This camera for our european trip

[Joe (SoCal)]

FUJIFILM X-E4 Mirrorless Camera with 27mm Lens (Silver)

$1,049.00



https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...al_camera.html

[Jim Bow]

At the website they list a whole bunch of film tones you can emulate. Is that something you set before you take a pic? Or before you export? So many choices. Will it fit your pocket?
Good lookin camera

[P.I. Stazzer-Newt]

At the website they list a whole bunch of film tones you can emulate. Is that something you set before you take a pic? Or before you export? So many choices. Will it fit your pocket?
Good lookin camera

The film simulation is only relevant when shooting jpeg - if shooting "Raw" then you sort that out in post - there is the option of shooting "Raw+ Jpeg".

There ar optically stabilized lenses available - the OIS 15-45 makes a handy and still reasonably pocketable package.

If you want built in flash then the XE-3 , 2 and 1 all have iit - whether you need it or not is an interesting question.

Pack an extra battery.

[Paul Pless]

the xt5 has an auto setting

[Jimmy W]

https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/pan...dmc-gx8-review

[Jimmy W]

It doesn't have image stabilization? I shoot in low light enough where I would miss it.

[Paul Pless]

all that running the camera cones back quickly

the thing thats gonna come as a blow to you is how much you have come to rely on the iphone to do your post processing for you

[Joe (SoCal)]

all that running the camera cones back quickly

the thing thats gonna come as a blow to you is how much you have come to rely on the iphone to do your post processing for you

Well thats a problem. Take this photo

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It was part of a LIVE photo that iPhones will do a computational photography and pick the best image but you can go in and edit it to get what you want. Originally the iPhone selected as the computational photo with the skateboard on the ground

Like this

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or you could pick this

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I just get how to shoot on an iPhone I'm intimidated by this



See all those little buttons and dials and then there are more and more menus. I haven't thought abut fstop, exposure and speed in over 30 years.

[Paul Pless]

the xe4 has no stabilization
no hybrid optical viewfinder
no built in flash

[Yeadon]

the xe4 has no stabilization
no hybrid optical viewfinder
no built in flash

What would you rec? I think he should take a half dozen disposal Fuji film cameras.

[Paul Pless]

What would you rec?

by the time of this trip he will have an iphone 15 pro maximus
should be sufficient

samsung s22 might be interesting, if he would embrace the technology and practice for a month or before going

seriously, he should borrow his friends x100v for a good long week and use it for everything that he would normally use his current iphone for; one of two things will emerge from such an exercise
1. he will immediately buy a x100v
2. he will remain convinced there is no more convenient appliance than his iphone

[Jimmy W]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B011B8QW38

https://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-H-X...4-dc28e6d374b3

[Jimmy W]

The majority of the photos that I have posted for several years have been taken with one of these.

Panasonic Lumix G 25mm F1.7 ASPH $147 at B&H or Amazon

[Yeadon]

The majority of the photos that I have posted for several years have been taken with one of these.

Panasonic Lumix G 25mm F1.7 ASPH $147 at B&H or Amazon

I have an Lumix G7 that I use to shoot 4k video for various explainer videos at my work. I like the small size of the M43 system. I have a 12-35 Lumix standard zoom. If I was to upgrade the camera body (used G9? I dunno) I’d want to build a kit around that zoom. Maybe add a 17mm and then something much longer for wildlife.

Or maybe I’d go a whole other direction. Film sort of has my attention at this point. I really enjoy it too.

[Paul Pless]

abes of maine, bro

[Joe (SoCal)]

abes of maine, bro

Thanks I pulled the trigger

[Yeadon]

Nobody who wants an x100v wants a Samsung s22.

[Paul Pless]

i was being facetious

sony has a compelling entrant
and that's saying a lot because i really in general dislike sony products

full frame mirrorless rangefinder in a pretty compact size
in body image stabilization
ginormous evfinder
expansive glass selection - native sony and zeiss glass plus third party including leica, canon, and nikon

if i had settled on sony as my system of choice this would be my second body





35mmf2.8

[P.I. Stazzer-Newt]

The only thing which would bother me about the X-E series for Joe's trip is the weather sealing......

