flyingjack wrote:Need pireps for buying a used digital camera that can accommodate a long lens for our travels. We are NOT camera people- only cell phone pics so far. Pics will mostly be from Husky so is there some type of gyro/stabilizer?? Hopefully fairly durable and simple.
Thanks
Jack

hamer wrote:I'm about to get myself a nice beginner camera as well. As best I can tell the Sony mirrorless are one of the best ways to get your feet wet. I'm leaning towards the A6000 or A6400.

Zzz wrote:Any mirrorless system (Sony, Panasonic, Fuji, Olympus, and now the big names like Canon, Nikon have offerings) is a good choice for photographers who want to actually take artistic control via lenses and exposure controls. It's definitely a hobby thing you can go deep on, and only makes sense if you want to try reasonably hard to make the camera work for you.

Otherwise there's no point to carrying heavier gear, even though the mirrorless systems tend to be slightly more compact than full SLRs.

I think a better choice for guys like Flying Jack is a good compact point-and-shoot. Something like the Sony RX100 or the Lumix LX-10 (which I use) have beautiful results and aren't much heavier than your phone.

My recommendation would be to search for one with the best zoom range. The LX-10 isn't wide enough for good cockpit shooting, but it's harder to find a modern point and shoot with a very wide field of view. They all top out around the 35mm corrected equivalent of 25mm. Maybe you don't care about wide angle. If so, disregard.

To get a shot like below you need the 3Any mirrorless system (Sony, Panasonic, Fuji, Olympus, and now the big names like Canon, Nikon have offerings) is a good choice for photographers who want to actually take artistic control via lenses and exposure controls. It's definitely a hobby thing you can go deep on, and only makes sense if you want to try reasonably hard to make the camera work for you.

Otherwise there's no point to carrying heavier gear, even though the mirrorless systems tend to be slightly more compact than full SLRs.

I think a better choice for guys like Flying Jack is a good compact point-and-shoot. Something like the Sony RX100 or the Lumix LX-10 (which I use) have beautiful results and aren't much heavier than your phone.

My recommendation would be to search for one with the best zoom range. The LX-10 isn't wide enough for good cockpit shooting, but it's harder to find a modern point and shoot with a very wide field of view. They all top out around the 35mm corrected equivalent of 25mm. Maybe you don't care about wide angle. If so, disregard.

To get a shot like below you need the 35mm sensor equivalent of 14mm, which is generally only available with a detachable lens system.

Lumix GX8 + Olympus M.Zuiko Pro 7-14mm F2.8:


Here is an inexpensive Lumix model that has a decent wide end and long end zoom: https://amzn.to/2ZCAbuh. Don't have to worry about choosing a lens, just zoom and snap. Little bigger than I prefer but a great value.

TradeCraft wrote:...Pocket cameras these days are capable of so much I can't imagine fooling with DSLR or Mirrorless unless it was my profession.

flyingjack wrote:Need pireps for buying a used digital camera that can accommodate a long lens for our travels. We are NOT camera people- only cell phone pics so far. Pics will mostly be from Husky so is there some type of gyro/stabilizer?? Hopefully fairly durable and simple.
Thanks
Jack

Hammer wrote:

TradeCraft wrote:...Pocket cameras these days are capable of so much I can't imagine fooling with DSLR or Mirrorless unless it was my profession.

The problem with pocket cameras is you spend all your time doing things and taking pictures, rather than endlessly switching lenses and trying to find settings in the menu. Seems very unrewarding.

BRD wrote:Picked up an iPhone11pro over Christmas, It has a nice wide angle. Also will shoot stills in 16:9 and video in 4K. Has shutter speed ability and I didn't get the weird prop effect.