Digital, not new but not obsolete!

[Shab]

I am a believer in getting second opinions but it is never another photographer for me. Now, I do focus on the totality of a project rather than individual images. I pick people who are good communicators, sometimes writers, sometimes speakers, sometimes academics. Never photographers because my experience is that they almost always revert to photo things about individual photographs while I am interested in communicating my thoughts and using photography as only a tool. I differ from most here in that I see an end product directed towards photographers or non-photographers. I choose that 99% group, not the 1%

Thank you for these words. I'm working in a photographic project for people, not for photographers or not photographers, people in general. And yes, like one of these friend told me, the most important is what we have to say, to comunicate... photography is another language.

 

[jsrockit]

Well, the Leica M240 (released 9/2012) and the Fujifilm X-E1 (9/2012) are my two latest cameras that I have bought.

One from the M240:

 

[robert blu]

Well, the Leica M240 (released 9/2012) and the Fujifilm X-E1 (9/2012) are my two latest cameras that I have bought.

One from the M240:

Beautiful intense colours!

 

[Disappointed_Horse]

I mostly shoot film these days, but to the extent I need a digital camera I'm still shooting a Nikon D7000. Still works fine and 16MP is more than enough for my needs. (Although I'd like it a lot better if it was less bulky and weighed about 25% less.)

 

[Austintatious]

I still get images that I am pleased with from a Sony NEX 6 from 2012. Use it mostly with legacy lenses but I also have a few in E mount. The guy on YouTube that does the Zenography channel recently posted a video about how good the NEX 6 still is.
I picked up an A7II new from B & H a couple of years ago and they can share batteries as well as glass. The A7II for color and NEX 6 black & white. I like the small size of the NEX a lot. Also have a Nikon D7100 and several lenses for it.

Sony NEX6 and Industar 61LD adapted for E mount by Carlos Yashinon, on Flickr


Sony NEX6 and Industar 61LD adapted for E mount by Carlos Yashinon, on Flickr

 

[santino]

Insane combination! Industar in a J8 barrel in Kiev mount 😀

 

[Austintatious]

Insane combination! Industar in a J8 barrel in Kiev mount 😀

Yes, that's why I had to buy it. Came with the E mount adaptor and now I can use my Jupiter 8M, Heilos 103 and other lenses on my cameras.
The I 61 LD seems to work well. This was taken at f2.8.

Zen Stones by Carlos Yashinon, on Flickr

 

[Tuna]

Hello Robert - I, too, have an older Fuji X-E1 (black body, 16MP) that is a very capable, light and small camera that I occasionally throw in the car on short trips. With a Fuji adapter that allows me to attach an M-mount lens, it is fun to still have around and allows me to have a camera with me for “just-in-case” situations while it also saves me the worry of having one of my Leicas banging around on short trips.

 

[Godfrey]

I still get images that I am pleased with from a Sony NEX 6 from 2012. Use it mostly with legacy lenses but I also have a few in E mount. The guy on YouTube that does the Zenography channel recently posted a video about how good the NEX 6 still is.
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My 2018 Leica CL serves the same purpose for me as your 2012 Sony NEX 6 does nowadays. I went to that after I had had the Ricoh GXR with M-mount camera module in 2012-2014... Both of those cameras do exceedingly well with M-mount lenses and all the others that you can adapt to M-mount! These APS-C "mirrorless" cameras are extremely versatile in that way.

G

 

[Ronald M]

Are my two Nikon D3 and one D700 old enough? All have around 3000 exposures each. Nothing will ever be made as well as a D3 tank.
Just so you know I am not totally old-fashioned, I have two M10 Leica and just purchased a Nikon Z6 2 with 40 2.0.
I use all my Leica lenses on it and d and G adapted Nikon glass. Good but menu is extensive and complicated and it eats batteries.

 

[Sonnar Brian]

Yes, that's why I had to buy it. Came with the E mount adaptor and now I can use my Jupiter 8M, Heilos 103 and other lenses on my cameras.
The I 61 LD seems to work well. This was taken at f2.8.

Zen Stones by Carlos Yashinon, on Flickr

I converted several I61L/D barrels to Contax mount, using left over collapsible 5cm F2 Sonnar mount. Shimmed some for Nikon, others for Contax. Sold all of them here, years ago. Great optics, the LTM focus mount is not as good as the optics.

Taken when my Ricoh CX-1 was brand new. I still use it, up upgraded to the CX-5. Also 10 years old.

 

[Pál_K]

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I love it.

… The D700 is considered old by today's standards (2008) but it is total perfection to me. Nikon ergonomics that make sense and feel right, built heavy so it builds confidence in its durability and it lacks features I don't want or need--video, wi-fi, bluetooth, GPS, etc. Best of all, the 12mp full frame sensor is fully capable of excellent quality without going nuts for resolution.

The D700 has achieved legendary status. Even on dpreview, where many seem to dismiss any digital camera more than two weeks old, the D700 gets respect.

Sadly, I don’t love mine as much as I should. I bought it used with only a few thousand clicks - but I also rarely use it. I don’t like the interface: it’s more like an F5 or F6, which I don’t like. The Nikon digital for me is the Df; it’s a digital F4.

All my digital cameras are old: DiMAGE X1 (2005, fits in a shirt pocket, 8MP), Pentax K-10D (2006, bought for $10), D700 (2008), and Fuji X-Pro1 (2012).

The K-10D is the best. Ergonomically perfect, logical controls, and its feature set is easy to comprehend and master.

If it weren’t for the clutter of controls on the back of the Fuji, causing me to hit buttons inadvertently quite often, I’d enjoy it more.

I am a believer in getting second opinions but it is never another photographer for me. … Never photographers because my experience is that they almost always revert to photo things about individual photographs while I am interested in communicating my thoughts and using photography as only a tool. …

That is true in music as well. There are forums other than this one where it is depressingly common for people to respond to a very good and significant photograph with questions about equipment or with suggestions about technique.

 

[agentlossing]

Sadly I don't have any digital cameras I've owned and used for 10 years, but I think part of the reason is that digital cameras have only just entered the realm of being something I could happily use for a decade. I did keep my Nikon D40 for about 9 years, but shooting had tapered off towards the end.

 

[farlymac]

I still haven't tossed my old Panasonic TZ-3, though I also haven't used it in well over a decade. I replaced it with a Nikon P7700 that I loved using even though it did not have a viewfinder.

This is the last good image it took before going belly up on Jan 1, 2022.

Parking Lot by P F McFarland, on Flickr

Here is one from earlier that day.

Stormy Start by P F McFarland, on Flickr

I really liked shooting B&W with it. It didn't have a lot of alternate settings, but I tried every one of them to see what I could get.

Back In The Highlights by P F McFarland, on Flickr

My first DSLR was a Nikon D80 (with the CCD sensor). Great little camera, there was a good suite of APS-C lenses available for it, and it performed splendidly.
But it has a fatal flaw which I discovered when I bought a second one (they were both used). So I couldn't trust using the first one anymore, and retired it. I've still got it, and maybe some day I'll give it another run for the money, but I can't stand the thought of being out with it and it crapping out at just the wrong moment.

I replaced the D80's with a couple of D300s', and those were replaced by a Z50 because even though they are considered bullet proof by the many folks who have used them I had to switch to a smaller, lighter system due to me being the part that is deteriorating. I've got a grandniece who is getting into photography, so maybe she'll be getting the D300s' soon, along with their lenses.

I like shooting with old cameras. Some of the ones I own are much older than I (I'm a 1953 model) and still work fine. The main reason I ever replace a digital camera is the technology just keeps getting better, or the features suite is more comprehensive to what I expect to accomplish with the camera. But I haven't gotten rid of any of them. Yet.

PF

 

[ddutchison2]

Sony Nex-7 (I have 2 of them). Excellent image quality at 24MP, an extremely fast "lock time", and a really well thought out design (3 programmable dials that can have different functions assigned in each mode!). Also, one of the best EVF's of any camera - so good that Sony reduced the quality for subsequent cameras. Takes good pictures too...

 

[Doug]

The K-10D is the best. Ergonomically perfect, logical controls, and its feature set is easy to comprehend and master.

Agreed, the Pentax are very nice users. I donated my K20D to the local high school photo program. But I still have the K-3 and K-1, and, FWIW numerically and OT a K2 and K2DMD 😉

 

[Archiver]

Sony RX100 is now a 10+ year old design! It lacks a number of features compared with the newer models, but basic still-photograph performance is still pretty modern IMO.
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I can't believe the Sony RX100 is now ten years old! That's crazy!

 

[Archiver]

I still have all my cameras purchased from 2002 onwards, but I tend to use these:

Canon 30D, purchased 2007, now almost 16 years old. I carried this every day with the 17-55 and later the 35L until I bought the 5D Mark II in early 2009. It lay untouched for many years until a Sigma 18-35 came along, and now it has a new lease of life. The 30D is still a lovely camera as long as you don't expect auto ISO.

30D - The Rows by Archiver, on Flickr

Canon 5D Mark II, purchased early 2009, now 15 years old. This was my second and final DSLR. I still use it today for fun and work.

5D Mark II - Southgate Of The Past by Archiver, on Flickr

Sigma DP1, purchased 2008, now 15 years old. This went with me everywhere, on a huge road trip in 2009, and has regularly gone on annual photo walks in the last few years. The colours and pixel level sharpness are matched only by the Leica M9 and Ricoh GXR M module.

DP1 - A Space of Dreaming by Archiver, on Flickr

 

[Archiver]

Sigma DP2, purchased 2009, now 14 years old. Same deal as the DP1. Lovely tones and dynamic range.

DP2 - About time you got here by Archiver, on Flickr

Ricoh GRD III, purchased 2009, now defunct. This was my everywhere cam from 2009-2013 until the Ricoh GR was released. The 21mm adapter made it even more fun and versatile. The lens block malfunctioned and had to be replaced, and the lens block has malfunctioned again, making it unusable and not worth repairing.

GRD III - The Cinematic Streets of Ginza by Archiver, on Flickr

Leica M9, purchased 2010, now 13 years old. Still my favourite camera ever.

M9 - The ACMI of Success by Archiver, on Flickr

 

[Archiver]

Ricoh GXR, purchased 2011, now 12 years old. The first body died, so I bought two more at a very good price from the distributor in Australia. I have the 28mm, 50mm and M mount modules, and they still get use from time to time.

GXR - The glass stands on its own by Archiver, on Flickr

Olympus E-M5, purchased in 2012, now 11 years old. It's still a darn good camera that I use for work as a third/backup cam.

E-M5 - NYK by the Bay by Archiver, on Flickr