Without the boat, no issue.

Perhaps he could add a second used Nikonos, as much for pose value as anything else.

[Splodge]

Pixii - Digital rangefinder camera

[J.Madison]

This is what we use for travel photography. It isn't necessarily the top contender in all image categories, but it has some very important qaualities for sailing: top of class stabilization and auto focus in a splash proof housing. It has lots of tactile controls and is light and ergonomic enough for one handed shooting while leaning out over the rail. It is a solid video camera as well, shooting 4k with external or internal mic, and the back screen can flip around if selfies are your thing.

For a well rounded daily workhorse we've been very happy with it. Olympus OM-D E-M5.

It was a massive upgrade over our old DSLR.



These are straight from the camera, no editing at all.

[Jimmy W]

Yes, the Olympus OM-D E-M5 would work nicely, but Joe seems to be stuck on a rangefinder style body.

[Paul Pless]

peak design makes good stuff

[Joe (SoCal)]

peak design makes good stuff

Spendy $114 https://cleversupply.co/products/adj...39608401920159

Then again I bought this wide angle attachment for $283, but it will make it even more Leica like

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[Joe (SoCal)]

I wonder if there is possibility to rent a Leica for a month

[Henning 4148]

Optical (or even digital) view finders have their points. I have two cameras (mobile phone and an early aging Fuji) that only rely on the LCD screen for picture composition - in summer half the time I have to shoot with only a rough idea of what might be on the photo and what won't as the LCDs are not bright enough. The picture quality on both is good, you just don't know in advance what will be on the pictures.

[Ted Hoppe]

Sigma FP with the 45mm man.

[Canoeyawl]

Just get the vinyl wrap for your phone

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[lupussonic]

The Sonys have a horrible menu that makes you want to punt it over a hedge just trying to get it to do a self timer or whatever. They feel like techy gadgets, not what I want from a camera.

I bet you can find a Nikon Z mirrorless 6/7 for a grand second hand. 45mp also.

[Ted Hoppe]

^ simple Nikon Z is pretty cool with a fitted 35 mm. Light, compact and can be tossed around. A cheap light lens really works.

I would look for a camera that can be charged with usb-c cable. Nobody wants to carry a separate charger.

[Paul Pless]

i have a nikon z
the self timer is buried in the menu
fortunately the nikon menu system is pretty intuitive, also its the same basic menu ive been using for fifteen years
i think the problem with nikons for joe's use is they are not pocketable nor unobtrusive

[Canoeyawl]

i think the problem with nikons for joe's use is they are not pocketable nor unobtrusive

Might be a feature, not a bug...

[Joe (SoCal)]

I just went to an amazing local camera shop and I came REAL close to pulling out the AmEx on this Leica Q2 “Ghost” Hondinkee.

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But at $5,700 I enjoy being married more

I did have them put me on the waitlist for the Fuji X100V at $1,400 its divorce proof

The guys running the place are real camera buffs, they have large format printers with archival paper, two studio spaces one for cars and one for everything else, as well as a rotating gallery of photographers.

We had a nice chat and I showed them on my iPad some of my iPhone photos, because I wanted to explain my shooting style. They were actually blown away at what can be done with an iPhone. One guy looking at both the Nun & the girl in the door photo, said matter of factly they look like a photographer Henri Cartier Bresson, you should look him up ( They said it I didn’t )

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I was explaining to them this is why I have a hard time buying a traditional camera. They said the only problem is doing any prints larger that 8.5x11 it wont look good. They then added that it was a shame because they would be willing to give me a show in their gallery, which was very flattering.

[Joe (SoCal)]

Heh, his flattery almost paid off:




i kid, i kid...

That was after I turned down the Leica Q2 and put on the list for the Fuji which will probably arrive in 2 months or so they say. Also now I’m reading about The Q2 near mythical reputation among street photographers. They even make a B&W ONLY version that is ACTUALLY more $$$$$

[Paul Pless]

its cheaper to buy a q2 than it is to buy just a correspondingly fast leica 28mm lens!

pity they dont make a 50mm q2 and a 90mm q2