Gear definetly matter, but not in the sense most people usually debates around it. You _need_ a camera to take photos. You _need_ a zoom to take bird pictures. You _need_ waterproof for submarine pics. You _need_ gear... It just doesn't has to be the latest, shiniest, "more better number" all the time. And that's ok
I think the need is real. There is not enough budget alternatives to really say that it can be done at any budget. It can be done for cheaper than expected, but if you look at good vintage glass and cameras, things are still around 350-500usd. Some ideas you can’t really achieve with budget gear, moreso with specialist tools like you said, even old good super telephotos are very expensive.
I completely agree. I always say in some nieches you might need some specific gear, but most people don't need anything fancy. I still shoot with my ixus 125hs quite regularly even though I have an X-T3. I know the X-T3 is better, but sharpness is overrated and for most photography it doesn't matter all that much. As long as the composition is good nobody cares what it's shot on. We still look at photo's from the 50's taken on old gear right? The cheapest compacts are probably better than fancy camera's from that era.
When I started in the mid 70's, I idolised Pete Turner. His Polaroid SX-70 pictures are still being sold by art houses and / or at auction. Of course he shot with "better gear" when needed, but the lesson of making the most of the equipment at hand has stood me well. Some of the improvisations I implemented to achieve the results I sought would make Rube Goldberg go nuts! It's like sex: the most important organ is between the ears, not the thighs... ;-)>
I'm still using my EM5 mk 1 that I bought in 2014. I've bought and sold different lenses for it as I've tried different things and my subjects have changed, but the body itself does everything I need it to.
I can't stress enough how important this video is. It is crazy out there with any of recent camera premieres. Suddenly nobody neither knows how nor can take any pictures unless they have the latest model. Then you see their "portfolio" and you realize they're tech geeks, not photographers.
But to suggest all you need is a 1" compact camera (which seems to be the implied takeaway of the video) it is the other extreme. Its pretty ridiculous to argue that you can achieve the same kind of results when your depth of field and dynamic range are limited to that critical degree. There are some shots you just can't achieve unless you have gear that is capable of achieving it. Yes skill, experience and composition matters a lot, and no gear isn't everything - but what your gear also sets the boundaries of what is possible. It isn't always about how new the technology is (most of the time its about sensor size and the lens you have) but often it can be. For example, if you are a sports or wildlife photographers you can't achieve with an older camera what you can with the 10+ FPS shooting speed of newer cameras, and Sony's new global shutter on the A9 III (a piece of new and expensive tech) increases the boundaries of what is possible in those fields. Another example would be buying a larger sensor camera with top of the line lens - you physically can't replicate the depth of field/bokeh of a f1.2 or below lens on a full frame sensor with smaller 1" of M4/3 camera. Does this mean that you need more expensive and new tech, not necessarily - but you also have to acknowledge and work with the limitations of your gear.
@@JimIBobIJonesjust say you enjoy the confidence you get from shelling out money for gear and move on. It hurts to realize that all cameras are cameras. Picture detail is a spectrum and still only a fraction of the entire “good picture” equation. Understand that arguing over features does not get you good pictures and it never has. People are realizing that, and that is why regular people are flooding back to compacts. We’ll all be enjoying taking pictures with our accessible cameras while yall are trying to sell off photos to pay your camera debt.
@@hibbs1712 that is a facile response. Equipment doesn't just facilitate picture quality, it also determines what is feasible like I said.... It's a valid argument to argue many photographers don't need or want to go that far, but it is idiotic to argue gear doesn't matter. At the end of the day, it's a balance between gear, skill/experience and composition.
@@JimIBobIJones at the start of the day, recognizing that we are in an age where any camera you find is good enough to get pictures is where you need to be. Stop getting sold on the rat race if you’d like to think of yourself intellectually.
@@essa.321 You say a SLR or MILC is not suited to video recording, but that's exactly what's been driving "prosumer" sales for a lot of cameras. This is one of the things driving the regular upgrade cycles of otherwise perfectly good cameras. The A7S is a video first device, and anything from the a6400 onwards has been "hybrid" devices which put video on par with stills for prioritisation. Hell, the trend has gotten so far that many consumer video cameras (e.g. the Sony ZV-E1 and the Canon EOS C70 cameras) have abandoned the camcorder format for the "stills camera" body shape. This is one of the big things driving the regular upgrade cycle for cameras - whilst the technology moves slowly for stills, the digital video space is still pretty dynamic and fast evolving.
Griffin Hammond (OG M43rd-er) gave some of the best gear advice back when he was Podcasting. He said (paraphrase) "Don't upgrade a camera until your current one cannot do what you want to do creatively." That means you (your ideas) have to outpace your gear, before you get new gear. Same concept, different way of putting it.
Thank you. Seriously. I just emptied my MPB cart and I'm looking into booking a trip to a distant land. You're absolutely correct, capturing cool moments are much more rewarding than gear. Thanks again for being the voice of reason.
I just want to quickly point out that used DSLR's off of ebay(just read the ad carefully) can give you amazing value. A 5D mark ii is $200USD and a 7D is around $150. Both can absolutely take 100% pro-level shots. Theyre amazing cameras to learn on as well, if you want interchangeable lenses. P.S. this video is great and i really appreciate the extremely important points you're making
So true. There are so many bargains to be had! Imagine if someone had a budget of £1000, and they bought a used DSLR and lens of ebay for £200, and then bought a full day workshop and learned/experienced something cool, and then probably had change left over for a local photography weekend away... I bet they'd improve so much more than spending the whole thing on a camera and staying home!
Agree. Read up carefully to make sure you get what you want tho. I bought a 40D on a whim last year, wasn't happy about the aged control setup - I should have paid that little bit extra and maybe ended up impressed by something just a year or two newer. It's OK, it was very cheap and I gave it away. And think about it: a 40D was $1500 new, now
Im now 62 and have come back to photography. I missed the digital revolution and was a film geek in my 20's and 30's. I purchased a 16 year old M8 and a 35mm Voightlander lens. (46mm with the crop). I don't view the back, You cant really on an M8 and just refreshed my knowledge of aperture, speed ISO. (I used to call it ASA) etc. With 10megapixels in DNG/Raw...God Im getting geeky already! Save me! it acts like a never ending roll of film. Its just so basic and as an oldie returning to a much loved pass time/hobby I have found it to be the perfect reintroduction. Photography is in your head. I love the tactile M8, its a lovely old object. (the camera that is) and I absolutely agree with you that a camera is essentially a dark box with a hole in it. The most essential thing in photography is to go out and click. Thats the beginning. The rest will come with some staying power and a desire to get to where you want to be. Love your channel.
@@ThePipton Oohh nice! Yeah I want to get that extra grip sometime. I have pretty small hands so I don’t mind the small body, but the grip would be awesome. I already had an M. Zuiko 17mm 2.8, which is a pretty old lens, it does the trick but I’ve been researching a lot trying to decide what I want to get next. I sort of want a zoom lens, but I also wouldn’t mind a prime with lower aperture. Sounds like you got a great deal too! The grip and body and lens! What did you get for a lens on yours?
Thanks for sharing! I wanted to learn photography. So I got a used Sony A7s2. Then lens I got with it was damaged. I thought buying a zoom lens would help me practice diversely with different focal lengths. The thing is I don't keep my camera with me. I should have got a fixed focal length lens (which would have also been smaller) and a smaller camera so that I can keep this handy with me always. I need to practice more and more. The setup I have currently I just don't carry with me. Keeping in mind I want to click pictures in low light during evening and night after office, please share some suggestions for a body and lens to have with me everyday.
What a refreshing opinion ! I feel like this is taking weight off my shoulders. I feel like nowadays most content is aiming at promoting a product, hence why a lot of photographers on social media are more behaving like sales rep than like photographers. I am nostalgic of the time when social media was a mess, and it was all about dreaming, experimenting, trying new things, sharing experiences…. With no financial end goal. I aim at recreating that for myself.
This is great, and I love the blue chair. For me, the thing that kicked photography into full gear was a small, light, weather-sealed camera, and never, ever putting it in a bag. I wear it around my neck, like a tourist, all the time, and I've just learned not to care that I look a tourist in my own city. Having that camera ready all the time makes all the difference on the street.
About 5 years ago I upgraded from a Canon 600D to my current camera, which is great and I love it. I found out not long after that the photographer whose work I most admired at the time was (and i believe still is) using a Canon 450D. The term "all the gear and no idea" has never been more accurate than the modern world of photography on social media.
2016 i had the opportunity of visiting UK and Paris from Australia. I work as a commercial photographer in my normal life. While planning what to take on the trip, I decided to take a Lumix TZ110. I could have taken my high end Canon 1DX series gear along with the L glass but I opted to go with a little TZ-110. All I can say is, what a relief I made the decision. I made hundreds of photos on the trip, shot in RAW. The camera lived in my pocket the whole time and performed perfectly. Had I taken my larger cameras I honestly believe the trip would have not been as enjoyable, lugging around the gear. Each morning the TZ-110 would pop into my jacket pocket away I went.
This is EXACTLY what I'm thinking for my upcoming trip to southeast Asia. Instead of lugging around my heavy backpack full of expensive photography gear, I want to be able to move around freely and easily, with what will probably be an Olympus Tough TG-7 in my pocket!
