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#11 |
Add-on Aficionado
Join Date: May 2013
Location: SouthEast, CT
Posts: 5,878
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![]() Go pro is good in day light situation for videos. Good cell phone can take pictures 80-90% of the time. If you can work with this two combo you do need to lug around dSLR. Sony mirrorless is good if you can work with kit lenses, moment you want fast lenses cost goes thru the roof. My 2 cents.
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#12 |
Waiting to pass ROFR (i.e., n00b)
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: USA
Posts: 7
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![]() Thank you all for you help! I think I will be lugging my DSLR around, I don't want to miss a good shot of my grandson!
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 28,229
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The breaking point for me was our Disneyland trip in 2016. I basically left the 6D in the resort most days because I just didn't feel like dealing with it. I was extremely pleased with the iPhone photos I was able to take, though I was definitely limited. I just had to be more intentional with my shots and work creatively within the limitations of essentially a fixed-aperture 28mm prime lens on a camera that works best in ample lighting. Quote:
The Sony a6500 is awesome and blows away nearly any crop-factor dSLR. If full-frame is your think the Sony aIII is getting fantastic reviews. For me, the weight savings wasn't enough to justify the switch from Canon to Sony full-frame, though I might have re-though that if I had waited for the aIII to come out. The Fuji XT2 is also an amazing camera and Fuji seems to be more committed to ASPC size sensors. There is some concern that Sony may be focusing (pun intended) more energy on full-frame. This is mostly apparent in the limited selection/quality of their ASPC lenses, though you can use full-foam lenses on their ASPC cameras as well. I've basically limited myself to Zeiss co-branded Sony lenses and Sigma primes (which are outstanding). At the end of the day, the best camera is the one you have with you, so go with whatever you are most likely to have with you! (Just don't forget the cellphone as an option if you have a newer model). Dirk |
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#14 | |
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 28,229
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For instance, I generally use my 24-105 equivalent as a walk-around in all parks plus my 70-300 equivalent into AK for animal shots. That way, I'm not constantly changing lenses and my gear is lighter. Other days, I decide I'll shoot wide-angle exclusively (especially at Epcot or DHS) and then also use it for creative and unique portraits with family members. The nice thing about reducing your gear by limiting yourself to one lens is that it lets you see the same scenes you've shot dozens of times at Disney in new ways, which makes everything feel fresh and new all over again. Dirk |
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#15 |
Grand Villa
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Sunny South Florida
Posts: 3,181
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![]() I shoot video for events as a side job on weekends.
We just recently switched from Canon (mostly 5D markiii, and 6D) gear to Sony mirrorless (a6500 and a7iii). Quite honestly, the Sony gear is better in every possible way than the Canons. It's lighter, smaller, has better image quality (in video anyway), significantly better autofocus, better low light image quality, better image stabilization, auto white balance, far better battery life, touch screen focus functions, and other things. We even still use some of the Canon glass that we had with an adapter. The autofocus doesn't work, but that's ok for what we use it for, mostly telephoto on a tripod. We also often work with a world-class photography company. They just switched from Canon to Fuji, as Dirk mentioned, but the full frame version. It has the same benefits over the Canon above, but had some other features they liked better (I don't remember what). |
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#16 |
Two Bedroom
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: AZ
Posts: 736
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![]() Why not both? I mount a GoPro Hero5 Session on top of my Canon T3i using a housing case I got from Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016ZDIE80/). That allows me to take pictures and video at the same time.
But I usually have 1 to two more cameras on me at anytime in the parks. I always have a Narrative Clip 2 that takes a pic every 30 seconds. I have a LEO grade bodycam that I take frequently also, but usually only have it on during rides or tours. Security loves me when they make me go through the metal detectors ![]() |
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 28,229
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#18 |
One Bedroom
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Southern California
Posts: 447
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![]() I would take both but only if you want videos on rides. I use my go pro for ride videos and my camera for everything else. But I also carry a full size tri pod so take it with a grain of salt
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#19 |
Grand Villa
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Socal now, WDW soon
Posts: 1,801
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![]() My daughter has a GoPro and we haven't found it very useful in the parks. The main use is as an adventure camera and she takes it SCUBA diving. I also think they are hard to use unless you are using some sort of mount, either to your body or at least on a stabilization handle. The handles look like a selfie stick so you may have to explain at the gate that it doesn't expand.
I currently shoot with a A6000 and A6500 (but looking at the A7) and depending on which lens is mounted it can be very small. If you are looking for snaps of the grandkids and are not really into photography as a hobby I would also suggest looking at what are called bridge cameras (they fill the gap between P&S and DSLR). My daughter has a Nikon Cool Pix that takes excellent pictures but she has had reliability issues with hers. I see very good reviews of the Sony RX series as wells as some of the Olympus cameras. These camera do tend to be a bit bigger than the mirrorless but take great shots and have good zoom ranges. The new iPhones and other brands of phones are also getting pretty darn good pictures and videos these days. I find the issue isn't so much the size of the camera but how you manage it (ok no size jokes ![]()
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 28,229
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My old kit was a Canon 6D with a Black Rapid should strap. The strap took up almost as much room as the camera in my bag. The Peak Design hardly takes up any room at all, is more secure, and I love that you can quickly change the way you carry your camera with the various dongles. With my Peak Design strap and a6500, I hardly notice I'm carrying a camera - and I have tons of room left over in my bag. Dirk |
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