sasquatchphotog
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- Location
- Derbyshire, UK
- Name
- Rich
What sort of uses/genres would you put a DSLR to @L0n3Gr3yW0lf - or would it be an everything/anything camera with the focus being the different ergos/shooting experience?
Mostly for a different experience, I would say landscape, hiking, light wildlife photography, pet portrait, and maybe a bit of running around, astrophotography.What sort of uses/genres would you put a DSLR to @L0n3Gr3yW0lf - or would it be an everything/anything camera with the focus being the different ergos/shooting experience?
Heuou, as per title I would like to ask the community which is your most fun DSLR to shoot photography (strictly for yourself and not necessarily professionally)?
I could see Mirrorless being more street and DSLR being more wildlife. You're not trying to be discrete with your camera around a moose.This is probably going to sound very green/basic of me - but looking through the winners/commended images in the most recent NHM Wildlife Photographer of the Year, I was struck by how many were taken with DSLRs
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Can definitely see that - though there is some element of being discreet to wildlife photography too, I imagine it being of a benefit at times to be able to shoot silently with electronic shutter 😄I could see Mirrorless being more street and DSLR being more wildlife. You're not trying to be discrete with you camera around a moose.
There's more to that: You have to hone your craft for wildlife - handling your tools should really become second nature, so you'll stick with gear you're comfortable with, especially if it basically delivers the goods. That's why I personally am pretty crap at fast movement: I like to switch gear often (within my kit, that is), so I lack the surefire accuracy in handling my cameras that's needed for wildlife (especially birding), sports and action. I'm good enough for (most) events, but nothing more demanding.I could see Mirrorless being more street and DSLR being more wildlife. You're not trying to be discrete with you camera around a moose.
That's an area where it's probably much better looking at Canon or Nikon than Pentax. Though I hear the K3 III has pretty good AF. But the speed and tracking capabilities of the K-1 aren't all that great (not something I typically need with this camera).Besides, DSLRs have had great tracking for a long time - mirrorless have only caught up one or two generations ago (two to three years, I'd say, but it may be a bit longer by now; in some cases, only the current models really matched the last generation of DSLRs).
Yeah, I was thinking of it from the street side. Most people that now have mirrorless switched from a DSLR. Street shooters might have been motivated to make that switch, but there’s less to gain for wildlife shooters, if anything. No reason to get rid of your beloved Nikon 850. 🥰There's more to that: You have to hone your craft for wildlife - handling your tools should really become second nature, so you'll stick with gear you're comfortable with, especially if it basically delivers the goods. That's why I personally am pretty crap at fast movement: I like to switch gear often (within my kit, that is), so I lack the surefire accuracy in handling my cameras that's needed for wildlife (especially birding), sports and action. I'm good enough for (most) events, but nothing more demanding.
Besides, DSLRs have had great tracking for a long time - mirrorless have only caught up one or two generations ago (two to three years, I'd say, but it may be a bit longer by now; in some cases, only the current models really matched the last generation of DSLRs). That's not to say I can get the best out of a DSLR or mirrorless, though I do feel much more at home with mirrorless for my kind of shooting, but then, in my book, nothing beats a good rangefinder - you get the picture. I'm the opposite of an action shooter.
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I don't know, have you seen the antlers on some of those SoBs? I don't want ot end up like this from a jealous moose:I could see Mirrorless being more street and DSLR being more wildlife. You're not trying to be discrete with your camera around a moose.
Oh, I never aspired to a D850 - I "just" own a D750. But yes, it's most probably a camera I'll keep for a long time. It's aged well - it still packs a punch and just works, predictably and reliably. And since it'll not fetch a lot of money when sold anyway, keeping it is really the best thing I can do - and use it, of course!Yeah, I was thinking of it from the street side. Most people that now have mirrorless switched from a DSLR. Street shooters might have been motivated to make that switch, but there’s less to gain for wildlife shooters, if anything. No reason to get rid of your beloved Nikon 850. 🥰
Any subject that moves points towards a Nikon, IMHO. Granted, I've only ever owned three DSLR's, a Canon EOS 1000D, an EOS 6D and my current Nikon D750. But of the cheaply available bodies the Nikons have the best tracking AF.Mostly for a different experience, I would say landscape, hiking, light wildlife photography, pet portrait, and maybe a bit of running around, astrophotography.
I am also curious to read and learn about other people's experiences and preferences, that's why I hoped it would be a lovely conversation for everyone as well.
It's so damn difficult if not impossible to pick between fun and decent (modern) IQ performance. I do feel 12 MP sometimes is not enough, especially with the high-resolution screens we have these days (and even higher in the future). 20 or 24 MP would be ideal but that limits some cameras. Luckily I am in not a rush right now and I do have time to ponder/thinker/wonder/ferment on ideas and options.Any subject that moves points towards a Nikon, IMHO. Granted, I've only ever owned three DSLR's, a Canon EOS 1000D, an EOS 6D and my current Nikon D750. But of the cheaply available bodies the Nikons have the best tracking AF.
Now, I'm not trying to say the other ones couldn't be enjoyable for general photography. The Pentax K-1 has been on my mind for more times I'd care to admit. And the EOS 6D was the digital camera that brought me back to photography after a long hiatus since my film days ended in the mid 2000's. I had earlier hoped that the Fuji X-Pro 1 would do just that, but it lacked the immediacy the 6D had that I'd always found frustrating with digital cameras I could afford up until the 6D.
I did end up moving to mirrorless after the 6D, first with the EOS R and then totally migrating to the Sony-verse. Then I happened to find a couple of my old Nikon lenses in a pile of stuff my dad had tucked away, and I knew I just had to get a D750 for them. And even though I got the Nikon thinking it'd be just for the occasional use, I've been grabbing it a lot. For the occasional snapshot it's oftentimes the first camera I grab from the cabinet, paired with the 50/1.4 D.
I do agree with some others here implying that between Canon and Nikon the latter might be the more fun one. If a car analogy is allowed the Canon 6D is a Toyota Corolla whereas the Nikon D750 is a Honda Civic. The first one is utterly reliable, durable but excels at nothing, except for it's perfect mediocrity. The D750, being the Civic here, is basically exactly the same thing, except somehow managing to be more fun.
Technically speaking, the D750 - and also the D600/610 - have more dynamic range than anything in the Canon lineup of DSLR's. However, the 6D does produce some of the prettiest SooC jpeg's, given that the lighting doesn't have weird colour shifts. It's auto WB is a bit simplistic, only measuring between yellow and blue, meaning artificial lighting can at times produce suboptimal results. This of course doesn't apply to RAW-files, other than by giving you a slightly worse starting point.
In the end, get what fits your budget and your hand. There is fun to be had with mirrors, even with how good mirrorless have gotten during these few years. That, and there's a reason why the D750 is considered one of the greatest digital mirrorslappers of all time.