jhclare said:My ideal camera?
This one:
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John
Flatfish said:Yesterday I tried to take a picture of my wife and son in some woods using a canon compact. I noticed the shutter speed was far to long. I zoomed out a bit so that a larger aperture could be used but that didn't really work. I wanted aperture f2.8 which is the largest the camera will do but it wouldn't give me more than f5.6. In the end I had to bump the ISO up to ISO800 which I didn't want to do just to get a reasonable shutter speed. I'm sure that there is a setting somewhere in the camera "family in the woods under a tree" but its impossible to find when you have only a few seconds to take a picture. I really want manual controls sometimes. Three knobs, shutter, aperture, ISO.
jhclare said:I'm a photographer by trade and have a Nikon D3 and D300. You'll find the pro cameras don't have "scene" modes - they assume you know what you're doing! Av, Tv and Manual modes are there.
You know what I use, 90% of the time?
Manual mode.
Set shutter speed to freeze or blur action as required, or to prevent camera shake, set aperture depending on the depth of field required, juggle both until you get the exposure you require (there is no such thing as "correct" exposure!)
I like to be in control. When that control is taken away from me, the camera is making decisions, not me. It sometimes makes wrong decisions, that's the way it is. It can't read your mind!
Flatfish said:Compact to fit in pocket.
Larger sensor to reduce noise.
Noiseless up to ISO 1600
Zoom range from about 24mm to at least 130mm though more is better.
Lens brightness about f2.8
Enough in built technology to eliminate the need for photoshop.
Built in neutral density grad filter and a few others.
henkverhaar said:Leica M9...
jhclare said:My ideal camera?
This one:
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John
Perfect walk around camera. If I could just find a buyer for one of my kidneys...Peter said:jhclare said:My ideal camera?
This one:
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John
:mrgreen:
want one
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