Yes, this is good .... walking down the perilous path of reading every post and evaluating it. This is what makes for the strength of the forum. A truly good forum with knowledge and opinions shared without rancour.
I had never heard of the name but a quick gander on Google explained itShowing my age?A bonus point for most obscure reference Tom
I thought this association was cast in age-old concrete - but perhaps it has gone out of fashion?
It was an "advice" newspaper column based on supplying pre-determined answers to pre-determined questions that were raised.
Same here Tom , PMQ's is a pointless waist of time , no question ever gets answered . Though I would argue that Westminster is a farce these days
I agree with your point we cannot give advice to someone about gear we have never used. So we tend to recommend what we like , which may or may not be what the OP's daughter would want . If she is interested rather than ask what we like perhaps a visit to a shop with some hands on time { if possible } I remember my young teenage daughter at the time being horrified at the size of my GF1 with 20mm , all must compare to phones these days :-(
I hadn't heard of Dorothy Dix, but looked her up. She died in 1951, and I never heard any references to her when I was a kid in the early '60s, here in the good old USA. However, apparently her name lives on in some Australian expressions, ergo my not knowing it and it being familiar to you.Showing my age?A bonus point for most obscure reference Tom
I thought this association was cast in age-old concrete - but perhaps it has gone out of fashion?
It was an "advice" newspaper column based on supplying pre-determined answers to pre-determined questions that were raised.
Dorothy Dix herself has moved on but Parliamentary Question Time is full of "Dorothy Dix" questions from their own side so that the minister can speak at length on the great things they have been doing. Of course both question and answer are both prepared in advance. Not that such questions have any collusion here but the answers tend to be stock in trade responses just the same. Being based on our personal individual experience alone if an opinion is being sought then these are quite valuable opinions. However objectivity might be a little harder ....
But I am sure our OP has been helped and it is good that we give our opinions as that is probably all that was required.
So please forgive me for pointing out the bobvious.
That was always a dream of mine but ended up having to rapidly clear out the darkroom I built in my parents' house when it sold. I know someone who has a film tank so I can at least show her how to develop film.
i don't like my chances in Australia either ...I hadn't heard of Dorothy Dix, but looked her up. She died in 1951, and I never heard any references to her when I was a kid in the early '60s, here in the good old USA. However, apparently her name lives on in some Australian expressions, ergo my not knowing it and it being familiar to you.Showing my age?A bonus point for most obscure reference Tom
I thought this association was cast in age-old concrete - but perhaps it has gone out of fashion?
It was an "advice" newspaper column based on supplying pre-determined answers to pre-determined questions that were raised.
Dorothy Dix herself has moved on but Parliamentary Question Time is full of "Dorothy Dix" questions from their own side so that the minister can speak at length on the great things they have been doing. Of course both question and answer are both prepared in advance. Not that such questions have any collusion here but the answers tend to be stock in trade responses just the same. Being based on our personal individual experience alone if an opinion is being sought then these are quite valuable opinions. However objectivity might be a little harder ....
But I am sure our OP has been helped and it is good that we give our opinions as that is probably all that was required.
So please forgive me for pointing out the bobvious.
-J
I’m going back to the OP requirements. Birds, flowers, not too big/heavy.
If could have a darkroom I would start shooting film again. I never got tired of the whole process of developing your negatives, exposing the paper, putting in it in the developer, then the fixer, then drying. I even had fun going through contact sheets. And dare I say that I even liked the funky scent of the darkroom?
Well, if she were buying a computer or a phone, she would only ask what she can spend and that would be the end of the conversation.
Frankly, I never had M43 on my radar. I came to this forum because the nice people in the Fuji forum suggested I also reach out to M43 users. I am happy to have started this thread; hopefully I am not inconveniencing anyone.
Weight wise and budget wise these are very interesting suggestions.
Maybe the first people to respond happen to be Olympus users?
Well noted. Thank you.
Be careful. There is this thing called "sensitization". It affects some people, by far not all.
I asked a general/broad quesiton because I know absolutely nothing about M43. The breadth of answers and suggestions is actually helpful in getting an idea of the options available in this format.
Don't call teh poor Nikon 6T old. It reminds me of my age.
HUH? I hope you’re seeking treatment.
Just like the first car. But even with cameras we do not buy in a vacuum, there is always the influence of something we read and opinions we requested. My very first non-used camera was a Minolta, back when it was a brand with lots of mojo. It was a purchase based on what I read in Popular Photography and other magazines, whatever I discussed with photographers, and whatever whims where whirling through my mind at the time.
Even if she did not mind FF size and weight, the cutting edge would be off the table. No Nikon Z8/Z9, no Sony a1, no Canon R3. But a used Z7, Z6, D850, or D500 would be fine. A D7500, for example, would be a very nice camera; way ahead of P&S with AF that was second-tier at the end of the DSLR run, but still highly competent.
We all do. All I could say about Sony and Canon is why I did not like them based on whatever limited tinkering I had with them up to the last time I held one in my hands. But I would not tell anyone they are bad cameras or inferior to Nikon. And even when speaking about Nikon there would be an element of subjectivity if I told you why I like the Z9 and why I thought the original Z7 was a great little camera that was impossible for me to love.
It's been a while since if I come across that saying.
Nailed it, Janet.
So, you have trade-offs in every system, they just differ a bit from one system to another. As Janet noted, you are getting a variety of feedback/suggestions in this forum, partly because there are multiple options, partly perhaps because the community has varying needs / drivers and partly, I would suggest, because the requirements are somewhat loosely defined.
