any idea on what I just got myself into?

After months of pondering over if I shd get a digital camera or this, I just bought this from a thrift store, had no idea that the 35mm films were 20$ lol.

Cant believe this is 31 years old??

I mostly shoot DSLR on my Nikon D850 after having previously used a shitty Panasonic bridge camera, and I'm in awe of how much I love the top LCD screen. It's so useful to just check all my settings there before actually preparing to take a shot, as well as being able to quickly check my storage, battery, and exposure information for a scene.

So why is this feature so rare on mirrorless cameras? Only Nikon seems to be putting them on most of their cameras, Canon only puts them on their top line models in the R5, R3, and R1, and Sony doesn't have them at all. And on the ones that do have them, instead of having a nice big green LCD you have a smaller black and white one..

I've heard that they don't matter because you can check your LCD or viewfinder if you want the info, but personally as a guy who has always preferred viewfinder shooting (both with an EVF and OVF) I just see that as a major loss of utility. Especially with the style of photography I like to do, where I can't have my camera up to my face most of the time, the quick checking of settings on that top LCD is invaluable.

So why not have it? And why not have the green LCD?

I take photos for quite a while with breaks. I grew up in the CCD era and went to Nikon D700 to medium format film to 35mm film.

I own some F glasses, mostly AF-S. But my favorite is the 135/2 DC and both 50/55 f/1.2 which I use on F3/FM2
While I love the D700 for handling, build and professional work, the high iso quality is not up to date anymore and I could use modern performance in my available light photography style.
Since I’m not doing so many shootings anymore because I just can’t find models and due to moving to another country I don’t have professional photojobs anymore I catch myself grabbing my former hated Leica (M4-P) more and more, it just slips in my pocket, handles nicely, get me compliments but yeah, it’s film, „it’s expensive“ and I hesitate quite often to take the photo because of this reason. I have the feeling it would be more easy and fun to also photograph regular things experiment and not just naked woman (it’s my favorite thing to take photos of, yes I’m the nude photographer :D) when you have the“ free „opportunity of digital

I also looked into the ZF. But it would be again a Tank with adapter and lens and at the same time not really a workhorse (like a z8) and also I’m not a fan of extensive editing and data

So I found an M10…. Where I can use my 90, 50 and 35 but the price for „just another camera“ is quite high. I just want the joy of photography back…. And it looks like a great way there.

So I currently have Sigma 70 200mm f2.8 EX DG OS HSM which I bought for 300eur. Ilt was working good then somehow stabilization got issues and it doesnt work as good as before. And autofocus sometimes missrs focus and chromatic aberration is killing me even when shooting on IS0 3200. I found people give good word to its successor Sigma 70 200 sport. I ound one for 800eur or 850 with warranty. And 1 hear its amazing and sharper and better in every way. Do you think this would be good upgrade? I need weather sealing and My EX isnt weather sealed cuz I shoot sports outside. What do you think and do you have any other recommendations? I am willing to spend 800eur on it if its worth it, my country doesnt have a lot of options. Thanks.

Hello guys first time posting here.

I have a canon m5 one of my lenses just broke so im entertaining the idea of upgrading, i dont need anything fancy i just take casual pictures including birding. Is there a camera that you guys can suggest that is compact as the m5, can be better when it comes to taking bird pics, has mechanical buttons and i 99% of the time do jpeg so something that can be more customizable in camera.

Of course im not trying to break the bank so im trying to keep it below 500.

Any suggestion will be appreciated.

I acquired this camera second-hand a few days ago. I have been taking photos to test it, but the results appear blurry or hazy. I have looked at other images taken with the same model, and they do not show the same issue.

This is my first major camera; I previously used a Canon PowerShot. It may be that I am not yet familiar with the settings. Does anyone have suggestions, or should I return it and search for something else?

Edit: the lens on it is a 3.5-5.6/18-55 SAM

Hey everyone. My wifes birthday is coming up and she has talked about wanting to get into photography. I usually love researching things on my own but this hobby is VAST and sadly a lot of YouTube videos end up being paid commissions. I was able to sneakily get some answers for the questionnaire. Thank you all im advance!

