Hoag
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My underwater camera is, and will remain a Sony A6000 in a Nauticam Housing, but I am in the process of switching to Nikon for my above the surface "real camera".
I have a theory ... no matter how meticulous I am, accidents unfortunately do happen, so I never dive with a camera that I am not willing to shrug my shoulders and accept the total loss of. To that end, I dive with a Sony A6000. It is a great little camera, but if the housing floods & I turn it into a paperweight, well, I am willing to accept the loss and (hopefully) the lessons learned.
Above the surface, however is a totally different thing! I am a firm believer in the "95/5 rule" which postulates that 95% of what makes an image great takes place less than 5 inches behind the viewfinder. I also believe that tech will not make a bad photographer suddenly into a good one, but it will make it easier for a good photographer to "get the shot".
I ordered my 1st Sony camera the morning that the A7iii was announced and have been shooting Sony ever since. Over time, I upgraded from an A7iii to an A7Riii. This week, however I ether sold or traded in all of my higher end (serious) Sony lenses & my A7Riii on a Nikon Z8 and a 24-120mm f/4 lens.
Like my other "serious" cameras, this one will never be put in a housing and will never deliberately taken underwater. (I can't afford to put a $5400 CAD camera at risk.) In the near future, I plan on getting several Nikkor lenses to replace the Sony ones. My goal is to get the following "Holy Trinity - Hoag version":
14-30mm f/4 S
24-120mm f/4 S (which I already have)
100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 S
For Astro Photography, I am planning on the 20mm f/1.8 lens
I figure those 4 lenses should cover the vast majority of what I typically shoot:
Landscapes
Aviation
Birds in Flight
Astro and
Travel
I might also consider the Nisi 15mm f/4 "Sunstar lens", but that will not be a high priority. I also might have to consider taking another workshop to learn how to best exploit the Z8's power.
I have a theory ... no matter how meticulous I am, accidents unfortunately do happen, so I never dive with a camera that I am not willing to shrug my shoulders and accept the total loss of. To that end, I dive with a Sony A6000. It is a great little camera, but if the housing floods & I turn it into a paperweight, well, I am willing to accept the loss and (hopefully) the lessons learned.
Above the surface, however is a totally different thing! I am a firm believer in the "95/5 rule" which postulates that 95% of what makes an image great takes place less than 5 inches behind the viewfinder. I also believe that tech will not make a bad photographer suddenly into a good one, but it will make it easier for a good photographer to "get the shot".
I ordered my 1st Sony camera the morning that the A7iii was announced and have been shooting Sony ever since. Over time, I upgraded from an A7iii to an A7Riii. This week, however I ether sold or traded in all of my higher end (serious) Sony lenses & my A7Riii on a Nikon Z8 and a 24-120mm f/4 lens.
Like my other "serious" cameras, this one will never be put in a housing and will never deliberately taken underwater. (I can't afford to put a $5400 CAD camera at risk.) In the near future, I plan on getting several Nikkor lenses to replace the Sony ones. My goal is to get the following "Holy Trinity - Hoag version":
14-30mm f/4 S
24-120mm f/4 S (which I already have)
100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 S
For Astro Photography, I am planning on the 20mm f/1.8 lens
I figure those 4 lenses should cover the vast majority of what I typically shoot:
Landscapes
Aviation
Birds in Flight
Astro and
Travel
I might also consider the Nisi 15mm f/4 "Sunstar lens", but that will not be a high priority. I also might have to consider taking another workshop to learn how to best exploit the Z8's power.