Photojournalist Camera?

LittleMan · Aug 24, 2005

KevinR said:
But for photojournalism...... I might go into a different direction. Maybe a Leica M7. Amazingly sharp lenses and very quiet shutter. Or possible a TLR. Being able to hold at your waist gives you nice advantage if you are trying to be discreet. And again, a nice quiet shutter.

Much, much too expensive... unfortuniatly...
The max I could possibly spend is on a used Canon EOS 1V and I think that is the best I can get with the money I have.

KevinR · Aug 24, 2005

I am a biased Nikon user, so I would still go for F100 for the build of the body.

LittleMan · Aug 24, 2005

KevinR said:
I am a biased Nikon user, so I would still go for F100 for the build of the body.

Well, I am going to go and try both the Nikon and the Canons side by side... I will make my decission there.
I just had this thread to make sure I was heading in the right direction with my thoughts.

Thanks!
-Chris

danalec99 · Aug 24, 2005

LittleMan said:
Well, I am going to go and try both the Nikon and the Canons side by side...

Canon 1V and Nikon F6.
Both are fine tools!

LittleMan · Aug 24, 2005

danalec99 said:
Canon 1V and Nikon F6.
Both are fine tools!

I'm just curious... since I haven't held either of them yet... Is the Nikon more bulky? It looks that way in the photos.

KevinR · Aug 24, 2005

I think they look bulkier than they are. The balance is really nice and the materials that they put on the right hand grip is good too. I have to admit, I have fairly large hands though.

montresor · Aug 24, 2005

Never mind that I just jammed up the magazine back, I still think the Zeiss Ikon Super BC I just got is potentially the best manual camera I've ever played with -- built to last. Just make sure you get the standard back!!!

It's sturdy, fast to operate, and quiet, the latter being especially important in street/journo photography.

thebeginning · Aug 25, 2005

both the 1v and the f6 are terrific cameras, the f6 being the better of the two. I say an f100 would do just great, or an f4 or f5 (even an f3 if you dont mind manual focus).

the 1v you can get for ALOT cheaper though, a quick search on ebay, for instance shows that you can easily get it for under $1000. The f6 is going to start at $1800 or so on ebay, so you might want to go f100 (~600). these are all quite good cameras, so i'm sure you'll be happy with any of them.