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Please help me Camera nerds. I'd like to pick up a Mirrorless camera to start my wife off - needs a view finder and a mid range. Budget of around 1000$ CAD I'm torn between either the XT200 or the OM-D E-M10 MK IV also is now a bad time to buy mirrorless? Everything seems limited in stock and the used market seems dried up.
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President Beep posted:Does it have to be an interchangeable lens system? I have an RX100m3, for example, and it’s a great all around camera. Probably for longevity sake; although that camera does look cool
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May 29, 2021 01:40
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Fools Infinite posted:I'd take the xt200. I'm not sure a new m10 iv justifies the price compared to older/used m43 models. Yeah I pulled the trigger on it before I read this - xt200 new for ~ 1200 CAD. Steep but it should last us forever.
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May 29, 2021 23:47
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Any backpack recommendations kicking around? I need something to lug around my body, chair (MEC ultralight (https://www.mec.ca/en/product/5052-016/Ultra-Lite-Chair), 150-600 tamron lens and dslr body but I don't really feel like spending 200$ ++ on a bag lol
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Jun 13, 2021 15:54
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xzzy posted:You get what you pay for though. Cheap bags are cheap because they suck. Sorry I should've (and subsequently have) mentioned that the chair is pretty small form factor, basically it's another tripod if that.
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Jun 13, 2021 17:25
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There's nothing like cheaping out to save 40$ on a clip that's holding your 800$ Body & 400$ lens
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Jul 28, 2021 16:05
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Trying to save 40$ on something that holds your $1000+ set up (loosely guessing) is something I've always found very funny. At least with Peak Design stuff if you don't like it you can probably sell it second hand for 60-80% of value.
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Nov 29, 2021 18:04
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I started out with the 70-300mm 4.5/6.3 (that's like $400 CAD new) and that did pretty okay for birding, barring the slow autofocus and softness at full 300mm but if you get the itch, you'll want to upgrade pretty quickly any extra reach that a used sigma/tamron 150-600 will give you will be worth it, that and autofocus speed is important if you're doing birds in flight
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Apr 20, 2022 16:24
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Is there any budget friendly low profile tripod that can get as low profile like this does? added difficulty: I'm in Canada
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Apr 26, 2022 20:56
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I use a Peak Design slide with my D500/Tamron 150-600mm and it's good.
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Jun 28, 2022 16:34
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Random question - anyone have good experience/thoughts on which gloves to wear while photographing in cold climate/winter?
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Oct 24, 2022 18:29
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Sorbus posted:I shot last winter with Valleret photography gloves and really liked them. Now I am using merino wool hobo gloves until it gets seriously cold. These are the ideal - purpose built! now if I could only find a Canadian vendor around the GTA that actually has them in stock... Thanks everyone else for their input!
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Oct 24, 2022 22:36
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Flyndre posted:Glad to hear it’s not only Fuji who have terrible unusable apps everytime I want to use the fuji app I have to open it from the google play store for whatever reason, it's installed, it just won't even actually be in my phones app list. the weirdest loving thing
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Mar 7, 2023 16:44
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xzzy posted:Unless pros doing events rely on the wifi? Like are there real situations where they must upload the images to a central server instantly so the media group can start publishing them? I still don't see how that could work given how the connection is set up. Formula 1 photographers have this I tried to find the bit of the video where one of them explains it but couldn't find it. but it's out there! there's a need for it somehow
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Mar 7, 2023 17:31
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dupersaurus posted:I have a Nikon D5500. It's been great but it's showing its age. At this point how silly would it be to replace it with a D500 versus getting something like an EOS R7/10 or waiting to see if Nikon ever wants to make a Z500? I've already got F lenses (although I'd probably want to get the DX 16-80 along with the camera), and it's got some good QoL tech over the 5500... but it's not mirrorless tech and they're still selling used for pretty good money. Hey I just upgraded from a D5600 to a D500 I think about a year ago? I primarily focused on Wildlife and managed to find a very low shutter count body and it's been quite a nice upgrade. What do you focus on subject wise most? I don't regret buying the D500 for wildlife, but the autofocus stuff coming out now, and mirrorless quality of life stuff is really tempting me (though I'm probably locked in for 5 more years or so on this D500). In-body stabilization as well is pretty slick on those new fangled mirrorless units.
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Mar 12, 2023 05:23
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Brrrmph posted:Isn’t the D500 still a step up on mirrorless for AF? I believe most sports shooting pros still use DSLRs because of the AF reliability. I’ve seen endless reviews say the Nikon mirrorless lineup AF was unreliable until the Z9 and the D6 is still more consistent in challenging settings. I've heard good things about the Z9's autofocus. Apparently it's wildlife setting is unbelievably good; I have a friend who has one coming from the D500/D850 and he says it's like cheating. I haven't used it yet. Maybe for the best, I can't afford a $6k camera. poo poo I spent way too much on my D500 as it is.
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Mar 13, 2023 16:06
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Mega Comrade posted:I really need to consider just going Fuji so I can just rely on jpegs. When people ask me about camera recommendations - I usually give them two answers based on my question of "how much time do you want to spend in front of the computer working in Lightroom and Photoshop?" Typically I get the answer of "not much" I respond with "Oh yeah no yeah no yeah you wanna go Fujifilm and just shoot in jpegs; much easier"
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Mar 30, 2023 14:58
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I'll give another +1 for the Peak Design Slide it's quite nice. Their mounting anchor system is also really really nice.
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Apr 12, 2023 14:44
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Beve Stuscemi posted:Does anyone know offhand what this tripod head is? Arca-Swiss C1 Cube Google Lens is really powerful. I'm not being snooty or lovely. Right-click google image search in chrome answered your question really really quick. 
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Jan 9, 2024 16:08
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Southern Cassowary posted:so i often pull out my smartphone to take pictures of birds when i'm on the kayak or otherwise outdoors and it is woefully unsuited to this task and i'd like to get a nicer camera This might fit your wants without killing the bank - but it's not as good as a full blown 2-3k+ setup https://en.nikon.ca/nikon-products/product-archive/compact-digital-cameras/coolpix-p900.html https://www.flickr.com/search/?sort=interestingness-desc&safe_search=1&text=Nikon%20coolpix%20p900&view_all=1
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Feb 20, 2024 16:16
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Southern Cassowary posted:i looked at bridge cameras but was kind of unenthusiastic about the shots i was seeing Right on - just an outside option for portability and price Welcome to the bird shooting crew, post in both bird threads often when you get your gear. I'll warn you, the first 6 months of getting into this is ridiculously addictive.
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FBS posted:The only solution I've tried so far is a regular Peak Design shoulder strap, hooked to the tripod foot, which works well enough on the wide-open preserve trails I visit. The camera rests upside-down against my waist as I'm walking around and it's always accessible (though I wouldn't call it "low ready"). I don't carry a backpack so I can swing the camera to rest against my back when I need to step off-trail. This is what I do as well.
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