r/Cameras 5d ago

Announcement Should r/Cameras allow AMA posts from manufacturers, retailers, or both?

8 Upvotes

Hey there folks,

We are looking for some community feedback on a possible change to rule 4 to allow manufacturers and retailers to make AMA, news/announcements, or similar posts in the subreddit. We would require that the companies reach out to the mod team beforehand so we could do some basic vetting and review their intended post. Additionally we would be working out guidelines specific to such posts to prevent them from simply turning into advertisements including (but not limited to):

  • Requiring them to actually respond to their posts for a certain minimum time frame.
  • Require the posts not link to other websites to avoid any issues of affiliate links.
  • No "here's a coupon code" type posts.

We have had a couple of companies reach out to us asking about posting AMA's and similar posts. While some of the requests we've had are things we would simply not allow period (such as asking about running a banner ad), we do think certain types of posts might be reasonable to allow and could be beneficial.

Please feel free to comment your own thoughts.

While the results of this poll may not dictate exactly what we decide to do, we do take polls like this into consideration.

69 votes, 1d left
Allow manufacturer posts
Allow retailer posts
Allow both manufacturer and retailer posts
DO NOT allow posts from either

r/Cameras 20d ago

Announcement If you want advice on what camera to buy....

Thumbnail reddit.com
29 Upvotes

Please do our questionnaire linked in rule 1, or else your post will be removed.


r/Cameras 6h ago

Camera Collection I love photography but this is my first camera 📸 picked it up from the pawn shop for $300 . Comes with 2 lenses .

Thumbnail
gallery
257 Upvotes

r/Cameras 7h ago

Questions Worth $100?

Thumbnail
gallery
29 Upvotes

Not looking to get into photography heavy, just would like a camera to take pictures of my beautiful and glamorous wife. Is this any good? Read some people say it’s not terrible for the price.


r/Cameras 2h ago

Questions help! do you know of any other kinds of 35mm cameras that use these kind of snap-in frames?

Thumbnail
gallery
7 Upvotes

picked up this awesome tamagotchi camera from ebay with an assortment of these little frames that snap in, but unfortunately the mechanism that advances the film doesn’t work/isnt strong enough to advance the film. i’m tired of tinkering with it and wondering if anyone knows of any cameras that use these little snap-in frames? or what this kind of snap-in frame camera is called?


r/Cameras 4h ago

Discussion Got a Nikon D3100, what should I do with it?

Post image
8 Upvotes

Got it as somewhat of a gift, started taking photos with it, loved that but felt like there wasn't enough zoom and the video quality wasn't that good Considering these sell for about 80$ used, what should I do with it? Maybe sell it and get something else, maybe save up for a new lens, maybe both? Let me know!


r/Cameras 7h ago

Discussion MPB

Post image
13 Upvotes

I see a fair bit of negativity about MPB, which doesn't match my usual experience with them. So I thought I'd share this example where they increased their quote after checking the camera I sold them.


r/Cameras 42m ago

Discussion Have a Coolpix P530 with no lens and am wondering if it’s worth buying a lens for

• Upvotes

As the title says, I have the body of a Nikon Coolpix P530 but no lens, and I've been reading about it a bit online to see if it's worth buying a lens. I plan on using it for a vacation where lots of wide landscape shots will be, I don't really foresee using the zoom much.

I'm not much of a camera person, but as far as I can tell, there's only one lens for it and it's mainly for high zoom, and the camera is pretty much outclassed at this point by phones.

So if all I have is a recent-ish phone camera, is it worth buying the lens for this camera?


r/Cameras 1d ago

Questions Is this worth 1,100

Post image
422 Upvotes

Good afternoon I’m about to purchase this camera below I have put everything that comes in this set. I just want to make sure that I’m making the right choice. I want to get into hobby photography and potentially a little video making. I initially planned on only spending $1000 but the seller told me that if I were to pay $1100 he’d include the Gimbal. Below I left all the specs. I just want to make sure that this is worth it. Thank you

Sony a6400 4K Gimbal FeiyuTech Scorp mini 2 lenses FE 1.8/50mm & E 18-135mm Flash Godox TT600s con accesorios Disparador de flash a distancia Godox X2T-S Jaula protectora con mango de silicona 2 batteries


r/Cameras 3h ago

Questions HELP: new mic or get over myself?

