Whats your Bush Camera?

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Dave

Hill Dweller
Sep 17, 2003
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.......and why?

I had a Nikon DSLR with a couple of lenses which I found too wieldy, so I never took it anywhere with me.

Then an olympus tough 790sw which was great, waterproof and shockproof, but gave it away....

A couple of others, and phone cameras, but I've ended up with a Canon G9, which I wanted a few years back, but didnt want to pay top dollar for it.

[You could always post a piccie or three to show why. :)]
 
Another compact user here, the Sony HX20. Now I've never owned a DSLR so maybe I dont know what I'm missing but well I needed something small and light. Anyway a couple of pics...

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I had a Canon EOS 40D with lots of lenses and stopped almost completely to use it because all the stuff was so heavy. I sold all that stuff and now have a Panasonic G5 for wildlife and nature photography and a Nikon AW100 to carry around with me all the time!
 
I use my (my mothers) Olympus VG-160. Very compact, great macro, but only 5x optical zoom, so I'm looking to get something bigger.
 


Fujifilm F660 here.

Only been using it for a month and still gtting to grips with it but very happy with it so far. The battery life is excellent.
 
I own a Nikon D700 DSLR, with several lenses but I find it too unwieldy/fragile for the bush.

last year I bought a Fuji xp100. waterproof, shockproof, freezeproof. I think I can shoot HD video on it too.
all ill ever need in the bush. :)
 
Canon G15. Got a bargain through "UK Camera Store". I have no affiliation with them but the cut me an excellent deal - best price on the web I could find. Stunning camera. Got it to replace a Nikon DSLR I never used due to size/bulk. The Canon G range are a bit bigger than the little compacts but the performance and options are staggering and I had to have something with quick & easy manual control.

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Took these on first trip out with G15 in Grey Corries in March 2013. Had to shrink pics so quality not entirely representative.
 
Used to have a Nikon D3 and lots of pro glass... Made taking amazing photos easy but too big to have with me just incase.

Now have a Panasonic GF1 which has most of the control, 50% of the quality and 100% more portability. Miss the full frame SLR and 18-200mm f/2.8 IF ED combination though :(
 
Here's mine. Sony DSc-H1 Cyber-Shot. It's my bushy, wedding, anniversary, christening, birthday, work and ONLY camera.

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Uses 2 AA rechargeable batteries with the spares living in the case with the spare memory card. Does what I want of it and I acquired it for €150 after my partner Alison was offered that price in trade plus cash for a Fuji Finepix. So I coughed up the trade value price and she paid the rest for the Fuji and I got the Sony camera. Well pleased with it. Made me chuckle actually because she didn't like the Fuji from day one and a couple of years later upgraded again to a Canon EOS550d I think.
 
besides a digital reflex (Olympus E-510) I always carry with me a pocket waterproof camera, a Nikon AW100. It's small, takes great pictures and I don't have to worry for foul or wet weather
 

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