@@radpixels5580I did a trip to Vietnam, Thailand , Indonesia and was going to take a DSLR with me, in the end I didn't have enough room in my luggage as I did motorcycle touring and had to minimise volume , weight. I ended up shooting pics with a google pixel 3 and was really impressed with every pic it took, it was super light, I always had it with me, I didn't have to worry about charging more than 1 device and it always took pics that were fine where my DLSR was hit and miss as to whether the pics turned out ok, planning another trip and I was recently looking around for a good, light, not super expensive camera but I have come to the conclusion that it's not worth it. You need a device you can pull out of your pocket and shoot a good pic, that's all, and the pixel phones fit that bill, may upgrade to a newer model but not taking a dedicated camera with me.....
theres a certain look you can achieve with compact cameras and the sheer convenience of them too makes them hidden gems, i quite enjoy the character they bring
The LX10 is my one and only camera since 2021 (except for my phone, of course). It's brilliant. The sharp and bright lens, the "big" sensor with its surprisingly good dynamic range, the small size, the intuitive controls and of course the great image quality (especially in RAW). 🤗
My highest priority for gear is ergonomics. The cameras I shoot the most are from 2013-2016. I love shooting with them: the size and weight, how they feel in the hand, easily accessible, intuitive controls for the limited number of settings I change while shooting (after I set them up the way I want them). I am quite happy with the quality of the images I get; I want/need nothing "better". To me, it's about the joy of getting out and shooting. Other photographers may second guess or even judge my gear choices. I pay them no mind; not trying to impress anyone with my gear. It's all about the images. I'm my own best (worst?) critic. The only standards I have to meet are my own.
Great video. For this very reason I bought the OM System Tough TG-7 - was on sale in Australia for $638 so I snapped one up. I've taken it literally everywhere with me and used it shoot street photography between jobs and meetings, my kids sports, macro and even my kids at the local swimming pools using the underwater feature. Its been so robust. The fact its waterproof, shockproof (tested this when I dropped it only solid concrete and barely got a mark) and dustproof means its the only camera I use in pretty much any condition and its always with me
Gear matter. Sometimes a smaller cheaper one is better for the situation than a huge expensive one. I’m not a professional, and my most expensive camera (Fujifilm X-T3) is actually not the most used. It’s probably one of my X-E bodies, but now a days I love bringing out the Olympus E-PL7.
Some great points made. I've been taking photos for over 45 years now..as a hobby, I have a good eye and can spot a good photo where others struggle. The equipment as you say is just there to help. You can get 4 people with identical gear all standing side by side looking at the same view and you will get 4 totally different pictures.
Thanks for sharing! I wanted to learn photography. So I got a used Sony A7s2. Then lens I got with it was damaged. I thought buying a zoom lens would help me practice diversely with different focal lengths. The thing is I don't keep my camera with me. I should have got a fixed focal length lens (which would have also been smaller) and a smaller camera so that I can keep this handy with me always. I need to practice more and more. The setup I have currently I just don't carry with me. Keeping in mind I want to click pictures in low light during evening and night after office, please share some suggestions for a body and lens to have with me everyday.
Thanks for sharing! I wanted to learn photography. So I got a used Sony A7s2. Then lens I got with it was damaged. I thought buying a zoom lens would help me practice diversely with different focal lengths. The thing is I don't keep my camera with me. I should have got a fixed focal length lens (which would have also been smaller) and a smaller camera so that I can keep this handy with me always. I need to practice more and more. The setup I have currently I just don't carry with me. Keeping in mind I want to click pictures in low light during evening and night after office, please share some suggestions for a body and lens to have with me everyday.
Never been one to concern myself with having the newest or best camera gear, my wallet does that for me. I agree that there is a uneasy feeling about gear in respect to the best equipment balancing act. As a Pentaxian, I know what it feels like when your cameras are looked down at, just because they are different and perhaps not as cutting edge tech. The joy I found is using much older cameras to their limits. Finding out that all the pixels in the world does not matter as much as the subject and composition! Great channel and enjoy your positivity! Give me an old CCD sensor camera any day! Thanks for sharing!
Fellow Pentaxian here. If you have an *istD or *istDS, you have full TTL flash protocol metering without the camera needing to talk to the lens. If you can find a functioning TTL-compatible flash, you have full flash control with any lens you can put on the camera, even with M42 screw-mount lenses and adapters. Not even the K-1 will do that, and it's a crime that Pentax dropped the capability from subsequent cameras. And if you can find a TTL ring flash, you can do the most amazing things with extension tubes, even without a macro lens. Give a CCD sensor enough light, even a 6MP one, and the detail is amazing.
A fantastically important vid for every photographer, remember that the pictures are in your head, not created by yr very expensive camera. Your imagination makes the shot, not your gear. A particularly important message these days prhps. Thanks Emily !!
Such an important point you are making! It should be shared far and wide. Most of us as photography hobbyists have some level of FOMO when it comes to photo tech and new cameras. I, for one, want ALL the cameras, but I know I already have more than I need.
Great content yet again. I shoot professionally with the E-M1 II (yes still not felt the need to upgrade) but my EDC is the little Canon G9X II which slips into a jeans pocket, nice and discreet for going to gigs and on days out with my wife, it’s loaded with 3 really nice custom film sims courtesy of Thomas Fransson which makes for wonderful JPGs. If I want something for a jacket pocket I can go larger to the RX100 III or GM5 and if I’m out hiking I’ll go larger again and take the E-M5 II with 14-150mm II. One of my all time favourite pics was a right time right place moment caught with the little Olympus XZ-1 a couple of years ago. As you say, different cameras for different scenarios.
All good advice. I use the similar Lumix TZ100 when I go backpacking and am amazed how good the images are. But... no filters. Until now - I've already ordered that magnetic filter adapter! Thanks for that. I also use a Lumix GX80 MFT "rangefinder" for street work and day hikes and the menus are virtually identical with my TZ100, another bonus. I have an Olympus EM1 from 2019 that is my "serious" photography camera, but the GX80 and especially the TZ100 are better when I want something quick, light and convenient. I also have a vintage TLR film camera that I use for home-processed B&W film work. But the bottom line is they all take photos and the rules of exposure and composition don't change with the camera. I love using them all because they are all capable of good images.
I haven't had the urge to get the latest camera out there because I found lenses I both love and can use in any weather. All of it used and hundreds less than new. I went out in the rain with my 12-40 2.8 for street and later took my 200 2.8 and 40-150 2.8 for birds and deer. Can't wait for rain macro with the 60 macro. All that with a $300 EM-1 Mark II.
Well done Emily. I have 2 G Daddy's that I use for sports and Wildlife but I will always keep my GX85 as my "travel" camera. It's the camera I toss in the truck whenever I go places. I think one of the issues of needing the bright shiny newest is with so many Photography RUclips channels they seem to promote the "you need to upgrade" mentality vs how to improve your photography. Proud to be one of your Nerds. Keep up the great content.
Thank you for suggesting the MagFilter! I have a Sony RX100 V that I use when I don't want to carry my "big" camera, and I didn't realise there was a way I could use my filters with it! I'm excited about all the new possibilities for that camera now. I also really enjoyed this video. My main camera is a Sony a6300, and even though it's 8 years old, it's still an excellent camera for what I like to shoot. It works just fine and does everything I need it to do. ☺
Seconded :D I have GX85 and mostly use Lumix 20mm 1.7 (i) and Olympus 45mm ... Ironically I just learn Lumix discontinued the GX9, meaning the "worse" GX85 has now outlived both the GX8 and GX9 hehe...
That 30 seconds, from 1:42 to 2:12 - Talk about relatable... Then another 30 seconds, from 2:24 to 2:54 - You absolutely nailed it. You somehow managed to say, in 30 seconds, what I have been trying to say (via 30 or 45 or 60 minute videos) for years... I need to take notes. In fact, this whole video is just 10 solid minutes of me nodding, saying "yep" and "exactly".
Glad you made this video finally. It was necessary to point out again what was the origin of your love for photography. As you said: people believe they need the most expensive or newest gear instead of developing in photography.
This is still my wife's camera and I've used it a ton as well. It's so easy to take in a purse or bag and it gets great shots. Kinda going against the spirit of the video but I would love a new version with all the advancements in processing power and autofocus that a 2024 LX15 type camera could bring. There's probably more of a chance of Sony doing this with another version of their RX100 but I've always preferred Panasonic's handling and menus.
Very well roared, Lioness, thank you. It's not the gear that defines a photographer's quality, it's his/her pictures, the stories behind it and if those can touch other people.
For a while now I've been searching for a camera that I can just throw in my bag for kind of on the go sort of thing, mostly for vlogging. This video has made me rethink as to what I'm after. In others words thanks for an awesome video!!
This is really wise advise Emily! It is so easy to fall into the G.A.S. trap (especially with the myriad of well-priced used gear, tempting you to pick up yesterday's flagship models). I'm now using the tiny GX850 as my "everyday carry" camera, but you've given me incentive to perhaps dust off my old RX100 M1 and give it another go. (I became disillusioned when the RX100 couldn't keep up with even a Samsung Galaxy S6 8 years ago...perhaps my technique wasn't good enough.)
Great video and message, thank you! What i really love about the "little" Panasonic cameras is the "macro"-bubble (to stay in your picture ;)). I think every fixed-lens camera from Panasonic have this option. So with this cameras i REALLY can put my ideas into a picture everytime and everywhere .. From landscape to insects. The LX15 is one of the best "multi purpose tools" i ever owned. But you can also take a look at the generation before. I still use the LX7 and the LF1. Espacially the LF1 is an interesting choice because of its size and "unusual" lens.
Costa Rica. I visited there as my second overseas trip wayback in the mid 80s. In those days you could change your Travelers Checks on the street (black market) for a better than bank rates. Great holiday!
Just got a Panasonic Lumix GX7. Very excited about it. Size always mattered to me when it comes to cameras, but these days the mobile phone fills the basic everyday camera role. Where it does lack is in the lens department, and then my APS-C (my first digital system camera was a Nikon D50, which still work)and now recently the MFT GX7 fills the need for small travel, while a Nikon Z30 with FTZ adapter is a more costly solution, but it neatly replaces my D50 and lets me reuse the lenses, although it is not so small anymore. As a side note, my D50 is only 5MP APS-C, but it filled the need when I was a freelance journalist, and a couple of times pictures from that camera filled a full glossy magazine page. So much for that megapixel race. Anyway: Great video, and keep your inspirational posts coming.
If you went to MPB, that LX10 could have been mine! Really liked it, also used it in lowlight and it handled itself really well in the city lights, but had the GX800 at the time too, so sacrificed this and other lenses ultimately for a PL50-200mm, and I love that lens. Glad you are making good use of that, I do miss having something that small and easy to manage sometimes.
