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Anon08/02/26, 04:00No.4520740

>Do you shoot compacts? Do their shortcomings irk you enough to just bring an ILC instead? I only use them for documentary purposes, unless I'm playing with a vintage model.

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Anon08/02/26, 04:44No.4520744

I'd be tempted to give them a go if there was some real innovation in the space.

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Anon08/02/26, 05:02No.4520745

>don't mind me, just being a solid truly compact apsc camera with good optics and a built in flash, which nikon abandoned after just one generation. if they just updated the autofocus and smoothed out the controls and ui, this would give the GR a run for its money

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Anon08/02/26, 05:35No.4520749

This is my backup camera for when I don't carry a camera with me and no phone. I bought it when My Nokia 3310 with no camera was my daily driver.

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Anon08/02/26, 10:29No.4520771

I have a Pentax MX-1 and it is an astonishing little thing except the battery barely lasts a handful of shots. It needs a big pocket and bringing my FF with a pancake lens is not really that much of a difference so I just do that instead. I have been meaning to get a couple of fresh batteries for it but IRL things always get ahead of it. I also don't want to use third party shit batteries so my options are limited.

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Anon08/02/26, 11:00No.4520774

I'll often take it because I ride a motorbike, I'm going somewhere I don't want a camera hanging round my neck bashing into things or being in the way, or I don't want to attract attention. I took it on my first holiday for those reasons and I think I'd do the same on the next.

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Anon08/02/26, 14:02No.4520805

I've tried a few compact options, but small mirrorless are already small enough that it's never an issue to EDC with them. Anything less I'd rather just snap on my phone than bother with a whole other camera I won't enjoy using.

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Anon08/02/26, 15:45No.4520808

How do you guys make money?

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Anon08/02/26, 16:35No.4520826

The D80 has shit the bed after hibarnating for 5 years. Only gives me r02. Threw a bunch of r07 before I stopped using it 8 years ago. Is $25 a reasonable scrap value?

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Anon08/02/26, 17:13No.4520834

Anyone experience with the Voigtländer Nokton 35mm 1.4 Classic SC? I'm a bit tired of the modern clinical look and what something more """artistic""". Is that Nokton still a beauty open at 1.4 or does it look just awful? There is also the Pergear 35mm 1.4 that seems to have a similar look but costs 4 times less. But looking at lots of samples I feel like the Voigtländer still looks better.

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Anon08/02/26, 18:27No.4520841

So after your recommendations, I went to camera stores and handled every model from the brands within my budget. Fuji felt the most premium by far.Canon R50 felt too plasticky and the kit lenses zoom ring was so sloppy that it was hard to land exactly on the focal length you wanted.Sony ZV-E10 and A6400 both felt very soulless desu.Fuji X-M5 built quality was ass, but I absolutely loved the X-T30 III.None of the local camera stores had the Sony A7C, so I couldn't try it. For a low-budget EDC setup, is there any reason to choose it over the Fuji?

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Anon08/02/26, 18:30No.4520843

hey guys do you have any opinions on lightdow and neewer stuff? I'm looking to get some cheap filters for my kit lens mostly want to get a black mist 1/8 to blom the lights a bit in night street photos and flower close ups brands people say are "cheap" and "budget" cost like my lens.

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Anon08/02/26, 19:14No.4520852

Opinions on the Sigma 28-70 F2.8? Would be my first zoom lens after years of primes.

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Anon08/02/26, 19:44No.4520861

I don't know why it took me so long to consider, but I finally set up wireless tethering for shooting at home. No more dealing with memory card or cable or importing, I just take my camera anywhere within my home wifi range, take a picture, and images right to computer ready to go. Makes me want to expand my wifi setup so I make use of it in the farthest parts of my backyard.

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Anon08/02/26, 22:50No.4520945

Used gh4 for $100 or a 0 shutter count g95 for $200?

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Anon08/03/26, 02:00No.4520957

> Do you shoot compacts? I'd like to but prices are bullshit for new and I can't find shit on the used market. Ricoh GRs and Sony RX100s are extremely overpriced even on the used market (if I can even find one). At this rate I'm just going to end up with an APS-C that has no EVF and I'll put a pancake on it.

