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Started Apr 12, 2017 | Discussions thread
OP GeraldW Veteran Member • Posts: 8,872
Re:GAS and the Ultimate Camera

Mark,

The FZ1000 is my equivalent to your G3X.  And except for not being pocketable, it meets all my needs.  The G3X was not available when I bought the FZ1000, so it was a decision between the Sony RX10 and the FZ1000.  In the end, the decision was easy as the FZ1000 had a 2x longer lens, cost several hundred dollars less, and the built in flash could act as the controller for wireless off-camera flashes.

If you look at my list of cameras, the S90 is from 2009, the G15 and FZ200 are 2012 models, the ELPH 330HS is a 2013 model, and the FZ1000 was introduced in 2014.

I'm a retired engineer; but the company I retired from used to run an effective selling seminar for the sales and marketing folks.  One of the key teachings was the difference between features and benefits.  It seems to me that modern digital cameras have all sorts of features that they tout; but most of them are not benefits to me.  I'm 79 now, so I started photography a long time ago, getting my first good camera in 1955.  I've seen quite a few changes in the equipment in the last 54 years.

I also see a difference between "Doing Photography", and just "Taking Pictures".   So, do the features help me to Do Photography, or do they get in the way. In my first post, I mentioned the two Sony cameras I took on a cruise.  In addition to some functional issues, I also found that the overly complex menus got in the way.

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Jerry

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