Love this video! I just inherited my grandfather´s Leica M3 from 1963. I’ve been on a few Leica forums and let me tell you, if you want to get depressed about tech and photography, hop on those. 😱
i had a Sony Alpha 6000 for a longer time, started with an ancient Canon 600D! i took some amazing photos with them, now i own a 6400 series Alpha and the A7 iii, still take great pictures and stuff… so for me its the not the age of the equipment, its the use for it! its what you want to do with it, how you can hold it, how it feels for you! all these things are WAYYYYYY more important than age
Agree, my problem with older cheaper gear for street photography, is the autofocus. I sold my beautiful Pen-F and my M5 because of that. Same as my fuji100F. I shoot mostly at night, from the hip, scene with people walking, bikes, etc. I would typically get 20-40% out of focus pix. Now carry a bigger (kinda) E-M1, which is more reliable, but still not as accurate as my sony A7r3. The other issue with the more compact camera is their electronic zoom lens. It’s typically not quick enough to power on and zoom in or out accurately when u see a moment which sometimes last 3-4 sec. do u have a fixed lens 50mm compact but with amazing AF to suggest. Damn, I wish they would do my Olympus SP a digital version. Love your content. Tks for your videos.
If there is anything I have learnt from my years of buying cameras, is that for the most part used gear is usually well maintained by previous owners, and the majority of my cameras (except the D750 and X100F which I purchased new) have been well looked after prior to me purchasing them. Also there are plenty bargains floating around, one example being a used X-T2 I got at a really good price with less than 5000 shutter clicks. As for whether gear matters, I think to some yes especially in pro photography. For me personally, as long as it gives me a challenge especially with limiting and aged features, that's the joy I get from photography.
I think many people watch the "famous RUclipsrs" and their reviews of new gear and expensive cameras and think that they need that same setup to take the best photographs - even though many people may not do anything with their photos other than watching them on a small screen and will never print them as a billboard sized photo. Although I love my Panasonic S5 IIX, but I find myself going to my phone for photos more often than not and still love my old Sony simple pocket cameras to be able to take photos and not stand out in crowd! Keep up making your great content - I love your videos.
Many "non photographers" (aka tourists) with money buy expensive full frame gear, then set it to full point-and-shoot mode. But yeah, the whole industry revolves around tempting you into the latest and greatest. And the plethora of good quality, affordable used gear exacerbates things!
I completely agree, My main camera is a Sony RX100 IV and my other camera is a Fuji S9400W bridge camera. The only exrtras are some ND and colour filters, a Macro/0.25X ultra wide adapter lens and a couple of slave flashes.
Good video. It's too bad that both OM System and Panasonic seem to have given up on making this type of camera. In the U.S. a used copy of the LX10 listed on B&H or MPB goes for nearly twice what you paid for it. Prices are going up and they're getting harder to find.
There's a lot of sense in what you say. I bought my first SLR in 1959 but now have TZ 100 because i have sailed for many years and a camera needs to be compact but usable in sunlight, needing an eye-level finder. I carry it in a pocket every time I go out, which I certainly didn't with an SLR. It doesn't do quite all I need with wildlife, but has given me much pleasure, especially with the touch-screen ability to place my focusing point.
Well spoken and good approach, maybe the last bit was very interesting, a camera (or gear in general) has to give you a good feeling. I love my Pen-f for street and although I may have better camera’ s I enjoy using the Pen-f and joy is what I’m looking for.
I own the LX10. Through a stroke of luck, I managed to get it for 200usd but I've since dropped it a few times and the lens got slightly misaligned to the point where I can't quite get a "technically satisfying" shot with it but I do keep using it because the tones and contrast during times when I need a pocket carry are great.
2:23 Totally! I just bought a used ZS40 and have been amazed by the pictures I've taken with it thus far. I only wish it had a flip up screen. I might have to upgrade to this for thr QoL upgrades like the pop-up flash and dedicated aperture ring. Great video. 😊
Exactly Emily. I've never once grabbed a really nice image and thought it was somehow 'less' because it wasn't tack sharp at the edges at 200% or whatever. I'm not selling my images. Any half-decent camera/lens gets it done. Any lens I have on my EM-10 probably does a better job of grabbing what I tell it to than what I tell it :) I'm more likely to 'blow the highlights' than the camera. Doh! As ever your best camera is the one you have with you, and want to. A couple of small fast inexpensive primes and I'm having fun and grabbing some good 'uns. Mostly :)
On one hand I agree with this, you don't need the latest and greatest to amazing things and I'm a fan of looking for things on the used market to save yourself some $$. But on the other hand, sometimes getting the new kit or lens, ends up motivating you, and gets the creative juices flowing again. So I say ... both are correct!
I agree with this so much! I have an Olympus E-M1X for extreme weathersealing and for birding and other wild life qnd and hiking. Then I have the Nikon Z5 for full frame paid client portrait shoots. I'm currently working on getting either a Lumix LX100 or Canon G5X for edc and as a fan at concerts.
I know how you feel. My girlfriend has an enviable ability to compose the best shots on a pocket canon while I'm farting around with my big boy camera, telling myself I'm the real photographer 😂
I think people forget that people have been shooting with cameras for years and years and prior to current technology they were still getting incredible images! Advancement is brilliant but it can blinker us to functionality and creativity. This is a brilliant video for bringing this to light and a lot of beginners do need to hear this so that they can just get their hands on any camera and just start snapping to get a feel for it and all the elements involved in photography rather than just gear. 🎉😊
@microfournerds The issue comes down to choice. The GX9, LX100m2 both discontinued. The larger G series, GH, and now full frame all have good options and upgrades. There’s the G100 and I am reluctantly getting a second hand body to trial. Can’t understand why no GX9 or upgraded LX100? The 1” sensor is getting more love….
@amaury1264 tons! It's a fantastic light weight little camera for photography. It's the camera I usually take when I go walking because its the lightest setup. Even done some astrophotography with it as well which was a pleasant surprise
Thanks for this fellow northerner! As someone just casually looking into starting this hobby, I am sure you have already saved me many an hour wasted looking at 'all the gear' Thank you for pointing out that as with most hobbies, its about having fun and developing the skill rather than buying all the gear.
I love going to gatherings (those kind in the middle of the big circle) with my teeny 7.1mp Canon ELPH SD1000. I take piles of photos, fix them up a bit in post, and send them off to friends. They're amazed at what that little camera can sill do.
BRILLIANT ❣️👍 After today's shipment to MPB, the only m4/3 gear left in my closet will be my G1 & GF3 cameras and a set of primes (3.5, 7.5, 14, 20, 42.5). Have I lost my mind? No, found my way! My brand newest camera from MPB is the like new Lumix LX7 (predecessor to the LX10). It's just pure fun without the burdensome weight. For our next trip through southeast Asia, my kit will include the Sony ZV-1 from MPB (think of it as a compact camera with phase detect and a lens faster than the Lumix 12-35mm f2.8), a Lumix ZS200 for long zoom/4k video, and Gopro for weather proof. Three tiny cameras for different purposes that will fit in a small waist pack! Love your presentation and honesty!👍🙂
I've used both high end and low end gear and currently just a camera phone on walk about. (Or maybe the Fuji XT 20). It's 100% about being able to see the image and know a good composition. The rest helps it happen. The big but is that you do need high end gear for press work - you can't not get the shot (sorry editor they blinked / I missed the goal / the cork popped too fast). So in a low lit football match gear is pushed to extremes and ISO. It's needed. Same in some war zone or fast moving scenario. For everyone else you are never going to be in extreme conditions where huge light gathering, big buffers, and a ginormous ISO is needed. Remember why you did it first? That. Point and shoot. Simple!
I sometimes haul out my Lumix TZ-90 GN-S when I don’t want to carry my Oly + lenses and save my back. It works, and still produces good images. I took it to Europe for 3 months in 2015 as I hadn’t entered the world of DSLRs at that time, and it was great, light and very non-intrusive. I wish they still continued making these little cameras.🇦🇺
I just got an OM Systems TG-7 and I am taking it with me on walks, trying it out. So far, so good. I have no plans to go rafting, but rain, snow and accidental drops are absolutely no problem. It is going to be a lot of fun.
Great video. After years of DSLRs I have sold off most of my gear and now my main camera is a Canon G7X Mk2. I love it to bits, it does everything I need or want from a camera, it goes in my pocket and above all it doesn't weigh a couple of tons.
I bought a Fuji X10 in 2012 for a trip to Italy. I love it. I never really learned to use it properly (relied on auto EXR mode) but am now trying to learn to use the PASM modes. I only wish the X10 had weather sealing but otherwise for me, it’s the perfect travel/street photography camera despite the sensor being 2/3 of an inch in size haha
I have a 12 yr old Nikon Coolpix P7100.i t is compact camera with a 35mm equivalent 28 - 200mm zoom lens and about the same controls as my Sony DSLR. and with the built in selection of effects, cross processing, Creative monochrome, zoom exposure, sepia etc will do more 'in caera'.The results are excellent and will enlarge up to '10 X 8' or double that if you want with no loss of detail. From a practical point of view, who needs anything more than that? We generally don't intend to print a mural do we?
Enjoyed this video. I recently bought a Sony W55 for fun. I was surprised how good it was at night. The night setting works quite well, and black and white photos at night are even better.
Thank you so much for posting this video. I started my photography with some very cheap cameras and honestly love the challenge of taking better pictures than people with much more expensive kit. I have nice cameras as well, but tend to gravitate back towards the little guys. It is more the photographer than the camera.
I bought a Panasonic GF5 for about £65 to convert to a full spectrum camera (it was the cheapest one for which I had the conversation information). I tried it out before converting it and was tempted to keep it as standard. Looking forward to getting IR shots of the local barn owl with it. As for the gear thing, I started photography in the late 50s with an old Agfa Isolette so anything made this century is fine.
