Looking at the equipment of other users of this forum I appear to be the only one using a Bridge Camera and a Compact Digital.
Is there anyone else out there who has not yet gone down the DSLR route. (i am no ludite, I just can't afford one yet)
If you're a luddite using a bridge camera, I dread to think what that makes me, using a Film Pinhole Camera
It seems from the comments on this thread that I am not necessarily considered the underdog.
Thanks for your replies.
Martin
It seems from the comments on this thread that I am not necessarily considered the underdog.
Thanks for your replies.
Martin
Having thousands of pounds worth of equipment doesn't make you a photographer.
Nope I know of others and TBH I drag out mine now and again as its less bulk.Looking at the equipment of other users of this forum I appear to be the only one using a Bridge Camera and a Compact Digital.
Is there anyone else out there who has not yet gone down the DSLR route. (i am no ludite, I just can't afford one yet)
I've got the Fuji S100FS as a spare now, it's a great camera. Superb noise, even at 1600-3200.
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It is very impressive. Just can't seem to find any program that will open it's raw files - iPhoto, Aperture, Cs - nope! Even converting them to dng does nothing
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I agree with the view that it isn't the camera that matters but what you do with it.
My first digital camera was a bridge camera, a Fuji S602, and it took lovely pictures but the metering and focus were so slow that it was absolutely useless for anything even thinking about moving and manual focus was pretty difficult as there was so much movement on the focus ring, also the EVF wasn't brilliant but the actual pictures were fine.
If more modern bridge cameras have fixed those problems or they aren't an issue for the user then they must make a perfectly valid choice, if noise and DoF are ok too.
I shoot on a bridge!! S9600 for me, still learning....
I think the camera that fixes all those things, and is also much smaller and lighter than a DSLR, is called a MILC - mirrorless interchangeale lens camera. Olympus, Panasonic, Sony and Samsung. Much better image quality too.
Nothing wrong with bridge cameras, I only bought my DSLR a few months back but I have still kept my two bridge cameras (Fuji 8000fd and Fuji 9500) both excellent cameras and the 8000fd is very good at macro shots
These were all taken with the Fuji 9500 which cost me £50 off ebay I see they are going for a LOT more these days, maybe people have realised how good they are
Some of my own favourite photo's were taken with a bridge camera (Canon S3iS) before I started to take a real interest in photography. I've printed a couple of them out at A4 size for a friend after the concert and, although a bit noisy, they looked fine
I was never that bothered about not having RAW files as I never really did any editing with the shots, I've only just bought PS Elements 9 & some books on it and I haven't got a clue where to start with it!
Very impressive images John, even more so that they were taken with a £50 camera. Thanks for commenting and showing whats possible.
Martin