Have you ever bought a camera for one "feature"?
Have you ever bought a camera based off of one feature? I think I have gotten worse at this over the years. Like, getting into a little absurdity. There's practical features for sure. Like if your deciding factor to go to Pentax or Olympus is weather sealing on their affordable bodies. But there's features like this:
(take a guess at what on earth is going on here xD)
Sony F-717.
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Quote from James Warner on March 19, 2022, 9:19 pmHave you ever bought a camera based off of one feature? I think I have gotten worse at this over the years. Like, getting into a little absurdity. There's practical features for sure. Like if your deciding factor to go to Pentax or Olympus is weather sealing on their affordable bodies. But there's features like this:
(take a guess at what on earth is going on here xD)
Sony F-717.
I bought the LX100 because of the Leica lens and I wanted to see what all the Leitz obsession was about. Won't lie, it was a pretty good purchase.
The LED reminds me of those hats that have them built into the brim.
If I have bought some Canon DSLR just for their Auto Focus system, does that count?
Quote from red5isalive on March 19, 2022, 10:35 pmIf I have bought some Canon DSLR just for their Auto Focus system, does that count?
That's the only reason I upgraded to the K-3 III, so no 😛 Totally practical reason. Excited about your new setup incoming!
Quote from SpruceBruce on March 19, 2022, 9:44 pmQuote from James Warner on March 19, 2022, 9:19 pmHave you ever bought a camera based off of one feature? I think I have gotten worse at this over the years. Like, getting into a little absurdity. There's practical features for sure. Like if your deciding factor to go to Pentax or Olympus is weather sealing on their affordable bodies. But there's features like this:
(take a guess at what on earth is going on here xD)
Sony F-717.
I bought the LX100 because of the Leica lens and I wanted to see what all the Leitz obsession was about. Won't lie, it was a pretty good purchase.
The LED reminds me of those hats that have them built into the brim.
I believe that even more now based on my recent experience with my GX1 and 20mm panasonic lens. So much detail in that m4/3 sensor and lens is incredibly sharp. I've always thought m4/3 was cool but now I'm even more convinced 🙂
Well, price was the number one feature 🙂
My next camera (likely a D7500 or D500) will have a flip UP screen. Not a flip out, or a flip upside down or a selfie position. Â Reason being I am getting rather old and decrepit to be lying-on the ground with my ear in the dirt trying to get a shot.
It's an effort to try to do something different from most of the wildlife shots you see on social media which is pretty repetitive.
I don't know if that counts as one feature since, in every way both of those cameras are at the front of the class when it comes to wildlife DSLRS.
Quote from SpruceBruce on March 19, 2022, 9:44 pmQuote from James Warner on March 19, 2022, 9:19 pmHave you ever bought a camera based off of one feature? I think I have gotten worse at this over the years. Like, getting into a little absurdity. There's practical features for sure. Like if your deciding factor to go to Pentax or Olympus is weather sealing on their affordable bodies. But there's features like this:
(take a guess at what on earth is going on here xD)
Sony F-717.
I bought the LX100 because of the Leica lens and I wanted to see what all the Leitz obsession was about. Won't lie, it was a pretty good purchase.
The LED reminds me of those hats that have them built into the brim.
I actually feel like the lens image quality is the weakest part about the LX100... but I suspect some samples just don't do well at medium to long range focus distances. All in all though, it's a killer little camera. If I didn't have a M4/3 system I'd keep an LX100 II. Slap a leather half case on it for a bit more grip and it would be nearly perfect.
Quote from James Warner on March 19, 2022, 11:02 pmQuote from SpruceBruce on March 19, 2022, 9:44 pmQuote from James Warner on March 19, 2022, 9:19 pmHave you ever bought a camera based off of one feature? I think I have gotten worse at this over the years. Like, getting into a little absurdity. There's practical features for sure. Like if your deciding factor to go to Pentax or Olympus is weather sealing on their affordable bodies. But there's features like this:
(take a guess at what on earth is going on here xD)
Sony F-717.
I bought the LX100 because of the Leica lens and I wanted to see what all the Leitz obsession was about. Won't lie, it was a pretty good purchase.
The LED reminds me of those hats that have them built into the brim.
I believe that even more now based on my recent experience with my GX1 and 20mm panasonic lens. So much detail in that m4/3 sensor and lens is incredibly sharp. I've always thought m4/3 was cool but now I'm even more convinced
You hit on the aspect of M4/3 that is so good: IQ with the tiny primes, of which the 20mm is the best of the bunch, and a very small body. The GX1 was a really advanced camera for its time and in such a small package... I enjoyed mine a lot.