What a great and be honest video. A couple of years ago I traded my Canon 5DMk IV for an Olympus EM1Mk III. I’m an experienced hobbyist with a broad interest in subjects. In both setups I had and have a great choice of lenses. My M43 gear really satisfies my needs. It has many features that I’ve yet to use, but this summer I’m determined to push myself to exploit the many features of this camera. In addition to the Olympus I have a Canon 5D classic with a 40 mm f2.8 pancake lens and a Lumix GF1 that came with the 20 mm f1.7 lens and it gets to share the Oly lenses. I do tend to pull out the GF 1 far more frequently than the Canon. Come to think of it I should perform a shoot out with the latter two cameras. Aside from sensor size they are very similar in FL and pixel count. I’m constantly amazed by the quality of the shots that I get from the GF1. The Canon is more about the pure photography experience. No video, focus and recompose necessity, but that Canon Colour!!!!!
Oh man, I'm happy for you, I had an online job for 7.5 years and moved to Costa Rica till 2023. Lost the job, couldn't find something similar and am now back in Europe, sniff. I bet you had an awesome time there.
Excellent thoughts on the great debate (personal versus mechanical ability). For me, I love Olympus and used to buy new (Em1 MK2 and PRO lenses) now (thanks to you from a previous video) I buy used from MPB and have a lightly used EM5 MK3 and 12-200 lens on their way. I am building up a little of this 'older' Olympus kit to see me through retirement (I am 56 but have been retired for a few years already and use my EM5 MK2 (soon to be MK3) for travel and the EM1 MK2's for local stuff) and am putting more time into this now (for personal development) and don't plan on buying the OMDS offerings (cameras or lens) as now they just seem too expensive. I tried the Panasonic TZ200 and could not get on with the DFD focus system so that got sold too. I did love my old TZ30 way back in time however, but it is Olympus from now on. I think gear matters (to a point). Be happy with what (equipment) you have got if it meets your needs and there is nothing wrong with buying whatever you want, whenever you want, whatever system(s) you want (no matter how expensive) if you have the money to splurge. Eventually (like me) most folks will find their natural level (of ability and expense) and settle with that to a greater or lesser degree. Also people change as they progress through life with different expense priorities at different stages and accrued knowledge and wisdom. The desire of youthful excess doesn't always march relentlessly forward into older age. Contentment can become a thing with accrued perspective gathered over (life) time.
Of course I needed the new OM 1 Mark 2. I needed it because I didn't have a camera! The OM 1 ii is my first "real" camera. Of course there's a huge learning curve but I love it! 😊
Great advice. My daughter is off on a year long tour of the world and I was wondering about what’s the right camera for her. The LUMIX may be the answer. Her Canon M kit is probably too heavy and attractive to thieves. If I lent her my new Fuji X100VI, it would be gone in the first week. As an option, what is the best phone for photography and 4K video? She prefers Android. I have offered her my iPhone 13 Pro which is excellent as I recently got a 15 Pro Max which is brilliant, especially for night shots and videos. Just used that as part of my travel kit in China. Still think a small second hand quality compact is ideal. If Olympus put a better sensor into its tiny waterproof model, that could work. It’s 12 mp.
So true. The latest technology does not make a better photographer. But like so many things in life these days, the powers that be insist we must have the latest gear - in order to line their pockets! You're so right that the money is better spent learning more rather than buying more. Thank you.
I'm totally agree, last week I just go for my family trip, and even if I have a Fujifilm X-A7 with Viltrox 33mm F1.4 or a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 I still bring my Lumix LX7 and I shoot all of my family trip photos using that old compact camera that comes out in 2012 and I'm still surprised how good the results is
LX15 is great, got mine from CEX used 3 months ago, but comes with a 2 year warranty. I often use compacts for portability and usually get better results than people with better cameras as I know how to use it
I have 3 cameras, My Sony A77ii which I've had from new some years ago now but its still fab , and also a Sony RX100mk5a and my Panasonic Lumix TZ100. I love them, they do what I need them to do so I have not seen any need to "upgrade". I still get a thrill tingle from all of them after I have taken them out.
Well. Very good points. Loved it. We also have too look back and see that the most iconic, beautiful and artistic photography was produced with cameras that were just the barebones of the technology compared to today. I’m not a professional photographer, far from it, but I actually believe that all the technology hinders creativity.
Would love your advice! Things important to me are being able to capture is my cute dog that moves around a lot! My whole family in one shot who have very different complexions. And big landscapes often at sunset or night time. I'm ready to take the next step up from my (very good) Samsung phone camera. I've hit my limit with my phone and excited to level up! I've been binging your videos for the past week 😂 Love your work! Thank you for your honest content (and saving me a lot of money making unnecessary choices) ❤
Another terrific video, Emily, thanks very much. I have had my LX15 since it came out in 2016 and, although I expected other, newer models to replace it (for example my LX100II), I constantly reach for it as an everyday carry and still use it every week and really enjoy the results. With the wide F1.4 aperture it's also tremendous in low light and indoors (for concerts, for example). I'll definitely try that masking tape fix on the flash and investigate the MAG filters, but it's perfect as it is.🙂
Hallo. Kannst du bitte die LX15 mit der LX100II mit deinen Worten vergleichen? Mit welcher Kamera bist du mehr unterwegs? Sucher oder klappbares Display, Was ist wichtiger?
Still rocking an OMD EM10 mk1, had it for 10 years, downsizing from a Canon to an EM10 and a Ricoh GR that all fitted into a small bag, the pair lasted me 10 years before my much loved GR died. I’ve since upgraded to a Ricoh GR3, and will maybe replace my OMD EM10 later this year, but I love the small form factor of the M4/3 so will probably get another, I’ve used all kinds of lenses, from huge mirror 500mm to the smallest pancake , the bluetooth ability to activate the shutter was a bonus when I went away without a tripod and used a shoe when I wanted to photograph the Milky Way one night!
I've been a photographer & gearhead since the mid 80s. My family got sick me slowing them down with all my gear, so although I still have tons of gear, but I bought a "center of your circle" camera . It's initial purchase was to record a concert in a venue that didn't allow interchangeable lens cameras. But the quality was enough for 90% of what I shot, so it became an everyday carry. Unfortunately, the model I chose was the Panasonic LX100. Don't get me wrong it has excellent image and quite decent video quality, and all the manual controls I desired. The multi-aspect ratio is also great for time-lapses and creative framing. However, I regret the purchase because the lens gets dust in it often. It was "repaired" by Panasonic twice during warranty period and I've had it repaired twice since it ran out. Although I adore the camera on paper, I never take it outdoors anymore, just strictly an indoor or at least very urban setting camera. I was temped to buy a housing, but that's ridiculous for above water settings. It's approaching 10 years old now, so I should find a replacement for it, but the only ones that tick all my boxes tend to be Sonys & I'd rather deal with almost anything than go into Sony's ecosystem.
I can't thank you enough for your videos! I am wanting to get back into hobby photography and want to find a compact camera for travel, family, etc. I don't love the quality of my pics from my iPhone 14pro. I feel like I couldn't capture depth when we were in Sedona looking across the mountains or detail on buildings when we're in cities. I have a big cannon dslr but generally don't want to lug it on trips. I also do some content creation but I think my top priority is travel and family photography. I love coming away with something frame-worthy! :) I am willing to invest in something special. I love that one of your categories is "sparks joy" -- that totally speaks to me. If anyone has any advice, please lmk. Thanks again!!
I miss my LX10! Loved it for traveling and it took excellent video. If not for the lack of clean HDMI and unlimited 1080p60 recording, I would've kept it over getting a Sony ZV-1. I'd be very interested in a Mk II with Panasonic's new AF and hopefully proper unlimited recording and clean HDMI, and maybe in body stabilization
I have a dilemma. I’m going on this long cruise reunion vacation with my parents and I don’t know which classic back in the day camera to take. I have the Leica version of this, the typ 109 (it worked out cheaper at the time I got it new), and it’s a setup that really suits me. I’ve always got on with this camera. The other one I really get on with is my Lumix gm1. Of course yeah it’s smaller, but not when you start packing lenses. Besides the kit lens, I have the Lumix 20mm pancake, and the Oly 45mm. The 45mm with the gm1 takes a steady hand but it’s possible! I have a DJI pocket 2 for filming stuff as well, so video performance doesn’t matter. Of these two, which would you bring?
What are your thoughts on the good old "does gear matter?" debate?
Gear definetly matter, but not in the sense most people usually debates around it. You _need_ a camera to take photos. You _need_ a zoom to take bird pictures. You _need_ waterproof for submarine pics. You _need_ gear...
It just doesn't has to be the latest, shiniest, "more better number" all the time. And that's ok
I think the need is real. There is not enough budget alternatives to really say that it can be done at any budget. It can be done for cheaper than expected, but if you look at good vintage glass and cameras, things are still around 350-500usd. Some ideas you can’t really achieve with budget gear, moreso with specialist tools like you said, even old good super telephotos are very expensive.
I completely agree. I always say in some nieches you might need some specific gear, but most people don't need anything fancy. I still shoot with my ixus 125hs quite regularly even though I have an X-T3. I know the X-T3 is better, but sharpness is overrated and for most photography it doesn't matter all that much. As long as the composition is good nobody cares what it's shot on. We still look at photo's from the 50's taken on old gear right? The cheapest compacts are probably better than fancy camera's from that era.
When I started in the mid 70's, I idolised Pete Turner. His Polaroid SX-70 pictures are still being sold by art houses and / or at auction. Of course he shot with "better gear" when needed, but the lesson of making the most of the equipment at hand has stood me well. Some of the improvisations I implemented to achieve the results I sought would make Rube Goldberg go nuts! It's like sex: the most important organ is between the ears, not the thighs... ;-)>
I'm still using my EM5 mk 1 that I bought in 2014. I've bought and sold different lenses for it as I've tried different things and my subjects have changed, but the body itself does everything I need it to.
I can't stress enough how important this video is. It is crazy out there with any of recent camera premieres. Suddenly nobody neither knows how nor can take any pictures unless they have the latest model. Then you see their "portfolio" and you realize they're tech geeks, not photographers.
