I have a Canon EOS Rebel T2i from I think 2009/ 2010 (it was inherited to me twice over so I'm unsure), and using it seems to produce really good camera work. The raw images seem to produce really good end products and the photo quality doesn't seem grainy even when zoomed in. My question is if a 2009/ 2010 camera can produce really stunning imagery, what features do the newer DSLR cameras offer?

I'm traveling in asia for 3 months sometime next year

I'm carrying around a pretty basic mirrorless that's worth no more than $1k for body+prime lens

Is it worth it to insure the camera from theft/damage at all? I don't own a home so I can't add it as a rider or anything

I'm guessing maybe just be careful and "self insure" if it really does get lost I'll just have to eat the cost? What do you guys usually do in this case?

All of the electronic/camera insurance companies i find seem to all be scams that deny claims (Worth Ave, etc)

Want to find a company for a 24x24 photo printed on

canvas that I can be proud of without overpaying.

Hi all,

I was cleaning my camera sensor and testing the result of that by making some pictures with different lenses at their highest f/stops. I noticed that my 24-120mm f4 lens leaves a spot/smudge in the picture, especially at the smallest focal length. I’m talking about the spot middle left of the frame. The picture I made with my 20mm f1.8 lens comes out clean, so im fairly certain its not the camera sensor but in fact the lens.

First pic: 24-120mm f22
Second pic: 24-120mm f16
Third: 24-120mm f11
Fourth: 20mm f16

My question is, is there anything else I can do to make this dissapear? I already cleaned the exterior glass on both sides. Do shops (I’m located in the Netherlands) take apart these lenses to clean them? I bought it secondhand and I shouldn’t have bought it once I saw the dust inside, but I was too eager to have it..

Advice appreciated from all photographers, not just boudoir photographers.

I believe this could be a good opportunity for me for several reasons

1. Even though I'm in a "rust belt" lower COL midwestern city, most local boudouir photos are charging around $2k minimum investment. Printed albums run into the thousands, and are separate of the session fee. I'd be happy to start with something around a quarter of that (just for digital photos- the average price for 20-30 digital photos here is around $1600 if not higher), which would open me up to clients who are not able to easily part away with $2k for a luxury and not necessity item.
2. I have personal access to a demographic that strongly relies and needs these type of photos done, and would offer free shoots to them to begin with, asking nothing more than that they agree to be used for my portfolio if I choose to use their photos, and to leave a good review if they are satisfied with my work.
3. I already found a great studio that's pretty well-appointed for this particular purpose that charges just $80/hr, so to begin with I wouldn't have to outright lease a studio plus appoint it with furniture and greenery, not knowing whether it will go anywhere or not.

The biggest thing holding me back is that I don't already have professional photography experience, but I am learning that many boudoir photogs started that way- they weren't all expert photographers, many were novices. I have some experience with a professional camera (no longer have it unfortunately) so I'd definitely have to buy a better one and play around with it for a good while before embarking.

1. Could anyone suggest a more budget camera that's good enough for taking good portraits?
2. I know lighting is obviously super important. On some days if you're lucky enough and have large windows (which this studio does) you can easily get away without using extra lighting equipment if you know how to set the proper settings. However, I know it's more likely that it would be necessary to invest in lighting equipment as well. Anyone who could recommend the most vital lighting equipment needed, and if possible also more budget priced?
3. I've found that thankfully, there are a number of successful boudoir photogs that have youtube channels covering all kinds of stuff including the best poses, something I will definitely need to study- along with investing time on other subjects they cover as well. Although their equipment advice at this stage unfortunately may not be catered to me, because they're using the best and probably pricest equipment.
4. Retouching photos- I know that every boudoir photog retouches photos. However in this age of AI everything,, are there not programs that may already offer this as a built-in feature? Does everyone generally use Photoshop for retouching?
5. Lastly, anything that you might offer as far as the most important lessons you've learned during your time as a boudoir photographer, especially with regard to image quality, or things that most clients are looking for? Unlike one of the boudoir photographers I previously used, I will definitely allow preconsultations to get a good idea of the kinds of shoots and ambiance they are looking for, as well as allowing them to send "inspo photos" (that I'm well aware that I probably can't entirely replicate, but will help as far as determining the mood, posing, and lighting they're looking for.

Any tips would be appreciated, . I know it's important to prepare welcome guides, etc. Thanks in advance to anyone who answers!

