What kind of Camera does everybody use?

[D-Dey65]

I only use my cell phone for pictures when the battery on my camera is dead, I can't replace them, and the phone is adequately charged. On my day trip along Florida's Turnpike last Tuesday, I went through four batteries, and my camera only takes two.

BTW, the camera I used before the Nikon Coolpix was a Kodak EasyShare C182.

[sydneyclaridge]

I personally use a Canon R8. I really need to build up my lens collection though; I only have basic lenses.

[formulanone]

I personally use a Canon R8. I really need to build up my lens collection though; I only have basic lenses.

Really depends on what else you'd like to photograph and how you want to present it. Action shots? Indoor or Outdoor events? Daytime or nighttime? Need more zoom? Really like birds, flowers, or bugs? Portraits?

Do you have the RF 24-105 f/4-7.1 STM? Or the 18-45/55? Ask yourself whether you need more zoom reach or a wider aperture.

The RF 50mm f/1.8 is always my first prime lens recommendation. It's also the cheapest and one of the lightest lenses.

35mm is probably better around family gatherings and people with some of the background. It's been called a great "street photography" lens. I'm leaning on that next for more get-togethers, but still like the 50mm if I just stand back a bit.

85mm is for headshots; or if you really liked the look and angle of a "50mm prime on a crop sensor" camera, this will take that place. To be fair, I did a lot of road-going shooting with a nifty-fifty on my old EOS T3.

I like my RF 100-400 f/5.6-8.0 but it's not exactly a road-going lens. Great for outdoors action (animals, ball games, distant objects) and things you can't get to close towards.

I also have an RF 16mm f/2.8, fine for night skies, vast indoor/cavernous photography, but it's too wide for most road-geeky objects and it will distort people's faces if they're not in the exact center. Takes up no space in by bag for the handful of shots I'll take in a week with that specific lens.

After that, there's a few more (24mm prime, the 24-240mm superzoom) under $1000, and several gaps still filled by the existing EF lineup. But almost every RF lens is a question of "how much more do you want/need to spend"?

[fwydriver405]

The R50 is the best starting point and about all the camera one needs. Paired with a bright 18-50mm, it's a perfect combination.

I personally use a Canon R8. I really need to build up my lens collection though; I only have basic lenses.

Really depends on what else you'd like to photograph and how you want to present it. Action shots? Indoor or Outdoor events? Daytime or nighttime? Need more zoom? Really like birds, flowers, or bugs? Portraits?

I tried an R5, R8 and an R10 at a few home men's basketball games at Northeastern, and while they were feature packed and were nice to hold (R10 comes to mind), they were a bit big to carry around as a daily driver (especially on things like road trips, both personal and with the basketball team) and the price point was out of range for me.

I mostly use my 18-50 lens for action shots like for basketball. My 50 mm RF lens does go down to I think either a f1.5 or 1.8 but with the 1.6 crop, it can make shooting some shots very tight in a constrained area. Nevertheless, both of those lenses I'll use for taking portrait shots, whether for basketball, people, etc.

My 18-125 RF lens I'll mostly use for general purpose shots or video capture when I don't need the aperture or anything special, especially if the lighting is very good (like during the day). The Sigma 18-50 attached to an R50 can feel very heavy when wearing it for extended periods of time, however, that lens unlike the 18-125 does have optical image stabilisation, so I'll sometimes use that for video captures.

[WillWeaverRVA]

Usually I'll use my phone (an iPhone 12 Pro) if I happen upon something when I'm out and about, but I try to make a mental note to go back with an actual camera.

My primary camera is a Pentax K-3, the same one I use for professional work. I have a few other older Pentax DSLR bodies as well.

Lately I've been trying to carry around my Pentax Q10 more often - it's a very, very small mirrorless camera with interchangeable lenses and in-body image stabilization. The image quality isn't the best in the world (but it's better than a smartphone), but it's convenient to have around.

[D-Dey65]

My Kodak EasyShare C182 has a missing rubber piece covering the transfer cable jack and a broken cover for the battery and SD card. If I wanted to get it repaired it would've costed me about $80, but otherwise it still works.

That's why I replaced it with the Nikon.