Should i take my slr to thailand

Cameras today seem like computers. If you wait for the model that will come out in a month, you'll never buy anything. Because there will be another upgrade coming out a month later. But today's lenses will still fit. Thanks for the input. I actually held one and found it a bit small for my hands. I have long fingers. Mmmmmmm, that's got me thinking. The lenses are what my final decision is riding on.

But I am not looking to shoot videos so mikes and video lighting are not of interest. It is becoming much more complicated the more I read about it and my head is spinning. I'll probably go with the Olympus though. Just making a decision on the lens combination. I will be shooting landscape, macro and portrait stuff but very little action. Yesterday, I asked an acquaintance what camera he used. He posts some great images on a Facebook group we are both members of.

He said nothing special just a Lumix bridge camera. So it just goes to show, I could be wrong in splashing out on expensive equipment, and should follow your lead. It's much better than I'll ever be for photos. Put it in Auto mode, push the button halfway to make sure the auto-focus can catch what I want and push the button the rest of the way. Shoots amazing photos for me. Also does a better-than-passable job on video up to Full HD. In fact, the Fuji shoots great videos within its limits- but the built in audio isn't adequate for doing videos of seminars, which is a current wild hair project I'm doing.

And I'm trying out some action cams and camcorders to see which combination works best under which conditions. Being newly retired gives me way too much spare time Which I'm needing as I learn to edit the videos. What a time eater. My point being, just because I wasn't interested in video 3 years ago, doesn't mean I'm not today. Uploading and watching videos today 4K is the latest "minimum", BTW- what a hoot , is as easy as uploading x photos when I bought my first Samsung digital camera.

Zuiko Digital ED f2. If i do have it with me, i ask someone at a restaurant to watch it for me behind the counter. In my experience theft from hostels and shared rooms hasn't been that common in Asia. I know of a group who stayed in a German managed up market hotel in Bangkok and had cameras and computer equipment stolen in a room break in. Its not necessarily true that cheaper accommodation means more risk of theft. In simple family run guesthouses there are people around all the time.

Its possible to leave a camera on the beach so long as you keep an eye on it and don't go too far out. As an alternative to DLSR take a more compact camera such as Sony RX older models have come down in price which has one inch sensor and good quality lens. Another good one would have been Olympus Stylus XZ 2 , but these have been discontinued. Although they had smaller size sensor they had hi quality fast 4X zoom lens and were quite sturdy.

Not sure if they can still be found. As for the advice about having 2 cameras , that can be a good idea. The only time in my life I got to visit Afghanistan my good camera had broken down and I only had another cheap one which took poor quality snaps. I regret that very much. I guess for others wondering the same, if you enjoy photography enough to have a DSLR, I think you'd really miss it in Thailand. If I am alone and staying near the beach, I might go to the beach early to take pictures and then go back to my room to leave the camera before going back to swim.

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We looked at cameras with selfie-friendly screens, wide-angle lenses, microphone inputs and great video quality, and selected the best. Submit a News Tip! Reading mode: Light Dark. Login Register. Best cameras and lenses. All forums Open Talk Change forum. Started Mar 15, Discussions. Forum Threaded view. Mar 15, Dear all, I am visiting Thailand and wanted to take my SLR and two lenses with me but after reading the Thai customs and excise site I realised that I could easily have my camera equipment confiscated upon arrival, or be imprisoned for ten years, which does sound crazy.

Best wishes, z. Reply to thread Reply with quote Complain. Last Wednesday. Reply Reply with quote Reply to thread Complain. Hi Bob, This is a relief to read. Their [Thai customs] web site definatly scared the hell out of me. Best regards, Doug. People walk through customs with cameras hanging around their necks.

Relax, they're your personal belongings, you're not importing them. F Forum M My threads. Latest sample galleries. Tamron mm F2. Panasonic S 35mm F1. And Nikons range of lens is just as wide as Canons, except perhaps for the very, very, expensive tele lens that pro sports shooters use.

For you and me either brand is equal in quality, and nowadays Tamron and Sigma lens are just about equal too in most cases, but significantly cheaper. I think you should perhaps rethink some of the advice you have been given. In the end I think the deciding factor will be how comfortable you feel operating a camera, how does it fit in your hand, how do you find the menu and control operation. Are they intuitive? Anyway, just a couple of quick orchid shots from my D with a Tamron 90mm macro lens, and a Sigma ring flash, handheld.

Reduced for here of course Or even something like the Sony RX would do the job. Suggest a flash is not a good idea, you will create unpleasant shadows, if you are shooting on a tripod then a slow shutter speed is no problem. If you need additional light, then maybe a well diffused lcd panel.

Sent from my iPhone using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app. Catching close ups of a flower will give you the problem of getting the whole flower in focus the closer you are to the subject, the thinner the depth of field. Some mirrorless cameras offer a solution to this with focus stacking. You focus on the nearest point, press the shutter, and the camera then takes a specified number of shots, moving the focus point slightly forward each time.

You then merge the images in software. This photo is 15 merged images such that all the flower is in focus. This is the time to move to mirrorless, Canon hasn't taken mirrorless seriously yet though, I would go Sony. I have researched the new Sony's not a Sony fanboy, terrible ergonomics, menu system, customer support and I have a lot of excellent Nikon glass new camera will have a converter so the new Sony is not for me. My friend, a Canon shooter feels the same way.

If the OP simply wants to shoot flowers then FF is overkill, and if he is shooting insects or product photography then other equipment like ring-lights might be a better investment.