Camera gear discussions

Is it really all APS-C? I read it as end-of-life for the a6100 and sunspended the a6600. But I don't know the current status of the all the other first and second generation APS-C models.

 

I saw a blurb that it is related more to chip shortages rather than a business line decision.

 

Aargh... the link in the SonyAlphaRumours article is to Sony.jp and is in Japanese.

Do you have an English-language link?

 

This is what I saw earlier: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.en...w-zv-e-10-because-of-shortages-132051883.html

 

So this pandemic situation and related shortages didn't leave the camera realm unaffected. Dang.

 

We’ll, I decided to keep the A7IV.

 

How much does weather sealing impact your lens choices? I am considering two zooms for travel/walkaround videos (I already know how the prime only crowd feels) with the smallest and lightest one (a top priority for me) being sealed at only the body, and a slightly longer heavier one having several more in the body. I don't plan on going to harsh environments or shooting in inclement weather, but when out and about, can't always pick and choose. Even with a better sealed lens, I'd probably avoid shooting in the rain. Looking at the Sigma 28-70 2.8 for Sony E full frame and the Tamron 28-75 2.8 G2 for the same. As far as I can tell from reviews, optically they are close enough in tradeoffs that it really comes down to size and weight vs the weather sealing.

 

I have taken my non-sealed camera and lens out in the rain quite a few times (not pouring, mind you), with no ill result. Just wipe it down afterwards.

I haven't gone into hostile environments otherwise; sealing really helps with dust and sand.

However, it helps with fogging going from cold into a warmer, more humid environment like from outside to indoors during cold winter months).

 

Does anyone else use the card-per-year strategy in their camera? I decided to start doing this for 2021. At the end of 2020 I bought 3 128GB cards and put them in my 2 cameras (one is dual-slot). Then just happily shot throughout the year.

Come the end 2021 and I found that I hadn't used nearly that much space, so for 2022 I bought 3 64GB cards.

They act as "masters"… I transfer the photos from the cards to my computer, process them as I like (or even if I like, since Fujifilm outputs pretty nice JPGs), then archive that to a NAS. I can put the cards in a fire safe or safe deposit box for posterity.

(edited to fix quoted typo)

 

I haven't really counted how long they last me, but it it less than a year. Sometimes I reformat and start again from blank. If I get caught out with a full card, I just go back to dates at the start of the card and delete a few days.

A more up-to-date techie can confirm, please, but I don't think memory cards are posterity archive material. I think that the charge that carries the data fades.

 

If it's for personal - I use them till they don't work anymore...

if it's a proper paid job - I usually try to buy a new SD card just for that job to avoid any potential issues. Cards are cheap. That is unless I have one that is already pretty new, under 3 months.

 

You're absolutely correct, solid state devices degrade over time, without being plugged in. Similar to the way film degrades over time.

However, the NAS and then cloud backup have copies; it's just that the cards are easy to put in a Farraday cage. You never know what craziness is going to happen next!

Yeah, I've often thought professionals should buy new cards for each event and add it into the price of the package. Cards are cheap. I think I spent $13 for each 64GB, and you don't even need one that big for a single event.

 

yah I actually try to buy a couple anytime I see them on sale. sometimes u can catch them on some great deals!

like right now - I have 2 brand new ones. I picked up a couple after Christmas on sale.... I also have some jobs coming up so they will get used soon enough! I feel ok having them unused / unopened up to a year, not sure if there is a "best if used by date" lol

 

I mostly shoot aviation which means a LOT of pictures to pile through in from just one day. So my process takes that into account (also keep in mind I can be pretty paranoid about my pictures, or at least the good ones):

1. Arrive home, take cards out of cameras (I usually use 3 at an airshow)
2. Set up a new directory in Lightroom
3. Upload the cards to Lightroom, changing names of file and file numbering (I sync my camera date time before shooting)
4. Make a pass through all pictures marking pictures for removal and others for processing
5. Delete pictures marked for deletion
6. Make a local backup by syncing to a local drive
7. Make a backup to my NAS
8. Only now do I put the cards back in their respective cameras and use the camera function to format the cards
9. Monthly I sync my NAS to AWS (I DID say I was paranoid, didn't I?)

I am pretty aggressive about weeding out the non-keepers, but the ones that are usuable, I definitely want to keep around, at least for a while. Yearly I'll pass through the folders for the year and with the benefit of some time away from the pictures, I'll remove more and go through my re-sync process.

Rob

 

Saw this and thought it a good fit for this thread.

Samsung's New microSD Cards Can Be Written to for 16 Straight Years | PetaPixel

 

Is there ever a run of sixteen straight years?

More seriously... The thing about pros buying a new card for every job: isn't it better to use a proven card?

 

Not quite sure whether microSD will stay relevant for that long, but these cards surely fit in this thread

 

i would not have thought that Mini SD cards would still be around but most if not all DSLR's and Mirrorless camera's keep them going. I have used the Micro with the adapter in a pinch but don't like to do that. Until a better storage option is invented not sure it's going to change.

and it seems like both Battery and Storage technologies have hit a wall, they have been improving on the same tech for a long time. they been doing that basically since 1978, that was the last big discovery / technology change and it's all just been improving on that. even worst, the "spinning" drive was invented in the 50's and we are still using it.

 

I have had a Fuji XT-4 for a year and a half, and while I love it, I find that I often leave it home due to size (even though it is relatively small as a mirrorless camera). At some point I deiced it might be worth having a x100v as an every day camera, but those have been completely unavailable for the last year or so. I put my name on a wait list at a smaller. local authorized dealer and felt like I won the jackpot when my name came up after a very short wait. I did question whether this was a smart purchase versus just buying a 23 mm lens for my XT-4, but GAS got the better of me and I decided to keep it. To be honest, I haven't even set it up yet as I have been so busy and have continued using the XT-4.

We are taking our first family vacation out of the country since summer of 2019 next week and are off to Italy. I am trying to decide whether to take the XT-4, with the 18-55 kit lens (and possibly my 35 1.4 for nighttime), or just the X100V. While I do not use the kit lens too much, it is really excellent and great for when we have done more local weekend trips. I am not a huge Zoom person, but honestly when with my family they do not have too much patience for the whole "zoom with your feet" ethos, so having a Zoom lens for vacation may make a lot of sense. Also, better battery and two card slots (so more storage/redundancy)/ OTOH, it is going to be really hot and I do like the idea of having one small and very light camera that I can probably take everywhere and not get too tired of carrying around all day. But, of course, then I am stuck with a fixed lens. We will of course have our iPhone cameras too. Curious what people think of these tradeoffs for travel purposes. I do not want to bring both camera bodies so have to decide. Any thoughts are appreciated.

 

For vacation or other outing where a camera better than a phone could be useful, if I can't get to it in seconds, it's not worth carrying. I have a small 18L pack with pockets on the waist belt in which my X100S just fits. I don't think smaller formats than APS-C have any advantage over an iPhone. Hell that might be true of the X100S as well, but sometimes I like to handle an actual camera.