Good for many macro subjects, focus stacking if not. Might be frustrating without the correct equipment and knowledge how to use it.
What camera do you use if you are into photography, when cycling
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Mr. Coffee
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For a long time my go-to adventure travel camera was a tiny Sony camera kind of like this one. It was tiny, had enormous battery life, and was inexpensive so I didn't feel too bad when it finally gave up the ghost. I found it in a closeout bin at the Fry's in McMinville, OR, talked them down to $30 bucks because it didn't have the (unneeded) charger -- it could run forever on two AAA lithium batteries. That camera traveled around the world with me multiple times.
After that camera finally died I bought a somewhat larger and heavier Fuji digital camera. Again it had enormous battery life on two AA lithium batteries. It was still light and small and inexpensive and is still running just fine 15 years later.
Most of the time these days I take photos with my iPhone because it is what I have with me.
After that camera finally died I bought a somewhat larger and heavier Fuji digital camera. Again it had enormous battery life on two AA lithium batteries. It was still light and small and inexpensive and is still running just fine 15 years later.
Most of the time these days I take photos with my iPhone because it is what I have with me.
Stefan Mikes
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@Roamers: aperture f/22? 
Do you use a ring electronic flash to provide the necessary amount of light? What about the amount of diffraction created by the small aperture?
A smartphone takes photos with an excellent DOF using just f/1.8, which allows fast shutter speed.
The three photos I showed were taken with a 2014 smartphone. We are 11 years of technology progress further!
Do you use a ring electronic flash to provide the necessary amount of light? What about the amount of diffraction created by the small aperture? A smartphone takes photos with an excellent DOF using just f/1.8, which allows fast shutter speed.
The three photos I showed were taken with a 2014 smartphone. We are 11 years of technology progress further!
My "ooops, that sucked, oh well" camera. Goes places I would never bring good stuff or even pull phone camera out.
DOF is "physics" limited, does not change with shutter speed. If f/1.8 has same DOF as f/(any larger number) (everything else the same) it is a software manipulation.
Macro = tripod. I also typically have background cards and flashes with diffusers.
Note: this is not "I'm going for a bike ride" stuff. This "I'm riding the bike to a specific area to get some shots" stuff.
A bike ride or hike might turn into a return with appropriate gear at a better natural lighting time if needed. Take sample with phone so composition can be fine tuned, then decide what to bring back.
Stefan Mikes
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The sensor of a smartphone is a way smaller than the full frame, and the photo sensitive spots are a way smaller. That allows using lens without any aperture for a great DOF.
Take a photo of a moving object. The camera won't shake (true) but you will need a fast shutter anyway.
Some people such as @Brix have as steady hands they can take photos without a tripod. All pictures I showed before were hand-held.
Macro is seldom a moving object.
Gionnirocket
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Absolutely.. DSLR totally suck and I just threw out my +20 year old hardware... but first I smashed it to pieces.
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Very cool @Brix... I see you're a bug_a_boo too
Limiting DOF is what often gives a macro shot it's appeal. Crispness & Blur, Crispness & Blur
The simple prefer the entire frame in focus with less definition
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Very cool @Brix... I see you're a bug_a_boo too
Limiting DOF is what often gives a macro shot it's appeal. Crispness & Blur, Crispness & Blur
The simple prefer the entire frame in focus with less definition
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Gionnirocket
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Olympus glass rules!Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III, well if it I can find my Andy the Bag Maker bag that I use to carry it
Stefan Mikes
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Stefan Mikes
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I don't know the photographer, what his motivation is for posting, if there is a story connected to this image or what the intended subject actually is. There are definetly different thoughts on what one would publish.
Stefan Mikes
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She wanted to show you what you could achieve with a smartphone.
I hope you can show your own pictures of flying insects.
I hope you can show your own pictures of flying insects.
That she accomplished.
That is what I use. Even though I am in the United States, I bought a Canadian Apple iPhone 15.
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Gionnirocket
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I went for the Mexican version... iTeléfono 15 de Manzana
BEC111
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The Yashica in the photo is a Twin-lens Reflex copy of the German Rolleiflex. When it was new it sold for around $100 compared to the Rollei’s $400-500. Not as fine a machine but then and now a very good camera. They also made other popular cameras over the years. 35 mm Rangefinders and SLRs and later Point and Shoots. When I was in the business, many years ago, dealers loved the brand for the low prices with high margins possible compared to the more famous Nikons and Canons and such. I don’t know anything about their current status.
harryS
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And I believe that was when a good camera was about one percent of your salary. if you had a good job, more if you were hourly. First job out of college paid $915/month. Spent my first paycheck on a lower end SLR camera. Paid around $120. I recall you could buy Exaktas from East Germany for $69. We had one at work mounted on a microscope,
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I don't want to be any deeper into Apple's ecosystem than I already am. I do use a five-year-old Macbook Air for work and for home recording and editing videos up to 25 minutes long, and it's great for that. I also have an iPad mini, I love for the form factor -- I use it mostly for writing on trips with a detachable Brydge keyboard that turns it into a laptop. But they do not talk to each other or synch to anything, and certainly never to IKloud. I use a USB drive to move files around.
I work in a confidential occupation. I need all my devices siloed, with no devices talking to any others automatically. I also need to take photos on a device that is never online (at least if I keep the WiFi off!)
iPhones also lack physical headphone jacks and removable SD cards, which are essential for my creative applications. The UI for iOS is also excruciating, with icons moving around at random, etc. In many or most situations, I find the R100 to be more consistent and reliable than a mobile phone, but that's partly because I often need to capture stereo audio with a corded stereo microphone.
As for the wisdom of using mirrorless cameras on eBikes generally, one of the only ways I can get to places I want to take the pictures I want is on an eBike. And I need practice using my camera! I will not learn anything shooting just in my backyard.
Another advantage to using a mirrorless camera while eBiking in an urban area is that the camera is less likely to be stolen than if you were on foot. If I am approached by dodgy-looking folks, they are usually on foot, so the camera goes right into the belt holster, and I can leave the area quickly.
I do agree that I wouldn't bring a camera worth much more than about $700 with lens for eBiking. And I do have a different set of priorities than most folks.
I work in a confidential occupation. I need all my devices siloed, with no devices talking to any others automatically. I also need to take photos on a device that is never online (at least if I keep the WiFi off!)
iPhones also lack physical headphone jacks and removable SD cards, which are essential for my creative applications. The UI for iOS is also excruciating, with icons moving around at random, etc. In many or most situations, I find the R100 to be more consistent and reliable than a mobile phone, but that's partly because I often need to capture stereo audio with a corded stereo microphone.
As for the wisdom of using mirrorless cameras on eBikes generally, one of the only ways I can get to places I want to take the pictures I want is on an eBike. And I need practice using my camera! I will not learn anything shooting just in my backyard.
Another advantage to using a mirrorless camera while eBiking in an urban area is that the camera is less likely to be stolen than if you were on foot. If I am approached by dodgy-looking folks, they are usually on foot, so the camera goes right into the belt holster, and I can leave the area quickly.
I do agree that I wouldn't bring a camera worth much more than about $700 with lens for eBiking. And I do have a different set of priorities than most folks.
Chargeride
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do you clean your iphone lens before taking a picture?
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