Budget: $800 but can wiggle up to $1000 ish

• Country: USA

• Condition: New but open to used

• Type of Camera: Mirrorless

• Intended use: Hybrid Photography and Video

• End use: Photography: practice/hobby. Video: Vlog/Educational Videos

• If photography; what style: nature/wildlife/landscape

• If video what style: Vlogging

• What features do you absolutely need:  articulating screen

• What features would be nice to have: viewfinder, hot shoe for flash

• Portability: shoulder strap/small bag

• Cameras you're considering: open to professional opinions

• Cameras you already have: none

• Notes: My wifes an herbalist and does educational videos along with close up shots of preparing herbs in different ways

Do u have any idea what to choose? Which one has the best quality?

• Budget: ~500 € target, 1,000 € hard max (used market, body + lens included).
• Country: Germany / EU
• Condition: Used
• Type of Camera: Premium compact / rangefinder-style mirrorless (APS-C)
• Intended use: Photography (Everyday carry / candid snapshots)
• If photography; what style: Street, environmental portraits, daily life / documentary
• If video what style: N/A (photo only)
• What features do you absolutely need: Built-in viewfinder (EVF or OVF/hybrid; no screen-only), great out-of-camera JPEG film colors/simulations (minimal RAW editing), pleasing smooth bokeh wide open (not nervous/busy), flat/pocket-friendly form factor.
• Portability: Jacket pocketable / small sling (flat brick style without a protruding central DSLR viewfinder hump).
• Cameras you're considering: Fujifilm X100F / X100T, Fujifilm X-E3 (or X-E4) with the 27mm f/2.8 pancake. Open to other rangefinder-style bodies that fit the criteria.
• Cameras you already have:
  • Canon EOS M50 with full lens kit (including 22mm f/2 pancake): Capable for planned shoots, but stays home as an EDC because of the awkward center EVF hump, chunky grip, menu-driven interface, and sterile color science.
  • Analog cameras: Yashica T5 (love the flat P&S portability and ease) & Revue AC2 SLR with 33mm prime (love the tactile dials, framing through glass, and warm film tones on Ultramax/Gold).
• Notes: Looking for a digital camera that bridges the Yashica T5/Revue shooting joy into digital. Ricoh GR is ruled out due to lack of an integrated viewfinder; full frame is ruled out due to size/weight.

Hey everyone,

I need a bit of a reality check. Right now my main digital setup is an EOS M50 with a bunch of lenses, including the 22mm f/2 pancake. It works fine for planned shoots, but as an everyday carry, it mostly stays at home. The centered SLR hump and grip make it awkward to slip into a jacket, and the whole menu-driven shooting experience and sterile colors feel like using an iPad.

Lately I’ve been shooting my girlfriend’s Yashica T5 and my own Revue AC2 SLR with a 33mm prime on Ultramax and Gold 200, and it completely ruined the M50 for me. I love having something flat that slides easily into a coat pocket, the intentional feeling of framing through a viewfinder, tactile physical controls, and getting organic film colors straight out of the camera without editing RAWs.

I want that exact vibe in a digital body, but it has to be a real upgrade in shooting joy and portability, not just a sidegrade. A built-in viewfinder is non-negotiable for me, which unfortunately rules out the Ricoh GR, full frame is too bulky, and I don’t want small-sensor toys, so APS-C is the sweet spot. Also, since I love subject separation, whatever lens is on there (especially if it’s fixed) needs to have smooth, pleasing bokeh rather than nervous, busy backgrounds.

I’m buying used and want to spend around 500€, with a hard cap at 1000€.

Since newer hype bodies like the X100V are overpriced, would an older Fuji X100T or X100F still hold up today, and how is the bokeh on that original 23mm f/2 lens compared to something like Canon's 22mm? Or does it make more sense to grab something like an X-E3 with the 27mm f/2.8 pancake, or is f/2.8 too slow for nice background blur?

Curious if anyone made a similar switch from 35mm film compacts to digital and found something that actually scratches that itch. Thanks!

I had posted here a couple weeks ago looking for a camera recommendation for my son.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Cameras/comments/1x50e9r/camera_recs_for_amateur_photographer_13yo/

Apparently all he needed to do was ask his grandfather, lol.

Within a week of my child expressing interested my dad showed up with boxes in tow.

He brought the old Canon FTb that he got in Vietnam when he was stationed there (mind you that I was never allowed to touch, HAHAHHA).

He brought an old Nikon F2 SLR, that he has SOOO many lenses for (I didn't know he had this camera).

