Which camera?

I bought understanding exposure by Bryan Peterson and also canon eos for dummies and another one which can't remember off the top of my head, I think my problem is I'm not practising enough and leaving to long gap between uses. With kids, work, horses and dogs
 
friesianfan69 said:
I bought understanding exposure by Bryan Peterson and also canon eos for dummies and another one which can't remember off the top of my head, I think my problem is I'm not practising enough and leaving to long gap between uses. With kids, work, horses and dogs
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The old rule about thousands of hrs of practice holds true.

Lots of us would have spent years going nowhere without a camera, and I often recommend just getting it out on an evening in front of the telly, play with the thing till it becomes 2nd nature. But much more importantly, learn to 'see' light. Look around the house now, see the fading daylight and its soft shadows, the hard shadows from the ceiling light, when you watch TV look at how stuff is lit, light is fascinating, and remember the camera doesn't 'see' a horse or a beach ball, it only sees the light reflected off the object (in fairness so do we, but our brains fill in all the other details for us.
 
Phil V said:
The old rule about thousands of hrs of practice holds true.

Lots of us would have spent years going nowhere without a camera, and I often recommend just getting it out on an evening in front of the telly, play with the thing till it becomes 2nd nature. But much more importantly, learn to 'see' light. Look around the house now, see the fading daylight and its soft shadows, the hard shadows from the ceiling light, when you watch TV look at how stuff is lit, light is fascinating, and remember the camera doesn't 'see' a horse or a beach ball, it only sees the light reflected off the object (in fairness so do we, but our brains fill in all the other details for us.
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This is great advice, I spent hours shooting things around the house or just playing about with the camera whilst 'watching' telly, getting to know the camera etc etc. Also regarding the light thing, I genuinely think I look at the world in a different way now. I never realised for example how things 'come to life' sometimes in the golden hour before sunset.
 
I've posted some photos I took over the weekend in Cornwall in the critiques landscape forum , I feel they are a big improvement so would love some feedback from you guys
 
littleted said:
Donna having owned the RX100mk3 I found it too small and the reach wasn't enough, it's great for the night on the town and shoving in your jeans pocket. If you have to have Sony then the RX10iii but there expensive for a bridge camera, consider the LUMIX FZ1000 is good also and more than 700 cheaper, I don't think Sonys pricing is great. That being said the Sony unit is the best current bridge and has a very sharp lens...for a do it all unit then that's where I throw my money.... Or buy a 70-200 for the 6D
I sold my RX100 and eventually bought the TZ100 a mini FZ1000, the whole ergonomics of the larger RX and FZ are better for more serious work the small jeans esk units are fine for quick snaps and travel.....hence why I reinvested in a longer reach pocket unit for the time I didn't want to lug a bag about....

RX10mk3 gets my vote or a lens for the 6D
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@littleted

Hi

I'm a current SONY RX100m3 owner looking to move to the Panasonic TZ100 (ZS100)

I wondered if you could give a little summary of the pros and cons of the move you made.
I'm currently selling up all my FUJI lenses and XE2 as I nearly always reach for the SONY these days as I've become a much more casual photographer, golf taking up most of my free time these days. I do sometimes find the SONY lacks a little range for when I'm on the golf course or at the football.
Any comments would be appreciated.
 
Hi Jeff, the Lumix is ok, i do find thought the VF crap, and you know how poor the sony one is, this is even worse. but if you work from Live view its fine.
Lens has the reach but can be a little soft at the long end, the sony has the F1.8 advantage but you just need to weigh up if you need that, i needed the reach over the low light hence why i swapped. You need it for Footy and stuff, so its perfect.

I satin the Sheffield arena at some school event and i could zoom nearly onto my Daughters face with the Lumix, if you switch all the digital stuff when videoing you get 1240mm :)

I do however still lust after some nice View Finder version, i think the RX1R would have been what i need, but its a fortune. i was Hoping Nikon released there new range but that as canned.

Features wise very good 4k video is perfect and post focus etc all good to use. Overall id say its better but only because of the features, quality wise the Sony is hard to beat, but it was too short for me.

I presume you need pocketable camera so the smaller fuji 100F won't cut it ?
 
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littleted said:
Hi Jeff, the Lumix is ok, i do find thought the VF crap, and you know how poor the sony one is, this is even worse. but if you work from Live view its fine.
Lens has the reach but can be a little soft at the long end, the sony has the F1.8 advantage but you just need to weigh up if you need that, i needed the reach over the low light hence why i swapped.

I do however still lust after some nice View Finder version, i think the RX1R would have been what i need, but its a fortune. i was Hoping Nikon released there new range but that as canned.

Features wise very good 4k video is perfect and post focus etc all good to use. Overall id say its better but only because of the features, quality wise the Sony is hard to beat, but it was too short for me.

I presume you need pocketable camera so the smaller fuji 100F won't cut it ?
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I use the viewfinder occasionally on the Sony but it irks me that every time I shut it down the camera goes off!
Yea I need pocket-able really, something that can be carried easily for family walks, holidays, the snaps and videos I take at Forest Green matches, something to throw in the golf bag when I'm out playing. The slow motion feature I'd also use at the driving range or even on course.
 
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