The best camera is …

[Jimbob21]

(open-ended question)

 

[Dem Bell]

irrelevant. It is the lens that matters.

 

[CoryS89]

The one you have with you at the time.

 

[pmgnut]

The pinhole camera I made in 3rd grade out of a cardboard box and a nail to make a hole in it { yikes, a dangerous nail in the classroom, how did we survive?? :-D }

 

[Guy Parsons]

https://www.dpreview.com/news/83065...a-gold-plated-m6-kit-expected-to-sell-for-50k

Now we're cooking!

I'll have two.

Presumably DHL will dump them roughly at someones else's house and call them delivered.

 

[tony field]

The camera that still works after my girlfriend borrows it for a weekend

 

[Marty4650]

https://www.dpreview.com/news/83065...a-gold-plated-m6-kit-expected-to-sell-for-50k

Now we're cooking!

I'll have two.

Presumably DHL will dump them roughly at someones else's house and call them delivered.

For $50,000, you should get VIP delivery. Something like this...

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[Aberaeron]

The reversing camera on my SUV. Having said that, my wife just doesn’t seem to use it much. :-(

 

[teejaywhy]

the one that’s with you ?

• The best shoes are the ones you wearing?
• The best tennis racket is the one you're holding?
• The best car must be the one you're sitting in?

Honestly, these type of questions make no sense. The fact that you have something with you doesn't make it good.

• An Olympic runner would have a hand picked pair of shoes.
• A pro tennis player would have the best racket.
• And a race car driver would have the best car.

Only an amateur who cares nothing about results would do anything less. Only an amateur would carry around subpar equipment in the hopes something exciting just might happen. Honestly, only an amateur would hike to a beautiful sunset over a lake planning to take a snapshot with whatever he had lying in his pocket.

Not that being an amateur is bad. Not that all snapshots are bad. I'm just saying that doesn't make whatever you took them with a great camera.

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So... what is the best camera?

 

[Cherry_F]

The reversing camera on my SUV. Having said that, my wife just doesn’t seem to use it much. :-(

Try a subcompact. Much easier to park.

 

[Aberaeron]

The reversing camera on my SUV. Having said that, my wife just doesn’t seem to use it much. :-(

Try a subcompact. Much easier to park.

There is often something solid behind the car, no matter how far the body extends behind the driver. So whether the car is a VW Polo or a Range Rover seems to make little difference. Camera or not, I have come to the conclusion that reverse gear should be banned for insurance reasons, at least for some people.

For myself I find the reversing camera to be a fantastic thing. It is especially useful for aligning a trailer with the towing hitch. My Volvo had seven or eight cameras that I knew of, plus a couple of light sensors. Front, back and two door mirror cams, a dash cam front and back, plus cameras that kept the car in lane and assisted in sign recognition and traffic distance management. Plus it had light sensors that managed the instrument cluster illumination, headlight on/off plus sectional dipping of main beam to automatically dip only for the oncoming traffic or the traffic immediately in front. It also dipped the whole beam when it recognised street lights. There is also a camera that senses the density and frequency of rain on the windscreen to automatically control the wipers.

In addition, on some cars there are cameras in the door mirrors that automatically give a picture of the ‘blind spot’ when there is a car there or overtaking. I don’t count the blind sensors that calculate the wading water depth, whether cars are getting too close up front or just light up a warning light for overtaking traffic or the ones that warn of approaching traffic to the side when reversing out of a parking space. Although I’m not 100% sure whether the auto wiper ones are blind or visual.

This stuff fascinates me, because up until well into this century hardly any of this camera and safety technology existed. Only blind audible parking sensors and variable rate wipers were fitted to my 1998 Jaguar XK8 and 2004 Range Rover for instance. No visual cameras and certainly no displays whatsoever.

 

[Cherry_F]

The reversing camera on my SUV. Having said that, my wife just doesn’t seem to use it much. :-(

Try a subcompact. Much easier to park.

There is often something solid behind the car, no matter how far the body extends behind the driver. So whether the car is a VW Polo or a Range Rover seems to make little difference. Camera or not, I have come to the conclusion that reverse gear should be banned for insurance reasons, at least for some people.

For myself I find the reversing camera to be a fantastic thing. It is especially useful for aligning a trailer with the towing hitch. My Volvo had seven or eight cameras that I knew of, plus a couple of light sensors. Front, back and two door mirror cams, a dash cam front and back, plus cameras that kept the car in lane and assisted in sign recognition and traffic distance management. Plus it had light sensors that managed the instrument cluster illumination, headlight on/off plus sectional dipping of main beam to automatically dip only for the oncoming traffic or the traffic immediately in front. It also dipped the whole beam when it recognised street lights. There is also a camera that senses the density and frequency of rain on the windscreen to automatically control the wipers.

In addition, on some cars there are cameras in the door mirrors that automatically give a picture of the ‘blind spot’ when there is a car there or overtaking. I don’t count the blind sensors that calculate the wading water depth, whether cars are getting too close up front or just light up a warning light for overtaking traffic or the ones that warn of approaching traffic to the side when reversing out of a parking space. Although I’m not 100% sure whether the auto wiper ones are blind or visual.