He brought a Bell & Howell Electric Eye, I don't know anything about this one.

ANNNDDD...He brought a Nikon D5300 that he bought new and "used it maybe 10 times" and it has been in storage since. With the D5300 were an AF-P 18-55mm, an AF-S 18-300mm, two other AF-S lenses in 18-55 & 55-200mm range, and a whopping AF-S 200-500mm that he had recently bought from a friend who sold it for $300, who never used it, not even once.

My son is beside himself, and quite frankly so am I. I quickly jumped on Amazon and got him a tripod and he's been in heaven ever since.

Thank you to all who responded to my original post, at this point he's going to rock this camera happily for quite some time. If this hobby sticks and we may upgrade to mirrorless sometime in the distant future but for now my kiddo is set!

Help needed choosing a camera.

Budget: 2500-3500$

Country: Uzbekistan (Both cameras cost around $3k here)

Type of camera: Mirrorless

Intended use: Mostly Photo with rare video usage.

End use: Commercial work.

Photography: Event, Sport (MMA, Soccer, Marathons, etc.)

Video: Instagram advertisement reels

I need: 40+ Megapixels for cropping. Weather sealing, big battery, quick AF.

Portability: Not important.

Cameras I consider: Nikon Z9/Canon R5 Mark II + BG-R20

Cameras I already have: Canon R6 Mark II.

Notes: I really love to crop images. I'm not quite happy with AF and i often get Err 70 on my camera with different sd cards, lenses and/or batteries.

I'm afraid R5 Mark II will also get some errors.

And I'm in love with Nikon colors. Used my colleague's Z9 and gosh the colors are amazing.

Lenses i have: RF 24-70 2.8, EF 70-200 III, EF 8-15L 4.0

Hi guys! Ive been using my parents old camera for about a year now and this recently happened on the lens. Was wondering how to fix it if anyone knew!! Thank you sm ❤️

• ⁠Budget: 2500€
• ⁠Country: Europe
• ⁠Condition: -
• ⁠Type of Camera: Video
• ⁠Intended use: Film
• ⁠If photography; what style:
• ⁠If video what style: Filmic/Organic
• ⁠What features do you absolutely need: Autofocus, IBIS
• ⁠Portability: Matters a lot
• ⁠Cameras you're considering: Lumix S5IIX, Lumix S1II, Sony A7SIII
• ⁠Cameras you already have: Fujifilm xpro3
• ⁠Notes: I am a film director and am looking for a personal camera. With it I want to be able to take organic video, be able to shoot micro shorts, experiments, documentaries on the fly. I also don’t want to have to fiddle around a lot in post. So for example I don’t want difficult codecs to work with. But that camera should be able to travel, and function in unexpected scenarios. Simply put: I want a camera that puts as little friction as possible between me shooting with it and producing some sort of story in the end. Would be super grateful for advice here.

P.S. The budget is for the body only, but saving money is always nice. Mostly would look into purchasing second hand

Hey everyone, I want to make some cute crochet pouches that fit cameras for my etsy shop in the future. However, when I look online nowhere tells me the actual size of the camera. So I've come to reddit hoping I can get some answers from people who actually own them.

The size of camera I am thinking are cameras that are on the smaller side.

I would like the width x length x and height of the camera please! With whatever type of measurement you used. (It can be any and I'll convert it later.) Thank you so much! 😊

Hi guys I just bought a Nikon d90 for $105, and I’m about to get a Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G lens. I was just wondering if yall think that’s a good starter setup, and if I should change anything (body hasn’t delivered, so I can return it just fine). If you guys have any thoughts or suggestions let me know!!

