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Anonymous11/04/25, 16:31No.4480513/gear/ thread

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Anon11/04/25, 18:51No.4480526

Most people prefer sony and fuji jpeg colors to nikon and canon https://fstoppers.com/gear/canon-fuji-nikon-and-sony-go-head-head-color-science-battle-304099 https://www.dpreview.com/videos/9193994762/blind-portrait-shootout-sony-a9-vs-canon-1dx-mark-ii-vs-nikon-d5 In fact, canon is consistently ranked dead last.Sony and fuji are consistently rated #1 and #2.So why do pixel peeper gearfags always say the opposite while zooming in 600% on their ISO 6400 snapshits of ugly goblinas?Canon is easy to explain. They have contracts with the NFL, NBA, etc so normie NPCs think canon = professional and are programmed to prefer it as long as they know it's a canon. But why the sony hate? Is it just internet nerds that bought into wii/xbox/pc gayming?

Anon11/04/25, 19:07No.4480528

Any reasons why I should NOT buy an x-pro 2 in late 2025? except its absurd price but it's ever gonna go down thanks to tiktok fuji shills (unless x-pro 4 drops)(which might be never) >get snoy a7something I don't want to

Anon11/04/25, 19:21No.4480532

Should I buy xt3 body only (used but in good condition) ?

Anon11/04/25, 19:40No.4480538

>2025 >not shooting leica poorfags are pathetic

Anon11/04/25, 20:57No.4480547

I'll enter the Nikon AF debate with my experience: I recently got a Nikon Z6 (I), and I was surprised to find that it doesn't actually have autofocus tracking AT ALL. Like, you literally cannot stick a tracker on a subject and make it follow that person or object. For the most part, I can get whatever I want with AF-S, but AF-C is completely useless, since it cannot actually track across the screen plane. Sure, there is an AI automated mode, which just follows faces or whatever, but you can't actually control it. I thought the problem with Nikon's mirrorless AF was just that it stopped down to f5.6 and didn't have automatic eye targeting, but it also lacks a basic 3D tracker that my D800 from 2012 has. Am I missing something here? This seems like a huge oversight.That said, the modern ISO capabilities more than makes up for it, and the EVF is surprisingly great, so I'm still maining the Z6 over the D800 now. Though it's also worse for street/snapshitting, since you have to "pre-fire" to get the EVF running before you can actually take a shot. You always end up losing a second and a half. The D800 is just on and ready as long as it is turned on.

Anon11/04/25, 21:35No.4480554

What are some z-mount lenses with SOUL? Talking prime especially. I have the 40mmF2 and it's alright. I like the focal length, compact, kind of good IQ. Looking for something similar or better. Are the Voigtlander any good? Those apo lenses 35 and 50 seems pretty compact, yet metal body and aperture ring. Only manual focus which worries me the most though, especially because I like to take pics of family and my son. I didn't like the 40mm f1.2 when I tested it because how soft it was when open.There is also that TTartisan 75mm f2 lens for just around 200€. Interesting focal length because 85mm is always a bit too narrow for me. 75mm might still be a sweet spot. But it's Chinese and the IQ may suffer from that.Also eying the Z 50mm1.8s because cheap, very sharp, better than the 40mm. But probably not as fun. Hmm.

Anon11/04/25, 23:15No.4480573

Anybody got any idea who made Raynox film era lenses? Just got a 135mm f2.8 in a lot today and can't seem to find much information about it online. It looks like a generic lens, but it performs better.

Anon11/04/25, 23:27No.4480574

Think I may have solved it. Looks almost identical to a Sears (Cosina).

Anon11/05/25, 00:07No.4480578

Got a Panagor 90mm F2.8 macro at goodwill today. Rear of the lens was so dirty two alcohol wipes looked like black powder fouling.

Anon11/05/25, 01:52No.4480586

I am angry, angry at compact camera prices Some are quite cheap, some inferior ones triple the price, some as expensive as their newer counterparts, nothing can be put in your pants' pockets with an aperture lower than f2, zoom lens and for less than 300, regardless of sensor size.

