I finally found a camera I like
 

I've been looking for years and tried 3 or 4 cameras to use as vacation snapshot type photos. I don't want to lug my heavy, expensive D-610 everywhere I go. After a couple of mirrorless models I decided I needed a DSLR. This weekend I picked up a Nikon D-3300 ($399 at Best Buy) and I really like it. It's light, compact, and has enough features to allow you to play do a bit more than just point and shoot. I like the fact that the zoom lens locks in when you are carrying the camera - keeps the camera short and protects the lens.
Sorry about the crappy iPhone picture.

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I would be more sorry about the cheap and crappy Granite the camera is on. It appears to be the same cheap and crappy Granite I have.

You have a D610 and post a picture of its replacement/substitute from your phone?
What's wrong with this picture?

At least it's a Nikon.

What kind of a garbage comment is this? The guy is happy with his new camera - who cares what you think of the granite in the picture?

+1

Typical tabs. The sky is falling again..... More brain damage.....eek:

Yes WD beautiful camera....:)

I'm now deciding between your camera, a Canon T5 Rebel and a Canon G9X. All are $400 and take great pics. The size/carryability has me going back to the G9X.

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I'd go G9X too if carryability is the primary requisite. You won't use a camera you don't take with you because it's too big.

You have the same crappy granite in your house as our hotel uses for its window sills.

I'm in Oregon and the 610 is still back home in Ohio. :)

Funny. :D

It's been years since I looked into cameras. I'm still using my V-Lux3. I can't believe how much they're selling for now.

Maybe you can post some pics that you've shot with the new camera?

You just want to see nekkid pictures of my wife! :)


Seriously, check the Pics from the ATHS truck show thread.

Haha.

U stay in a cheap and crappy hotel that uses that kind of Granite???? WOW!

U don't get the joke do U? It is just such a sidewinder off the wall comment that it would be the last thing anybody would think of being as a response..

Is the g9 a DSLR? After my search I would not consider a mirrorless camera. Canon makes a $500 DSLR. If I was a Canon guy, I would be looking at a T5 or T6.

The G9 is just a large sensor compact that has consistently gotten great reviews.

I used to carry a camera around with me all the time, a little Powershot, and have a collection of in the moment pics over the years that I love. These days I've just been doing customer work pics and my Lumix LX5 has been dropped one too many times.

Your Nikon is best for those pics. The G9X is best for fun.

These are for when I don't want to carry a BIG camera....

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What are they Scott?

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Just some old ELPH's I've collected off the Goodwill site. Nothing fancy that's for sure but they fit in a pocket since they're about the size of a deck of cards, take video's and have a macro setting (as seen in the pic above, sans flash). Works for me when I'm not serious about shooting.

That's the thing. There are times when I'm out and about and can take a pic I absolutely love and would like to blow it up and frame it. These were taken with a 3.2 Powershot. Not much you can do them in terms of printing.

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I used to shoot with a CoolPix 995 Nikon which was 3.2meg if I recall. I have some prints on my wall from it, but they are only 8x10's or so.
These ELPH's are 7.1's which is fine for printing up to 8.5x11 I'd say.
I have them more for the video feature than the stills. It works as my cheapo go-pro setup.

I'm not usually impressed with the special effect dodads a lot of consumer cameras come with, but I found one on this D-3300 that is really useful. It will take panoramic photos.

Here is a shot off the deck of our condo taken at 25 mm.

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Here is a shot taken using the pano special effect. I was still learning to use it and it was shot at at about 30 mm focal length, and I only got in about 150 degrees of the view, but it could have captured as much as 180 degrees. This photo is much more like what you actually see when you look off the deck. It's a better representation of the experience.

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You know what's ironic about that pano shot? When you live there, you can't really appreciate the view. I find that panoramic shots are useful for capturing a moment in time, like after finishing a building or something. I barely take shots anymore of the beach, for example.

Here's a few from the deck. I'm more interested in my cigar and beer than taking the shot, but friends always ask me how the weather is, so I just send them a picture.


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A lotta camera for not too much scratch WD. Enjoy!

I carried an SLR everywhere for 30 years and I am over it now. High res, compact cameras are my new favorite imaging tools. Trading interchangeable lenses for portability didn't always make sense to me. Now it makes perfect sense. Give me good optics, low light capability, shooting flexibility, and a large sensor. I am good to go.

I hear you. Light weight, compact - a lot to like. I went there and came back, but if it works for you, it works.