Using a ten year old camera?

[tirediron]

True. There are also some very short attention span minds on this forum. Their posts tend to be rather less than useful because they forget what they were talking about or didn't know in the first place.

Need I go on?

Please don't.

 

[soufiej]

Gee, tirediron, you usually write more than that.

 

[jcdeboever]

Sorry, my intent was to be encouraging and helpful.

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[DanOstergren]

I use a Canon 5D which is 10 years old, and it works great. The photos it can render with the proper knowledge and skillset are beautiful. What matters more than anything is the skill and knowledge of the photographer, not the gear. That said, a point and shoot will definitely limit you.

 

[DanOstergren]

True. There are also some very short attention span minds on this forum. Their posts tend to be rather less than useful because they forget what they were talking about or didn't know in the first place.

Need I go on?

Rude.

 

[beachrat]

I use a Canon 5D which is 10 years old, and it works great. The photos it can render with the proper knowledge and skillset are beautiful. What matters more than anything is the skill and knowledge of the photographer, not the gear. That said, a point and shoot will definitely limit you.

The first thing my instructor said to me was," your camera and lens means nothing to me. And it means nothing to you either.You're asking me to give you advice and teach you photography,not tell you what to buy."
When I told him that I only had a D200,he almost dismissed me as an asshole because he didn't care what my tools were..
I learned a lot from him.

 

[timmermannen]

Great, thanks folks, I will keep practising for a while with this one and upgrade as soon as possible if I keep finding photographing amusing...
Many thanks!

 

[soufiej]

Rude.

 

[unpopular]

Dude. What's your deal?

 

[jake337]

Just use what you have. Start a photography savings account. Add $100-200 per month for 1 year. Practice with your camera for one year and if you still have the photography itch one year later, upgrade. If you don't have the itch anymore you'll have $1,200-2,400 saved up for whatever you want.

Have fun!

 

[Dave442]

Travelling for the week and it was interesting to see this thread still rolling along.
I have a Sony V1 that is also over 10 years old and 5mp. It still works fine, but the batteries now drain very fast. I gave the camera to my grandson, he doesn't have a cellphone as of yet and the camera makes nice images.

The main limitations I found with these types of cameras to be the lag times. I was used to film SLR and often found the lag time just too much.

I would just suggest using the camera until you personally are able to identify where it is holding you back. Do you need a DSLR, or another superzoom, mirrorless, etc? I think if you enjoy photography then a new camera can certainly address issues you may find when using an older superzoom. But if your going to buy a new camera and then put it on the shelf for another ten years then you will be right back where you were with this camera.

I'm sure that you will soon have an idea of what sort of camera system best meets your needs and then it is just a matter of what the budget will allow.

 

[timmermannen]

But if your going to buy a new camera and then put it on the shelf for another ten years then you will be right back where you were with this camera.

That is true wisdom indeed. Thanks all for all the supergood answers, keep up the good work and best shootings to you all!

 

[chuasam]

If you're going to use a 10 year old camera, you might as well use a cellphone camera.

 

[unpopular]

If you're going to use a 10 year old camera, you might as well use a cellphone camera.

If you're not going to think before you type, you might as well stfu.

 

[chuasam]

I'm confused... WHO cares if the camera is ten years old; does it do the job the photographer requires? I still regularily use a D700 and that's coming up on 10 years old now. Why? Because it works, and produces the results that meed my needs. I have other, newer bodies, but the D700 stills see quite a bit of regular use, and will continue to.

I used a D700 for commercial shoots as recently as 2 years ago. And then I got a D810 and the D700 had some mirror issues that I didn't feel like spending $400 to fix and so it sits there.