What type of camera do you use?
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Alright photography experts, what do ya'll recommend for a light/efficient camera specifically for climbing. |
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I'm guessing many use whatever camera function is in their i-Phone these days and skip the real camera efforts of photography. |
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I use a Nikon Coolpix P500, which I believe has already been superseded. The crazy zoom range is way cool and it's pretty small for a compact DSLR. Full HD movies and short, lo-res 120 FPS slow-mo are fun too. The bad: it only takes JPEGs, no RAW format, so you're not going to win any photo contests with it. The quality is best on low ISO settings. I'm really happy with it, particularly given the price ($350 at the time of purchase). |
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I'm about to go back to one of the Fuji FinePix. I had an F200, which threw a lens control error in the middle of a big route (after ~2 years of heavy climbing use). I can no longer get that model so I bought an F80. I had switched to a Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5, which takes great photos but is cumbersome to operate with one hand. If you want some examples my profile has a link to my Picasa album. Photos taken between Oct 2009 and Nov 2011 were taken with my FinePix. Newer ones used the Lumix. |
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My light kit: |
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Lumix - the best. |
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m4/3 is the way to go if u want dslr features and, for the most part picture quality, in a smaller body with a large amount of lense options |
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I use Lumix GF1 with a 9-18mm lens(18-36 in 35mm lens lengths) and 40-150 lens. I love it, can do fully manual easily and is compact and light(compared to SLR). |
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This is a cool thread. Has anyone ever shot ski action photos with the Canon S95 or S100 or G series? |
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Nick Stayner wrote:This is a cool thread. Has anyone ever shot ski action photos with the Canon S95 or S100 or G series?Not from a P+S, but here's ski pics with the GF1 tetongravity.com/forums/sho… |
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Whatever you do, get a camera that can accept a UV filter. |
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Olympus XZ-1. It is basically an ultra high end point and shoot. Not cheap, but small and takes incredible pictures. I have one and absolutely love it. |
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Tim, |
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Lumix. Best bang per shot. |
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For shooting while you are actual climbing the Canon G series and the S series KICK ASS. The G has some more features than the S (it's basically a DSLR in a P&S package). |
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C Blank wrote:For shooting while you are actual climbing the Canon G series and the S series KICK ASS. The G has some more features than the S (it's basically a DSLR in a P&S package). I wish I had the $ to pick up a G series but alas if I want to take shots it's either iPhone or lugging my 1D mkII + L glass. not so light and fast :/I have a G10... it shoots AMAZING photos considering it's size. Best part is it basically can go anywhere and take pro style photos. |
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the Cannon g11 does it all! although i believe the g12 came out just recently (or in another week or two) and will record 1080. |
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If you're like me and just have an unfiltered point and shoot (Canon Elph HS 300), you can remove haze later if you have Photoshop or a good image editing program. |
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^UV filters don't really do much for digital. And if you want a small camera, the S series are probably the best, as mentioned. |
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I have an LX5 and like it a lot. It has a fun macro function, shoots raw and has an f/2 lens at 24mm. My iPhone 4s gets the shot most of time, and they look amazing for a phone. |
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I shot with a Canon G10. It's a little more heavy then a standard point and shoot, but it's rugged metal body has helped it survey more then a few falls and drops. |