This stuff fascinates me, because up until well into this century hardly any of this camera and safety technology existed. Only blind audible parking sensors and variable rate wipers were fitted to my 1998 Jaguar XK8 and 2004 Range Rover for instance. No visual cameras and certainly no displays whatsoever.

My car is seventeen years old now and superbly ignores all those cams... but up to now she never let me down, I'm reluctant to change and abandon her...

Recently I had to rent one of those modern cars, going to a wedding in the south of France. In one of those nice village and narrow streets. HAd to back a bit in order to give way to another driver... the cams worked perfectly well but I scratched the side door ... I wish the car had an external air bag.

and back to photography, I guess someday, cameras will have air bags just in case the clumsy photographers may drop them with no damages. Cams are smaller and smaller, and photographers are getting older!

 

[Guy Parsons]

My car is seventeen years old now and superbly ignores all those cams... but up to now she never let me down, I'm reluctant to change and abandon her...

In same boat, well same car. Mine being 22 years old now and basically refusing to wear out. Three pedals on the floor, a gear shift lever and a round thing I hang onto, it's all I need. The fanciest feature it has is a single cup holder, which I never use anyway.

Getting there with cameras as well, my main camera is a 9 year old design bought 8 years ago. No need or GAS attack to get anything later than that, it works for me.

 

[sirhawkeye64]

(open-ended question)

.... the best camera is the one you own. Unless you have legitimate arguments to suggest your camera is no longer capable of performing the tasks you need (ex. you need to shoot 8k video but your camera can only shoot 4k).

If there's one thing I've learned, it's that you don't always need the latest and greatest camera to be a great photographer, and buying a more expensive / newer camera won't make you a great photographer. And I've seen many people buy new cameras and wonder why their photos still stink.

 

[tony field]

(open-ended question)

.... the best camera is the one you own. Unless you have legitimate arguments to suggest your camera is no longer capable of performing the tasks you need (ex. you need to shoot 8k video but your camera can only shoot 4k).

Out of curiosity, when do you need 8k video unless you are anticipating extensive video editing?

If there's one thing I've learned, it's that you don't always need the latest and greatest camera to be a great photographer, and buying a more expensive / newer camera won't make you a great photographer. And I've seen many people buy new cameras and wonder why their photos still stink.

 

[sirhawkeye64]

(open-ended question)

.... the best camera is the one you own. Unless you have legitimate arguments to suggest your camera is no longer capable of performing the tasks you need (ex. you need to shoot 8k video but your camera can only shoot 4k).

Out of curiosity, when do you need 8k video unless you are anticipating extensive video editing?

It was just an example. I have yet to see anyone actually need to (as in required to) shoot 8k video. I was going to say something else like burst shooting, but figured that some people would jump on that and go off on a tangent about how it's psosible to shoow wildlife/sports with slower burst speeds (which it can be) but figured that you can't magically do 8k in a camera that only supports 4k (thus you would HAVE TO upgrade to get 8k).

I suspect some people out there are using the 8k video and "future proofing" to an extent, as a reason to upgrade, which is fine. It's their choice. But i haven't seen it required by anyone yet.

If there's one thing I've learned, it's that you don't always need the latest and greatest camera to be a great photographer, and buying a more expensive / newer camera won't make you a great photographer. And I've seen many people buy new cameras and wonder why their photos still stink.

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[OpticsEngineer]

if people in general realized how capable it is, it would wipe out 80% of what is being sold for cameras and lenses.

you just can’t say that about any other camera or lens combination . although here on dpreview our forum member Phototeach makes a good case for the Panasonic Fz1000ii for being more cost effective and just a little softer in image corners than the RX10iv.

 

[Supisiche]

if people in general realized how capable it is, it would wipe out 80% of what is being sold for cameras and lenses.

you just can’t say that about any other camera or lens combination . although here on dpreview our forum member Phototeach makes a good case for the Panasonic Fz1000ii for being more cost effective and just a little softer in image corners than the RX10iv.

Bridge cameras are super fun.

 

[tony field]

(open-ended question)

.... the best camera is the one you own. Unless you have legitimate arguments to suggest your camera is no longer capable of performing the tasks you need (ex. you need to shoot 8k video but your camera can only shoot 4k).

Out of curiosity, when do you need 8k video unless you are anticipating extensive video editing?

It was just an example. I have yet to see anyone actually need to (as in required to) shoot 8k video. I was going to say something else like burst shooting, but figured that some people would jump on that and go off on a tangent about how it's psosible to shoow wildlife/sports with slower burst speeds (which it can be) but figured that you can't magically do 8k in a camera that only supports 4k (thus you would HAVE TO upgrade to get 8k).

It is off topic and not important however I used high end Canon sports but shot single frame for sports (show jumping, speed skating) and dance (ballet, modern). I have no problem capturing "perfect" peak action. I have done this reliably since the 1970s with manual film cameras. The only time I used high frame rate (8fps) was when shooting sports with remote radio release for safety reasons.

I suspect some people out there are using the 8k video and "future proofing" to an extent, as a reason to upgrade, which is fine. It's their choice. But i haven't seen it required by anyone yet.

If there's one thing I've learned, it's that you don't always need the latest and greatest camera to be a great photographer, and buying a more expensive / newer camera won't make you a great photographer. And I've seen many people buy new cameras and wonder why their photos still stink.

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