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Backup Camera
I like to travel with my camera and in recent years that means 2-4 weeks away from Tokyo. Typically winter time in Hokkaidō, Tōhoku (Aomori), or Northern Kantō (Nagano & Niigata). The last couple of years it's been 2-3 extended trips a year as I ramp up the travel.
On these photo shoots I have been carrying a Nikon F3P film camera, a Fujifilm x100t digital camera, and a Nikon F3HP film body as backup... with the other gear (lenses, tripod, filter system, film, light meter, etc.) it adds up and adds to the weight.
So I've been thinking... why not leave the x100t behind and carry a digital camera that accepts my manual focus lenses... eliminate one camera and related accessories. It's clear I have too much thinking time on my hands.
One of the prime backup candidates is the full frame mirrorless Nikon Z6 with FTZ adapter... street price of about USD 1,800 online from the big NY stores, (reality check) that's about what I paid for a brand new Chevy Blazer after graduating from university... times change.
As a backup the Nikon Z6 checks all the major boxes plus opens the possibility of using my M-mount and LTM lenses...
The online reviews always bring up the lack of exif (e.g. aperture) data for MF lenses... not a problem as I have been and continue to shoot old film cameras. Another issue mentioned is auto focus... again all my film cameras are manual focus and the Z6 has zoom-able live view (back screen and finder), in camera stabilization, and focus peaking e.g. with MF lenses... another plus is a lockable diopter adjustment... how great is that.
Down side is I like the results from the Fujifilm x100t, the street price of the Z6 is 49% more expensive in Japan compared to US prices... AND do I really need another camera.
Casey
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Backup Camera
I like to travel with my camera and in recent years that means 2-4 weeks away from Tokyo. Typically winter time in Hokkaidō, Tōhoku (Aomori), or Northern Kantō (Nagano & Niigata). The last couple of years it's been 2-3 extended trips a year as I ramp up t...
You probably don’t need another camera but....
you definitely need another classic Chevy Blazer !
"Classic" Chevy Blazer in Joshua Tree National Park California
... home to the Mojave and Colorado desert ecosystems (canoe is optional in the desert). My sister flew out to New Mexico and we spent a couple of weeks in the SW (c 1973). I was on my way from Alberta, Canada to Mexico... trying to keep warm in the winte...
A great camera I use for vacations and carry with me in my car all the times is...
a fairly small camera called a Canon 50SX which has a 24-1200 zoom. They also upgraded it to a 60 and 70 sx I believe.
I have the Canon 5D II and
35 f/1.4L, 85 f/1.2L, 100 f/2.8 Macro & 70-200 f/4L... which is a great camera (particularly with the 100 Macro). Obviously the Z6 has the advantage of using the same lenses as the Nikon F3P... On these extended photo shoots I want a backup (which I have ...
Quan: there was a logic behind the thinking ; )
1) I want to have both film and digital on extended trips 2) I don't load and carry both F3's at the same time 3) My digital solution (x100t) is a fixed lens / fixed FL The thought was that if I had the F3P and Z6 I could carry one set of lenses, one set ...
