Pocketable cameras
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Video needs the sensor, therefore the mirror (on a DSLR) needs to be flipped out of the way. The optical viewfinder wouldn't be that useful in video mode anyway, as you need to monitor what you're shooting.Harbo":1izs2pvj said:
D800 => Sony Exmor sensor => superb dynamic range => (if you shot in raw) raise the shadows on your raw converter of choice (e.g. Lightroom) => good results. Simples :wink:Pete Maddex":1izs2pvj said:
Had a look at some of those on the 'bay, but in white? Ugh! Did say the retro look of the Fuji was nice, but for those of a certain age, white cameras may bring back memories of the Ilford Advocate of the mid-1950s, which was only available in white and was a total disaster!RossJarvis":20pod6vi said:
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I persuaded daughter #1 to get the Canon G12 for a round-the-world gap year trip. It's lovely, but she rarely uses it, so guess who has, recently...
... I especially like the low light performance. and the ergonomics, but the lens is fairly typical of the genre - OK on undemanding subject matter, but limited as a consequence.
One significant (and expensive) problem with them, though, is the shutter over the lens. This is VERY close to the front element, and it's made of thin, bendy plastic. As supplied, the leatherette 'ever ready' case has a round foam cushion that lines up over the front of the lens. Stupidly, I advised daughter to spend the extra and get the case. She'd have done far better with a zip-lok plastic bag. A bit of grit got trapped between those shutters and the lens, and the front element was ruined. 180 quid later (thanks Canon!) the thing has a new lens unit, as Canon no longer make parts for it available to repairers.
I cut the foam out of the case and got our local shoe mender to stitch in a disc of plastic instead (old RAC card, IIRC). This actually protects the front and stands off the lens' outer shutter so it can't be pushed against the glass. Those shutters are horribly difficult to clean though. We have an excellent camera repairer close by, who gets all our cameras periodically, and he wasn't impressed by that part of it. He was also unimpressed that he couldn't get the front element (or even the whole lens unit) from Canon - it had to go back to them to be mended.
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... I especially like the low light performance. and the ergonomics, but the lens is fairly typical of the genre - OK on undemanding subject matter, but limited as a consequence.
One significant (and expensive) problem with them, though, is the shutter over the lens. This is VERY close to the front element, and it's made of thin, bendy plastic. As supplied, the leatherette 'ever ready' case has a round foam cushion that lines up over the front of the lens. Stupidly, I advised daughter to spend the extra and get the case. She'd have done far better with a zip-lok plastic bag. A bit of grit got trapped between those shutters and the lens, and the front element was ruined. 180 quid later (thanks Canon!) the thing has a new lens unit, as Canon no longer make parts for it available to repairers.
I cut the foam out of the case and got our local shoe mender to stitch in a disc of plastic instead (old RAC card, IIRC). This actually protects the front and stands off the lens' outer shutter so it can't be pushed against the glass. Those shutters are horribly difficult to clean though. We have an excellent camera repairer close by, who gets all our cameras periodically, and he wasn't impressed by that part of it. He was also unimpressed that he couldn't get the front element (or even the whole lens unit) from Canon - it had to go back to them to be mended.
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M3 is a bit too much. But used to be quite OK with my 3a!marcros":mpxh6gpv said:
