Just In Case

[NickTrop]

Yep …. wish I`d have done that today.
Out with a few friends buying a horse , thought I`d just take some static shots so only took an A7r2 and a 50 cron.
Whole job turned into taking riding shots and I was struggling with manual focus.
For the sake of a light carry I lost a great deal of flexibility.
So that's twice I`ve been caught out in one weekend all because I wanted to save carrying a few pounds :bang:

That's why I deal with it. You get used to it. Truthfully, there aren't really that many cameras I genuinely think are pocketable "comfortably" anyway. Invest in a nice camera strap. One prime lens. A 50 or 35. No camera bag. A plastic bag in your pocket for inclement weather. Works for me. I've given up on the notion of true "pocketability" long ago. Plus your camera is at the ready -- not tucked away in cargo pants. Oh -- and good luck with your horse purchase!

 

[pluton]

I carry a good camera with me at all times. Cellphone cameras give crap image quality. I know a million people will start telling me how awesome the photos they shoot with their iPhones are. No, they're not. They're crap. Make a 16x20 print and compare it to one made from a pro level camera. There's just no comparison.

My version of this statement is 'Cellphone cameras give crap image quality when the image is printed." For display on laptop screens, the picture quality is adequate. Cell cameras are excellent as document copiers--shoot a page, turn it into a pdf.
The heavy jpeg processing is the culprit on my particular older model iPhone. Those big murals at the Apple Store that are "Made with iPhone" must have to be heavily re-synthesized in Photoshop to remove all the ghastly jpeg compression artifacts and blocked up tones from the low signal-to-noise ratio imager.

 

[Michael Markey]

That's why I deal with it. You get used to it. Truthfully, there aren't really that many cameras I genuinely think are pocketable "comfortably" anyway. Invest in a nice camera strap. One prime lens. A 50 or 35. No camera bag. A plastic bag in your pocket for inclement weather. Works for me. I've given up on the notion of true "pocketability" long ago. Plus your camera is at the ready -- not tucked away in cargo pants. Oh -- and good luck with your horse purchase!

Thanks Nick …. the horse purchase is for a friend ….. looks like its going to be a long job .