hsessions Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share Posted September 13, 2018 5 hours ago, Inchiquin said: Do let us know which way you decide to go, and why. Allan Absolutely, will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Just in case: pink Sony 5000 at Amazon. And here's a pink Nikon mirrorless in action. Kawaii! wim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 8 hours ago, wiskerke said: Just in case: pink Sony 5000 at Amazon. And here's a pink Nikon mirrorless in action. Kawaii! wim YUK! Just what you need when trying to be inconspicuous. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 4 minutes ago, Allan Bell said: YUK! Just what you need when trying to be inconspicuous. Allan My invisibility cloak is a hi-viz jacket. It works. Like a charm, yes. wim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inchiquin Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Allan Bell said: YUK! Just what you need when trying to be inconspicuous. Yes, but look at it this way: if you're sporting a pink camera no-one's going to be taking you seriously so you can just snap away wherever you like. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 6 hours ago, wiskerke said: My invisibility cloak is a hi-viz jacket. It works. Like a charm, yes. wim Good point but I would be concerned that there might be a reflection of me taking the photo in a widow within the photo. That is why I wear nondescript dark clothing. Allan 5 hours ago, Inchiquin said: Yes, but look at it this way: if you're sporting a pink camera no-one's going to be taking you seriously so you can just snap away wherever you like. Alan Yes I will have a pink suit made up with shirt and shoes to match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 1 minute ago, Allan Bell said: Good point but I would be concerned that there might be a reflection of me taking the photo in a widow within the photo. That is why I wear nondescript dark clothing. Allan Yes I will have a pink suit made up with shirt and shoes to match. Not sure if pink will work for male photographers. Other than at the annual Pride. wim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 4 minutes ago, wiskerke said: Not sure if pink will work for male photographers. Other than at the annual Pride. wim Whoops! Count me out of that one. Not that I have anything against it personally, just not into it myself. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 After all this, today someone send me a link to this one: https://www.facebook.com/groups/259513981339769/permalink/264067454217755/?__tn__=CH-R So there you have a different scenario: buy a Sony, and disguise it as a Z7. Or a use your iPhone inside. Still the opposite of what I would want: disguise my camera with 80-200mm as an iPhone. Without using one of these of course. wim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsessions Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share Posted September 30, 2018 On 9/13/2018 at 04:43, Inchiquin said: Do let us know which way you decide to go, and why. Alan So I am back with an update. I now have the A7III with a Tamron 28-75mm f2.8. I just got very lucky to get either or both we have a shortage here in Canada. I decided on the Tamron for better low light shooting, and it has not disapointed. I decided to go with the A7III because as some have said Sony has been at it longer than Nikon; not disrespecting Nikon in anyway but as hard as they try I am sure there will be something that might need to be fixed/improved as this is their first attempt, so did not want to risk it. Also did not want to use adapters and use the same big heavy lenses I have on a small body. On 9/13/2018 at 21:04, wiskerke said: Just in case: pink Sony 5000 at Amazon. And here's a pink Nikon mirrorless in action. Kawaii! wim wim, they didn't have any pink ones! Took some test shots in good light and very low light, just blown away; so happy with IQ just want to point it at everything and shoot anything all the time, just incredible. There is a second lens I'll be adding but will report back later on that, when I actually have it. Also at some point further along in the future I will be looking at adding a second body (maybe), another small one APSC sensor, to get the most out of the lenses I'll have. I say maybe because for the first time I feel kind of freed from all that kit. Sometimes more is not better, I was so tangled up in cameras and lenses, that I think it was just stifling any creativity I had. Was too busy trying to decide which body lens combo to grab for a shot while enviously looking at tourists who were getting all the shots with their mobile phones and tiny point and shoots, and for a split second would think I bet he or she is going to get a better comp and shot of that, than I will. I started to feel ridiculous with all that gear. Thanks everyone who contributed to this thread, I hope to be shooting a lot more and better now. Helen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan_Andison Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 39 minutes ago, hsessions said: So I am back with an update. I now have the A7III with a Tamron 28-75mm f2.8. I just got very lucky to get either or both we have a shortage here in Canada. I decided on the Tamron for better low light shooting, and it has not disapointed. I decided to go with the A7III because as some have said Sony has been at it longer than Nikon; not disrespecting Nikon in anyway but as hard as they try I am sure there will be something that might need to be fixed/improved as this is their first attempt, so did not want to risk it. Also did not want to use adapters and use the same big heavy lenses I have on a small body. wim, they didn't have any pink ones! Took some test shots in good light and very low light, just blown away; so happy with IQ just want to point it at everything and shoot anything all the time, just incredible. There is a second lens I'll be adding but will report back later on that, when I actually have it. Also at some point further along in the future I will be looking at adding a second body (maybe), another small one APSC sensor, to get the most out of the lenses I'll have. I say maybe because for the first time I feel kind of freed from all that kit. Sometimes more is not better, I was so tangled up in cameras and lenses, that I think it was just stifling any creativity I had. Was too busy trying to decide which body lens combo to grab for a shot while enviously looking at tourists who were getting all the shots with their mobile phones and tiny point and shoots, and for a split second would think I bet he or she is going to get a better comp and shot of that, than I will. I started to feel ridiculous with all that gear. Thanks everyone who contributed to this thread, I hope to be shooting a lot more and better now. Helen I'm sure you'll enjoy it. Take a look at this guys website http://www.markgaler.com/camera-custom-settings there are a few interesting videos about setting up a A7iii / A7riii / A9 cameras. A lot of the ones for the A7riii are just as relevant for the A7iii as the menu choices are very similar. There is a lot the camera can do and he's good at explaining it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsessions Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share Posted September 30, 2018 2 hours ago, Duncan_Andison said: Take a look at this guys website http://www.markgaler.com/camera-custom-settings there are a few interesting videos about setting up a A7iii / A7riii / A9 cameras. A lot of the ones for the A7riii are just as relevant for the A7iii as the menu choices are very similar. There is a lot the camera can do and he's good at explaining it. Perfect! Thanks Duncan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MizBrown Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 On 9/7/2018 at 10:46, Betty LaRue said: wim, when I shot Nikon, people came up to me and asked if I were a professional. They asked if I were with the local newspaper sometimes. Often. Not one single person has asked me that since I got into Fuji. Even with a bigger lens on. Seldom does anyone even look my way. So no, you don’t have to use a phone to be unobtrusive. Once, in San Diego, California while shooting sandpipers with my D300 on a monopod, I tangled with security guys who insisted I was with the newspaper, saying with a rig like that, I had to be. The area was tangled up in lawsuits over private/city property rights. I had to show them the images of birds before they slunk off. By then, I was so furious that I shot every piece of property in range. I've found that a Sony a6000 with a 24mm Sony/Zeiss lens (more than the camera body) is a perfect little old lady harmless camera for taking shots during current events in Nicaragua. I haven't tried being out during heavy action, but today was taking photos from my front window of the passing FSLN Sunday motorcade. Nobody seemed fussed or suspicious and I just smiled and kept the camera down until I wanted to take a photo. The pop up flash is broken now, so if any other electronics go, I'll pick up a later model of a6*** since the 24mm lens is APSC only and really wonderful. I have a pair of a7 full frame cameras which I also quite like, but they're just not all that stealthy. Had a D300 in the past. Loved everything about it except the weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 2 hours ago, LawrensonPhoto said: wassat you saying honey? Have you entered that photo in this months competition? Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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