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What’s the Best Camera?

Nov 29, 2012   //   by Kris B   //   Camera Equipment  //  No Comments

West Virginia Mountain Sunrise

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nyone who has ever picked up a camera has probably had someone ask the question:  “What is the best camera to shoot with?” While we could jump into a series of reasons to choose one camera over another, the simplest answer (and the one I consider the most legitimate) is, “The one you have on you when you need it.”

While the modern DSLRs take amazing pictures, there are times that you simply do not have that technology with you. Point and shoot cameras have come a long way, and they are much more compact making them more convenient to carry along when the more cumbersome equipment is inconvenient. But, the most convenient cameras, which have also improved dramatically over the last few years, and are almost always on hand, are a part of cellphones. Many of the newest cellphones have 8 megapixel cameras, and are capable of taking some pretty great shots.

Over the recent Thanksgiving week holiday, I was able to spend some time with my family at our deer camp in central West Virginia. As we were deer hunting, it was not possible to lug my DSLR around to snap pictures as hiked the mountains. However, I did carry my new Samsung Galaxy

The (Not-So) Lone Hunter

S III with me, which has a fantastic camera on board. It was great to be able to snap pictures (a couple of which are linked in this post) as I was out and about. I enjoyed being able to capture some of the great sights I witnessed in the process of covering a lot of ground on the mountains. I also had the opportunity to spend time with family, and capture a couple of candid shots, far from the camp house.

I love my Canon T2i, as I have previously posted about, but it just isn’t going to feasible to have it on hand in

every situation. I have carried a couple of portable cameras with me when I have been fishing, wading mountain streams. But, nothing is more convenient than a cellphone that is always in your pocket. So, while I don’t ever want to give up my Canon, I also don’t want to give up my more convenient cameras. I am convinced that the best camera you can have is the one you have on you when you see something you want to capture. It might be a $5000 DSLR, or it might be a $100 point and shoot.  Then again, it might just be a cellphone, right on your finger tips when the sun pokes through the trees at the top of a mountain pass…

 

 

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