Paul Pasco
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My newest camera is a Z50 but I most regularly use several Nikon 1 V1 bodies with native lenses, F mount lenses and even some vintage adapted lenses.
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Anybody here still using old mirorless bodies?
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tonybelding
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I have a Sony A7 and an A7R II, both fully functional, though I haven't been using them much recently.
I have been getting more use out of the Pentax K-S1. . . which is not mirrorless, but it's the smallest DSLR that Pentax ever made, and it slots right into the same role IMO. That was introduced in 2014, so it's over a decade old technology now. Still works well for my purposes.
I have been getting more use out of the Pentax K-S1. . . which is not mirrorless, but it's the smallest DSLR that Pentax ever made, and it slots right into the same role IMO. That was introduced in 2014, so it's over a decade old technology now. Still works well for my purposes.
Ron Poelman
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Interesting. Never had a hitch including many legacy A-mounters on the LA4 adapter
Shame. As you say ,size is great.
Just to explore the shock issue a tiny bit further, I'm pretty sure the extreme light weight of the cam vs the shock force doesn't help.
It does seem as if you do almost anything, it's a big improvement.
The ancient flash bracket I use seems more than enough, usually.
When held, it really stops the cam from bouncing, as it's on just the right axis.
Lightweight goodness. Note the better hood and shutter button, both well worth it.
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Brian Chichester
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I'm another one from the Nikon 1 forum, using V1 and J5 bodies, and three lenses which I think are the least prone to the dreaded gear failure - the 10-30 PD, the 6.7-13, and the 18.5.
The attraction of these cameras to me is the small size and lightning AF. I think the issue of noise on (relatively) small sensors is very much overstated.
BTW, the longevity of digital cameras is well established now, so there is nothing remarkable about using cameras more than 6-7 years old.
The attraction of these cameras to me is the small size and lightning AF. I think the issue of noise on (relatively) small sensors is very much overstated.
BTW, the longevity of digital cameras is well established now, so there is nothing remarkable about using cameras more than 6-7 years old.
Bob Janes
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I've got a NEX-7 and A99 that still get use, although I generally use the A7iv.
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Had a nex3n, it was a very capable camera, but I only had the kit lens and it wasn't as sharp or bright as I would have preferred, but nowadays there are plenty of third party lenses for the system.
Interesting camera, should probably try one of them.
I would like to receive more info on that, Samsung cameras are unknown to me.
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My main cameras are a pair of Fuji X-E3’s from 2017/2018. I also have an X-T1 but that hasn’t been used in anger in years.
But I am about to give in to GAS
But I am about to give in to GAS
Bob Janes
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25.5mm flange distance, APS-C only. Looked a very promising system but Samsung decided to bale on cameras early.
Hike Pics
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Not long after those first Samy mirrorless bushes came out it seems everyone was making adapters for the mount. Nikon, Canon, Pentax, security camera lens mount, screw mount. Heck, there is even an adapter to use my Pentax 110 lenses!!
MJ_Photo38
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25.5mm flange distance? This is unusually deep.
Sony E is 18mm and Nikon Z is 16mm.
Even Micro Four Thirds which is one of the earliest mirrorless mounts and has a pretty deep flange duatsnce for a mirrorless system has a flange of 19.6mm
Did Samsung ever communicated on why the flange distance was so deep?
Also, Samsung didn't bail on cameras... they bailed on dedicated cameras, shifting their imaging focus to smartphone cameras instead. They still make sensors and optics though, only for a different market.
MJ_Photo38
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I mean isn't that the case on pretty much every mirrorless mount nowadays?
Bob Janes
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Strange isn't it?
I guess that they were thinking that an inch gave them the capacity to adapt anything they were interested in (m39, M etc). At the time it was only m43 that was less and that was a smaller format.
My oldest camera is a ca. 2017 Fujifilm X-T20. It'll be nine years old in a few months. Other than my smartphone, it's the smallest, library camera system I own. It's my primary "travel light" camera. I recently bright it on a 7-day backpack of the Thunder River-Deer Creek loop in Grand Canyon: https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/68484584
Bradrobb
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I have 3 main cameras I use everyday.
Sony NEX 3 released 2010
Sony A5000 released 2014
Sony A6000 released 2014
Sony NEX 3 released 2010
Sony A5000 released 2014
Sony A6000 released 2014
I still use a Nikon Z7 from 2018. It was hated at the time because it had just one card slot, and was considered a bit of a flop.
I use it for hiking and travel due to its light weight, but the images are indistinguishable from those of my Z8 when I do tripod mounted architectural photography with shift lenses.
Any camera made in the last 10 years is still valid.
I made these shots in an underground tour of Bolognas hidden canals, some at very high ISO.
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I use it for hiking and travel due to its light weight, but the images are indistinguishable from those of my Z8 when I do tripod mounted architectural photography with shift lenses.
Any camera made in the last 10 years is still valid.
I made these shots in an underground tour of Bolognas hidden canals, some at very high ISO.
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I have only kept some 16mp MFT cameras because I still have the Panasonic LF1 (2013-11) which has a 12mp 1/1.7" CMOS Sensor.
Olympus E-PM2 (2013-05) - One of the earliest small body 16mp MFT cameras. Not quite as small as the Panasonic GM1 (2013-12), but older.
Olympus E-PL6 (2014-08) - The second E-PL with 16mp, but they added eye sensor compatibility with the VF-4 viewfinder (which I already had for my E-M1). Mine is an IR conversion, so it freqently travels with the big boys.
The rest of my 16mp bodies are gone.
Olympus E-PM2 (2013-05) - One of the earliest small body 16mp MFT cameras. Not quite as small as the Panasonic GM1 (2013-12), but older.
Olympus E-PL6 (2014-08) - The second E-PL with 16mp, but they added eye sensor compatibility with the VF-4 viewfinder (which I already had for my E-M1). Mine is an IR conversion, so it freqently travels with the big boys.
The rest of my 16mp bodies are gone.
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Yep, I'm using a Fujifilm X-E2, my only camera, which I bought (new) in 2016 and I reckon it's outperfoming me, so until I catch up I'll be keeping it a little longer 
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What lens(es) are you using?Yep, I'm using a Fujifilm X-E2, my only camera, which I bought (new) in 2016 and I reckon it's outperfoming me, so until I catch up I'll be keeping it a little longer
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