Cameras used over the years {format} [date purchased]:
 = Best;  = willing to sell for reasonable offer
- Kodac Instamatic 126 (28×28mm cartridge = square prints) Point & Shoot camera [1967] = KI
- Konica Z-up 140 Super (35mm film AF AE 38-140mm non-SLR zoom camera) [1970s] = KZ
- Fujica ST 605 (manual focus SLR 35mm film camera) [using until 1986] = FU
- with 205mm Osawa zoom lens
- Minolta X-7A (manual focus SLR AE 35mm film camera) [1989] = MX
- with Tamron 35-135 F/3.5-4.5 Minolta compatable zoom lens
- Mamiya (manual focus 2.25 inch medium format film camera) on loan 1986 = Mam
- Nikon F-501 Nikon F-501 (35mm film SLR camera) [Oct 1986] {LLnn} = F501
with Electronic extension shutter release and Nikon compatable lenses:
- Nikkor MF 50 lens or..
- Tokina AT-X352 35-200mm F/3.5-4.5 lens or..
- Nikkor MF 70-200 zoom lens [May 1988] or..
- Vivitar 24mm f/2.8 Macro wide angle lens or..
- Sigma 24mm Macro wide angle lens or..
- Tokina AF 287 28-70mm F/2.8-4.5 lens [1991] or..
- Tamron AF 35-135mm F/3.5-4.5 lens [1993]
- Nikon F4s (35mm film SLR camera) {LLnn} [1990s] = F4
with Nikon compatable lens:
- Tamron 28-200 Nikon comp. zoom lens = F4-t
- Minalta Vectis S-1 (Konica) SLR Point & shoot and APS film [2001] = Vec
- Nikon Coolpix E2500 (2 megapixel digital non-SLR camera) [Jan2005] {DSCNnnnn} = E2500
- Nikon Coolpix E3100 (3 megapixel digital non-SLR camera) [Mar2007] {DSCNnnnn} = E3100
- Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1 (12 MP digital non-SLR AF, Leica lens) [2010] {P102nnnn} = Lumix
- Apple iPhone 5 (8 megapixel, f/2.2 rear, 1.2 megapixel f/2.4 front) {IMG_nnnn} = iPhone5
- iPhone 7 (12 megapixel, f/1.8 rear, 7 megapixels f/2.2 front) {IMG_nnnn} = iPhone7
- Nikon D50 (digital SLR 6 MP camera) [2006] {DSC_nnnn} = D50
with Nikon comp. zoom lens
- Tamron 28-200 3.8-5.6 AF telephoto
- Nikon D60 (digital SLR 10 megapixel camera) [2009] {DSC_nnnn} = D60 with
- Sigma 18-200mm AF telephoto F/3.5-6.3 lens
- Nikon D3200 (digital SLR 24 megapixel camera) {DSC_nnnn} [Dec2012] = D3200
with Nikon compatable lenses:
- Sigma 18-200mm AF telephoto F/3.5-6.3 or..
- Tamron 18-230mm AF telephoto F/3.5-6.3 or..
- Nikkor 18-300mm AF telephoto F/3.5-6.3 [Sep2014] = D3200n
- Nikon Z50 (digital mirrorless SLR 20.9 megapixel camera) {DSC_nnnn} [Dec25 2021]
= Z50 with Nikon compatable lens:
- Nikkor 18-300mm AF telephoto F/4-6.3
- iPhone 14 Pro (48 MP, macro, zoom & low light capacity,
12 MP front) {IMG_nnnn} = iPhone14Pro
RATINGS:
Best overall quality & range:
Nikon Z50 with Nikkor zoom - (very light, mild size inconvenience);
2nd best overall quality & range:
Nikon D3200n Best pre 2022 camera/lens combo,
(lightish but size inconvenience);
Best convenience with good quality:
iPhone14Pro (convenient - pocket sized, macro and zoom but
minimal experience to date).
2nd best convenience with reasonable quality:
Panasonic Lumix (unobtrusive - pocket sized, built-in flash but
poor distance quality).
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