Steven
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As I've mentioned before I plan on taking a trip next year and wanted to take pictures. I've already mentioned the Soocoo C30 video camera I bought and posted a video for you folks. It's works very well at removing the "shake" and the video quality is acceptable for my needs. I did try it without the anti-shake and the gyro enabled and it was completely unusable, so those two things really make a difference. I quickly realize two things about the camera, first, the battery doesn't last long (about an hour) and the amount of memory it uses up limits how many video's I can take. So, while I will use it, I will use it for only the best scenes that would be better in video. Outside of that I want to take more still shots. With that said...
I also have a Canon SX50 which has a 50x zoom. It's an amazing little camera (for the zoom), but doesn't do well in low light or even moderately low light. It only has a 1/2.3 sized sensor and an aperture range of 3.4 - 6.5. That explains why it doesn't do so well in low light. Many lower priced camera's are similar to this. I've bee a camera buff since I was young, but never really got into photography very heavily. Still, I really appreciate the work of others. There are some really great scenes that require a better camera so I began searching for a better one with low light capabilities. If you're into camera's you'll know what I'm talking about. I needed a larger sensor, more pixels, and a better lens.
First I want to talk about the lens. I reviewed the pictures from many cameras and while many of them seemed very decent, when I began looking at better lens on the very same camera, the difference in quality was huge. It finally sunk in how important that a good lens was. I ordered the Rokinon 12mm F2.0 lens. It's fairly fast so it will work well in low light and being a 12mm it will be good for landscape photos. The reviews on it are very good and the pictures are astounding. The down side is that it doesn't have anti-shake and has to be manually focused. I can live with that for the purpose I need it for. OH, and it is very low priced for the quality of pictures it produces.
Now the camera, I ordered a Sony A6000. It's a mirrorless camera and right now, it's rated one of the best in it's category and affordable. I decide to go with a mirrorless DSL type of camera because I needed it to get the quality lens to get the results I wanted. The one I bought was used and I got it with the small kit lens for just the cost of the body. I wanted the kit lens for general photography because it has all the cool features, but the picture quality is just okay.
I'll fill you in when they come.
BTW, here's a moon shot with the SX50.
I also have a Canon SX50 which has a 50x zoom. It's an amazing little camera (for the zoom), but doesn't do well in low light or even moderately low light. It only has a 1/2.3 sized sensor and an aperture range of 3.4 - 6.5. That explains why it doesn't do so well in low light. Many lower priced camera's are similar to this. I've bee a camera buff since I was young, but never really got into photography very heavily. Still, I really appreciate the work of others. There are some really great scenes that require a better camera so I began searching for a better one with low light capabilities. If you're into camera's you'll know what I'm talking about. I needed a larger sensor, more pixels, and a better lens.
First I want to talk about the lens. I reviewed the pictures from many cameras and while many of them seemed very decent, when I began looking at better lens on the very same camera, the difference in quality was huge. It finally sunk in how important that a good lens was. I ordered the Rokinon 12mm F2.0 lens. It's fairly fast so it will work well in low light and being a 12mm it will be good for landscape photos. The reviews on it are very good and the pictures are astounding. The down side is that it doesn't have anti-shake and has to be manually focused. I can live with that for the purpose I need it for. OH, and it is very low priced for the quality of pictures it produces.
Now the camera, I ordered a Sony A6000. It's a mirrorless camera and right now, it's rated one of the best in it's category and affordable. I decide to go with a mirrorless DSL type of camera because I needed it to get the quality lens to get the results I wanted. The one I bought was used and I got it with the small kit lens for just the cost of the body. I wanted the kit lens for general photography because it has all the cool features, but the picture quality is just okay.
I'll fill you in when they come.
BTW, here's a moon shot with the SX50.
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