Anon11/05/25, 03:11No.4480594

So my 500N arrived and I've got it loaded with some Kentmere 400. I'm keen to go out and shoot but before I do, I want to make sure this isn't a dud. The viewfinder is blurry despite my lenses being fine and the AF system working properly. Even going MF I can never quite get a sharp picture. The camera doesn't look damaged (or even used, really) so I'm guessing it's the lack of diopter?I wear glasses and my DSLR has a built in diopter that I basically always have cranked to -1. If I set the DSLR to 0 it's blurry. Obviously this means I just need to buy a -1 diopter attatchment right? Like, what are the odds the mirror box is out of whack or whatever? I only ask since I used to have another EOS SLR years ago (that I never really used and sold) but it didn't have a diopter lens and no internal adjustment but was perfectly sharp to look through.It looks like if I peer through the edge of the viewfinder instead of the center the image gets sharper.>repost just because

Anon11/05/25, 03:57No.4480598

>$35 to develop a single roll of 35mm bw film with scans no prints

Anon11/05/25, 09:53No.4480661

Saw a vintage lens for sale from a Japanese seller on ebay yesterday. Listed as mint condition minus, it had fungus or something worse on the rear element. The Japanese being considered fair and just goes out the window when they sell lenses online. Interestingly in this part of the world I rarely encounter that bad of a condition when buying from random people who does not specialize and if something has such a flaw it is considered worthless. Excellent condition for instance is even worse with flaws on several elements with unidentified stains from I don't know what. It really is strange that they have made such a system for judging the quality of a lens.

Anon11/05/25, 12:38No.4480681

[/p/thread/4478535#p4479544] your loss

Anon11/05/25, 15:08No.4480704

How much did I ruin the resale value of a camera (with a touchscreen) by replacing its scratched antiglare coating with a chinese tempered glass protector that covers the same area but doesn't have a SONY logo at the bottom (there's just a black frame)? I mean everything works fine, the screen is fine, it's just I decided to "delaminate" this fucker. It's not any less visible outside without the coating (not that the screen was really all that bright to begin with).

Anon11/05/25, 17:50No.4480721

What's a good cheap lighting setup for a small studio?

Anon11/05/25, 17:56No.4480723

Is this the future?

Anon11/05/25, 18:45No.4480732

Do you think I can shoot an event with an f4 24-1XX zoom? It's a corporate thing at a hotel resort, daytime, conference rooms and meeting halls, a bit of outdoors. I guess since I'm getting paid I should just eat it and rent the 2.8 lenses. I accepted a low rate because I am trying to get experience, so I'm trying to be a cheap ass.

Anon11/05/25, 21:35No.4480755

>f/1.2 >actually compact >$470 Canon won.

Anon11/05/25, 22:37No.4480766

Last generation of dslr lenses are hard to beat. The new lenses are shorter, and that's the major improvement. They did not make the motors faster or af better, what we got was more segmentation. RF 50mm 1.8 has a larger sharp area than EF, so it's a little better, but RF 35mm IS is worse than the EF.What's mostly happened is many lenses are like this https://youtu.be/TZlIy8QZASc?t=301

Anon11/06/25, 01:03No.4480791

It's all fake, don't buy new shit

Anon11/06/25, 01:08No.4480793

HE GAVE UP

Anon11/06/25, 01:09No.4480794

WE WON

Anon11/06/25, 01:47No.4480801

Recommendations for a tripod to support a 1600g DSLR setup? The lens is quite heavy and the tripod head tends to droop even when fully tight. I’m also open to hearing recommendations for a tripod mount that locates around the mounting plate on the camera for better balance, but I would not want to put undue pressure on such an important area.

