Jonahnieuwe
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Hello,
This thread is written by me because I’m surrounded by a thick cloud of gas and can’t take pictures anymore. It’s a cry for help, a supplication for peace of mind. And I hope your insights will help me get just that.
So who am I?
My name is Jonah and I’m from the Netherlands (so if there are some spelling mistakes, that’s why). I’m 17 years old. I pay for all my gear myself (I’m not pampered by my parents, well maybe a little but they don’t sponsor my photo equipment). I’m really bad at desision making and I really like photography.
The first real camera I bought myself was a secondhand fujifilm x-t2 with the 35 f2, I know, I know not really a starters camera. But after years of watching tutorials, photographers, vlogging photographers etc. I knew a lot more about photography then a lot of people who owned a camera.
So you would asume everything was perfect, but there was always this feeling of doubt. Did I buy into the right system? Does this fit my needs? What are my needs? Who am I? And a whole bunch of deep philosophical questions of that nature. So this weekend I tried the fujifilm x-Pro2, maybe it would fit my large hands with long small fingers better and I would like the feeling of my nose not being pushed onto a screen. But boy was I wrong the xpro 2 felt horrible in comparison to the xt2.
So are most likely thinking to yourself at this point: “what a beautiful story, but when is he gonna give me some concrete information on which I can base my well thought out comment?”. The answere to that question is: right now!
1. State your budget. Knowing how much you have to spend will allow people to accurately suggest equipment that is the best in your price range.
€3000
2. State what you have currently. This will allow for proper compatibility in the suggestions.
Fujifilm x-t2, fujifilm x-Pro2, fujifilm 35 f2
3. State your intentions. Taking photos of birds from a quarter mile away and photos of bugs require vastly different setups.
In a half year I will be finished with high school and I will be traveling for about a year, so ofcourse I want to take my camera equipment with me. I realize this will probably include almost all types of photography namely: landscape day and night, animals/wildlife, city/street, (winter) sports. I do realize there is no camera best at all these things and certainly not in my price range.
4. State your skill level. Don't be bashful, if you don't know what a function does or why you need something, ask away.
When speaking about using a camera and it’s functions, shooting full manual etc. I believe I’m pretty skilled, I’m young and good with tech and understanding the physics behind photography. If we talk about skill in the way of having a good eye for composition and light I think I do have aptidute but need some more practice and experience.
I first chose the xt2 for the small compact body, so it would be easy to travel with. But now I realize that the same lenses for the same sensor size are roughly the same volume. Should have figured that out a long time ago. And I will be wearing a backpack for my gear anyway so weight and size isn’t really an issue, I’m young and sporty so I like a little bit of weight for an extra challenge ;-).
So after reading my own story I realize that it’s still is a little vague, but I really don’t know what I have to add to make it all crystal clear, if I knew I wouldn’t need your guidance.
Please if you want to know more ask me!
Kind regards,
Jonah
This thread is written by me because I’m surrounded by a thick cloud of gas and can’t take pictures anymore. It’s a cry for help, a supplication for peace of mind. And I hope your insights will help me get just that.
So who am I?
My name is Jonah and I’m from the Netherlands (so if there are some spelling mistakes, that’s why). I’m 17 years old. I pay for all my gear myself (I’m not pampered by my parents, well maybe a little but they don’t sponsor my photo equipment). I’m really bad at desision making and I really like photography.
The first real camera I bought myself was a secondhand fujifilm x-t2 with the 35 f2, I know, I know not really a starters camera. But after years of watching tutorials, photographers, vlogging photographers etc. I knew a lot more about photography then a lot of people who owned a camera.
So you would asume everything was perfect, but there was always this feeling of doubt. Did I buy into the right system? Does this fit my needs? What are my needs? Who am I? And a whole bunch of deep philosophical questions of that nature. So this weekend I tried the fujifilm x-Pro2, maybe it would fit my large hands with long small fingers better and I would like the feeling of my nose not being pushed onto a screen. But boy was I wrong the xpro 2 felt horrible in comparison to the xt2.
So are most likely thinking to yourself at this point: “what a beautiful story, but when is he gonna give me some concrete information on which I can base my well thought out comment?”. The answere to that question is: right now!
1. State your budget. Knowing how much you have to spend will allow people to accurately suggest equipment that is the best in your price range.
€3000
2. State what you have currently. This will allow for proper compatibility in the suggestions.
Fujifilm x-t2, fujifilm x-Pro2, fujifilm 35 f2
3. State your intentions. Taking photos of birds from a quarter mile away and photos of bugs require vastly different setups.
In a half year I will be finished with high school and I will be traveling for about a year, so ofcourse I want to take my camera equipment with me. I realize this will probably include almost all types of photography namely: landscape day and night, animals/wildlife, city/street, (winter) sports. I do realize there is no camera best at all these things and certainly not in my price range.
4. State your skill level. Don't be bashful, if you don't know what a function does or why you need something, ask away.
When speaking about using a camera and it’s functions, shooting full manual etc. I believe I’m pretty skilled, I’m young and good with tech and understanding the physics behind photography. If we talk about skill in the way of having a good eye for composition and light I think I do have aptidute but need some more practice and experience.
I first chose the xt2 for the small compact body, so it would be easy to travel with. But now I realize that the same lenses for the same sensor size are roughly the same volume. Should have figured that out a long time ago. And I will be wearing a backpack for my gear anyway so weight and size isn’t really an issue, I’m young and sporty so I like a little bit of weight for an extra challenge ;-).
So after reading my own story I realize that it’s still is a little vague, but I really don’t know what I have to add to make it all crystal clear, if I knew I wouldn’t need your guidance.
Please if you want to know more ask me!
Kind regards,
Jonah