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Photography help needed

By *harpDressed Man OP Man over a year ago

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No, I'm not a professional photographer, so there'll be no offers for ladies or couples to pose for my "portfolio"....

I'm looking to replace the old digital point and shoot with something a little better. Research leads me to bridge/mirrorless/compact system cameras as the kind of level (and price) I want to go for - definitely not looking at DSLR as I'd be a) too low end, price wise, and b) out of my depth, technically. Sensor size is currently the biggest factor - I saw the difference between the one in my current camera and "four thirds" and the

lasted about five minutes....

I still have a Ricoh XR-X from back in the days of film, and a couple of lenses that it would make sense to use with the compact system, if that was possible...

..which brings me to my question.

Do the makers of system cameras adhere to a standard lens... "attachment method" (not sure of the term), or do they all have their own in the hopes of selling only their brand lenses subsequently?

Thanks in advance.

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By *aughtyinguMan over a year ago

swindon

They are all baynets of different types...

And honestly a dslr is better once you get used to it, as the higher end ones have lots of buttons and that means u press a button vs menue dive

But id say handle some, m4/3 is really small which can be nice, and the Sony e mount stuff is cheap and decent, Fuji is good too. Nikon 1 series is avoid.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

You can still by third party lens for most of the dslr's out there. ( Sigma, Tokina and Tamron.) They are all pretty decent but you can still run into some problems occasionally. 4/3rds cameras are another story. Third party lens are pretty rare, at least hear in the states. However most are interchangeable with each other. The mount for the mirror less 4/3rds is different then the standard 4/3 rds.

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By *aughtyinguMan over a year ago

swindon

I googled and your camera takes Pentax pk lenses, luckily adapters are easy to find, just try and get one that's been reviewed, u get what u pay for...

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By *harpDressed Man OP Man over a year ago

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"They are all baynets of different types...

Thanks - so unless I get an adaptor (do such things exist?) my old lenses are useless and I will be restricted to one bayonet (thank you!) type, correct?

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By *harpDressed Man OP Man over a year ago

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"You can still by third party lens for most of the dslr's out there. ( Sigma, Tokina and Tamron.) They are all pretty decent but you can still run into some problems occasionally. 4/3rds cameras are another story. Third party lens are pretty rare, at least hear in the states. However most are interchangeable with each other. The mount for the mirror less 4/3rds is different then the standard 4/3 rds."

Wait, what? I thought the 4/3 sensor was what was in DSLRs?

Damn...back to Google...

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By *harpDressed Man OP Man over a year ago

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OK, the source I'd read previously differentiated between "4/3" and "micro 4/3", and the APS sizes were in between.

Now I see a reference to "full frame", which is in 4:3 proportions. Which is what I meant by "four thirds" in the OP

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By *irtyGirlWoman over a year ago

Edinburgh

I bought a compact for my trip to NYC but I used my DSLR way more. I like the compact cause it fits in a pocket but I never get the same quality of shot from it. It's a Nikon coolpix but I do think there are better options.

Have a look at Which and read the reviews. That'll tell you what's compact and has detachable lenses. Most of mine are Nikon but I do have a Sigma wide angle lens which is great.

Is there a reason you don't want a DSLR?

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By *harpDressed Man OP Man over a year ago

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"Is there a reason you don't want a DSLR? "

Two were given in the OP...

I'm trying to get the middle ground between portability and sensor size, and I thought I'd found it, although the reviews I'm looking at suggest that I'm too far down the CSC range to get what I want there either.

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By *harpDressed Man OP Man over a year ago

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Right, I was looking at the Sony A5000, then discovered the A6000, and that's now favourite.

Any comments?

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By *irtyGirlWoman over a year ago

Edinburgh

"Is there a reason you don't want a DSLR?

Two were given in the OP...

I did read that but if it were me, on my experience with both, I'd save up and wait a little longer, buy a DSLR and I'd learn the techie bits.

A decent photographer will be able to take pics on any camera. I just get on better with my DSLR cause I'm used to it. I did a groupon thing with a photographer when I started and he showed me lots on getting on with manual rather than auto and I've never gone back.

I've heard really good things about a little camera but I can't for the life of me remember what it's called. I'll go ask my mate who has one and come back to you. It's a dinky number with detachable lenses but I think it's quite expensive.

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By *harpDressed Man OP Man over a year ago

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I take your point, but I remember how badly I used to do with the Ricoh in full manual!

Instant review in digital helps of course, but, as a wise man said...

"A man's gotta know his limitations "

Plus I really value portability.

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By *elvet RopeMan over a year ago

by the big field

I really can't see any advantage to either csc or bridge cams over having a good snappy cam for portability and a dslr for quality?

While most of the CSC bodies have a lower profile, the lens will still prevent you keeping it in your pocket. Most of the bridge bodies seem to have a similar firm to the entry dslr, with the bulging ergonomic grip on the right side.

Something like the Nikon d3300 is pretty cheap and will deliver good results on auto, until you learn more- and it will grow with you. The CSC & bridge cams seem to have been created to fill a gap that didn't really need filling

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By *harpDressed Man OP Man over a year ago

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I'm certainly not buying two cameras!!!

Take your point about auto mode on DSLR, but I still feel the CSC "niche" is enough of an uplift in quality for me at the minute.

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By *aughtyinguMan over a year ago

swindon

There's no inherent difference in quality between csc and dslr, csc is often better. There's effectively no difference and hasn't been for years.

A6000 is a great camera, my mum has one, and yes u can easily get adapters off ebay and amazon.

Www.dyxum.com has all the lens and camera body info, the 16 50 kit lens is pretty small

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By *picycplCouple over a year ago

Eastbourne

Sony e mount is an excellent system for older lenses. They have a butt load of adaptors that allow infinity focus with old manual lenses. Loads of variety to choose from and eBay has a lot of lenses to use with the system. Apsc is a nice sensor size for them too as it does not give a lot of vignetting.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Some of my pics on here are iPhone but the others were all done on a Canon 350D

I have a 7D and tbh the 350 is still the one that gets Braves most often.

It's tiny in DSLR terms, takes any canon ef or efs lens from budget to full pro

I also have older manual lenses ef fit that take ages to learn but the images are incredible as there is nothing telling the lens what to do so its all down to you and the quality of the glass in those older lenses.

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By *harpDressed Man OP Man over a year ago

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Thanks all, have gone for the a6000.

Will see how it goes...