Boboanne1

Me and my mom love pictures and I was just curious if anyone knows the recent prices on the photo packages onboard the epic?

Thanks in advance

Christy

Boboanne1,

Sorry for not replying sooner. I have been trying to post some pictures to the test site without any luck. I will attach a link some of my examples of what the camera is capable. The album has night, day, panoramic, and two pic's of standard and one telephoto of a ship sailing off into the sunset. All pictures were taken with the the fisheye lens/Polaroid CPL filter and monopod.

Here is te link:

https://goo.gl/photos/ZuLsP3bLeJy3dw7R7

 

I purchased all of products thru Amazon.. Note I bought everything but the close up ring.. The built in mircoscope function is great for tiny items which I use for work dealing with small injection molded parts.)

 

Here are the links to what I think are the essentials to get started.

Camera Pkg - Reviews state the Red frame is better in case you drop the camera and need to find it.

https://www.amazon.com/Waterproof-Camera-Polaroid-Accessory-Bundle/dp/B018EZSUSG/ref=pd_sbs_421_5?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=KT8V88JSRT8TQDMM64SB

Extra Batteries..nice charger and two batteries..video or transfering or GPS eats battery life.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008EX4EE8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Fisheye

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CMKONQ8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Filter Pkg

https://www.amazon.com/Polaroid-Optics-40-5mm-Filter-WARMING/dp/B0085YG30Y/ref=sr_1_1?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=1486832317&sr=1-1&keywords=Polaroid+filters+40.5mm

Monopod

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003WPTBAK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Monopod Fitting

https://www.amazon.com/Gosky-Degree-Ballhead-Monopod-Digital/dp/B017N6Y08Q/ref=pd_sim_421_4?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=23FH62AA0C4BDY778MX6

 

I did my research looking both at Sony and Panasonic but wanting removable lens (old school) teh TG4 was the best solution. There are several great You-Tube reviews for the TG4 which show all supporting equipment and functions.

 

I hope this helps..happy cruising and photo shooting.

Thank you for all of this great information!!! The bundle has been purchased and will be here on Monday!

We bought our Olympus TG4 and the extra gear...fisheye, telephoto, micro lens, lens hood, filters and a monopod for our last cruise. Takes great pictures easy to use, durable above/below water.

 

Great features that make it easy to use. It has everything from indoor, outdoor, snow/beach, sunsets, night lighting, portrait, panoramic, food, documents, time lapse, microscope and composite or if you want it has a full range of manual settings.

The HD video is good. The micro lens has amazing closeup capability for flowers, bugs, jewelry etc.

 

I would say the we used the fisheye and monopod the most.

 

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Stumpmr~ Thank you for the information. I was curious what you would use the most with this camera! I may go ahead and get a few of the extras you mentioned especially the fisheye lens!

Yes, you can buy an adapter. But with those lenses, on the A5100, the autofocus will be slow and limited, or even have to resort to manual focus. Not really worthwhile. The A6300 and above, allows for pretty fast autofocus with adapted lenses.

Havoc315~ Once again thank you so much. You are and the other members here are so incredibly helpful!! I was curious if it would even be worth getting the adapter. I went ahead and got the bundle deal so it included the 55-210 lens. So I'm hoping that will keep me covered for a while!

I bought the A5100 camera yesterday and it does seem like a great camera so far but I have well yet another question... The shutter sound when you take a picture?!?!? While I read a lot of people talked about it do you get used to the sound?!?!?

Christy

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So I've decided to take the plunge and get the camera!!! You all have been great in helping me decide what to do and all the great information!

If you don't mind I have a couple more questions. Last night when I was kinda researching it a little more I saw that you can buy an adapter so that you can use SLR lens with the Alpha cameras. Have any of you done this? If it worth it? Are the pictures any good with the adapter+lens? I have an old rebel and have the lens below so it peaked my interest.

Canon 50 mm lens

Canon 18-55 mm lens

Canon 75-300 mm lens

Again thanks in advance! I'm trying to learn as much as I can and y'all have been wonderful!