Important things to note. I do photography as a side-gig. I have no desire to make it a full time operation. I don’t do any high-stakes photoshoots (ie. weddings) and my sessions are designed for families and couples who want quick & affordable professional photos. The rest of my time is spent doing creative shoots I dream up with local models, so no money is exchanged. I net less than $1500 annually. I shoot with a Canon RP and use a lens adapter for my canon EF mount 50mm & 85mm lens.  I don’t have the funds to upgrade both my body & my lenses. It’s one or the other.
 

All that said, I asked my 3 closest photographer friends (2 of 3 do primarily weddings & it is their livelihood & the 3rd also does a few weddings per year) about upgrading to a RF mount 50mm lens thinking it would have better relay with my camera body since I could ditch the adapter. However, they all said it’d be better for me to upgrade my camera body to a R5 and keep using the adapter and EF mount lenses. Can someone explain to me if that’s actually true? And if so, why?

I think I was a third-tier backer and I got my Magmod Magstands today, well before anticipated. I got the 9 foot and 11 foot with the magnetic clip to hold them together.

Has anyone else here received theirs? What are your impressions?

So far I like the height and how stable it feels fully extended. It would take a serious bump or major wind to knock it over. Also, it obviously is crazy-fast to set up.

The downsides are as follows:

- Big and heavy when collapsed. It won’t fit in my usual Rugged light stand bag. Much heavier than I expected.

- Even though it feels stable as in it won’t fall down it is REALLY wobbly. Also, all of the section points have some side-to-side give so once you have a light on it you can wiggle the light back and forth about an inch in either directions because there is a little bit of give from each section. Might make really precise lighting placement an issue. I mostly got this for wedding dance floors so I’m not trying to be very precise.

Anyway, I’d love to hear from anyone who has used them in the field.

I am looking for a quality camera ($500-600) that is good for landscape and wildlife pictures for trips I take. I am relatively new and looking to have a camera that lasts a long time while also being good quality. I'd prefer new over refurbished. Any suggestions?

I do not have any equipment besides my phone. I am in the U.S.

Maybe the wrong subreddit (and flair), but any idea what is going on with the antler-like things on the creepy guy on the left? I don’t meet the requirements to post in r/weird even tho I feel it fits there. Old photo we found while looking through a bin of family photos.

Photo is likely from the 1930s (ish), somewhere in upstate New York. We know the folks in the foreground, no clue to the guy on the left. Weird.

Hello,

Long time lurker, first time poster. I’m currently struggling with a camera buying decision and hoping I can possibly get some perspective from folks who might have these cameras or be in a similar situation.

(1) Budget, country, and currency: $4000, USA, USD
(2) What equipment, if any, you have now and why is it no longer meeting your needs?: Om-1, E-M5. OM is large, complex. E-M5 is just kind of old.
(3) What kinds of subjects do you intend to shoot?: mostly shoot landscape and environmental portraits of my kid/wife/dog. Maybe some urban/architecture stuff.
(4) Is it primarily for photography, videography, or both?: Exclusively for photography, I have 0 interest in shooting video.

Some background: I’m currently shooting mostly on an OM-1 mk1, and have quite a few m43 lenses. I also have an old E-M5 mk1 that I’ll bring out when I don’t want to carry the larger OM-1. I’m looking at purchasing a high end ‘everyday walking around camera’ to replace the E-M5, which I’d like to take with me on trips that are not photography centric (for example, I’m taking a business trip to Spain in October and want to have a nice camera with me, but don’t want to bring lenses etc). I’d also like this new camera to be a different shooting experience from the Olympus cameras I have, and I’ve always wanted a rangefinder…

To that end, I’m currently looking at the Fuji X100VI or a used Leica Q2. The price difference is somewhat significant, but given the stock shortages around the Fuji, it’s not as extreme as it could be. Based on prices I’ve seen, I’d likely be paying roughly $2600USD for a ‘like new’ X100VI, or around $4000USD for an excellent condition Q2. I’m ok with that price difference, but paying so much above retail for the X100VI just sort of bothers me, hence considering the Leica. I realize that the Fuji is definitely going to be smaller, but the Leica is still likely to feel much smaller than my OM-1 (I assume).