Anon11/06/25, 03:07No.4480807

Lads, resist the GAS. Just gave into it and bought an eos 1n on eBay listed as tested and working and with video even. But suspicion #1 I should have noted was without lens. Suspicion #2 was broken English even though the listing was from Canada which has been reputable to me until now. Suspicion #3 was the store seems like a general ewaste flipper and not a camera seller or an individual. Camera arrives, turns on, even fires, but won’t focus any lenses, and trying to shoot with a lens on gives the classic intermittent bc error. But with no lens it seems like the camera is fine. My guess is the reseller just stuck batteries in and fired off a few shots and figured ok great. Now I’m getting “return it for a refund” but they won’t refund shipping, and I don’t want to nuke my eBay account reputation over this stupid thing, ugh. 30 bucks shipping I’m never getting back. Don’t do it, don’t buy that “good deal”, it’s not worth!

Anon11/06/25, 08:13No.4480837

>changes the game heh, nothing personal kiddo

Anon11/06/25, 09:06No.4480838

Will there ever be a usable micro four thirds body? The noise in micro four thirds images is unacceptable. All I want is full frame quality, per pixel, but at lower resolution. Why can't we have that? Just a trimmed down section from current full frame sensor tech, even if it's 6MP. What we have now is just trash.Smartphones with the right apps are getting good (shooting RAW with no post-processing) and I hope one day we see cameras start innovating again because if not, cameras are going to go extinct.

Anon11/06/25, 13:22No.4480855

https://www.amazon.com/Canon-420-800mm-Telephoto-Backpack-Professional/dp/B0C7Y8NKV2/ref=pd_ci_mcx_mh_mcx_views_0_image?pd_rd_w=YtUUZ&content-id=amzn1.sym.679481c3-2bf4-4843-80c0-ffb319282e84%3Aamzn1.symc.c3d5766d-b606-46b8-ab07-1d9d1da0638a&pf_rd_p=679481c3-2bf4-4843-80c0-ffb319282e84&pf_rd_r=YD8CN6ZHR3JVT7F00JMR&pd_rd_wg=kA4wz&pd_rd_r=ab83d3ca-dea8-4d39-8bd0-9bb42d7790c8&pd_rd_i=B0C7Y8NKV2do you think this is a good set for a 16 years old that wants to get the hang of photography ?

Anon11/06/25, 13:30No.4480856

Hello when I decided to get into photography I bought what I heard was the cheapest DSLR on the market, the Canon eos 2000D. Bought it for 300bucks used, has a bit of dust that is easily removed in post, but I was wondering what I'm missing out on by using the cheapest gear, what's the big difference with lets say 700/1K gear ?

Anon11/06/25, 14:06No.4480858

Thoughts on the TTArtisan 500mm f/6.3?

Anon11/06/25, 16:08No.4480874

Thoughts on Canon EOS R5?

Anon11/06/25, 16:09No.4480876

Find a flaw

Anon11/06/25, 16:10No.4480877

Which photo do you prefer? Trying to find the best smartphone.

Anon11/06/25, 16:17No.4480879

Are circular polarizers (excluding cheap ones) all the same or are some brands better than others?

Anon11/06/25, 16:47No.4480882

I'm a beginner.I was recommended by a friend to go for the Sony ZVE10 as my starting camera because Sony has the best lens selection. Is he right?

Anon11/06/25, 17:56No.4480898

/an/ x /p/ -cats = m43 -pitbulls = so.yny -rockwell = frank de la jungla

Anon11/06/25, 18:52No.4480910

People who buy interchangeable lens cameras without viewfinders are psychopaths.

Anon11/06/25, 19:55No.4480920

What harddrives do u guys buy to store ur fotos and where do you keep printed fotos?fotobooks?plastic sleeves?

Anon11/06/25, 20:23No.4480930

DSLR AF in anything but single point like a husky off leash is useless

Anon11/06/25, 20:49No.4480946

The RF 45 1.2 is such an interesting lens even though optically it seems to be mid. What is most interesting is how the pricing will affect the market for fast lenses moving forward and how other manufacturers will respond. If we get to the point that you can get a decent first party 50ish 1.2 from all the main manufacturers used for $300 then RIP to a large segment of the vintage, manual 50 1.2 market. The RF 45 is probably one of the most disruptive lenses ever made. Most people who purchase vintage fast glass do so because they are on a budget and the only thing available has traditionally been extremely expensive if going the modern route.

