Lets talk camera's.

[houstonscott]

I purchased a highly rated PAS Nikon,,, It does NOTHING my Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge phone can not do. This pic was taken Friday night with my phone,,, The sky color is 100% correct, in my opinion. (it is what I saw!! :thumbsup I consider my phone to be an amazing camera,, the Nikon D7000 stays in the bag!!

A real review of that photo. Lots of noise in that photo, very poor low light performance, not much detail at all. No detail in darks, and lights are over blown. Imagine processing color in your S7 is were the magic is not in the sensor or lens. It looks good as a very small photo on a very small display with a glossy screen. It's how they hook you. You print that and tell us about how great it is....and you don't have a photo until you print it....

 

[houstonscott]

Interesting thread, I have only used my cell for pics, I recently bought a 8 plus and am happy with it over my 6 BUT it can&#146;t compete with some pics on this thread. As far as low light, I took some after I got done working on my truck tonight, night time outside. <img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=523969"/><img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=523970"/><img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=523971"/><img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=523972"/> Those are the optimized ones I can post here, guess the originals are too big of files. Some others <img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=523974"/><img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=523975"/>

Lack of sharpness, low light high iso noise, and poor details, make it very easy to see they are phone shots.

 

[Piston]

I've read picking a lens system first then a body makes more sense. Most pick a camera then lens.

I wish more people would realize this method of thinking in relation to tractors as well. I always try to recommend looking at the implements you need first, then decide on a tractor.

It's the same idea with cameras and tractors.

 

[/pine]

...I always try to recommend looking at the implements you need first, then decide on a tractor....

Wouldn't the work/tasks/jobs be the first objective in this line of thought?

 

[BrokeFarmerJohn]

Lack of sharpness, low light high iso noise, and poor details, make it very easy to see they are phone shots.

I never said they where great, just examples of the camera on the 8 plus in low light, the iPhone 10 won’t be much better than this one was my point.

Nothing about smartphones vs cameras.

 

[bunyip]

I bought a Sigma 50-500, it's OK but only just, bit fuzzy at extremities so when shooting birds I wind it out to the max then back a bit and it makes all the difference.
On the plus side it was not expensive, negative side it is heavy, it has OS but at that length I use either a monopod or a tripod.
How good is the image, with both cameras we blow up to 36" with no loss of quality, we also use a pro lab and not an instore printing service, surprisingly they charge about the same but I have to wait a couple of days for a print.
I have a 1.4X teleconverter, not at all impressed but they do make a great paperweight.
Friend of mine has Hasselblads, when digital came in he found that the lens specs were different and he couldn't use what he had so he went to Canon for his studio and wedding work.

 

[Piston]

Wouldn't the work/tasks/jobs be the first objective in this line of thought?

Well how else would you know what implements to use?

That's like saying, don't you need to know what your taking a picture of, before you can choose your lens, before you can choose your camera?

I thought that went without saying.

 

[/pine]

Well how else would you know what implements to use?

That's like saying, don't you need to know what your taking a picture of, before you can choose your lens, before you can choose your camera?

I thought that went without saying.

Oh I got your point...But... (supposing)...do I need a commercial duty, hydraulic box blade or a little wimpy thing from Tractor_Supply?...do I need a 15' bat wing mower or just a heavy duty 6 footer...etc., etc....

 

[arrow]

Of all the cameras I've used, I find the Fuji's to have the best color representation. There is so much leading technology that things like image quality, sharpness, chroma, lens distortion, field of view, noise, etc are being tackled by just about anything. Manufacturers are figuring out you do not need a large body to carry a larger sensor not withstanding additional sensor technology. Bulk has become unnecessary as I'm not taking representative sports pictures with an f-4 600 mm $12,000 lens on a full body.
For me, I want the colors I'm looking at no matter what the light. I like the Fuji's best for this. Now if I can just be satisfied with a 35 mm as my only lens. It's like learning to drink coffee with no sugar.

 

[houstonscott]

Of all the cameras I've used, I find the Fuji's to have the best color representation. There is so much leading technology that things like image quality, sharpness, chroma, lens distortion, field of view, noise, etc are being tackled by just about anything. Manufacturers are figuring out you do not need a large body to carry a larger sensor not withstanding additional sensor technology. Bulk has become unnecessary as I'm not taking representative sports pictures with an f-4 600 mm $12,000 lens on a full body. For me, I want the colors I'm looking at no matter what the light. I like the Fuji's best for this. Now if I can just be satisfied with a 35 mm as my only lens. It's like learning to drink coffee with no sugar.

Do you own a x100f. Those are the schnizznitts. I'm going for an X-T2 but waiting for Nikon to show their mirrorless full frame before I move. Fugifilm cameras are smoking everyone, it's a revolutionary time in cameras right now, all the big professionals are leaving Canon and Nikon, for Fugifilm. Their format camera is changing studio stuff too.