Nikon D800E, Zeiss 28, 50, 100mm lenses. Sony A7 with 35mm.

 

I've been shooting Leicas for over 40 years, also fortunately kept most of my lenses (for those uninitiated, the prices have pretty much tripled in the last decade, and they were always 3-4x the price of Nikon or Canon lenses). I have a pair of M240's (non-P, basically the same except a few added features and cosmetic differences) which I love. They do shoot video but they don't have autofocus or image stabilizers, so I prefer other cameras for video.

My Canon cameras are older and do not have video capability. I have a Sony Nex-6 but none of the system lenses (I use an adapter and the Leica lenses), so no autofocus or stabilization either. When I want to shoot video (I'm mainly a still photographer) I borrow my wife's Panasonic, which is a clone of the Leica V-Lux-4.

 

Sony RX1 and RX 100

 

Just bought the Nikon D5500.. The controls take some getting used to but its not bad, and using the kit lens with it. Thank you everyone for all the help.

 

I want a Schneider LS 80mm f/2.8 and some random body that fits it (that's medium format, so...).

 

Nikon D800 for stills, Sony F5, gopro 4 and Sony AX100 for video.

 

Canon 5D3 then Canon 7D1. Tons of heavy lenses, flashes, etc.


My main purpose is taking action photos of my daughters at poorly lit dance recitals as opposed to non-moving car scenery shots; this rules out smaller mirrorless cameras for now.

 

Here's a second shout out for the Sony RX100, widely recognized as the best camera in its class, EVER.

As has been said before, the best camera is the one you have with you and the size of the Sony RX100 makes it simple. I love the iPhone and its camera, but it's no match for the RX100.

Listen to the other posters complaining about the large size and "lugging" it around...not so with the Sony RX100.

 

Garden of the gods? I'm up in Castle Rock, love to see your Porsche one of these days. If you're up for a cruise, let me know!

 

As a Director of Photography who had worked in the film business for more than ten years nothing replaces big glass either for stills or video. I only use my iPhone for geotagging when I travel but my Canon 5D Mark III AND 7D Mark II go with me wherever I go. Just look at my signature picture, you could never get that shot with any smart phone.

 

its all about capturing light. The old adage is the best camera is the one you have with you, so mu iPhone 6 is pretty good if you know how to use AElock and touch to focus. But as enthusiast, I have a plethora of gear. From 1986- 2009 I was a nikonian. Big heavy glass on film cannot be beat. Then i bought into the DSLR craze and ponied up the big bucks for a D70. More heavy big glass to mount on it. Eventually i reverted back to manual everything on old Leica M3. Those lenses are magic. went back to digital with Fuji X10 and it was light a bargain leica, but had some sensor issues and i trade it for a Panasonic LX7 with its superfast lens, pure joy...capturing light. But it sucks for sports, so to photograph my 8 and 10 year olds LAX games, I have reverted to DSLR, this time a Canon 70D. Would have gone mirrorless, but inherited a bunch of Canon L Glass, and this new 70D is really special. but in the end, my wife tells me the best images still come from the Leica M3, 50 summicron...and i agree.