Anon11/06/25, 22:32No.4480974

>enjoy my phone camera >/p/ autists seething Feels good man

Anon11/06/25, 22:35No.4480978

this might be the ugliest camera ive ever seen for 25 bucks i kinda want it

Anon11/06/25, 23:16No.4481000

Sneething about "Pixel peeping" is just cope that you have a shitty low MP sensor. I have never took a picture and said to myself yeah I wish this was like 1/4 the current resolution.

Anon11/07/25, 01:14No.4481024

>202X >people scream cumming about a $2800 camera with like 33 megapixels >5DS is 50mp and like $1000 for a like new one Am I missing something?

Anon11/07/25, 01:21No.4481028

Imagine a world without videotards neutering cameras with useless garbage.

Anon11/07/25, 02:24No.4481048

How bad does this look? Shopping for used canon ef 24-70 lenses on ebay and saw this, but just wanted to ask if this is worth it for around 800$?

Anon11/07/25, 04:04No.4481062

Is this really sterile looking?

Anon11/07/25, 04:05No.4481063

Or this?

Anon11/07/25, 04:15No.4481068

>please you must do more to alleviate my aimless status seeking GAS you… prosumer junk buyer!

Anon11/07/25, 04:20No.4481069

Sterility - :D Tonality - >:[Never change /p/, except for the cancerous nophotos. That could change and be a net positive.

Anon11/07/25, 04:32No.4481071

Phaseone = sterile Fujifilm = tonale

Anon11/07/25, 06:54No.4481090

Guys, I just need a discrete camera to take photos of hookers in Pattaya. Please recommend me one. No smartphones nor 1inch sensor point n shoots please.

Anon11/07/25, 15:14No.4481168

Do I regret buying a mirrorless sony camera?

Anon11/07/25, 15:17No.4481173

Is this RF 45mm f/1.2 really that big of a deal? No IS so theoretically the RF 35mm f/1.8 IS is very close to it and dare I say better for anything holdign still right? RF lenses have crazy good IS so I imagine you could handhold the 35mm down to half a second and be fine, whereas the 45mm you'll probs only get as low as 1/50th safely. Two plus stops of IS in exchange for a stop of aperture doesn't seem that inticing considering f/1.8 is already quite bright.Like nah really sell me on it because yay the number is bigger woopdee fuckin doo what is anyone realistically going to be shooting at f/1.2 that can't be done at f/1.8+IS >inb4 muh low light creamy dreamy cummy bokeh portraiture Very niche and what exactly is there to be gained over just raising the ISO another stop and also having IS to safeguard you against shake once more.

Anon11/07/25, 15:58No.4481187

Is there any advantage to having a DSLR that is natively compatible with film lenses opposed to just adapting them? Film as in 1970's-80's pre autofocus, full manual Nikon F or Pentax K lenses, so no EF mount, Nikon bodies with the screwdrive or whatever for AF wouldn't matter. Would be a bit nicer to change lenses without messing with the shitty EF-K mount and a bit of a novelty, but I can't think of any direct advantage. Not actually buying one, but I see this $30 Pentax with a broken screen every once in a while like 2 hours a way and think about it.

Anon11/07/25, 21:03No.4481233

anyone here into astrophotography? I have a Z8 and a 70-200 as my longest lens. when does a crop sensor astro cam + a scope become better than something like a Z8 with a 500 PF or the z 180-600?

Anon11/08/25, 04:47No.4481348

Is the Tamron 70-180mm f2.8 worthy?

Anon11/08/25, 06:03No.4481360

Hello, am I making a terrible mistake? I'm a casual

Anon11/08/25, 09:59No.4481383

i am thinking about getting a EOS 7D Mark II and using magic lantern on it. would that be good?

