I like to point my camera at things.

[greybeard]

I took hundreds and hundreds of pictures with hands down, the best camera I ever owned almost 50 years ago. Mamiya/Sekor 500dtl SLR..tho it may have been a 1000..I can't remember and it didn't survive that era of my life. Completely manual except the light meter, and all metal.
I may have to dig out a few pics of the things I pointed that one out........not exactly the same kind of landscape Sundragons pointed at tho...

 

[Sundragons]

I took hundreds and hundreds of pictures with hands down, the best camera I ever owned almost 50 years ago. Mamiya/Sekor 500dtl SLR..tho it may have been a 1000..I can't remember and it didn't survive that era of my life. Completely manual except the light meter, and all metal.
I may have to dig out a few pics of the things I pointed that one out........not exactly the same kind of landscape Sundragons pointed at tho...

Vietnam? my pops picked up one of those on his way back home after his last deployment. He's still got it and all the kit he bought with it when he got it. Last time it got used was when I was in High School taking a photography class (because it was miles better than the Pentax K1000's the school had). That's an amazing camera for film.

I shot these with my Nikon DLSR, I've yet to find a point and shoot or cell camera that can cover the spectrum as well or give en equivalent finished product. I do shoot a lot of snapshott-y stuff with my pixel now, becauase for that it's awesome. However, when I'm on a gig or doing things for ME, there's no way I'm not taking the Nikon.

 

[Sundragons]

here are a bunch of examples of more snapshott-y photos taken with my pixel.

1. Go Fish!

2. Sunset at my house

3. Bunny love

4. One of my girls laying

5. Penelope Pancetta relaxing

7. Looking out my side mirror at the surise

7. ND loaf

8. Pooh and Eeyore the day they went home.

 

[Alexz7272]

@Sundragons Which Nikon DSLR are you using? These are fantastic

 

[Sundragons]

@Sundragons Which Nikon DSLR are you using? These are fantastic

Thanks!

I shoot a D7000. It's an older DX body (D7500 is the current rev of this body), but was at the upper end of Nikon's consumer range for crop sensors when new (and still super serviceable). I'm actually trying to decide now which full frame I'm going to move to next. I'm not a huge fan of the "better gear automatically makes better photos" mindset, but I'm at the point now where some of the things I want to be shooting are just slightly beyond the capabilities of the body and sensor I have, so I have to upgrade to get the results I want. That's not cheap, of course, so I'm kinda taking my time and trying to make the right choices on where to go to get the results I want on the budget i have/want to keep to.

( --Edit: )
Wanted to expand on this a bit and talk about the camera that I always carry, no matter what. That's the camera in my Google Pixel phone. Over the years I've had a lot of phones with cameras in them, and they ranged from terrible to pretty darn good depending on when and who made them. I've been taking more snapshots and casual photos with my phone in recent years, because the tech has finally caught up with your typical point and shoot camera, and well, I almost always have my phone on me. When I choose a new phone, having a great camera is one of the things that is a "must-have" for me. hands down, my current Pixel is the best point-and-shoot camera I've ever owned.

 

[Sundragons]

Spent some quiet time on the porch this afternoon watching backyard TV with the camera in hand. Got a few shots off that I'm happy with.

1/2: Our American Bresse roo, Cluck Norris.

3. White bantam Silkie being typically weird.

4. Obi Wan Swinobi and our splash Bresse hen.

 

[Alexz7272]

@Sundragons I have heard great things about the Google Pixel actually! I'm using a Sony A6500, my partner got it for me as a birthday/christmas gift (they are pretty close). I had originally wanted to move to a full frame from my previous setup (a Canon rebel) but most of my shots are taken backpacking and I could not validate the additional weight as opposed to what the mirrorless offered.
Let us know when you do get your new camera, I'd love to see what you think of it

 

[Sundragons]

 

[Latestarter]

wow... nice photo capture!

 

[Sundragons]

wow... nice photo capture!

Thanks! That storm woke me up about 4AM as it wandered through. I didn't feel like chasing too far, so I just set up shop on the driveway.