I'm a journalist with a love for photography, videography, and animation.
On this channel, we take a look at digital cameras both old and new, digital devices, tutorials, and much more related to the art of visual storytelling.
Above all, I want to show the world that gear isn't nearly as important as fundamentals. Like I always say, it's the composer, not the instrument.
Stumbled across the Digilux 1 earlier this year and was quite tempted to buy it but ultimately passed (it was the equivalent of 200 USD). Nice to see it in action, the blues and reds pop indeed! Its design is a bit of digicam heaven if you ask me, haha. But the Digilux 2 looks even better (need to find that one...cheap of course 😆).
Nowadays, you can buy F-mount superb 'like new' lenses for 1/3 to 1/4 of the price of new ones. I bought a Nikon D850 and 2 Sigma Art lenses 'like new' for less than 2000.
I bought one a year ago for the equivalent of $80 here in Bulgaria since it has a bit of a hit and miss AF but that doesn’t matter since my whole Nikon lens collection is vintage glass. I used to have a d80 which even though is a great camera it was lacking in the ISO performance. I’ve been shooting the d600 in some terrible light conditions and I honestly can’t imagine needing to upgrade. It’s a beast of a camera for cheap.
I have 5dm3, 40d and Nikon d700 how you Can compare and what advantages apart from shit gun speed :) how you compare picture vibe from this camera to others? I hacmce previously also Canon 7d and 5d classic.
I also wonder if anyone has been able to create a way to shoot video with a Foveon sensor? I was able to recreate it with AI video but that doesn’t count lol
I had this camera and I can attest that the Foveon sensor renders colors in way no modern camera has done. ✅ it can shoot sunsets and contrast scenes so well that I haven’t seen any camera product anything similar
Seriously, you'd think that no professional could have ever taken a decent photograph before the days of autofocus and digital sensors. What nonsense, I'm not a professional but I can afford professional gear 3-5 years after it has been introduced and is being sold at bargain prices because everyone else is buying the latest piece of new technology. The same applies to lenses, I own some of the best glass Nikon ever made and I'll never go to the Z system for that reason alone. I'll happily snap away with my D810 and my D850, in a couple of years I might consider medium format when a Fujifilm GFX 100S II comes down in price.
I used the d810 for a while for landscapes and it's awesome but I did get the Z7 eventually mainly because of the 24-200 lens, weight savings plus being able to adapt older lenses of different mounts onto it. I still prefer the d810 for the viewfinder, battery life and overall feel in the hand. I may even buy another one at some point.
This is still my best camera I owned as I just upgraded to this from D700 a few years ago. I still owned both of them and I owned many old AF lenses and Z7 is still too expensive for me so I don't really want to move up that way. When I look at my old pictures taken by D700 it's still look stunning.
Still like how these kind of pro camera body feel in my hand, so I like to collect these massive camera both from Canon and Nikon despite it doesn't really make much sense when carry these around. Indeed I can get similar photo when using smaller camera without having to carry similar kind of weight but many time it doesn't feel the same. The only thing I don't really like about Canon 1D/1Ds Mark III/IV or Nikon D2/D3 series is if I didn't use the camera for a long time and I left the battery in the camera they will somehow unable to charge without any light shown on the charger, basically bricked. I never encounter this kind of problem on lower class camera's batteries and it's frustrating because these batteries are expensive and hard to find.
AliExpress is your best friend!!!😊 I recently purchased a battery for my d3s from AliExpress. 22$ shipped to my doorstep!!! And the performance is quite good too. It's talking to the camera and the charger perfectly fine. I didn't use it extensively but it's still holding the charge at 92% a month after charging. Had I bought two, they would've cost 20$ 😂
I have basically grown into photography with Canon starting with the Canon 40D, then 60D, I then moved to the 7D which I still own to this day, at that point I wanted to move into FF so I got the 6D, then I moved to 1DIII which was my favorite camera for a very long time. I found that the APS-H sensor had a wonderful character to it. I grew my lens collection while owning the 1DIII and picked up another 1DIII as a spare. When I started doing headshot photography part time I took the opportunity to buy a 5Ds R and 1DX. I still own the 1DX but recently got rid of the 5Ds to get the R6 and R7 as travel cameras since I no longer do studio headshots the 5Ds rarely got used since I was carrying the 1DX. Today I own a 1D, 1DIIn, 1DIII (gave my other one to my niece for Christmas a few years ago), 1DX, 1Ds, 1Ds II, 7D, R7, & R6. I've been thinking about picking up a 1DIV to have the last APS-H sensor camera that Canon made.
Just saw you video for the first time and I am looking t I buy an 800 series or a 850 buy wanted to ask you did you mention anythjng about the video from your 800e how is the video from that camera Thank Jim
Thanks for the question, Jim! The D850 edges out the D800 in video as it has 4k and slow motion options. The D800 is workable in my opinion; it has full HD and a mic jack. In short, the d850 could be a better option for video. The d800 is significantly more affordable however, and if you're working within the D850 budget, I'd almost rather just grab a D800, and a budget friendly camera with good video specs (like a used nikon z30 and nikon f to z adapter) then you'd benefit from multiple camera angles while likely still coming under the price of one d850 lol. I hope that helps!
