Whats your Bush Camera?

[Dave]

.......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. ]

 

[ex-member BareThrills]

Used to have a canon 300d then a 20d but got fed up lugging so much gear about. Now use a canon SX260 HS compact with 20x zoom and its fantastic

 

[copper_head]

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...

 

[Turnstone]

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!

 

[Johnnyboy1971]

Canon G10.

 

[Niels]

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.

 

[Shewie]

Panasonic Lumix FS-35, nice and compact and takes a decent shot

 

[brancho]

I have a DSLR an Olympus E-620.

I also have an Olympus XZ-1 which is a cracking little camera here are some shots from it


Mushrooms with XZ-1 by alf.branch, on Flickr


Wave parton 14-02-13 by alf.branch, on Flickr


Partorn beach sunset 3 by alf.branch, on Flickr


Media city 1 with XZ-1 by alf.branch, on Flickr


Shell on the beach 1 by alf.branch, on Flickr

 

[Elen Sentier]

My phone - HTC Desire currently - as I tend to go out for other things than taking pix although I do love photography. I also take a small Canon some of the time.

 

[maddave]

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT2 tough camera

Some pics

 

[_mark_]

Nikon FM2, totally battery free (and my phone when I take it).

 

[Teepee]

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.

 

[almac]

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.

 

[Mikey P]

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.

Took these on first trip out with G15 in Grey Corries in March 2013. Had to shrink pics so quality not entirely representative.

 

[Squidders]

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

 

[Igotbadjoints]

No contest, Canon G9 best compact I ever used still good after five years, also use a Panasonic Z48 another very good camera & cheaper, but not as well made.

 

[NateJ]

Canon EOS 1100D - It's a bit annoying as it takes up so much room, but well worth having in the bag

 

[Biker]

Here's mine. Sony DSc-H1 Cyber-Shot. It's my bushy, wedding, anniversary, christening, birthday, work and ONLY camera.

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.

 

[sycamour]

Fuji F660, a cracking compact, small and light enough to carry at all times..

 

[adriaticus]

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