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- Location
- Caguas, Puerto Rico
- Name
- Antonio
I do not know how many of you feel this way, but every time a friend or acquaintance asks for advice on which camera to purchase, I simply cringe. Anyhow, I very recently got asked by a colleague at my firm who came to me a very specific set of requirements.
He needs a camera to shoot photos at his youngest daughter´s graduation from business school (MBA program). He does not know how far away he will be from the stage, so he wants to make sure that he has enough reach to shoot the photo from anywhere. I explained to him the difficulty of what he is asking for, considering the probable difficult lighting. I suggested he should get an interchangeable lens camera (m4/3 or DSLR) with a two lens kit including a telephoto zoom, but he does not want to deal with changing lenses. I even offered to let him borrow my DSLR and a couple of lenses, but he declined.
It seems that the only remaining option would be one of the superzoom compacts. My concern would be high ISO performance if the lighting conditions are not ideal, but I assume this is a problem without a solution.
Any idea what I should recommend?
Cheers,
Antonio
He needs a camera to shoot photos at his youngest daughter´s graduation from business school (MBA program). He does not know how far away he will be from the stage, so he wants to make sure that he has enough reach to shoot the photo from anywhere. I explained to him the difficulty of what he is asking for, considering the probable difficult lighting. I suggested he should get an interchangeable lens camera (m4/3 or DSLR) with a two lens kit including a telephoto zoom, but he does not want to deal with changing lenses. I even offered to let him borrow my DSLR and a couple of lenses, but he declined.
It seems that the only remaining option would be one of the superzoom compacts. My concern would be high ISO performance if the lighting conditions are not ideal, but I assume this is a problem without a solution.
Any idea what I should recommend?
Cheers,
Antonio