The optics of the situation

[porsupah]

And so it came to pass that the D7100 handed over its reign as the bunnycam's mainstay to the newcomer, a D500. ^_^ The main factors for me were the improved continuous speed, up from the D7100's 6fps (at 12-bit, full sensor; it can manage 7fps if the area's cropped down 1.3x, but that's too awkward a compromise to be worth the return) to 10fps,

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[lovelyangel]

Sure. Blame me if you dare! 😇

[ducktapeddonkey]

It's sad perhaps, but my best camera at the moment is my phone.

The upside is I usually have it with me.

[porsupah]

Nothing to worry about there! Phone cameras these days are fairly amazing, within their inherent limitations of very small photosites and apertures. (Compare, say, the iPhone 3G from 2008 with the iPhone X.. I had one of the 3Gs, and the camera was rather perfunctory, basically webcam quality!)

And even aside from convenience, there's plenty to be said for the lack of size - I was at a photo talk at an Apple Store a few years back, conducted by a local photographer, and they made a point of how one of their tools was indeed their iPhone, because it didn't get in the way. They could hold it fairly casually and take portraits of a more casual nature, as people don't tend to find phones nearly as "intimidating" as DSLRs.

(Which is one thing I'd love to be able to master with street photography - how to take such scenes, including people, without stepping on anyone's toes, so to speak)

[kishenehn]

I was a confirmed Nikon guy for years, but as smartphone cameras kept getting better and better I found that I was carrying the DSLR around less and less. So I bought an Olympus OM-D a few years ago, and I'm really enamored of the thing. While it's not quite as versatile as the Nikons, it's lightweight and tough and the glass is great ... perfect for hiking and backpacking. That said, I still use my iPhone more than I do the Olympus. :)

(And believe it or not, I also have an old Calumet 4x5 sitting down in my garage! I probably don't even remember how to use it anymore ... )

[thewayne]

You might consider a look at the Panasonic Lumix series: Zeiss glass and they fix in your pocket. I bought my first for a river trip from Prague to Berlin and used it for my outdoor camera, my indoor camera was a Canon 6D with a 17-40. That camera was replaced with a newer model last November and I gave it to my niece for her high school graduation. It shoots RAW and/or JPEG and produces simply awesome results. My new one has 5 axis stabilization and an optical zoom that just doesn't want to quit, in fact I disabled the digital zoom. And I love 16:9 aspect ratio.

For $400 it is an absolutely amazing camera. I'm currently shooting the DC-ZS70 and am considering getting their DSLR model in November if I get a good job before then and catch up on bills. The Lumix is normally in my pocket whenever I leave the house, I rarely use my iPhone 6's camera.

[kishenehn]

I actually owned a couple of Lumix pocket cameras a decade or so ago ... I was doing backpack-style overseas trips back then, and they were perfect for that. Pocket-sized, nice range, and I worried less about them than I would have with a DSLR. I remember the wide-angle capability being especially nice. My only real complaints about cameras like that are the relatively slow zoom, and slow focus, so they weren't the greatest for street photography.

Dropped my last Lumix on some paving stones in Barcelona, years ago. It would be kind of fun to have another one.

[hastka]

Don't feel too bad... I also have a Calumet 4x5 sitting in the closet. Unfortunately with film costing $4/sheet these days, there's not much cause to dust it off, but I took a bunch of nifty landscapes with it back in the day! :)

[thewayne]

Nice bun pic, I love the detail of the veins in the ear.

[mondhasen]

My Polaroid is my cell phone. It’s all about digital ephemera.

My ‘good’ camera is a bridge camera, which I went ahead and grouped with your MILC questions (except for the last two queries which I looked at as meant for DSLR).

“A tinybun from Saturday evening's rabbiteering...”
*sigh* so sweet!