Anon11/08/25, 14:56No.4481415

I like the form factor of the Sony 16-50mm kit lense, is there something similar to that but with better sharpness? I also have the 16-55mm but I feel that it's too heavy and bulky, the picture quality is amazing though. Is the Sigma 18-50mm the only better alternative?

Anon11/08/25, 16:42No.4481435

It rains all the fucking time where I live. I need a camera with weather sealing. Is an OM-5 for 650 US dollars a decent deal? What else should I be considering for weatherproof shooting?

Anon11/08/25, 18:36No.4481462

what's the best macro lens for canon EF under 500USD? Might also be able to do Japanese buying as I'm going there soonish, so if forex holds that's up to 75000 yen. Using EOS 7D mk2.

Anon11/08/25, 23:51No.4481492

Will we ever get a sensor as good as the X-T4's? Less read noise than the R5, half a stop more DR than the R7 Only the A6600's sensor comes close but even then it has a third of a stop less DR. Too bad it's ruined by being in a fuji, the poor thing got worms and myopia.

Anon11/09/25, 02:17No.4481507

The 18-135 is redpilled.

Anon11/09/25, 07:08No.4481543

Any anons here used the Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2:1 Macro lens? I am very interested in it as a first macro lens for myself. It seems quite good for the price, being not much more expensive than Pentax’s most recent macro lens. Manual focus is no trouble. It’s macro, and I’ll be using a DSLR anyway, although I could buy one for E-mount. That is worth considering, since I’ll be able to use punch-in focus to make sure the focus is on point. Hmm… anyway, reviews on that particular lens and advice on buying the E-mount or K-mount copy? I think rationally there is a good reason to use it on E-mount, but the heart wants what the heart wants…

Anon11/09/25, 10:12No.4481587

How are modern voigtländer lenses? I'm thinking of either the 50mm f2 apo or the 75mm f1.5 for my Nikon zf. The apo apparently is sharper than anything Nikon even wide open. The 75mm isn't as sharp but has lots of "dreamy character". Isn't that just the translation of bad sharpness or is there more to it? I read good things about the color rendition, etc.I don't mind manual and I love how their lenses look like. But I'm afraid that some average Chinese lens for 300€ would give me the same exact image.

Anon11/09/25, 21:45No.4481708

I'm torn between Nikon 24-120 f4 and 105mm Z MC. Wish I had moneys for both

Anon11/10/25, 00:32No.4481722

I need a dirt cheap handheld camcorder (sub-$100 used) that can record loud punk music shows at night in the dark and can handle the loud audio without it being reduced to white noise. Any suggestions? I don't need something amazing.

Anon11/10/25, 13:34No.4481800

>Exc+++++

Anon11/10/25, 15:41No.4481807

Looking for a nice 85mm lens. Mostly video for fun and some photos too. Do you think the Viltrox 85mm F2 Evo is worth it or should I pay a bit more and just get the Nikkor 85mm 1.8? It's still double the price on the used market.

Anon11/11/25, 03:27No.4481941

Best focal length to photograph a bbc?

Anon11/11/25, 04:17No.4481950

These fucking eBay NIGGERS I swear to god. You get a good deal and they pull NIGGER shit like this.

Anon11/13/25, 09:18No.4482541

Hiya! I’m looking to move beyond my phone camera not necessarily upgrade, but get a dedicated camera for capturing important moments in my life. I don’t want to rely on a tiny phone sensor anymore. Which of these options would you recommend for a beginner? Ideally, the camera and lens should be compact enough to fit into a small sling or banana bag (so I can bring to concerts). Also, I don't to spend as little as possible but don't want to buy used, because the used market in my country is filled to the brim with bad faith actors.a) Fuji XM-5 b) Fuji XT-30 III C) Canon R50V D) Sony Zve10AFAIK, these are the only "small" modern mirrorless cameras on the market.Your advice would be appreciated.