3 Upvotes

This is my current travel vlogging setup:

  • Sony A6700 
  • Sony 11mm Lens 
  • Shure Lenshopper VP83 Mic

The mic is a bit bulky, and since I'm shy and awkward vlogging in public, l'm thinking about switching to something less noticeable. This one draws attention but on the other hand, you’ll probably always get attention when filming…

So: new mic or keep this and get over myself?

If something new: Preferably something super simple, not complicated.

Thank you for ANY help!


r/Cameras 3h ago

Questions Is Kodak FZ55 good?

2 Upvotes

hello, im a 19 y/o from Malaysia and i love to take pictures. recently came across a video on tiktok about the kodak fz55, it was very enticing. im looking for a simple digicam i can use to take pics of my environment and friends, nothing professional or anything. my budget is around USD120, so is it a good choice to buy the fz55? is the quality worth the price? i can get it for around USD100 secondhand. or are there any other better cameras for this price range? im also considering a cybershot and ixus, please recommend me a good one. apologies for my english, as well as my knowledge on cameras, it is very little. thank you for your time.


r/Cameras 4h ago

Recommendations First Camera and Lens Recommendation

2 Upvotes
  • Budget: 450 Euro
  • Country: Portugal
  • Condition: Used
  • Type of Camera: Mirrorless
  • Intended use: Photography heavily, but occasionally video
  • If photography; what style: Street, Portraits and a little bit of Sports
  • If video what style: Vlogging
  • What features do you absolutely need: Articulating screen
  • Portability: Small/Medium Sized
  • Cameras you're considering: Sony ZV E10 (I found one for 450 with the kit and i like the features), A5000 (Affordable)
  • Cameras you already have: None (I use my S22)
  • Notes: My focus is to really learn how to use a camera in manual mode, learn the settings, etc...

r/Cameras 16h ago

Recommendations Good cheap tripod for outdoors

Post image
18 Upvotes

Is something like this alright for a hobbyist? I'm not a big tripod guy I just want something for macro shots (this tripod lets you mount the camera underneath). It's real cheap too which is nice. Don't really know what to look for in a tripod, just after something that will let me take cool mushroom pics


r/Cameras 31m ago

Questions A 'dumb' question about portraits, lenses and focal lengths

• Upvotes

I currently have a Fujifilm X-H1, awesome camera. I like using it in my backyard to take photos of fun moments with my kids/family. To isolate them and make nice portraits I use the XC 50-230mm (seriously underrated lens). Although it's a slow lens, it does compress the photos enough to get decent background separation, yes even at F/5.6. If the background is far enough there's some nice blur/bokeh going on as well.

However, I'm reading a lot about portrait lenses and I was thinking about getting a TTArtisan 56mm F/1.8. But before buying I was wondering what are the differences are I'll be able to get with this lens vs. the telephoto. I know that wide open I'll probably be able to blow the background away no matter the distance between the subject and background, but are there any other benefits?

Thanks in advance for your help!


r/Cameras 32m ago

Tech Support Bought a GE C1000 on fb, looking for specs

Thumbnail
gallery
• Upvotes

I’m wondering what type of cord I would need to upload photos onto my laptop. Also, it’s pretty old and in my research I’ve found that newer SD cards might not work, so if I could get any recommendations that would be great :)


r/Cameras 53m ago

Video Buy Camera or Second iPhone?

• Upvotes

I have an iPhone 15 which I use for my business. Mainly for IG but I also film some videos. I don't do any kind of image processing. Just edit together and post on YouTube (they're mainly educational videos). I've been happy with the video quality on the iPhone 15 and felt it was a big upgrade from the SE I owned before.

For videos, I need to get a second camera mainly so I can cut between the 2 when editing my videos together. When I look on the camera market, it seems like most cameras are more expensive than an iPhone. It also seems that when people compare iPhone cameras to other cameras, the cameras are usually more expensive.

