do wedding photography as a part time business in retirement. I used to go to quarter horse shows with my wife and take pictures of the competitors and their horses and sell those a while back. It kept me busy while my wife was busy with her horse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T1R9sledder Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 4 minutes ago, ckf said: LOL, that's a blast from the past That's what I had when I was a hid. My grandparents gave it to me. My wife is using a Canon Rebel SL1. She likes it. I don't know a damn thing about it. I just point to stuff that I think might be a good picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckf Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 1 minute ago, 02sled said: Just a hobby. I was getting close to retirement and thought I was pretty good with things like depth of field, filters and such on my old 35MM SLR. I took a couple of courses and learned a whole lot more. I got it thinking I could maybe do wedding photography as a part time business in retirement. I used to go to quarter horse shows with my wife and take pictures of the competitors and their horses and sell those a while back. It kept me busy while my wife was busy with her horse. I know there is money to be made doing wedding photography, but it doesn't interest me a bit 1 minute ago, T1R9sledder said: That's what I had when I was a hid. My grandparents gave it to me. My wife is using a Canon Rebel SL1. She likes it. I don't know a damn thing about it. I just point to stuff that I think might be a good picture. I've read good things about SL1. That was one of the cameras I was considering getting for video, but ended up finding a good price on the Sony A5000 on Ebay last night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T1R9sledder Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 2 minutes ago, ckf said: I know there is money to be made doing wedding photography, but it doesn't interest me a bit I've read good things about SL1. That was one of the cameras I was considering getting for video, but ended up finding a good price on the Sony A5000 on Ebay last night I know she's made good use of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
low-1 Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Nikon D750, D7000, D5100 for dslrs. Lenses... let's see, Nikkor 14-24 f/2.8, 24-70 f/2.8, 70-200 f/2.8, 20 f/1.8, 50 f/1.4, micro 105 f/2.8, 18-55 f/3.5-5.6 kit lenses, and a tokina 11-16 f/2.8. I think that's it. Plus filters, grips, flashes, wireless triggers, all that good stuff. They've been pretty much collecting dust for the last few months. I'm sure I'll pick them up again sometime soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticCrusher Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 1 hour ago, ckf said: I just picked up my Coolpix S7000 a few weeks ago because my Canon S95 won't make HD 1080 videos. The older Canon S95 does much better with photos because of the larger sensor. DSLR's are not for everyone. The smaller point & shoots are a better option for most people, they take great photos and are easier to use. The major benefits of DSLR's are depth of field and the ability to print large photos. For sure, I bought my wife one with all the bells and whistles and she rarely uses it. For the most part I use my MotoX, linked to automatically upload to our Dropbox for both smartphones. Never have to worry about losing photos again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 i got rid of my cinder block two years ago. picked up an Oly OMD E-M5 and haven't looked back. i do mostly street photography of people from cities and rural areas across the country. the OMD is small, easy to handle, and fast. i use either a 17mm or 12mm Oly lens. sometimes the 12-40 Pro lens when shooting in rain. I prefer prime lens. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckf Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 41 minutes ago, spin_dry said: i got rid of my cinder block two years ago. picked up an Oly OMD E-M5 and haven't looked back. i do mostly street photography of people from cities and rural areas across the country. the OMD is small, easy to handle, and fast. i use either a 17mm or 12mm Oly lens. sometimes the 12-40 Pro lens when shooting in rain. I prefer prime lens. I did the micro 4/3 thing for a while. I was happy with them for everything except bird photography. For some reason they had a hard time focusing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVT MXZ XRS Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Droid Turbo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rump-rider Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Mainly my iphone 6 now. I have a Panasonic lumix digital camera but the iphone is so good I don't even bother with the camera much anymore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtybeacher Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 60d, f1.8 prime lens, kit lens, and 2.8 200mm older gopro2 sony action cam and a canon point and shoot that I mount to my kites for video I use my iphone and GoPro the most these days 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCR1250 Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 I normally use a Canon Powershot. BTW, anyone want/need a Minolta XG7 35mm? I have 1 for sale with some extras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckf Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 3 minutes ago, dirtybeacher said: 60d, f1.8 prime lens, kit lens, and 2.8 200mm older gopro2 sony action cam and a canon point and shoot that I mount to my kites for video I use my iphone and GoPro the most these days I forgot about my GoPro Hero3 black 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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