Do you still use a DSLR camera?

Do you still use a DSLR camera?

  • Yes

    Votes: 36 24.2%

  • No

    Votes: 71 47.7%

  • Occassionally

    Votes: 34 22.8%

  • Other

    Votes: 8 5.4%
  • Total voters
    149
I think mirrorless cameras will eventually replace them, but for now they are still ubiquitous enough to be very popular.

For astrophotography, you need to be able to take a 1 hour long exposure with low noise.
 
schuits said:
Got a Nikon D5300 gathering dust. I used to take a lot of photos alas now my life isn't that interesting and my cheapy cellphone camera will do.
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Got the same one. It can take some decent images if you upgrade to a Macro lens.
 
JuliusSeizure said:
Yeah, there are some situations a phone can't beat it in.
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sure .... but how often is the average person faced with those situations

Jean Claude Vaaldamme said:
Not really.
I don't take a lot of pictures, but when I want to take a few the phone just does not work.
In a nature reserve a phone camera is useless. Taking pics of animals in general, even birds in the garden, the phone is useless.
Taking pictures/videos of your kids on the sport field the phone is also running out of talent. Maybe if you stand next to a small netball or tennis court, the phone can work. But no way in the stand at rugby, hockey or athletics.
Sitting at the middle or back of a school hall that is pretty dark, your phone is also next to useless.
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once again if you have a specific requirement and are a frequent traveler and do a lot of these game reserve trips and need the specific functionality of a good camera then by all means you get one - but for me and more than 98% of the people that i know these better cameras are actually a waste of time and money - the photos that i take are mostly lighthearted and frivolous in nature ..... absolutely nothing serious in nature, and hence i wont really buy a serious camera because i really don't need one - maybe only 2% to 3% of the people i know will actually take serious photos or are interested in serious photos

So IMHO its all about horses for courses - you need it then you get it but if you don't need it spend the same money toward a higher end phone which might take you a level up in your photos anyway
 
JuliusSeizure said:
Got the same one. It can take some decent images if you upgrade to a Macro lens.
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I really like Macro photography. I got some rubbish kit lenses and a nifty fifty I've never really liked. Maybe I can find a nice used Macro. I remember looking at 105mm Macros or something a while back
 
schuits said:
I really like Macro photography. I got some rubbish kit lenses and a nifty fifty I've never really liked. Maybe I can find a nice used Macro. I remember looking at 105mm Macros or something a while back
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Yeah, just check the various internet forums. Some decent deals online.
 
naughty001 said:
sure .... but how often is the average person faced with those situations



once again if you have a specific requirement and are a frequent traveler and do a lot of these game reserve trips and need the specific functionality of a good camera then by all means you get one - but for me and more than 98% of the people that i know these better cameras are actually a waste of time and money - the photos that i take are mostly lighthearted and frivolous in nature ..... absolutely nothing serious in nature, and hence i wont really buy a serious camera because i really don't need one - maybe only 2% to 3% of the people i know will actually take serious photos or are interested in serious photos

So IMHO its all about horses for courses - you need it then you get it but if you don't need it spend the same money toward a higher end phone which might take you a level up in your photos anyway
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Also, depends on your interests etc. I've been to nature reserves and got some images with the DSLR that would have been extremely difficult if not impossible for most of us amateur photographers to do with the phone.
 
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JuliusSeizure said:
Also, depends on your interests etc. I've been to nature reserves and got some images with the DSLR that would have been extremely difficult if not impossible for most of us amateur photographers to do with the phone.
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yes - i agreed with you since you have the specific requirement .... so yep you need the camera BUT people who do not go to nature reserves etc or are only likely to go once in a lifetime are probably better off borrowing the camera when that time arrives (personally i can borrow my sisters .... she will gladly lend it to me) but it wont make sense for me to buy it myself if i use it once every 10 years
 
naughty001 said:
yes - i agreed with you since you have the specific requirement .... so yep you need the camera BUT people who do not go to nature reserves etc or are only likely to go once in a lifetime are probably better off borrowing the camera when that time arrives (personally i can borrow my sisters .... she will gladly lend it to me) but it wont make sense for me to buy it myself if i use it once every 10 years
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True, also not sure how long it may be before the iPhone can match the DSLR, it does better in certain situations.
 
Eos R10 mirrorless ... But it seems more and more places are being full of **** over allowing the use of "professional" cameras.
 
OnlyOneKenobi said:
Eos R10 mirrorless ... But it seems more and more places are being full of **** over allowing the use of "professional" cameras.
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One of the reasons okes sometimes carry Gopro's for video. It's small, records well and if you hold it carefully, people won't know you are filming.
 
JuliusSeizure said:
One of the reasons okes sometimes carry Gopro's for video. It's small, records well and if you hold it carefully, people won't know you are filming.
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Yeah, that works for video but that doesn't work for stills, especially at a distance.
 
Yip, 2x EOS 7D 11, one with a 600 and one with a 300.

But then, We are in KNP at least 5x/ year, Botswana, Kgalagadi regularly.
 
ghaye said:
I think most that own these probably bought them before phones had decent cameras.
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No even the latest phones can't manage properly when it comes to wild life in national reserves.
You need a bridge camera or DSLR for it.
Unless have the cash to go to the likes of Sabi Sabi then any camera/phone will do as they get right close.
 
Sideshow Bob said:
Occasionally. Nikon D90. It is very old so no wi-fi etc so there is no instant gratification of looking on phone (or sharing) unless I have laptop with me to copy photos. I should be using it more tbh.
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You could try a card reader on your phone or a tablet. I use my iPad as a portable suite when I can't be bothered to carry my laptop on assignment.
 
unfortunately there isnt a photography scene in south africa particularly gauteng, about the only thing worth photographing in jhb in the historic dilapidated inner city buildings
 
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Bliksis said:
Interesting, do you have one, or know where to get? A quick Google did not reveal much.
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I guess with everything coming with built-in wifi these days there probably isn't a market for them anymore. I bought one in 2008. Didn't last too long unfortunately. Was from a photography place so got ripped an new one too.
 
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