What Kind of Cameras Do You Guys Have?

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What Kind of Cameras Do You Guys Have?
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flag cannondalemale
Posted: Aug 8, 2016 at 7:11 Quote
currently have sony dsc H400 digital bridge camera and im looking to upgrade to my proper DSLR camera as im doing some traveling and would like to take some good quality pictures

all though like all cyclists im quite poor any suggestions on a good value dslr camera for a amateur.
flag ColinD
Posted: Oct 2, 2016 at 13:50 Quote
Hey guys,

No idea if this is the good topic bud I'll shoot anyways.
I have a Sony A5100 camera wich I want to take on some rides. I am looking for a nice light and safe way to carry it.
Maybe a fanny pack kinda thing?
You guys have anny ideas?
flag roflbox
Posted: Feb 8, 2017 at 18:49 Quote
What kind of lens should I get next?
I got a Canon 6D with the new version of the 50 1.8 on it, and was curious what lens would be good next for my bag?
I have my eye on the 17-40 f4, or the 70-200 f4 (used versions of both)
flag ntd14
Posted: Feb 19, 2017 at 15:18 Quote
I have had the new sony a6500 for a couple months and am very happy with it. Here are my thoughts for anyone looking for a good midrange camera. I take mostly action/adventure photos and that is what the camera was brought for.

I started looking that the sony a6xxx series because they have a number of reviews stating they are very well suited to action/sports photography, mainly because of their autofocus ability and lowlight performance. On top of that I wanted something light, small and easily portable.
I went with the 6500 over the 6000/6300 for a few reasons, the main ones being:
The much larger shooting buffer, I cant remember the exact numbers but the 6000/6300 will do something like 20 raws and the 6500 will do 100 both at 11FPS.
In body stabilization was added with the 6500, I can hand hold shots down to about 1/20 of a second, probably even 1/15 under the right conditions with the right lens.
The touch screen, while it could be much better, being able to touch for an autofocus point is very useful.

The main downsides are:
The price of goodish lenses capable of full autofocus utilization are expensive.
The auto focus is good, but not perfect, it still doesn't do great tracking fast moving objects though different light conditions on continuous shooting, but to be fair nothing does even the top level pro DSLRs from what I can tell.
The battery life could be better.
A second SD card slot would be nice.
Because its convenient, particularly of the large buffer I take way too many photos. For example, I burned through 120gb in half a day, covering one seeding run and the race run at the chch round of the downhill nats. This means a lot of time goes into sorting and post processing, with the up side being many more good photos.

The APSC sensor is a double edged sword. Full frames will give better IQ but in reality I think the APSC IQ is not significantly lower for the vast majority of us (unless you are a pro and really require the every little bit of IQ you can get, or want to be able to do massive prints), and it comes in a lighter, smaller faster (as in less processing power is needed for an image so we get faster writes and better battery life) package because of it. The 1.5 crop factor makes getting mid to telephoto lens distances much easier, my only zoom is a 18/105 (27-157 in full frame) which covers pretty much everything well, however on odd occasions I would like the 70-200 (105-300) still much easier than trying to carry around a 300mm full frame lens.The downside is the widest (native) lens available on e-mount is a 16mm (24 in 35mm) without an adapter so getting wide angle shots is a pain (either an expensive adapter, an 10-18 F4 zoom, manual focus third party lenses or stitching photos in post).

The kit I currently have is:
Sony a6500 body
Sony G 18-105 F4
Sony 16 F2.8
Sigma 30 F1.4
Sony 50 F1.8
Mefoto backpacker tripod (surprisingly good quality for the price)

One of the young riders riping up the GC the first time it has every been raced. Sorry mate I dont know your name.
A6500 with 50f18 at iso 100, 1/800 sec, aperture f2
flag memento-mori
Posted: Mar 27, 2017 at 13:51 Quote
Using a Canon 5D Mark III with a 21mm 2.8 Zeiss / 70-200 2.8 IS II and a 300mm 4.0 IS.

Heavy as f*ck but I like the combination.
flag chriskneeland
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Posted: Mar 27, 2017 at 14:00 Quote
memento-mori wrote:
Using a Canon 5D Mark III with a 21mm 2.8 Zeiss / 70-200 2.8 IS II and a 300mm 4.0 IS.

Heavy as f*ck but I like the combination.