But to suggest all you need is a 1" compact camera (which seems to be the implied takeaway of the video) it is the other extreme. Its pretty ridiculous to argue that you can achieve the same kind of results when your depth of field and dynamic range are limited to that critical degree. There are some shots you just can't achieve unless you have gear that is capable of achieving it.
Yes skill, experience and composition matters a lot, and no gear isn't everything - but what your gear also sets the boundaries of what is possible. It isn't always about how new the technology is (most of the time its about sensor size and the lens you have) but often it can be. For example, if you are a sports or wildlife photographers you can't achieve with an older camera what you can with the 10+ FPS shooting speed of newer cameras, and Sony's new global shutter on the A9 III (a piece of new and expensive tech) increases the boundaries of what is possible in those fields.
Another example would be buying a larger sensor camera with top of the line lens - you physically can't replicate the depth of field/bokeh of a f1.2 or below lens on a full frame sensor with smaller 1" of M4/3 camera.
Does this mean that you need more expensive and new tech, not necessarily - but you also have to acknowledge and work with the limitations of your gear.
@@JimIBobIJonesjust say you enjoy the confidence you get from shelling out money for gear and move on.
It hurts to realize that all cameras are cameras. Picture detail is a spectrum and still only a fraction of the entire “good picture” equation.
Understand that arguing over features does not get you good pictures and it never has. People are realizing that, and that is why regular people are flooding back to compacts.
We’ll all be enjoying taking pictures with our accessible cameras while yall are trying to sell off photos to pay your camera debt.
@@hibbs1712 that is a facile response. Equipment doesn't just facilitate picture quality, it also determines what is feasible like I said....
It's a valid argument to argue many photographers don't need or want to go that far, but it is idiotic to argue gear doesn't matter.
At the end of the day, it's a balance between gear, skill/experience and composition.
@@JimIBobIJones at the start of the day, recognizing that we are in an age where any camera you find is good enough to get pictures is where you need to be. Stop getting sold on the rat race if you’d like to think of yourself intellectually.
@@essa.321 You say a SLR or MILC is not suited to video recording, but that's exactly what's been driving "prosumer" sales for a lot of cameras. This is one of the things driving the regular upgrade cycles of otherwise perfectly good cameras.
The A7S is a video first device, and anything from the a6400 onwards has been "hybrid" devices which put video on par with stills for prioritisation.
Hell, the trend has gotten so far that many consumer video cameras (e.g. the Sony ZV-E1 and the Canon EOS C70 cameras) have abandoned the camcorder format for the "stills camera" body shape.
This is one of the big things driving the regular upgrade cycle for cameras - whilst the technology moves slowly for stills, the digital video space is still pretty dynamic and fast evolving.
Griffin Hammond (OG M43rd-er) gave some of the best gear advice back when he was Podcasting. He said (paraphrase) "Don't upgrade a camera until your current one cannot do what you want to do creatively."
That means you (your ideas) have to outpace your gear, before you get new gear.
Same concept, different way of putting it.
Thank you. Seriously. I just emptied my MPB cart and I'm looking into booking a trip to a distant land. You're absolutely correct, capturing cool moments are much more rewarding than gear. Thanks again for being the voice of reason.
I just want to quickly point out that used DSLR's off of ebay(just read the ad carefully) can give you amazing value. A 5D mark ii is $200USD and a 7D is around $150. Both can absolutely take 100% pro-level shots. Theyre amazing cameras to learn on as well, if you want interchangeable lenses. P.S. this video is great and i really appreciate the extremely important points you're making
So true. There are so many bargains to be had! Imagine if someone had a budget of £1000, and they bought a used DSLR and lens of ebay for £200, and then bought a full day workshop and learned/experienced something cool, and then probably had change left over for a local photography weekend away... I bet they'd improve so much more than spending the whole thing on a camera and staying home!
Yeah. Just bought the 5Dm2 and a D40x and my heart is jumping. I gave my Sony a6xxx away.
Agree. Read up carefully to make sure you get what you want tho. I bought a 40D on a whim last year, wasn't happy about the aged control setup - I should have paid that little bit extra and maybe ended up impressed by something just a year or two newer. It's OK, it was very cheap and I gave it away. And think about it: a 40D was $1500 new, now
@@benfromatlantis interesting, I get started on a D40x; I saw one used this week in-store for very cheap and almost bought it out of nostalgia
Picked up a D700 with 50mm 1.8 for £180 with warranty just a few months ago!
Im now 62 and have come back to photography. I missed the digital revolution and was a film geek in my 20's and 30's. I purchased a 16 year old M8 and a 35mm Voightlander lens. (46mm with the crop). I don't view the back, You cant really on an M8 and just refreshed my knowledge of aperture, speed ISO. (I used to call it ASA) etc. With 10megapixels in DNG/Raw...God Im getting geeky already! Save me! it acts like a never ending roll of film. Its just so basic and as an oldie returning to a much loved pass time/hobby I have found it to be the perfect reintroduction. Photography is in your head. I love the tactile M8, its a lovely old object. (the camera that is) and I absolutely agree with you that a camera is essentially a dark box with a hole in it. The most essential thing in photography is to go out and click. Thats the beginning. The rest will come with some staying power and a desire to get to where you want to be. Love your channel.
Because of you I bought em EM5 for $100 and I love it so much. You’re making the world a better place! Thank you.
That is a steal! I just got one for 175 euros (with extra grip). What lens did you get?
@@ThePipton Oohh nice! Yeah I want to get that extra grip sometime. I have pretty small hands so I don’t mind the small body, but the grip would be awesome. I already had an M. Zuiko 17mm 2.8, which is a pretty old lens, it does the trick but I’ve been researching a lot trying to decide what I want to get next. I sort of want a zoom lens, but I also wouldn’t mind a prime with lower aperture. Sounds like you got a great deal too! The grip and body and lens! What did you get for a lens on yours?
Bought a second hand Sony RX100 ii as an upgrade to Panasonic LX7.
Thanks for sharing!
I wanted to learn photography. So I got a used Sony A7s2. Then lens I got with it was damaged. I thought buying a zoom lens would help me practice diversely with different focal lengths. The thing is I don't keep my camera with me. I should have got a fixed focal length lens (which would have also been smaller) and a smaller camera so that I can keep this handy with me always. I need to practice more and more. The setup I have currently I just don't carry with me.
Keeping in mind I want to click pictures in low light during evening and night after office, please share some suggestions for a body and lens to have with me everyday.
Thanks to folks like you and a few others here I’ve fallen in love with my “old” gear again.
What a refreshing opinion ! I feel like this is taking weight off my shoulders.
I feel like nowadays most content is aiming at promoting a product, hence why a lot of photographers on social media are more behaving like sales rep than like photographers.
I am nostalgic of the time when social media was a mess, and it was all about dreaming, experimenting, trying new things, sharing experiences…. With no financial end goal. I aim at recreating that for myself.
This is great, and I love the blue chair. For me, the thing that kicked photography into full gear was a small, light, weather-sealed camera, and never, ever putting it in a bag. I wear it around my neck, like a tourist, all the time, and I've just learned not to care that I look a tourist in my own city. Having that camera ready all the time makes all the difference on the street.
May i know what is this, weather sealed small camera that you tlk about?
About 5 years ago I upgraded from a Canon 600D to my current camera, which is great and I love it. I found out not long after that the photographer whose work I most admired at the time was (and i believe still is) using a Canon 450D. The term "all the gear and no idea" has never been more accurate than the modern world of photography on social media.
Who is the photographer?
2016 i had the opportunity of visiting UK and Paris from Australia. I work as a commercial photographer in my normal life. While planning what to take on the trip, I decided to take a Lumix TZ110. I could have taken my high end Canon 1DX series gear along with the L glass but I opted to go with a little TZ-110. All I can say is, what a relief I made the decision. I made hundreds of photos on the trip, shot in RAW. The camera lived in my pocket the whole time and performed perfectly. Had I taken my larger cameras I honestly believe the trip would have not been as enjoyable, lugging around the gear. Each morning the TZ-110 would pop into my jacket pocket away I went.
This is EXACTLY what I'm thinking for my upcoming trip to southeast Asia. Instead of lugging around my heavy backpack full of expensive photography gear, I want to be able to move around freely and easily, with what will probably be an Olympus Tough TG-7 in my pocket!
@@radpixels5580 do not fear the small cameras. I was insanely satisfied with the quality the little LUMIX produced. I still take it away with me.
@@radpixels5580I did a trip to Vietnam, Thailand , Indonesia and was going to take a DSLR with me, in the end I didn't have enough room in my luggage as I did motorcycle touring and had to minimise volume , weight. I ended up shooting pics with a google pixel 3 and was really impressed with every pic it took, it was super light, I always had it with me, I didn't have to worry about charging more than 1 device and it always took pics that were fine where my DLSR was hit and miss as to whether the pics turned out ok, planning another trip and I was recently looking around for a good, light, not super expensive camera but I have come to the conclusion that it's not worth it. You need a device you can pull out of your pocket and shoot a good pic, that's all, and the pixel phones fit that bill, may upgrade to a newer model but not taking a dedicated camera with me.....
theres a certain look you can achieve with compact cameras and the sheer convenience of them too makes them hidden gems, i quite enjoy the character they bring
The LX10 is my one and only camera since 2021 (except for my phone, of course). It's brilliant. The sharp and bright lens, the "big" sensor with its surprisingly good dynamic range, the small size, the intuitive controls and of course the great image quality (especially in RAW). 🤗
My highest priority for gear is ergonomics. The cameras I shoot the most are from 2013-2016. I love shooting with them: the size and weight, how they feel in the hand, easily accessible, intuitive controls for the limited number of settings I change while shooting (after I set them up the way I want them). I am quite happy with the quality of the images I get; I want/need nothing "better". To me, it's about the joy of getting out and shooting. Other photographers may second guess or even judge my gear choices. I pay them no mind; not trying to impress anyone with my gear. It's all about the images. I'm my own best (worst?) critic. The only standards I have to meet are my own.
This has got to be the best and most important photography video on RUclips!
Thank you Emily.
Yes!
Great video.
