A fond farewell to the Canon system

Posted by: dayjay on 18 March 2017

After many many years I have finally sold my last Canon DSLR, a 7D, and all but one of my lenses which hopefully will go soon. Nothing wrong with Canon but realised when preparing to update the 7D for a 5D Mk 3 that it would be a waste of money. Over recent years my usage has dropped off hugely and when travelling abroad I've not taken the DSLR quite simply because it's too big and bulky, just as it was to use as a 'snap shot' camera on family days out. I also realised that I wasn't finding photography fun anymore. As I can't live without a camera I've bought a used Fuji X100S which is just brilliant, and reminiscent of my old OM10 from years ago in its handling and looks and I love it, and the fact that it's a fixed 35mm equivalent lens. Looking forward to getting out and about with it over the coming weeks.

Posted on: 01 April 2017 by ken c

interesting thread - i have a Nikon D300S -- heavy especially with the zoom lens.

so i am also looking for suggestions for an alternative, smaller but equivalent quality (or better) camera.

enjoy

ken

Posted on: 01 April 2017 by Haim Ronen

ken c posted:
interesting thread - i have a Nikon D300S -- heavy especially with the zoom lens.
so i am also looking for suggestions for an alternative, smaller but equivalent quality (or better) camera.
enjoy
ken

Ken,

The D5300 might be your answer:

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d5300.htm

Another idea: skip the heavy and expensive zooms in favor of a few light weight primes which will balance your camera better and optically will be at least as good. I still use my heavy bodies (D700 & D810) with three Nikkor primes (20, 50 105).

Posted on: 16 April 2017 by ken c

Haim Ronen posted:
ken c posted:
interesting thread - i have a Nikon D300S -- heavy especially with the zoom lens.
so i am also looking for suggestions for an alternative, smaller but equivalent quality (or better) camera.
enjoy
ken
Ken,
The D5300 might be your answer:
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d5300.htm
Another idea: skip the heavy and expensive zooms in favor of a few light weight primes which will balance your camera better and optically will be at least as good. I still use my heavy bodies (D700 & D810) with three Nikkor primes (20, 50 105).

thanks Haim -- good website that ...

enjoy

ken

Posted on: 16 April 2017 by engjoo

I am undergoing a similar move (though not completely) away from my Nikon DSLR (D800E) system into a Fuji X-Pro2.

Sold various lenses (14-24/f2.8 24-70/f2.8, 105mm Macro) leaving only some primes and a 70-200 for pure action shoot.

I am getting lots of joy with the Fuji as it is not only smaller but gives me more satisfying colour out of camera.

Posted on: 16 April 2017 by DBS-Al

I use a Nikon D5. Yes it's heavy but around 90% of my photography is wildlife where I am sat in a hide and the camera is on a tripod so the weight isn't really an issue.

I've always used Nikon and the low light shooting capabilities of the D5 are astounding along with up to 200 continuous shots in RAW before the buffer fills are just 2 one of the reasons I bought it. As BEVC says above, you can't beat the flexibility of a good DSLR.

Posted on: 16 May 2017 by JamieWednesday

I have today received an X-T2 to replace my X-T1.

It is wow.