I'm jealous. The 70-200 2.8 is on my wishlist.
flag memento-mori
Posted: Mar 27, 2017 at 14:13 Quote
Depends on how you intend you use it, but I had the 4.0 before and actually liked that a lot. The 2.8 is a great lens for sure but it doesn't come cheap. The 4.0 IS is a great bang for your buck imo.
flag Antonio1309
Posted: Aug 27, 2017 at 15:25 Quote
Currently have canon 6d but thinking about upgrade to canon 1dx mark2
flag paolofurlanphoto
Posted: Aug 28, 2017 at 9:44 Quote
I own a Nikon d750 and d500, such awesome machines! d500 in particular is perfect for sport photography, very fast shooting speed and great af system above all, I'm using it combined with my Tamron 70-200 f/2.8 which results in a 105-300mm zoom lens due to the aps-c format, which is more than enough for most shooting conditions.
I've just bought Nikon's 16mm fisheye after I sold the Samyang's 12mm but it's still on his bag, I broke my arm and still on recovery Facepalm
Uh and I also have a Nikkor 24-120 f/4 for medium angle shots.
flag codak
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Posted: Aug 31, 2017 at 11:18 Quote
Any Sony Alpha users out there? I've been looking at the pros and cons and was wondering how you guys like shooting action photos with them?

I currently have a broken 5d mkii and am looking to make the switch over to a Sony A7. There are rumors about the A7iii coming out this fall, so I may hold off to see how the specs turn out.
flag privateer-wheels
Posted: Sep 14, 2017 at 16:06 Quote
codak wrote:
Any Sony Alpha users out there? I've been looking at the pros and cons and was wondering how you guys like shooting action photos with them?

I currently have a broken 5d mkii and am looking to make the switch over to a Sony A7. There are rumors about the A7iii coming out this fall, so I may hold off to see how the specs turn out.

A7r user here.
While my first gen camera isnt a great action shooter, the subsequent camera are quite good.
flag memento-mori
Posted: Sep 15, 2017 at 0:49 Quote
memento-mori wrote:
Using a Canon 5D Mark III with a 21mm 2.8 Zeiss / 70-200 2.8 IS II and a 300mm 4.0 IS.

Heavy as f*ck but I like the combination.

Sold everything and changed to Fuji completely.

Bought the Fuji X-T2 with additional battery grip and now have the 16mm 1.4 [equals the 23mm], 56mm 1.2 [equals the 85mm] and the 55-140 2.8 with IS [equals an 76mm-210mm]

Very happy about the change.
flag bbphoto
Posted: Dec 9, 2017 at 7:00 Quote
memento-mori wrote:
Sold everything and changed to Fuji completely.

Bought the Fuji X-T2 with additional battery grip and now have the 16mm 1.4 [equals the 23mm], 56mm 1.2 [equals the 85mm] and the 55-140 2.8 with IS [equals an 76mm-210mm]

Very happy about the change.

Fuji is tempting - how's it comparing so far? Battery-life/weights/focus/lens performance? I'm coming from 5D3 16-35f4, 35f1.4, 50f1.2, 135f2, 24-70f2.8ii for reference.
flag watch123
Posted: Dec 9, 2017 at 7:37 Quote
bbphoto wrote:
memento-mori wrote:
Sold everything and changed to Fuji completely.

Bought the Fuji X-T2 with additional battery grip and now have the 16mm 1.4 [equals the 23mm], 56mm 1.2 [equals the 85mm] and the 55-140 2.8 with IS [equals an 76mm-210mm]

Very happy about the change.

Fuji is tempting - how's it comparing so far? Battery-life/weights/focus/lens performance? I'm coming from 5D3 16-35f4, 35f1.4, 50f1.2, 135f2, 24-70f2.8ii for reference.

I can't speak of the XT2, but I have a Fuji XE1 that I use mainly for landscape and nature photography. The battery life is excellent I just charge it if it gets low, and it is much lighter than my old DSLR (Nikon D90). In terms of lenses I pretty much only use a wide angle lens on it (Rokinion 12 f/2.0) which is manual focus (but who needs AF at 12mm anyway?) and it is great. There are tons of reviews for most of the lenses available for the X-mount and a bunch more reviews for the cameras themselves. There is also rumoured to be a totally new camera coming out soon the X-H1.
flag singlespeedtoday
Posted: Dec 9, 2017 at 8:04 Quote
I was seriously looking into getting a X-T2 last summer, it's an amazing camera! Mirrorless cameras are so good nowadays that I'd probably choose one over a DSLR 90% of the time.

I'm currently shooting with a Ricoh GR II with a fixed 28mm lens and a Pentax K-01 for when I feel like using longer lenses, which makes my workflow pretty seamless since both sensors behave very similarly.

 


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