For this very reason I bought the OM System Tough TG-7 - was on sale in Australia for $638 so I snapped one up. I've taken it literally everywhere with me and used it shoot street photography between jobs and meetings, my kids sports, macro and even my kids at the local swimming pools using the underwater feature.
Its been so robust.
The fact its waterproof, shockproof (tested this when I dropped it only solid concrete and barely got a mark) and dustproof means its the only camera I use in pretty much any condition and its always with me
Prices of S/H camera gear can be seriously infuriating in Australia 🤑
Gear matter. Sometimes a smaller cheaper one is better for the situation than a huge expensive one. I’m not a professional, and my most expensive camera (Fujifilm X-T3) is actually not the most used. It’s probably one of my X-E bodies, but now a days I love bringing out the Olympus E-PL7.
Some great points made. I've been taking photos for over 45 years now..as a hobby, I have a good eye and can spot a good photo where others struggle. The equipment as you say is just there to help. You can get 4 people with identical gear all standing side by side looking at the same view and you will get 4 totally different pictures.
Thanks for sharing!
I wanted to learn photography. So I got a used Sony A7s2. Then lens I got with it was damaged. I thought buying a zoom lens would help me practice diversely with different focal lengths. The thing is I don't keep my camera with me. I should have got a fixed focal length lens (which would have also been smaller) and a smaller camera so that I can keep this handy with me always. I need to practice more and more. The setup I have currently I just don't carry with me.
Keeping in mind I want to click pictures in low light during evening and night after office, please share some suggestions for a body and lens to have with me everyday.
Great final message. Really becoming a fan of your way of talking in your couple of videos I’ve marathoned 😊
Thank you I really appreciate that 😊
Thanks for sharing!
I wanted to learn photography. So I got a used Sony A7s2. Then lens I got with it was damaged. I thought buying a zoom lens would help me practice diversely with different focal lengths. The thing is I don't keep my camera with me. I should have got a fixed focal length lens (which would have also been smaller) and a smaller camera so that I can keep this handy with me always. I need to practice more and more. The setup I have currently I just don't carry with me.
Keeping in mind I want to click pictures in low light during evening and night after office, please share some suggestions for a body and lens to have with me everyday.
Never been one to concern myself with having the newest or best camera gear, my wallet does that for me. I agree that there is a uneasy feeling about gear in respect to the best equipment balancing act. As a Pentaxian, I know what it feels like when your cameras are looked down at, just because they are different and perhaps not as cutting edge tech. The joy I found is using much older cameras to their limits. Finding out that all the pixels in the world does not matter as much as the subject and composition! Great channel and enjoy your positivity! Give me an old CCD sensor camera any day! Thanks for sharing!
Fellow Pentaxian here. If you have an *istD or *istDS, you have full TTL flash protocol metering without the camera needing to talk to the lens. If you can find a functioning TTL-compatible flash, you have full flash control with any lens you can put on the camera, even with M42 screw-mount lenses and adapters. Not even the K-1 will do that, and it's a crime that Pentax dropped the capability from subsequent cameras. And if you can find a TTL ring flash, you can do the most amazing things with extension tubes, even without a macro lens.
Give a CCD sensor enough light, even a 6MP one, and the detail is amazing.
A fantastically important vid for every photographer, remember that the pictures are in your head, not created by yr very expensive camera. Your imagination makes the shot, not your gear.
A particularly important message these days prhps.
Thanks Emily !!
Such an important point you are making! It should be shared far and wide. Most of us as photography hobbyists have some level of FOMO when it comes to photo tech and new cameras. I, for one, want ALL the cameras, but I know I already have more than I need.
Great content yet again. I shoot professionally with the E-M1 II (yes still not felt the need to upgrade) but my EDC is the little Canon G9X II which slips into a jeans pocket, nice and discreet for going to gigs and on days out with my wife, it’s loaded with 3 really nice custom film sims courtesy of Thomas Fransson which makes for wonderful JPGs. If I want something for a jacket pocket I can go larger to the RX100 III or GM5 and if I’m out hiking I’ll go larger again and take the E-M5 II with 14-150mm II. One of my all time favourite pics was a right time right place moment caught with the little Olympus XZ-1 a couple of years ago. As you say, different cameras for different scenarios.
All good advice. I use the similar Lumix TZ100 when I go backpacking and am amazed how good the images are. But... no filters. Until now - I've already ordered that magnetic filter adapter! Thanks for that. I also use a Lumix GX80 MFT "rangefinder" for street work and day hikes and the menus are virtually identical with my TZ100, another bonus. I have an Olympus EM1 from 2019 that is my "serious" photography camera, but the GX80 and especially the TZ100 are better when I want something quick, light and convenient. I also have a vintage TLR film camera that I use for home-processed B&W film work. But the bottom line is they all take photos and the rules of exposure and composition don't change with the camera. I love using them all because they are all capable of good images.
I haven't had the urge to get the latest camera out there because I found lenses I both love and can use in any weather. All of it used and hundreds less than new. I went out in the rain with my 12-40 2.8 for street and later took my 200 2.8 and 40-150 2.8 for birds and deer. Can't wait for rain macro with the 60 macro. All that with a $300 EM-1 Mark II.
Well done Emily. I have 2 G Daddy's that I use for sports and Wildlife but I will always keep my GX85 as my "travel" camera. It's the camera I toss in the truck whenever I go places. I think one of the issues of needing the bright shiny newest is with so many Photography RUclips channels they seem to promote the "you need to upgrade" mentality vs how to improve your photography. Proud to be one of your Nerds. Keep up the great content.
Thank you for suggesting the MagFilter! I have a Sony RX100 V that I use when I don't want to carry my "big" camera, and I didn't realise there was a way I could use my filters with it! I'm excited about all the new possibilities for that camera now. I also really enjoyed this video. My main camera is a Sony a6300, and even though it's 8 years old, it's still an excellent camera for what I like to shoot. It works just fine and does everything I need it to do. ☺
i have ex100m3 and i hate how images looks on lcd, but on pc is totally different story
Still loving my Panasonic LUMIX GX85 with my Leica 25mm F1.4
Just bought a 14mm lens for mine. 🤜🤛
@@vermis8344 the smallest lens with AF by Lumix. Oh boy I remember that lens gave me a lot of great pictures.
Seconded :D I have GX85 and mostly use Lumix 20mm 1.7 (i) and Olympus 45mm ... Ironically I just learn Lumix discontinued the GX9, meaning the "worse" GX85 has now outlived both the GX8 and GX9 hehe...
That 30 seconds, from 1:42 to 2:12 - Talk about relatable...
Then another 30 seconds, from 2:24 to 2:54 - You absolutely nailed it. You somehow managed to say, in 30 seconds, what I have been trying to say (via 30 or 45 or 60 minute videos) for years... I need to take notes.
In fact, this whole video is just 10 solid minutes of me nodding, saying "yep" and "exactly".
Glad you made this video finally.
It was necessary to point out again what was the origin of your love for photography.
As you said: people believe they need the most expensive or newest gear instead of developing in photography.
This is still my wife's camera and I've used it a ton as well. It's so easy to take in a purse or bag and it gets great shots.
Kinda going against the spirit of the video but I would love a new version with all the advancements in processing power and autofocus that a 2024 LX15 type camera could bring. There's probably more of a chance of Sony doing this with another version of their RX100 but I've always preferred Panasonic's handling and menus.
Very well roared, Lioness, thank you. It's not the gear that defines a photographer's quality, it's his/her pictures, the stories behind it and if those can touch other people.
For a while now I've been searching for a camera that I can just throw in my bag for kind of on the go sort of thing, mostly for vlogging.
This video has made me rethink as to what I'm after.
In others words thanks for an awesome video!!
This is really wise advise Emily! It is so easy to fall into the G.A.S. trap (especially with the myriad of well-priced used gear, tempting you to pick up yesterday's flagship models). I'm now using the tiny GX850 as my "everyday carry" camera, but you've given me incentive to perhaps dust off my old RX100 M1 and give it another go. (I became disillusioned when the RX100 couldn't keep up with even a Samsung Galaxy S6 8 years ago...perhaps my technique wasn't good enough.)
I've got both, S6 and RX100. S6 creates great pics, indeed. But RX100 is far better. Just give it another try...😉
Great video and message, thank you! What i really love about the "little" Panasonic cameras is the "macro"-bubble (to stay in your picture ;)). I think every fixed-lens camera from Panasonic have this option. So with this cameras i REALLY can put my ideas into a picture everytime and everywhere .. From landscape to insects. The LX15 is one of the best "multi purpose tools" i ever owned. But you can also take a look at the generation before. I still use the LX7 and the LF1. Espacially the LF1 is an interesting choice because of its size and "unusual" lens.
Costa Rica. I visited there as my second overseas trip wayback in the mid 80s. In those days you could change your Travelers Checks on the street (black market) for a better than bank rates. Great holiday!
Just got a Panasonic Lumix GX7. Very excited about it. Size always mattered to me when it comes to cameras, but these days the mobile phone fills the basic everyday camera role. Where it does lack is in the lens department, and then my APS-C (my first digital system camera was a Nikon D50, which still work)and now recently the MFT GX7 fills the need for small travel, while a Nikon Z30 with FTZ adapter is a more costly solution, but it neatly replaces my D50 and lets me reuse the lenses, although it is not so small anymore. As a side note, my D50 is only 5MP APS-C, but it filled the need when I was a freelance journalist, and a couple of times pictures from that camera filled a full glossy magazine page. So much for that megapixel race.
Anyway: Great video, and keep your inspirational posts coming.
If you went to MPB, that LX10 could have been mine! Really liked it, also used it in lowlight and it handled itself really well in the city lights, but had the GX800 at the time too, so sacrificed this and other lenses ultimately for a PL50-200mm, and I love that lens.
Glad you are making good use of that, I do miss having something that small and easy to manage sometimes.
Hi, great to see you back! I enjoyed your vlog! I learn something new from each of your vlogs
Thank you! ☺️
Love this video! I just inherited my grandfather´s Leica M3 from 1963. I’ve been on a few Leica forums and let me tell you, if you want to get depressed about tech and photography, hop on those. 😱
Some of the worst photos you will ever see are on (digital) Leica and Sony A9 forums..
