Karenlh wrote:.
I bought a DSLR for photos of the kids' sports and our dogs. Aftera year, the DSLR is getting a little heavy so now I'd like asmaller camera. Hmm, seems I need one of the Fuji's for my indooruse and maybe another camera for outdoor use? The long zoom of aSony H2/5/7 or Canon S3IS would useful at times. And, those ultracompacts are really cute..........I want them all This hobby is very addictive...........Karen.
Join the club! I only have four, but spend many waking hours planning the next camera and the next lens..
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I've spent a ridiculous (although enjoyable) amount of time reading the forum this week. It's become an obsession. I think I could live with the size of a super zoom camera (seems tiny compared to my DSLR), but everyone seems to think the Fuji F30/31fd are so wonderful for low light. I do take a lot of indoor pictures. However, I'm afraid I'd miss the IS and an optical viewfinder. Decisions, decisions..
My husband doesn't understand why I need more than one camera. I've tried to explain that this is like his hunting and fishing hobbies. He couldn't get by with one gun and one fishing pole!.
Karen..
Over in the Nikon forum, we call it NAS (Nikon Acquisition Syndrome).The best solution is to get out a shoot, shoot, shoot.The equipment you have is fine, go out and shoot and improve your technique.
Warm regards,DOF..
Do you have it as bad as this guy?http://www.davebeckerman.com/general/camera-addict.htm.
Joel Orlinsky.
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True, but I still want something smaller than my DSLR. There are so many to choose from with so many different features..
Karen..
The usual rule is that you need three compacts for every SLR. Try to make your husband understand this..
Then get the Fuji, a superzoom and a Ricoh GX-100..
Simple..
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LOL, not quite but I probably could be if I had the money. Truthfully, it seems that no matter what I use, my pictures are about the same a few that are nice and a lot of plain "snapshots.".
That's why it's so hard to choose. I see gorgeous photos from so many cameras, but mine probably won't look like those anyway..
Karen..
While I understand the wisdom of having one spouse, at least at anygiven time, I do not believe it necessary to limit myself to just onecamera. In truth there is no camera, or even camera system (ala DSLR,lenses, and other accessories) that is suitable for all situations. So itmakes a lot of sense to me to have several cameras. My currentworking set of digital cameras includes some "heavy-hitters" (Canon 300D,Panasonic FZ30, Sony R1), some "midrange" (Canon G7, Panasonic LC1)and some "take-everywhere" (Casio Z750, Panasonic TZ1) cameras.I always have at least one of my take-everywhere cameras with me andmay also be carrying a midrange and/or heavy-hitter camera(s) with medepending upon what my photographic intents are..
As a point of information, I followed the same philosophy in my filmdays when my working set consisted of medium format (Mamiya 645,Yashica TLRs), 35mm SLRs (Nikon Fs, Canon F1n & A1, Pentax MX),and 35mm pocket (Olympus X) cameras,.
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Thank you. That makes me feel a little better..
Karen..
I like the way you think! Sounds good to me!.
Karen..
I still think taking good photos is something like a black art. On any given day I do not know if my pictures will come out wonderful or look like c**p. I have two c**p days in a row and I am hoping to have a good day to balance it out...
MWCT wrote:.
I still think taking good photos is something like a black art. Onany given day I do not know if my pictures will come out wonderfulor look like c**p. I have two c**p days in a row and I am hoping tohave a good day to balance it out..
It may not be that your pics are cr*p, just that you've raised the bar on what you consider a good photo..
Recently I was asked to put together a photo slide-show for a volunteer group I am involved in. I passed out my email address, and asked people to send me 5 or 10 of their best photo's. Wanna talk about cr*p!!! (LOL). I wasn't expecting great pictures, but I'd say that 95% of the photo's I received were pretty borderline..
Warm regards,DOF..
Karenlh wrote:.
I bought a DSLR for photos of the kids' sports and our dogs. Aftera year, the DSLR is getting a little heavy so now I'd like asmaller camera. Hmm, seems I need one of the Fuji's for my indooruse and maybe another camera for outdoor use? The long zoom of aSony H2/5/7 or Canon S3IS would useful at times. And, those ultracompacts are really cute...........
I want them all .
This hobby is very addictive............
