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I Reviewed Late-2000s Digital Cameras. Allow Me to Remind You Why We All Switched to iPhones.
finally, a "what to buy" article that says "don't buy"
www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/iphone-camera-vs-old-school-point-and-shoot/posted in Technology
I Reviewed Late-2000s Digital Cameras. Allow Me to Remind You Why We All Switched to iPhones.
finally, a "what to buy" article that says "don't buy"
www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/iphone-camera-vs-old-school-point-and-shoot/Replying to @Aatube@kbin.melroy.org
Anyone have a recommendation for something smaller than a canon rebel t6? (Pocketable?)
Haven’t found a phone that isn’t color stupid or takes pics that don’t turn to grainy trash with the slightest zoom… Even 50mp phones are wildly outclassed by a decent 18-24mp cam.
Replying to @BlackVenom@lemmy.world
Ricoh GRiii
Replying to @enumerator4829@sh.itjust.works
what the article said about its successor:
The best camera for street photography Ricoh GR IV: Ricoh GR IV
This camera looks like a classic soap-bar-style point-and-shoot but packs a big APS-C sensor and a seriously sharp lens. But it shoots only wide-angle photos, and it lacks a viewfinder.
The Ricoh GR IV is the Platonic ideal of a street-photography camera, especially if you like to shoot quickly and covertly. Its minimalist design won’t catch anyone’s attention, you can easily slip it into and out of a pants pocket, and its wide-angle field of view and unique Snap Focus feature let you quickly shoot from the hip. If you want to take more time with your compositions, it’s a great all-around travel camera, too.
But skinny-jeans pocketability comes at a cost: This camera lacks an electronic viewfinder (an optical viewfinder is available separately), its rear display doesn’t tilt, and its wide-angle lens doesn’t zoom.
If you like the idea of the Ricoh GR IV but prefer a field of view closer to that of a classic “normal” lens: Ricoh is still producing last generation’s GR IIIx. It’s almost exactly the same camera as the discontinued GR III, but with a 40mm-equivalent lens.
Compared with the GR IV we recommend, it has a very slightly lower resolution sensor (24 megapixels), uses an older (but still effective) version of shake reduction, has a slightly different control scheme, and doesn’t include the Cinema Yellow and Cinema Green film modes. However, the overall shooting experience is quite similar.
Replying to @BlackVenom@lemmy.world
what's your price point? did you consider the article's "disposable film camera" suggestion? the article mentions some high-end compact cameras at $1500 and links their review of point-and-shoots, which includes "The best camera for capturing distant subjects: Panasonic Lumix FZ80D, $435 from Best Buy"
Replying to @Aatube@kbin.melroy.org
Yeah idk why I asked that question without specifying a price point… I’m definitely looking at used market <500… The t6 w/ lense was 220 ish…
That lumix looks nice and the zoom is impressive. Not sure on pocket-able ness.
Replying to @BlackVenom@lemmy.world
check the fifth image on amazon, it's pretty small
Replying to @Aatube@kbin.melroy.org
? Wrong post or what link?
Replying to @BlackVenom@lemmy.world
the article has a link to the lumix on amazon