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If selfies are a big deal, the 5100 would be the better choice. The A6000 has an articulated screen but it it's primarily to make high- and low-angle shots easier to compose and won't tilt forward.

 

Other that the functional differences, Havoc is right about the A5100 having the same sensor and the same potential image quality as the A6000.

 

Both are superb.

 

This is a gallery of our Pacific coast trip in 2015 shot almost exclusively with the A6000.

 

http://galleries.pptphoto.com/paccoast2015

 

Dave

Wow! Gorgeous pics. I loved the last picture with the light house! Were those all shot with the A6000? Did you use a telephoto lens with any of the pics?

I have been looking at the A5100 for since X'mas. The selfie screen is one of the best feature, and touch screen is very important for video. It is one of the best youtuber camera since you could see yourself and make quick adjustment to focus. Also if you hold both the A6000 and A5100 you will see there is a huge difference in weight and size. It doesn't look that way on paper but the difference is there when you actually hold them.

 

If you don't care about the touch screen, the A5000 is actually pretty good...and a lot cheaper. It was at $350 new earlier this year. The other camera you could look at is the RX100 III. According the forums, it takes better pictures than the A5100 with kit lens...does selfie.. and have a built in viewfinder. It is more expansive than both the A5100 and A6000 though.

The size was definitely something I was thinking about. I have an old Cannon Rebel that while it was great I found that I rarely carried it because a point and shoot was so much easier to grab and carry. So I would love the slr quality with out the size of one. I've looked at the RX100 III but i'm really trying to stay at a reasonable price because we also were wanting to get the Olympus Tough camera for water adventures!

The camera will capture images you can't really get with your WX300, but it really depends on the quality you need. If you are only saving facebook sized web images, and you are happy with the quality of the WX300, then you may not need anything more.

The A5100 will give you faster performance, it will give you better low light capability, and that quality will become apparent if you look at larger sized images.

 

Whether you need the 55-210... Depends on the types of images you want. Many cruisers insist on having a telephoto lens on vacation. Personally, I almost never take telephoto vacation pictures, unless it is something like whale watching.

 

Look at it this way --- Effectively, the A5100 kit lens becomes 24-75mm.

The 55-210 is effective 82-325mm.

Your WX300 is 25-500mm.

 

So when using your WX300, are you mostly using the wide angle end... how often are you using the telephoto end of the lens? If you are using the telephoto end often, if you want to capture about the same range as your WX300, then you need the 55-210 or another telephoto lens.

This is some great info! I've mainly used the wide angle end of my current camera at concerts and I did use it on my last cruise to take pics at some of the ports from the boat. I was looking at the pics from our last cruise the other day and while they are good everyone is right the quality could be better with the newer camera.

Thanks everyone so far for the great info. I may get laughed at for this but what is drawing me to the 5100 is the 180 degree tilting screen not that I'm a big selfie girl but I like the added feature and the size. My current camera doesn't have a viewfinder so I don't think it's something that I would miss.

My big problem is I just don't know if I want to shell out the bucks for the new camera or if my DSC-WX300 would do the job.

Also if you think that the new camera is really the way to go. Could I take great scene pictures with just the kit lens it comes with or do you think I need the 55-210 lens also? I really like pictures from the boat of the islands, etc.

I guess I just need advice :D

To buy or not to buy?!?!?!?! I currently have a Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX300 Digital Camera and am really torn if I should purchase the A5100. Me and my mom are going on a 14 day cruise in March on the Epic and I want to make sure I capture pictures of all of the gorgeous places!

So if you don't mind I would love to read any and all opinions on this???

Thanks in advance,

Christy

Thank you airheadfan for all of the great information! Sounds like I can live without the telephoto lens. :)

And wow it sounds like you have gotten to see some amazing places!

Hello all fellow cruisers!!! This is my first post here but I was hoping someone would be able to help me with my dilemma. From all of my reading it looks like the Olympus TG-4 camera is the waterproof camera I should get for my upcoming cruise. I'm now wondering about the additional Teleconverter & Fisheye Converter Lens. Are they worth it? Does anyone have experience using either of the lens and how did it work for them?

Thanks in advance,

Christy