Jun 27, 2014 3:34:52 PM
- bluelines
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Jun 27, 2014 3:34:52 PM
Thanks guys!
@ bluelines; I'm using a nikin D610 with Nikkor 24-120mm lens.
To be honest, I was struggling big time to get nice pictures. You need a ladder and a 400mm lens to be able to shoot over the fences at cars far away. Then trying to be quick enough with focussing, 'cause the autofocus is struggling to keep up with the pace of the cars... On the other hand, I liked shooting from up close through the fences, as that is exactly the view that you as a normal spectator have... That's why Gnil's comment struck home too; capturing the athmosphere is the biggest goal in situations like these for me.
bluelines:So we have the same camera and the same lens!
Hahaha great minds think alike!
What is your experience with the cam, happy with it?
I love it to bits, but feel like the possibilities of the full-frame sensor are hampered by the mediocre lens.
Also, the low-light possibilities are not as impressive as I had hoped; everybody on the interwebs was raving about that, but I being the sharpness junkie that I am, I feel like anythin above ISO 800-1250 yields pretty grainy pictures quickly. Not sure, I might be doing something wrong though.
Also, coming from a D90 with 18-200mm as walkabout lens, I miss the zoom power of the 120mm. Thinking of getting a converter ring, since I am not willing to shell out 1000s of €€€ at this point. Do you have any experience with those? (The converter rings I mean, not the €€€ )
High on the list is the 50mm f/1.4, and then I fear I'll need to invest in some serious glass anyway for those landscape and Aircraft shots ;-)
Joost:
bluelines:So we have the same camera and the same lens!
Hahaha great minds think alike!
What is your experience with the cam, happy with it?
I love it to bits, but feel like the possibilities of the full-frame sensor are hampered by the mediocre lens.
Also, the low-light possibilities are not as impressive as I had hoped; everybody on the interwebs was raving about that, but I being the sharpness junkie that I am, I feel like anythin above ISO 800-1250 yields pretty grainy pictures quickly. Not sure, I might be doing something wrong though.Also, coming from a D90 with 18-200mm as walkabout lens, I miss the zoom power of the 120mm. Thinking of getting a converter ring, since I am not willing to shell out 1000s of €€€ at this point. Do you have any experience with those? (The converter rings I mean, not the €€€ )
High on the list is the 50mm f/1.4, and then I fear I'll need to invest in some serious glass anyway for those landscape and Aircraft shots ;-)
Where to start...
I love it to bits too. A great camera with "pro" capabilities, but still easy to use for the hobbyist. You can simply point-and-shoot in full auto and the result is impressive. I do like the Scene functionality too. Makes it convenient to quickly setup the camera for different situations and conditions.
I started with a D80 a few years back, then changed to a D7000 which I loved to bits too and now I just took the plunge to a D610. It is a huge step up from the D7000, which is no bad camera at all. I sold all my DX lenses and started building up a new collection. So yes, I do have experience from the money disappearing This is yet another hobby like HiFi or cars which you can spend endless money on...
As to the lenses. If you want the best and a big hole in your wallet then you go for the 12-24mm, 24-70mm and 70-200mm 2.8G triplet. I did not.
I got the 24-120mm 4G as the everyday lens. It has decent zoom cover, decent picture quality and is not too heavy to carry around. The ultimate compromise
For low light and portraits I got the 50mm 1.4G which is simply amazing. Super sharp with a lovely bokeh. You must get this lens.
Then I went wild and got the old-school 20mm 2.8D wide-angle. A superb lens for architecture or landscapes. Very sharp and top quality. It looks drop dead gorgeous too in the old school 70ies design and makes nosies that no modern equipment can. Clicking and humming and buzzing. You can find used ones on eBay for good prices if you don't want to buy a new.
I too missed the zoom and went for the 70-200mm 4G after having read all reviews available on the Internet... twice. It is the cheaper variant of the 2.8G pro lens. I used it when we were in Hockenheim and it worked very well for for shooting the cars coming down the straight.
Here is the 50mm:
Another one with the 50mm:
One with the 20mm wide-angle:
One with the 70-200mm zoom:
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I rarely use a flash these days and even with a good flash I don't like the pictures taken with one... For traveling the 109 seems perfect and the lens speed is quite something. The zoom is a bit short but will use digital zoom for the extra oomph, 16MP is enough for that... It will replace the Sony NEX6 as main camera. I toyed with the idea of getting an A7 but the lenses that you need are big heavy and expensive and you need to carry several of them. The only real interesting camera is the RX100 but I wanted a larger sensor. I might still get the RX100 III since the IV just came out and maybe I'll be able to snatched one for cheap, and use it when we need a really small pocketable camera.
The camera I really wanted was the Leica x-Vario but the zoom is way too slow for that price. The Fuji X100 is getting a lot of really good press but they are now a generation behind.
Ah, the grand tradition of going OT for any thread continues.
I also have the RX100 III and the X-Vario. I loved the size of the RX100, it's so pocketable. Hated the X-Vario, think I used it for one trip and then moth balled it.
Agreed with the changing lens part, don't want to carry a camera bag everywhere, right now the D-Lux hit the spot that's for sure. Not perfect, but good enough. Also don't mind the larger is compared with the RX100.
But for times when I know a fixed lens is plenty enough, I takes out the RX1r. It leaves every Leica in the dust apart from my Leica S.
They updated the RX100 and the RX10 but not the RX1 yet. But that Leica Q might be some serious competition... I really wanted to like the Leica T but the lack of IBIS and overall price didn't work... That 109 just hit the sweet spot and price so that I won't mind selling and getting another one in 2-3 years. The pace of progress in sensors is just stunning. That A7R II is simply another leap forward... Full Frame 100,000 ISO and serious lenses to go with. Traditional SLR are just left in the dust maybe even the top lines...