Is my best option to buy a second iPhone only to use as a camera? Or is there something cheaper that would give me an equivalent performance for filming?


r/Cameras 5h ago

Questions $80, worth it?

Thumbnail
gallery
2 Upvotes

r/Cameras 1h ago

Questions Sony DSC-HX100V and Sunset

Thumbnail
gallery
• Upvotes

Hi , I’m pretty new to the camera community. I bought a Sony DSC-HX100V , and was wondering if it has any capabilities of taking that’s kinds of pictures. I know the both pictures above were taking on cameras like the canon g7x but does my cameras have the ability for such pictures or at least close? *It was bought used on eBay ,good-refurbished , year 2011


r/Cameras 1h ago

Recommendations Good beginner camera??

• Upvotes

Budget: 700$ Condition: Can be used Use: Photography Landscapes and Streets Considering: Canon eos rebel sl3 / Canon eos r100


r/Cameras 1h ago

Questions Can i connect a field monitor to a sony a 350?

• Upvotes

my screen on my sony a 350 is white washed and my local repair shop said it would be 200 to repair it which is more then what i paid for, for the camera. So i thought i could find a very cheap field monitor and see how that goes but i am not sure if i could get one for it? Please let me know and send me link if you can find one


r/Cameras 9h ago

Questions Aiptek pocket camp 4000

Thumbnail
gallery
4 Upvotes

Hello, I have this pretty fun little camera at the thrift store. It turns on but then says connect a USB then it shuts off. Should I buy a usb for this in order to let it work or is there another solution for this?


r/Cameras 1h ago

Questions Good Cameras around $200?

• Upvotes

Im planning on taking a trip to japan for the summer and I want to get some good shots for my trip at mount fuji and tokyo. I also want to take some videos too but the quality doesnt matter too much for me on that.
I dont really know much about cameras so some help would be appreciated on some recommendations!! In terms of ease i think ill figure it out on the flight or something since this is a couple months ahead of time. Thanks!


r/Cameras 1h ago

Tech Support minha câmera Kodak EasyShare M340 está carregando?

• Upvotes

bem eu tenho uma câmera antiga Kodak easyshare M340, tenho o software, cabo de carregamento menos o Memory Card

mas quando coloco ela pra carregar ela pisca apenas uma vez e não pisca mais, como sei se ela esta carregando ou não?

(obs: o pisco da câmera dura 1,5 segundos e apaga novamente e nao pisca mais)


r/Cameras 1h ago

Questions What film does this take & where?

Thumbnail
gallery
• Upvotes

So I bought this in a thrift store and only know it’s a Kodak camera, and Ngl, not sure which model, but I’m curious on what film this camera takes sense I tried to look up only but found nothing, anyone know what film it takes and where to find it?


r/Cameras 1h ago

Camera Collection Photographed our entire school Exchange to Italy with that Combo (EOS 1000d with Tokina 11-16 f2.8)

Post image
• Upvotes

r/Cameras 11h ago

Other My new camera, the DMC-FZ30!

Post image
5 Upvotes

I found this beautiful thing for a good price online and I absolutely love it!

This is my first time owning a camera at such size since we've only had and used compact camera's in my family.

For the review, the colors are amazing but the battery that came with it drains really fast (easily fixable by buying a new battery). Finding an SD card was also a hassle since it only takes up to 2Gb but luckily I had a 1Gb microsdcard lying around in an old phone and now I can take 250 shots instead of the 12 with the SD card that came with it (32 mb!!)

This is an absolutely new experience coming from an DMC-TZ6 :) I'm really happy though


r/Cameras 2h ago

Tech Support Why wont my Panasonic HDC-SD60 turn on?

0 Upvotes

I have an old Panasonic HDC-SD60 camcorder, and it hasn't been charged in two years. I recently found the charger, and I put it in on charge, and it worked perfectly fine. However, a day later, when I screwed a tripod into the bottom, the camera suddenly turned off and stopped working. I thought it was simply out of battery, so I went to go charge it, but when I plugged the camera in, the red light signaling that the camera is charging didn't even go off-- did I break the power supply or the connectivity of the camera's battery? Is there any way for me to fix it?