by Anura Guruge
on July 5, 2023
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Bokeh & Selective Focus. WOW.
I was getting fed up of people asking me what kind of camera I used. Plus, I wanted one for shooting events, especially concerts, with a superzoom.
I had been THINKING about it for 9 months or so! I am now too old to rush in.
To be honest I did have two other cameras, a ‘Panasonic ZS80’ & a ‘Panasonic ZS200’, BUT I NEVER USED them. Finally, about 6 months ago I sold them both ‘online’. Hence, the ‘REAL’ in the title. I didn’t consider the Panasonics real! They were toy cameras.
Yes, this, unlike my last REAL camera, a ‘Canon EOS RP‘, is NOT full-frame. But, I didn’t want full-frame!
My needs & preferences have changed DRASTICALLY.
My Google Pixel Phones, currently the Pixel 7 Pro, will continue to be MY MAIN ‘cameras’ as they have been for the last 3 years.
The Fuji is just for special occasions. I plan to go days, weeks & during the winter, MONTHS, without using it.
So, I am NOT going crazy. Got the kit lens + one SuperZoom. I will tell you about that later.
I will at most get 3 other CHEAP lenses — all PRIMES I think because I already have two zooms that cover a huge reach.
As with the last 4 cameras I bought (& 5 altogether) I bought the camera kit & superzoom lens from ‘Cardinal Camera‘ (rather than Amazon)! That says something as most of you know that I do 95% of my shopping on Amazon (given that I do own a fair amount of Amazon shares).
But, I LIKE CARDINAL CAMERA — ‘Kurt Seelig‘ (the owner) & ‘Scott Lui‘, Kurt’s main man. Scott, who I have dealt with before, takes good care of I. I am happy. More on Cardinal Camera in future posts.
