Travelling with a Camera now is almost compulsory.
Taking Photo’s has become cheaper and we’re not restricted to special events.
But some folks like to have a different Camera for each occasion.
My choices are:
I’m off to the beach. Sand , salt water and high temperatures.
I find the Fuji XP Cameras are everything proof for the beach.
Drop in the sand OK. Drop in the Sea OK.
Good for family photo’s – Video underwater with the Fish.
Not amazing quality but excellent for “Fun Days”
Next Camera is for the shirt pocket and a day out.
The Casio EX-H15 takes excellent quality pix.
Mixes the sunlit and shaded areas well for brilliant photo’s.
Something I’ve always found to be a problem with digital.
It has a large 3inch screen – so I don’t need my reading glasses.
And the battery is good for 1,000 shots !!
So you can get really “Snap Happy”
My last choice is when I want to take quality photo’s of Architecture and scenery. Sports and Zoom into far away events.
The (Panasonic) Lumix FZ48.
I read all the reviews on line and no one could find fault with it.
And neither can I. Perfect results again and again.
3 inch Screen or through the Viewfinder.
Leica lens is a permanent fixture.
Manual or Auto. Very good quality HD Video.
Just a bit too bulky for the shirt pocket !
Fuji XP
Casio EX-H15
(Panasonic) Lumix FZ48 Tell us your choices – and why!
Those are all good pieces of advice, GarryRF!
I too have the Fuji XP for wet days, beach, rafting, canoeing, etc. Nice not to have to worry if it will get wet.
Usually I travel with two cameras, one a digital Canon pocket camera (fits into my shirt pocket). Handy to have at hand and shoots nice HD video, too. And when I want to take serious photos, I use a bulkier Canon Digital Rebel. It is a DSLR. Reason I like it is because of the large lens size (over 70 mm diameter). It lets you pick up some fine detail. My preferred lens is the Tamron 28-270 telephoto zoom, which fits all needs.
I see I’m in good company–I’m joining the two-camera brigade for the first time in years (years ago I traveled with two SLRs, one with color film and the other B/W, and then for a while with a film and a digital).
I’ve been working for the last dozen years with a single compact (been through a Fuji, a Canon, Panasonic Lumix and recently a Nikon S9400). All have been good, and on an escalating curve of features. All the left-behinds are still in use elsewhere in the family.
I actually posted in the Forums last month looking for (and got) advice on adding a larger camera, looking for a little more control and especially for a viewfinder. The last resulted from trouble using the LCD in bright Arizona sunlight. With help from there and some more research, I’ve ended up with a Sony HX300. It’s a “SLR-like” bridge camera with 50x optical zoom (equivalent of 24-1200 in 35mm terms) plus an LCD that swivels to avoid sunlight (and toggles with an electronic viewfinder). Dropped in an Eye.Fi card, and I have my other desire, wireless transfer.
I haven’t had a chance to take it “on the road” yet, but I’ll be testing it this weekend and taking it along next month to Spain…you’ll see some results here on Gumbo!