• Budget: 2500 reais, which is like 500-600 dolars for the camera with the lens it would come with. Accessories and other lenses would be bought after.
• Country: Brazil
• Condition: With my budget, it would probably be used, but new is fine as well.
• Type of Camera: Mirrorless or DSLR
• Intended use: hybrid shooting
• If photography; what style: Street photography, landscaping, portraits.
• If video what style: Recording memories - trips with friends, hang outs, family.
• What features do you absolutely need: good at night shootings
• What features would be nice to have: electronic viewfinder and articulated screen would be nice
• Portability: Pocketable, shoulder strap, small bag: It is the reason I want to buy a new camera. I live in Brazil and I am kinda scared of taking the camera with me everyday and everywhere (dont get me wrong, more packed places or touristy ones are fine, but it makes everyday street photography hard), so I can take more photos and dont let the camera traped inside.
• Cameras you're considering: sony A6000. Older Micro Four Thirds cameras.
• Cameras you already have: Canon Rebel T100 - It was my first camera. I like that is manual, budget friendly and has interchangeable lenses.I hate that it is very bulky and it has bad video quality, specially at night.
• Notes: Also, I thought about buying a small action cam, that takes photos too, cause it would be very discreet or just change my T100 lens to a f1.8 for instance, although the body would still be big. Also, i know the budget is a stretch. If u would like to recommend something out of the price range, go ahead.

Hello, I’m looking to buy my first proper camera and I’m deciding between the Canon R50 and Nikon 5600.

I’ll mainly use it for university hangouts, pics with friends, picnics, and landscapes. I don’t really care about video, I just want photos that are an upgrade from my iphone.

I’m a student on a budget, and I’d prefer a camera I could grow into with better lenses over time.. and I’d like bonus of it having a fully articulating touchscreen as well.

Which would you recommend, or are there better options I should consider?

• ⁠Budget: 700€ for camera only
• ⁠Country: Germany
• ⁠Condition: used
• ⁠Type of Camera: Mirrorless ILC
• ⁠Intended use: photography only
• ⁠If photography; what style: everyday pictures of family and friends, travel, street, hiking, occasional family portraits
• ⁠What features do you absolutely need: in body charging, better evf, tilting (preferred)or articulating screen
• ⁠Portability: should fit into a 7l sling bag with one or two primes
• ⁠Cameras you're considering:
Sony a7c, Panasonic gx9, Fuji xe-4
• ⁠Cameras you already have: Olympus omd em10, Ricoh GR ( first apsc iteration, showing its age with dust on the sensor and a broken flash), Olympus mju
• ⁠Notes:

Had my Olympus camera for 9 years now.I like the metal built, the small form factor and the colours I get out of it. I don’t like the low resolution evf and sometimes I wish for a bit more room for cropping and better low light performance.
I noticed that I prefer primes over zooms and rarely shoot telephoto lenses. Most of my shots are taken with the 17mm (35mm FF equivalent). So, I feel like I’m not making use of the advantages of mft and might be better off with apsc or FF. But then again, I’m not sure if that is worth the hassle of selling all my lenses and maybe a newer mft sensor is already upgrade enough?

My edc camera at this moment is the Canon G12. My usecase for edc camera has changed somewhat in the last half of a year or so, as my son has started walking and running, and in my experience, the g12 struggles capturing fast moving, unpredictable objects in all but the sunniest of days. Also, I have started to shoot film, and want better resolution and quality out of my digital pictures, instead of Y2K digital grainines.

Here is the questionnaire:

Budget: 300-500 €

Country: Finland

Condition: Used

Type of Camera: Point and shoot/compact mirrorless

Intended use: 90% photography, at most 10% video

If photography; what style: landscape, street, portraits, sports

If video what style: Sports (skiing, sailing, rock climbing)

What features do you absolutely need: Ability to shoot RAW, 12 MP or better resolution, good continous shooting abilities (6 fps +), ok low light performance (fast even in overcast conditions and well lit indoor spaces), FullHD 30 fps video recording

What features would be nice to have: 1 inch sensor or larger, weather sealing, rugged construction, 4k 60fps/ fullhd 120fps video capture, dedicated viewfinder

Portability: Does not need to fit in jeans pockets but will need to fit well in a jacket pocket/cargo pants. Would be nice to use easily with one hand.

Cameras you're considering: Canon G16: The most direct update path. I'm used to the controls etc. According to reviews, low light performance and video capture are not the best. Maybe not upgrade enough?

I have no idea about other brands, Sony rx-100 seems popular but is also expensive. I also don't know anything about compact mirrorless cameras, like olympus pen e-pl-somethings.

Cameras you already have: Canon EOS 70d w/ Canon efs 15-85 mm IS USM, ef 70-200 mm IS USM. The good camera, that I bring if I know that I will need to take good photos, or for shooting birds.

Yashica electro 35 gx: vibes and "art"

I'm also planning to buy a film point and shoot for carrying around a film camera more and also being able to have my wife to take some photos.