Street and Travel Photography

We had a short discussion on which types of cameras were best for street and travel photography. For candid photography, Mark had already pointed out the benefit of the remote application that is downloadable for Fuji (and other cameras?) that allows you to control the cameras from a mobile phone. Obviously compacts are great for being unobtrusive. Shelagh preferred the more direct approach of asking for photographs and using her Nikon SLR.

Comments welcome

Compact Cameras Sony RX100 ii (Mike Harris)

 The Sony RX 100 camera range contains robust, beautifully engineered and highly portable small cameras that are capable of producing quality images. The Mark II presently the mid-range model.

In spite of the small size a 1’’ CMOS backlit sensor is incorporated and this is the foundation for high resolution shots. Full manual control is available together with a video capability. As the camera is likely to be constantly in your pocket or bag the optional leather casing is a valuable addition. A pistol grip, or similar, is also useful to help steady the camera when shooting or to assist placing the camera in awkward spaces. 

The mark II has a 3” tiltable screen is very useful when varying viewpoints and a viewfinder. An integrated flash is included plus a hot shoe for separate units.

This may not be the camera for those seeking to use interchangeable lenses but the 28 – 100mm zoom has a useful range.

An outline specification follows. Reference to Sony’s website (sony.co.uk and/or Wex Photographic’s website will provide further information and customer reviews)

There are now mark iii and mark iv available

Size	102 x 58 x36mm
Weight	254 gr
Lens	28 – 100mm Carl Zeiss Sonnar f1.8 – 4.9
Sensor	1’ CMOS – 20 megapixel
Shutter speed	30 sec – 1/2000th sec
ISO range	100 - 12800
Maximum resolution	5472 x 3648 pixels
Estimated battery life	350 images

Compact Cameras: Sony RX-100 (Ann Miles)

The best camera is always the one you have with you and so I always have the Sony RX-100 with me- it is small enough to be carried around in a pocket. Mine is the original version without view finder or tilting screen - see Mike's post on the later version. Here at Lakenheath and in northumberland when the weather changed to give lovely conditions. 

With in-built flash option.

For candid and street photography, it is great as small and unobtrusive.

Deals very well with difficult lighting conditions

 The macro facility works well

Like the Fuji it has a sweep panorama facility

 Having a camera with you often allows you to capture unexpected images as when some lads torched a car on one of our local footpaths.

Compact Cameras: Fuji X100 (Andrew Hale)

Allan Hale showed us a series of images taken by his son on a trip to Australia and New Zealand

Below some night shots and one using the Toy camera (Tilt simulation) showing the versatility

He also tried the sweep panorama facility