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28/11/2023 at 12:27pm
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There's probably more photos taken now than at any point in the history of photography thanks to the cameras in our phones, and in past few years they've reached such a high standard that they rival and even surpass many a standalone camera. Where they fall short is zooming into distant subjects (it's a digital zoom where available, not an optical zoom, so really only cropping an image and with resultant degradation of quality) and to a large degree being able to control shutter speed and aperture to get very specific photo effects.
I've got a high end DSLR hovering on the boundary between enthusiastic amateur and professional spec, and a bunch of lenses that are more pro than amateur, all because I take mostly long distant images of fast moving objects, racing cars, classic aircraft, power boats etc., and some wildlife which can move surprisingly quickly in some respects, even if only the speed at which wings beat! Even my dog needs a high shutter speed if not to be a blur in some part, as she is rarely still! I also from time to time do some industrial product photos for clients, that requires a whole different set of specs, revolving around very specific depth of field and getting lighting perfect, a bunch of flash guns and light boxes for that, also only the very best contrast control to cope with near black or white subjects gets the job done to a satisfactory level!
My other love is landscape photos, and to be fair, the camera in my phone is probably more than capable for most of that, but I still lug a few kilos of DSLR and lens around with me when out and about! - old habits, and not exploring and utilising new tech as much as I should!
Budget gets to be a constraint, more about the guilt of spending so much on an 'indulgence', rather than absolute affording it, but I've found a way around that with a couple of really good suppliers of near new second hand gear, I've saved thousands on lenses that are pristine and show every sign of never having been used beyond maybe a 'tryout' use, and with a decent warranty/return policy that takes most of the risk out of s/h purchase.
My first digital camera was a high end compact Olympus, some 30 years ago I guess, that to all intense and purposes was a DSLR without an interchangeable lens, but with a very wide optical zoom range, superb camera that took stunning images of anything that didn't move, but with a near 1 second shutter lag, anything moving was very hit and miss whether you caught it in frame!
With my current DSLR, I find I probably use it more with specific manual settings than with it's automated settings, as generally competent as they are, as I'm often challenging the art of photography in some aspect. Think I'll be sticking with a camera I can control rather than a point and shoot type for a while yet. Not really the type to chase the latest gadget/spec/model, if it does what I want, I'm more than happy with it no matter how old, my current DSLR is a few years old now and has been surpassed a few times by upgraded models, but not really tempted by them. Didn't really get into photography until around 30 years old when I bought first SLR, but it became a bit of a passion that has stuck.
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28/11/2023 at 3:16pm
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Four things I never buy new, cars, camera gear, mobile phones and watches.
I have a £2000 Nikon dSLR, which I paid £300 for when it was 3 years old. It has done me well for about 15 years, but last time I turned it on the screen failed. I could now get the same model for £50!
Iphone is good for decent snapa, but I also have a Fuji x10 compact, again bought used, the original bill is in the box and it was about £700, I paid £200. That is an excellent camera, limited zoom, but full controls for speed, iso and aperture.
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