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Anon08/03/26, 04:01No.4520971

LEAVE SONY ALONE

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Anon08/03/26, 09:07No.4521003

24-70 2.8 or two faster primes?

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Anon08/03/26, 10:47No.4521028

does there exist a compact pocketable fixed lens zoom where the image quality doesnt suck ass? I couldnt find any good photos made with stuff like the GR IV. maybe ok for instagram but looking up close its all mushy if not, then im going for a proper big MILK camera, might as well

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Anon08/03/26, 13:45No.4521045

Reposting

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Anon08/03/26, 20:59No.4521088

Friend sold me his almost new Leica SL3-S for 2k€ because he upgraded to the P. I know nothing about l-mount but I just ordered a used Lumix 50mm 1.8 and see how it goes from there. The 20-60 zoom lens is also dirty cheap with a useful focal length. But I'm afraid it gets a dust collector.I might add that M to SL adapter with some voigtländer. I think the 35mm 1.2 must be nice. Or the 1.4 classic because it's so tiny.

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Anon08/04/26, 01:21No.4521107

is micro 4/3 shit unless you get the modern expensive stuff? talking about old ones like for 100 bucks. is it better to just get an old dslr

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Anon08/04/26, 01:26No.4521110

anyone ever buy dirt cheap fungused the fuck up vintage lenses to clean and fix? is it worth the effort?

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Anon08/04/26, 05:39No.4521133

>QOTT: Do you shoot compacts? Do their shortcomings irk you enough to just bring an ILC instead? I thought I was going to be one of those guys with a big kit and a little kit, but after trying an RX100 IV, a PEN-7, and a Powershot SX, it just never made sense to me. The small kit never took anything my phone wasn't able to. Sure the RX100 had a decent sensor, and obviously had better IQ, but if I'm going through the effort to bring a whole different device then I'm going to bring the gear I use the most and spent a lot of money on.Modern MILCs are just not that big a deal to bring with you, and EDC faggots are insufferable. If you're the kind of guy that needs to bring a camera to the shopping mall then you need to get diagnosed for aspergers. If you bring your camera out a lot just to get you outdoors then that's fine, but ILCs aren't going to make you look any werider than you do with your Cybershot.

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Anon08/04/26, 15:04No.4521168

EDC fas are gross autists that take a flashlight, a leatherman, a lighter, two guns, a spare clip, a knife, and a SNOY RX100 virginity machine to walmart so they can look disgusting while they zoom in on stacy’s yoga pantsChads just leave the camera at home and take the CANON (they use those at NFL games yano) out when they go camping or their girl wants some new sexy pictures takenEDC = der untermensch snapschitter ov judea Its a hobby = DAS ARYAN ÜBERSNAPPER OV HYPERBOREA

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Anon08/04/26, 16:25No.4521182

Ah yes, the phone copers enter the thread. > I cannot take my DSLR and bazooka zoom when I walk my dog, because they are to big and unwieldy > But no, they are not unwieldy, I'm very big and very fat and in comparison to me everything looks small. > But I don't like taking my DSLR and bazooka zoom with me, so I take photos on my phone.

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Anon08/04/26, 20:52No.4521215

Last thread I asked about camera for my mother. Today I was showing her section with second hand gear from trusted shop and she noticed Sony A6300 (30k photos shutter count) with 16-70 Zeiss f/4 lens (so something like 26-110 on that camera). Pretty good price, too. But camera model is quite old (2016), I wouldn't be so worried with normal one but this is mirrorless. She got her mind pretty set on that, however. I guess she won't mind APS-C (since she was using compact cameras so far, which have smaller sensors anyway and I highly doubt she would make use of FF advantages) and would actually enjoy small weight. But I don't know anything about Sony cameras.What do you guys think? Is it good camera or something to avoid?