It was all men talking about math and what is superior to what. It's quite something. @@jnicholls8146
i had a Sony Alpha 6000 for a longer time, started with an ancient Canon 600D! i took some amazing photos with them, now i own a 6400 series Alpha and the A7 iii, still take great pictures and stuff… so for me its the not the age of the equipment, its the use for it! its what you want to do with it, how you can hold it, how it feels for you! all these things are WAYYYYYY more important than age
I don't often leave comments, but this hit home so hard, loved it!
I'm completely with you. I love my Sony RX100 IV and can see any reason to 'upgrade'
Agree, my problem with older cheaper gear for street photography, is the autofocus. I sold my beautiful Pen-F and my M5 because of that. Same as my fuji100F. I shoot mostly at night, from the hip, scene with people walking, bikes, etc. I would typically get 20-40% out of focus pix. Now carry a bigger (kinda) E-M1, which is more reliable, but still not as accurate as my sony A7r3. The other issue with the more compact camera is their electronic zoom lens. It’s typically not quick enough to power on and zoom in or out accurately when u see a moment which sometimes last 3-4 sec. do u have a fixed lens 50mm compact but with amazing AF to suggest. Damn, I wish they would do my Olympus SP a digital version. Love your content. Tks for your videos.
If there is anything I have learnt from my years of buying cameras, is that for the most part used gear is usually well maintained by previous owners, and the majority of my cameras (except the D750 and X100F which I purchased new) have been well looked after prior to me purchasing them. Also there are plenty bargains floating around, one example being a used X-T2 I got at a really good price with less than 5000 shutter clicks.
As for whether gear matters, I think to some yes especially in pro photography. For me personally, as long as it gives me a challenge especially with limiting and aged features, that's the joy I get from photography.
I think many people watch the "famous RUclipsrs" and their reviews of new gear and expensive cameras and think that they need that same setup to take the best photographs - even though many people may not do anything with their photos other than watching them on a small screen and will never print them as a billboard sized photo. Although I love my Panasonic S5 IIX, but I find myself going to my phone for photos more often than not and still love my old Sony simple pocket cameras to be able to take photos and not stand out in crowd!
Keep up making your great content - I love your videos.
Many "non photographers" (aka tourists) with money buy expensive full frame gear, then set it to full point-and-shoot mode. But yeah, the whole industry revolves around tempting you into the latest and greatest. And the plethora of good quality, affordable used gear exacerbates things!
watch Matias Burling.
The painting on the wall in that hotel is epic. Video and camera are epic, too, but I dig the painting.
I completely agree, My main camera is a Sony RX100 IV and my other camera is a Fuji S9400W bridge camera. The only exrtras are some ND and colour filters, a Macro/0.25X ultra wide adapter lens and a couple of slave flashes.
Good video. It's too bad that both OM System and Panasonic seem to have given up on making this type of camera. In the U.S. a used copy of the LX10 listed on B&H or MPB goes for nearly twice what you paid for it. Prices are going up and they're getting harder to find.
There's a lot of sense in what you say. I bought my first SLR in 1959 but now have TZ 100 because i have sailed for many years and a camera needs to be compact but usable in sunlight, needing an eye-level finder. I carry it in a pocket every time I go out, which I certainly didn't with an SLR. It doesn't do quite all I need with wildlife, but has given me much pleasure, especially with the touch-screen ability to place my focusing point.
So true I use a very cheap ttartisan 27mm 2.8. most of the time. ive lots of expensive glass but it's my go to.
Well spoken and good approach, maybe the last bit was very interesting, a camera (or gear in general) has to give you a good feeling. I love my Pen-f for street and although I may have better camera’ s I enjoy using the Pen-f and joy is what I’m looking for.
I own the LX10.
Through a stroke of luck, I managed to get it for 200usd but I've since dropped it a few times and the lens got slightly misaligned to the point where I can't quite get a "technically satisfying" shot with it but I do keep using it because the tones and contrast during times when I need a pocket carry are great.
I love this video so much!! The diagram was fantastic! Your videos are something I look forward to, Emily. Cheers!
2:23 Totally! I just bought a used ZS40 and have been amazed by the pictures I've taken with it thus far. I only wish it had a flip up screen. I might have to upgrade to this for thr QoL upgrades like the pop-up flash and dedicated aperture ring. Great video. 😊
Exactly Emily. I've never once grabbed a really nice image and thought it was somehow 'less' because it wasn't tack sharp at the edges at 200% or whatever. I'm not selling my images. Any half-decent camera/lens gets it done. Any lens I have on my EM-10 probably does a better job of grabbing what I tell it to than what I tell it :) I'm more likely to 'blow the highlights' than the camera. Doh! As ever your best camera is the one you have with you, and want to. A couple of small fast inexpensive primes and I'm having fun and grabbing some good 'uns. Mostly :)
On one hand I agree with this, you don't need the latest and greatest to amazing things and I'm a fan of looking for things on the used market to save yourself some $$. But on the other hand, sometimes getting the new kit or lens, ends up motivating you, and gets the creative juices flowing again. So I say ... both are correct!
I agree with this so much! I have an Olympus E-M1X for extreme weathersealing and for birding and other wild life qnd and hiking. Then I have the Nikon Z5 for full frame paid client portrait shoots. I'm currently working on getting either a Lumix LX100 or Canon G5X for edc and as a fan at concerts.
I have $4000 in full frame cameras and lenses. My wife has a $400 Panasonic ZS200. She takes way better photos than me all the time. Drives me crazy.
You need an $8,000 camera.
@@turo9992000hahaha
Examine her shots, and pay attention to what makes them great. Learn from her!
you suck
I know how you feel. My girlfriend has an enviable ability to compose the best shots on a pocket canon while I'm farting around with my big boy camera, telling myself I'm the real photographer 😂
I think people forget that people have been shooting with cameras for years and years and prior to current technology they were still getting incredible images! Advancement is brilliant but it can blinker us to functionality and creativity. This is a brilliant video for bringing this to light and a lot of beginners do need to hear this so that they can just get their hands on any camera and just start snapping to get a feel for it and all the elements involved in photography rather than just gear. 🎉😊
@microfournerds The issue comes down to choice. The GX9, LX100m2 both discontinued. The larger G series, GH, and now full frame all have good options and upgrades. There’s the G100 and I am reluctantly getting a second hand body to trial. Can’t understand why no GX9 or upgraded LX100? The 1” sensor is getting more love….
I so hope we get some compact upgrades soon! 🤞
@@MicroFourNerds In your discussions about the G100 most of your dislikes were about the video. Have you done a lot of stills photography with it now?
@amaury1264 tons! It's a fantastic light weight little camera for photography. It's the camera I usually take when I go walking because its the lightest setup. Even done some astrophotography with it as well which was a pleasant surprise
@@MicroFourNerds Thank you! MPB delivery to my work with a 14mm..
Fantastic video as always Emily! That masking tape on the flash is a great idea that I'll have to try on my little GF3
Thanks for this fellow northerner! As someone just casually looking into starting this hobby, I am sure you have already saved me many an hour wasted looking at 'all the gear' Thank you for pointing out that as with most hobbies, its about having fun and developing the skill rather than buying all the gear.
I love going to gatherings (those kind in the middle of the big circle) with my teeny 7.1mp Canon ELPH SD1000. I take piles of photos, fix them up a bit in post, and send them off to friends. They're amazed at what that little camera can sill do.
BRILLIANT ❣️👍 After today's shipment to MPB, the only m4/3 gear left in my closet will be my G1 & GF3 cameras and a set of primes (3.5, 7.5, 14, 20, 42.5). Have I lost my mind? No, found my way! My brand newest camera from MPB is the like new Lumix LX7 (predecessor to the LX10). It's just pure fun without the burdensome weight. For our next trip through southeast Asia, my kit will include the Sony ZV-1 from MPB (think of it as a compact camera with phase detect and a lens faster than the Lumix 12-35mm f2.8), a Lumix ZS200 for long zoom/4k video, and Gopro for weather proof. Three tiny cameras for different purposes that will fit in a small waist pack! Love your presentation and honesty!👍🙂
I've used both high end and low end gear and currently just a camera phone on walk about. (Or maybe the Fuji XT 20). It's 100% about being able to see the image and know a good composition. The rest helps it happen. The big but is that you do need high end gear for press work - you can't not get the shot (sorry editor they blinked / I missed the goal / the cork popped too fast). So in a low lit football match gear is pushed to extremes and ISO. It's needed. Same in some war zone or fast moving scenario. For everyone else you are never going to be in extreme conditions where huge light gathering, big buffers, and a ginormous ISO is needed. Remember why you did it first? That. Point and shoot. Simple!
I sometimes haul out my Lumix TZ-90 GN-S when I don’t want to carry my Oly + lenses and save my back. It works, and still produces good images. I took it to Europe for 3 months in 2015 as I hadn’t entered the world of DSLRs at that time, and it was great, light and very non-intrusive. I wish they still continued making these little cameras.🇦🇺
I just got an OM Systems TG-7 and I am taking it with me on walks, trying it out. So far, so good. I have no plans to go rafting, but rain, snow and accidental drops are absolutely no problem. It is going to be a lot of fun.
Great video. After years of DSLRs I have sold off most of my gear and now my main camera is a Canon G7X Mk2. I love it to bits, it does everything I need or want from a camera, it goes in my pocket and above all it doesn't weigh a couple of tons.
I got an RX100 iii in 2018, and still use it today. I'd buy it again and again, especially because of the underwater housing you can get for it.
I bought a Fuji X10 in 2012 for a trip to Italy. I love it. I never really learned to use it properly (relied on auto EXR mode) but am now trying to learn to use the PASM modes. I only wish the X10 had weather sealing but otherwise for me, it’s the perfect travel/street photography camera despite the sensor being 2/3 of an inch in size haha
I have a 12 yr old Nikon Coolpix P7100.i t is compact camera with a 35mm equivalent 28 - 200mm zoom lens and about the same controls as my Sony DSLR. and with the built in selection of effects, cross processing, Creative monochrome, zoom exposure, sepia etc will do more 'in caera'.The results are excellent and will enlarge up to '10 X 8' or double that if you want with no loss of detail. From a practical point of view, who needs anything more than that? We generally don't intend to print a mural do we?
