Your Backup Cameras - January 2020 |
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Phil Wood
Senior Member Joined: 24 March 2013 Country: United Kingdom Location: England Status: Offline Posts: 3290 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 07 January 2020 at 22:25 |
I have recently upgraded to an A99ii, which rapidly became my favourite, most used and hence my prime choice. However, I still use my A77 a lot when the crop factor is useful or I want to use my APS lenses. My A58 also get a fair bit of use with a hyperzoom as my go to holiday snapshot camera. However, my A900 gets little use these days - but it is, in many ways my main backup to the A99ii - I guess the idea of a backup is that it only gets used in an emergency.
So I voted for all three |
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Cucoo
Senior Member Joined: 02 October 2019 Country: Germany Status: Offline Posts: 372 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 07 February 2020 at 09:07 |
I've kept my A68 after upgrading to the A7ii, so technically it's my backup camera.
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keith_h
Senior Member Joined: 22 May 2006 Country: Australia Location: Australia Status: Offline Posts: 3134 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 24 March 2020 at 23:25 |
Still shooting with A700 x 2 supplemented with an RX100II. I have an A200 which gets used as well, but in its own right, not as a backup. It takes magnificent images with Minolta lenses, no idea why, it just does.
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pegelli
Admin Group Dyxum Administrator Joined: 02 June 2007 Country: Belgium Location: Schilde Status: Offline Posts: 38252 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 25 March 2020 at 08:10 |
Look how well my 14 year old KM5D still performs |
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Petrochemist
Groupie Joined: 21 December 2020 Country: United Kingdom Location: Essex Status: Offline Posts: 55 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 22 December 2020 at 13:17 |
After my A7ii (main camera) I have a Nex6 which is occasionally used as a backup, but more normally use other camera mounts. These include µ4/3 (normal & IR cameras) Pentax DSLRs, Sigma DSLRs, and some of my film bodies may see usage again too...
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Harm vb
Senior Member Joined: 19 May 2019 Country: Netherlands Location: Gorinchem Status: Offline Posts: 2691 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 28 December 2020 at 19:27 |
When I buy a new(er) camera I always try to sell my older camera.
At this moment I'm using an A7iii, but thinking about a A7Rii as a backup. But do hobby photographers need a back-up? |
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dCap
Senior Member Joined: 11 August 2005 Country: United Kingdom Status: Offline Posts: 6154 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 28 December 2020 at 21:43 |
'need' is a fascinating word! At the moment I chose not to use a back-up camera but I have done in the past but normally to keep two lenses at the ready in the field. I also treat my ex-camera as part of the funding of the next one as I prefer to keep minimal kit these days. Edited by dCap - 28 December 2020 at 22:06 |
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LAbernethy
Senior Member Joined: 25 November 2015 Country: Canada Location: Ontario Status: Offline Posts: 3508 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 29 December 2020 at 01:32 |
I guess that depends on "WHAT" you're backing up and "WHY" you're backing it up. For me it's "redundant depth". I have invested in a form factor and mount I like. I was able to source NOS A-Mount equipment at a deep discount as a hedge against acquiring replacements in the future. |
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addy landzaat
Senior Member Joined: 22 April 2006 Country: Netherlands Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Posts: 15628 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 29 December 2020 at 08:30 |
When you are at the Seljalandsfoss in Iceland, when you are at Bryce Canyon in the USA or at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Myanmar - you want to have a working camera and lens with you. |
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IanC
Senior Member Joined: 23 June 2020 Country: United Kingdom Location: Warrington Status: Offline Posts: 312 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 29 December 2020 at 10:43 |
My A77 is my main camera. I don't really have a back up camera. I suppose in an emergency my back up would be my phone or my old Olympus OM1 film camera.
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mike77
Senior Member Joined: 26 February 2011 Country: Austria Status: Offline Posts: 621 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 29 December 2020 at 11:12 |
My backup camera is a NEX C3.
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A99, NEX-C3, HVL-F43M, more than enough glass (A, E, M42, MD)
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alphaPDX
Senior Member Joined: 12 March 2009 Country: United States Location: United States Status: Offline Posts: 188 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 25 February 2021 at 18:52 |
The 'car camera' is now a Nex-5t I picked up for under $125, with bargain 16-50 kit zoom and adaptators. For a camera with decent sensor, tilt touchscreen and USB charging the field is small in my budget, this will do quite nicely I still have the Nex-f3 as well, no decent resale value but quite good - if you can stick with one mode and avoid the menu dives. It serves all right but the 5t adds so much for the extra $10 that I paid
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Jim R, SW Washington USA
a99 & e-m1 |
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RichardT
Senior Member Joined: 24 February 2010 Country: United Kingdom Location: North West Status: Offline Posts: 1102 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 25 February 2021 at 21:17 |
I've said my A7m2 is my primary & A6000 is my secondary, but on another day it could be the other way round, it all depends on the mood I'm in !
Thanks RT |
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Harm vb
Senior Member Joined: 19 May 2019 Country: Netherlands Location: Gorinchem Status: Offline Posts: 2691 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 26 February 2021 at 17:12 |
But recently I bought a second hand A7Rii, but now it is difficult to choose which one is the backup: A7iii or A7Rii... |
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