photography

A smaller camera

I’ve added a little guy to my loadout: a Nikon Z30 with a DX 16-50mm ƒ/3.5-6.3 kit lens.

Ben Kreeger

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A Nikon Z30 (digital replaceable-lens mirrorless camera) with a small pancake-style lens attached.
My new Nikon Z30 with the kit DX 16-50mm ƒ/3.5-6.3 lens attached.

I’ve added a little guy to my loadout: a Nikon Z30 with a DX 16-50mm ƒ/3.5-6.3 kit lens. We’ll be taking a trip to Disney World shortly and I wanted to carry around a nicer camera than my iPhone, but smaller and lighter than the Zƒ. What a perfect opportunity to add to my mirrorless collection!

I took it for a test drive last night on the Plaza and was rather pleased with the results, though… I bungled the white balance on my first outing (natural light auto is not good for night photography no matter how many times I accidentally leave it on). After some corrections, the photos looked nice and sharp!

A night-time photo of a street and some Mediterranean-style shopping center buildings.
The corner of Central & Nichols Rd., looking northwest.
A security guard wearing a high-visibility "security" vest walks on a brick-laid sidewalk near shops.
Walking north on Broadway St., following a security guard.

Definitely going to be walking around more with this lil' camera and I'll share more from it soon.