Notes on life, art, photography and technology, by a Danish dropout bohemian.
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Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Reasons to go for smaller cameras
This guy tells about why he now has gone to smaller cameras. I particularly like one point I had not heard anybody say before: even for a young person, carrying about many kilos of gear all day can simply be demoralising to the point that you get home with fewer and worse pictures. I feel the same way. I always had a fondness for compact cameras, but these days it's just not fun anymore to use a big camera. Back when the only cameras which had really good quality were big and heavy I had one, but that is years ago.
He also says that the dynamic range (shooting a subject with extreme contrast) is the only reason he held onto full frame for so long, but it's no longer enough.
Oh, he is funny too.
That's interesting. I have a Lumix micro 4/3 system which I'm quite happy with. I keep being tempted by the Sony A7 and Pentax K1 full frame cameras. If I bought either of them I wouldn't replace the Lumix system completely, because the long lenses would be too heavy and expensive. I might just buy the body and a good standard zoom. Or I might take his advice and not bother.
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That's interesting. I have a Lumix micro 4/3 system which I'm quite happy with. I keep being tempted by the Sony A7 and Pentax K1 full frame cameras. If I bought either of them I wouldn't replace the Lumix system completely, because the long lenses would be too heavy and expensive. I might just buy the body and a good standard zoom. Or I might take his advice and not bother.
Ah, thanks David. I was wondering how many would be interested in this subject for real.
I do recommend at least trying the camera first, perhaps rent it for a day.
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