Travel Photography

Tutorial by Andy King

 

" The world is a book and those who do not travel only read one page."

- St. Augustine

A Basic Camera

  1. Lens
  2. Shutter
  3. Sensor/Film

A DSLR Camera

  1. Lens
  2. Shutter
  3. Sensor/Film

A Mirrorless Camera

  1. Lens
  2. Shutter
  3. Sensor/Film

A Mirrorless Camera w/Adapt.

  1. Lens
  2. Shutter
  3. Sensor/Film

DSLR

Pros

  • Durable, mostly weather sealed 
  • Fast auto-focus and tracking moving subjects (sports) 
  • Large selection of auto-focus lenses (super tele-photo lenses)
  • Long battery life 
  • Some can record on two memory cards for backup 

​ Cons

  • Large and heavy 
  • Intrusive and stands out (esp. street/travel) 
  • Expensive
  • Limited lens adaption

Mirrorless

Pros

  • Small and light weight
  • Affordable bodies and manual focus lenses
  • Wide range of lenses with ability to use creative adapters, ensures planarity  
  • Electronic viewfinder 
  • Focus peaking and easy 100% magnification  
  • Able to stabilize all lenses (Sony A7II) 

​ Cons

  • Slower auto-focus with moving subjects (tracking)
  • Shorter battery life
  • Less durable bodies and mostly not weather sealed
  • Limited selection of super tele-photo lenses

"Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing."

- Oscar Wilde

 

Best Bang for the Buck

Cost Effective Solutions for Travel Cameras

$200 - $400

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 ($299-$349)

  • 7.6mm x 5.7mm sensor, 10.1 Megapixels, usable up to ISO800
  • 24 - 90mm f/1.4-2.3 lens
  • 298g, pocket size 

$400 - $700 

Fujifilm X-A1 with 16-50mm kit lens ($499)

  • 23.6mm x 15.6mm CMOS sensor, 16.3 egapixels, usable up to ISO3200
  • 16 - 50mm f/3.5-5.6 lens, OIS lens stabilization, interchangeable  
  • 330g body only, 16-50mm lens is 198g

$700 - $1000

Fujifilm X-E2 (Body Only)

  • 23.6mm x 15.6mm X-Trans sensor, 16.3 Megapixels, usable up to ISO6400
  • 100%, 2.36 Megapixel electronic viewfinder
  • 350g body only

$1000 - $1600

Sony Alpha 7 or Sony Alpha 7 II (Body Only)

  • 35.8mm x 23.9mm CMOS sensor, 24 Megapixels, usable up to ISO6400
  • 100%, 2.36 Megapixel electronic viewfinder
  • 474g (A7), 599g (A7II) 

Specialty Compact Cameras

Ricoh GR

Sigma DP-M/Q Series

Nikon COOLPIX A

Fuji X100 Series

Mirrorless Cameras

Why?

Why Mirrorless is the Future

  • You can bring it anywhere
  • More affordable
  • Same or better image quality as DSLRs
    • Same sensor size as DSLRs
    • Newest and most advanced sensors
  • Larger and better lens selection
    • Smaller and compact mirrorless lenses
    • Can use all DSLR lenses with creative adapters
      • Tilt shift, Macro helicoid, Speedboosters
      • Ensures planarity
    • Rangefinder and miscellaneous lenses (M42, M39, Leica M, Zeiss ZM, Voigtlander M, ALPA, Topcon, Exakta, Nikon and Canon rangefinder lenses, etc)
  • Focus peaking and 100% magnification ensures critical focus 

Photographic Lenses

Types of Lenses

Depth of field and bokeh

What to buy

Versatility and unique images

DIY and lens modifications

Planarity

Planarity Test

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