I think that describes a big percentage of people in the forum! So many cameras, so little time! And there's always a wave of new ones that just scream "must have!"..
But compared to other hobbies, it's not that bad. For example, I'd rather buy a used car and use the savings for cameras and other electronics, and still save money. More savings and more cameras .
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That's true. But the hoarding instinct is very strong.....
Karenlh wrote:.
LOL, not quite but I probably could be if I had the money.Truthfully, it seems that no matter what I use, my pictures areabout the same a few that are nice and a lot of plain"snapshots.".
That's why it's so hard to choose. I see gorgeous photos from somany cameras, but mine probably won't look like those anyway..
Karen.
Don't be fooled by the photos you see posted. You are seeing others 'few nice photos' and not all their plain old snapshots which is what the majority of their photos probably are, just like yours. (And just like mine).
People will claim 10s of 1000s of photos taken and needing terabytes of space for them all but then you follow up and view collections of their photos on line which are presumably their best photos and only a handful are truly outstanding..
If you are taking 1 truly outstanding photo in a hundred and several more of that hundred that are very nice work, you are doing as well as anyone. And that ratio will never go up much. What will change is the quality of the 4 or 5 in a hundred that you consider worth keeping. After some experience, you may get rid of photos without a second thought that would have been some of your best work as a beginner..
I refer here to photos that someone considers as art or a creative outlet. Snapshots of course are where all the fun is and of we will want to keep most of them if they represent memories we want to have a visual record of. A simple P&S does great for these types of photos and is convenient enough it will get well used when a Dslr and multiple lenses is too cumbersome or simply overkill for what you are taking a photo of. You probably wouldn't take your full system along on a walk to the playground with the kids but if you have a small camera that fits into your jacket pocket, you would think nothing of bringing it along. I have yet to get a Dslr and have been suffering (missing some good photo opportunities) with a megazoom digicam for about a year and a half. Before that with film, I always considered my SLR and a bag of lenses to be the proper tools for going out specifically to do certain types of photography.
I've been spending some time in the big city parks lately, taking bird photos with my convenient little megazoom digicam and there are a few locations where I want/need to use a dslr and proper lenses and will go there with only that purpose in mind. But I've always enjoyed walks in the park often with no thought of actually doing any photography and when I have my Dslr, I will still go for walks in the park leaving my dslr at home but I surely still be carrying my megazoom digicam with me. Same as I will take my digicam when going hiking with friends who own digicams and wouldn't cart along my tripod and full system and spend 10 minutes in one place contemplating a composition or waiting 20 minutes for the clouds to move or wander where there are no trails as I would when I hike alone..
Nice analogy about your husband needing more than one fishing pole or gun. You can further reinforce this with him by collecting together all his duplicate tools (of which he no doubt has many) and having him explain the rationale for this. ..
There are never enough cameras..
I have dozens on shelves and in drawers and camera bags and sitting out here and there. They are pieces of art. We all need to surround ourselves with them. I have since I was a kid.Dave Lewis..
Digital_ray_of_light wrote:.
I think that describes a big percentage of people in the forum! Somany cameras, so little time! And there's always a wave of new onesthat just scream "must have!"..
Exactly!.
But compared to other hobbies, it's not that bad. For example, I'drather buy a used car and use the savings for cameras and otherelectronics, and still save money. More savings and more cameras .
True. It's about what matters to you. I'd prefer a camera to jewelry any day..
Karen..
I keep them because I enjoy looking at the changes in technology. For example, my first digital camera was a Sony Mavica CD300. It's clunky looking and only 3 megapixels, but it works fine. I still use it from time to time...
Karenlh wrote:.
Digital_ray_of_light wrote:.
I think that describes a big percentage of people in the forum! Somany cameras, so little time! And there's always a wave of new onesthat just scream "must have!"..
Exactly!.
But compared to other hobbies, it's not that bad. For example, I'drather buy a used car and use the savings for cameras and otherelectronics, and still save money. More savings and more cameras .
True. It's about what matters to you. I'd prefer a camera tojewelry any day..
Indeed! Especially since prices continue to fall, so each new wave of cameras is more bang for the buck. I almost got one yesterday because it was at a very low demo-clearance price, even though I had absolutely no need for it. But it was close!.
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