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Anon08/04/26, 21:06No.4521218

>pees on your sensorlet thread >btfos the resident nazi >tells you to buy a nikon and install capture one >refuses to explain further >leaves >your life is somehow basically ruined by this

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Anon08/04/26, 22:06No.4521224

How would a camera and lens handle being carried in a bag on a hike and bike? Especially the gear with image stabilization, apparently IBIS is always loose when powered off? How would it handle being in a front bicycle basket

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Anon08/05/26, 01:32No.4521249

I've never owned my own camera and I've been thinking about getting a compact for travel. Goals: >having the "real" camera experience >better IQ and resolution than smartphone >small and convenient I'm sure I'm in the same position as a lot of people. It seems genuinely difficult to accomplish meaningful IQ improvements while keeping things compact. The compromise I'm currently contemplating is, since my smartphone is pretty alright at 24mm and 70mm, getting primes that fill the gaps in my smartphone range. So, 35mm and ~135mm (FF equiv). And then the camera would be Fujifilm X-E5 (small, IBIS, APS-C, 40MP) and the lenses would be adapted from M-mount, because then there are very sharp and very small options. The biggest issues with my plan are the high price for M-mount lenses and the lack of autofocus.

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Anon08/05/26, 04:22No.4521259

Help me find a DKL to Canon RF adapter please. I don't want to go the DKL-EF-RF route.

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Anon08/05/26, 12:47No.4521304

Anybody have suggestions for real cameras >better than a Samsung Galaxy A15 smartphone >able to take a 64 GB MicroSD card >below 1K in price >WON'T KEEP TAKING BLURRY IMAGES NO MATTER THE ZOOM OR STILLNESS My last cameras were >Minolta MN12Z Horrible zoom, horrible quality, pixellated to fuck, horrible battery life, horrible in every way >Kodak EasyShare C143 Ancient but sadly my old faithful no longer works with modern PCs

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Anon08/05/26, 16:48No.4521339

>Huskyfaggot is back (he never left) /p/ is ruinedNikons third rate thai junk and capture one is overpriced for 1/2 of what adobe suite can do. Dont listen to that faggot. He never posts photos because they’re all of his fucking dog. Most pros use sony and canon. Most influencers use fuji. Everyone uses adobe. Who do you trust, them, or the dog snapshitter?

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Anon08/05/26, 17:00No.4521345

> Most pros use sony and canon. Most influencers use fuji. >Most youtubers sell adobe preset packs >uhhh DOGS hahahahaha

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Anon08/05/26, 18:23No.4521380

I tried my dad's Canon 600D recently. IQ is a bit worse than m43.

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Anon08/05/26, 19:19No.4521394

so i guess this board gets this question all the fucking time butDSLR or mirrorless? seems like a tough choice to make>mirrorless is more compact and lighter >mirrorless is more expensive >mirrorless has potentially better tech which makes it easier to take good photos >DSLR is better for battery life and rough outdoors >optical viewfinder feels nice >optical viewfinder doesn't show you the actual final picture while shootingmy hunch is to get DSLR now to get started and buy a mirrorless down the line when they perfected all the tech. but the biggest thing is still the form factor. i like the idea of being able to put it in my pocket or backpack easily. that's a huge plus for mirrorless. and the optical viewfinder isn't that much of a plus.

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Anon08/05/26, 19:44No.4521404

going to shoot my car before i sell itin pic:pentax k1 mark ii pentax 55mm f1.4 sdm da* 55mm f1.8 takumar (gives nice warm soft pics) pentax 35mm f2 hd tamron 70-200mm f2.8 2 cpls (49->52mm kenko and 58mm tiffen) pentax af540fgz pttl strobeonly bad thing is its 70% cloud cover rn (no point in waiting for golden hour imo)...tomorrow its gonna rain i think

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Anon08/05/26, 22:08No.4521439

Today's mail delivery: A minty Minolta 505 Si Super with a pristine Sigma 24-70 f2.8 in its original packaging, also included is a Sigma 28mm F1.8 Aspherical II plus a stack of filters and a couple of rolls of film. 120 bucks shipped.

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Anon08/07/26, 11:53No.4521680

>let's see what /p/eople are saying about compact cameras >bottom third of thread is shit flinging about communism and ad homs Checks out.

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Anon08/08/26, 10:56No.4521997

What is considered an "entry level" price range for shooting 4k wildlife video with super telephoto lens? Used, not new.

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