Enjoyed this video. I recently bought a Sony W55 for fun. I was surprised how good it was at night. The night setting works quite well, and black and white photos at night are even better.
Thank you so much for posting this video. I started my photography with some very cheap cameras and honestly love the challenge of taking better pictures than people with much more expensive kit. I have nice cameras as well, but tend to gravitate back towards the little guys. It is more the photographer than the camera.
I bought a Panasonic GF5 for about £65 to convert to a full spectrum camera (it was the cheapest one for which I had the conversation information). I tried it out before converting it and was tempted to keep it as standard. Looking forward to getting IR shots of the local barn owl with it.
As for the gear thing, I started photography in the late 50s with an old Agfa Isolette so anything made this century is fine.
What a great and be honest video. A couple of years ago I traded my Canon 5DMk IV for an Olympus EM1Mk III. I’m an experienced hobbyist with a broad interest in subjects. In both setups I had and have a great choice of lenses.
My M43 gear really satisfies my needs. It has many features that I’ve yet to use, but this summer I’m determined to push myself to exploit the many features of this camera.
In addition to the Olympus I have a Canon 5D classic with a 40 mm f2.8 pancake lens and a Lumix GF1 that came with the 20 mm f1.7 lens and it gets to share the Oly lenses. I do tend to pull out the GF 1 far more frequently than the Canon. Come to think of it I should perform a shoot out with the latter two cameras. Aside from sensor size they are very similar in FL and pixel count.
I’m constantly amazed by the quality of the shots that I get from the GF1. The Canon is more about the pure photography experience. No video, focus and recompose necessity, but that Canon Colour!!!!!
Oh man, I'm happy for you, I had an online job for 7.5 years and moved to Costa Rica till 2023. Lost the job, couldn't find something similar and am now back in Europe, sniff. I bet you had an awesome time there.
Excellent thoughts on the great debate (personal versus mechanical ability). For me, I love Olympus and used to buy new (Em1 MK2 and PRO lenses) now (thanks to you from a previous video) I buy used from MPB and have a lightly used EM5 MK3 and 12-200 lens on their way. I am building up a little of this 'older' Olympus kit to see me through retirement (I am 56 but have been retired for a few years already and use my EM5 MK2 (soon to be MK3) for travel and the EM1 MK2's for local stuff) and am putting more time into this now (for personal development) and don't plan on buying the OMDS offerings (cameras or lens) as now they just seem too expensive. I tried the Panasonic TZ200 and could not get on with the DFD focus system so that got sold too. I did love my old TZ30 way back in time however, but it is Olympus from now on. I think gear matters (to a point). Be happy with what (equipment) you have got if it meets your needs and there is nothing wrong with buying whatever you want, whenever you want, whatever system(s) you want (no matter how expensive) if you have the money to splurge. Eventually (like me) most folks will find their natural level (of ability and expense) and settle with that to a greater or lesser degree. Also people change as they progress through life with different expense priorities at different stages and accrued knowledge and wisdom. The desire of youthful excess doesn't always march relentlessly forward into older age. Contentment can become a thing with accrued perspective gathered over (life) time.
Of course I needed the new OM 1 Mark 2. I needed it because I didn't have a camera! The OM 1 ii is my first "real" camera. Of course there's a huge learning curve but I love it! 😊
Great advice.
My daughter is off on a year long tour of the world and I was wondering about what’s the right camera for her. The LUMIX may be the answer. Her Canon M kit is probably too heavy and attractive to thieves. If I lent her my new Fuji X100VI, it would be gone in the first week.
As an option, what is the best phone for photography and 4K video? She prefers Android. I have offered her my iPhone 13 Pro which is excellent as I recently got a 15 Pro Max which is brilliant, especially for night shots and videos. Just used that as part of my travel kit in China.
Still think a small second hand quality compact is ideal. If Olympus put a better sensor into its tiny waterproof model, that could work. It’s 12 mp.
So true. The latest technology does not make a better photographer. But like so many things in life these days, the powers that be insist we must have the latest gear - in order to line their pockets! You're so right that the money is better spent learning more rather than buying more. Thank you.
I'm totally agree, last week I just go for my family trip, and even if I have a Fujifilm X-A7 with Viltrox 33mm F1.4 or a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 I still bring my Lumix LX7 and I shoot all of my family trip photos using that old compact camera that comes out in 2012 and I'm still surprised how good the results is
LX15 is great, got mine from CEX used 3 months ago, but comes with a 2 year warranty. I often use compacts for portability and usually get better results than people with better cameras as I know how to use it
I have 3 cameras, My Sony A77ii which I've had from new some years ago now but its still fab , and also a Sony RX100mk5a and my Panasonic Lumix TZ100. I love them, they do what I need them to do so I have not seen any need to "upgrade". I still get a thrill tingle from all of them after I have taken them out.
Agreed. I’ve been recently carrying much smaller and lighter not caring that other’s may not view me as professional
Very true! Good lighting I think matters more than the camera.
Well. Very good points. Loved it.
We also have too look back and see that the most iconic, beautiful and artistic photography was produced with cameras that were just the barebones of the technology compared to today. I’m not a professional photographer, far from it, but I actually believe that all the technology hinders creativity.
It’s like on hifi equipment…
You can have fun and great quality of music if you listen on cheap/used parts…because music matters the most.
Agree 100%
Would love your advice! Things important to me are being able to capture is my cute dog that moves around a lot! My whole family in one shot who have very different complexions. And big landscapes often at sunset or night time.
I'm ready to take the next step up from my (very good) Samsung phone camera. I've hit my limit with my phone and excited to level up!
I've been binging your videos for the past week 😂 Love your work! Thank you for your honest content (and saving me a lot of money making unnecessary choices) ❤
I’m going to pick up a used GX85 here soon to get back into photography 😊
Another terrific video, Emily, thanks very much. I have had my LX15 since it came out in 2016 and, although I expected other, newer models to replace it (for example my LX100II), I constantly reach for it as an everyday carry and still use it every week and really enjoy the results. With the wide F1.4 aperture it's also tremendous in low light and indoors (for concerts, for example). I'll definitely try that masking tape fix on the flash and investigate the MAG filters, but it's perfect as it is.🙂
Hallo. Kannst du bitte die LX15 mit der LX100II mit deinen Worten vergleichen? Mit welcher Kamera bist du mehr unterwegs? Sucher oder klappbares Display, Was ist wichtiger?
Thanks for introducing the MagFilter. It's an interesting and useful accessory for small compact cameras.
Still rocking an OMD EM10 mk1, had it for 10 years, downsizing from a Canon to an EM10 and a Ricoh GR that all fitted into a small bag, the pair lasted me 10 years before my much loved GR died. I’ve since upgraded to a Ricoh GR3, and will maybe replace my OMD EM10 later this year, but I love the small form factor of the M4/3 so will probably get another, I’ve used all kinds of lenses, from huge mirror 500mm to the smallest pancake , the bluetooth ability to activate the shutter was a bonus when I went away without a tripod and used a shoe when I wanted to photograph the Milky Way one night!
I've been a photographer & gearhead since the mid 80s. My family got sick me slowing them down with all my gear, so although I still have tons of gear, but I bought a "center of your circle" camera . It's initial purchase was to record a concert in a venue that didn't allow interchangeable lens cameras. But the quality was enough for 90% of what I shot, so it became an everyday carry. Unfortunately, the model I chose was the Panasonic LX100. Don't get me wrong it has excellent image and quite decent video quality, and all the manual controls I desired. The multi-aspect ratio is also great for time-lapses and creative framing. However, I regret the purchase because the lens gets dust in it often. It was "repaired" by Panasonic twice during warranty period and I've had it repaired twice since it ran out. Although I adore the camera on paper, I never take it outdoors anymore, just strictly an indoor or at least very urban setting camera. I was temped to buy a housing, but that's ridiculous for above water settings. It's approaching 10 years old now, so I should find a replacement for it, but the only ones that tick all my boxes tend to be Sonys & I'd rather deal with almost anything than go into Sony's ecosystem.
I can't thank you enough for your videos! I am wanting to get back into hobby photography and want to find a compact camera for travel, family, etc. I don't love the quality of my pics from my iPhone 14pro. I feel like I couldn't capture depth when we were in Sedona looking across the mountains or detail on buildings when we're in cities. I have a big cannon dslr but generally don't want to lug it on trips. I also do some content creation but I think my top priority is travel and family photography. I love coming away with something frame-worthy! :) I am willing to invest in something special. I love that one of your categories is "sparks joy" -- that totally speaks to me. If anyone has any advice, please lmk. Thanks again!!
Greetings from Costa Rica! I hope you enjoyed your stay 🇨🇷
Costa Rica, PURA VIDA! Beautiful video❤ I also believe that the camera is just a tool to project your mind and emotions. 😊
I miss my LX10! Loved it for traveling and it took excellent video. If not for the lack of clean HDMI and unlimited 1080p60 recording, I would've kept it over getting a Sony ZV-1. I'd be very interested in a Mk II with Panasonic's new AF and hopefully proper unlimited recording and clean HDMI, and maybe in body stabilization
I have a dilemma. I’m going on this long cruise reunion vacation with my parents and I don’t know which classic back in the day camera to take.
I have the Leica version of this, the typ 109 (it worked out cheaper at the time I got it new), and it’s a setup that really suits me. I’ve always got on with this camera.
The other one I really get on with is my Lumix gm1. Of course yeah it’s smaller, but not when you start packing lenses. Besides the kit lens, I have the Lumix 20mm pancake, and the Oly 45mm. The 45mm with the gm1 takes a steady hand but it’s possible!
I have a DJI pocket 2 for filming stuff as well, so video performance doesn’t matter.
Of these two, which would you bring?