Questions:
1. Will I feel that the Leica is ‘portable’ on a similar level to the E-M5 or the Fuji, or does the fairly large lens make it feel more like a full sized camera than a compact?
2. Is a roughly $1500 price difference ‘worth it’ between the two cameras? If the Fuji was available at retail price, I’d certainly just go with that…but paying almost $3k for it feels kind of silly to me.
3. As a decidedly hobbyist photographer, is the Leica pointless for me? Will I struggle with it more than other cameras? I generally shoot RAW, and actually enjoy editing photos, so film simulations/sooc jpgs aren’t a massive draw for me on the Fuji (but nice to have).
4. Anything else I should know or consider? I’m aware that OM is announcing a new camera on the 9th, but I think I prefer the idea of trying something new, with a bigger sensor.

Thanks in advance for any feedback!

Image is an example from something I've taken recently.

By "harsh", I suppose I mean high-contrast, like shooting into the sun, for example. The colors are all quite there already (at least, in my opinion). Besides some very, very simple touching up, is there much else to do besides completely change it into something else?

As a new photographer, I find the whole world of Lightroom and Photoshop pretty difficult. And one thing that I have been trying is AI to give me feedback on photos and suggest the edits I should do.

As I found that looking online for tutorials is pretty difficult, as they all seem to be outdated, or not really what I want.

So I sometimes pop my photos into Chatgpt or Claude and tell it to suggest edits and specific sliders and settings to change in lightroom.

I have had varying levels of success with this and I find the best prompts are asking it to explain why it chose what it did.

I’m not sure if this is actually good, or if it would just be more efficient to experiment and play around with the edits myself. I also don’t know if AI is capable of analysing photos well enough to give useful advice on things like which edits to make, what parts of the image should be the focal point, etc.

Any thoughts/advice would be appreciated :)

Newbie here i am trying to choose a lens and a camera

These are my current optiyon for lenses

1. SONY SEL50F18F Standard Prime Lens

2. Meike MK50mm F1.8 z Standard Prime Lens

and also i am thinking about buying this camera.

SONY ZV-E10 Mirrorless

camera budget is around 550-600 USD

So i need advice on camera and lens. Also i would like to know why it is good/bad. Camera is good right? or are there better alternatives in the price range?

I cannot decide if I should buy the A7RV or the A7V used for the same price (2500€) and same condition. Which one would you prefer?

(1) Budget, country, and currency:

3000€, Austria, Euros

(2) What equipment, if any, you have now and why is it no longer meeting your needs?

Sony A6700

(3) What kinds of subjects do you intend to shoot?

Events, Landscape, Portraits, Wildlife (sometimes)

(4) Is it primarily for photography, videography, or both?

Photography and sometimes Video

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Okay so i took this photo on vacation at night time and a bunch of stuff went wrong. The photo in question was taken with a Canon 600d and Sigma 17-50mm f2.8 lens, at

● ISO 200

● 17mm

● f2.8

● Shutter spees 20 sec

There are artifacts in the darks, blown out lights everywhere, worst of the blown out lights is the church at sea and to me i can't do anything with the sky (the sky thing is probably a vision/skill issue), and even before processing the image it was all kinds of blury. Was there any way to take this image and make it have less problems, that is my question to all of you.

Has anyone actually had to use B&H’s return policy, especially for cameras, lenses, or other expensive equipment?

I’m curious about the inspection process. If B&H receives the item and determines that it’s “damaged” or not in the same condition they expect, what was your experience? Did they charge you a restocking fee, reduce your refund, or refuse the return?
I’ve seen the policy about them potentially charging a minimum 15% restocking fee if the return doesn’t meet their conditions, but I’m wondering how this actually plays out in real life.

Has anyone personally dealt with this? Was the process fair, or did it feel like they were looking for a reason to deduct money from your refund?

I've got a Fujifim X-T20 with 35mm and 50mm prime lenses. I'm looking for a wide angle prime to round out the set. Both of these TTartisan primes are about the same price, and I can't decide which one to get. This would be for street photography and travel.

Any advice on which I should get - the faster glass or the slightly wider pancake lens?

Im having trouble trying to figure out which camera suits me better, i enjoy more of scenery and outdoors photography, but i also sometimes do sports photography, i had my fun using the a6700 for almost about a year now, it's a great camera, but i feel like i dont really get any fun in using it, it really feels technical to use. Im in need of a opinion, because im already finding 2nd hand xt5, and it's really tempting for me. Im more of a photo-centric guy, rather then a video and i only bought the a6700 because a friend reccomended it to me.