Do u use your DSLR for random snapshots?

As the title says, do you use your DSLR to take random snapshots that you typically would take on a point and shoot/camera phone or use your DSLR purely for pro, arty pics?

i personally use mine for both, ie random snapshots of family and friends plus actual arty pics

I shoot the same way regardless of whether I have a MkIV or a G12 with me and I want to get the best image I can get within the limitations I face at the time.

Obviously, I'm not going to use a 500mm lens to shoot at a house party and I'm not going to use a G12 at an airshow. You have to give your potential situation at least a little thought to minimize the limitations.

A little forethought will help mitigate a lot of head scratching later...

The longer I work with my EOS DSLR cameras, the less I like point & shoot cameras and such.
And the more I work with manual focus, the more I dislike my Canon EF lenses. Have at the moment a EOS 5D with the EF 50/1.4 for prepared for my wife, with that see manage to make snapshots of our baby. But I didn´t like that system now, because of the hassle with the few AF points that didn´t match my image composition.

Yea i agree but i think some people dont even use there DSLR and a bog standard wide angle lens at a party and tend to leave it home and just use a point and shoot or there iphone.

My Cousin in law use to bring and use his 40d and 24-105L to family parties but now he has stopped bringing it in and instead uses his wifes(my cousins) point and shoot instead

As the only camera's I have access to is my 7D and 5D2 and the wifes 550D which used to be mine I use a dslr for everything. Having said that, I very rarely just take a snapshot, I always take my time to check the composition to see if I can improve it. Sometimes, depending on subject I come out with a poor photo due to background etc but then I try to improve it in PP if possible.

Not a pro by any means, but I currently use my DSLR for everything. I am fairly certain that my point and shoot doesn't even have a charge on the battery.

That said, I have contemplated recently charging the point and shoot and using that when "necessary" instead of carrying the SLR.

Knowing me, I would end up charging the P&S, carying both the P&S and DSLR (not to mention the phone)... and use the DSLR anyway. LOL.

I use mine for option A. I bought the DSLR due to the shutter lag on my P&S. I got tired of trying to take pictures of my grandkids and most of the time I lost a good picture due to the lag. As I am learning to "properly" use my 40D more, I find myself giving each photo more thought before I snap the pic.

I don't own a compact

If you actually take a shot while you intentionally point your camera at something it's not random. If your camera went off periodically and made images, that would be random.

Until I picked up a G12 recently, I used a dslr for everything..

I don't. I carry a small p&s with me at all times - i don't lug around my dslr unless it's something that I know ahead of time that I want to get exceptional shots at.

If I'm going to take a picture, I take the dSLR. I've tried substituting the G7 or the S90, but am ultimately disappointed in the output of those cameras, comparatively.

What's the point of taking images at random?

xarqi wrote in post #14086712
What's the point of taking images at random?

When i mean random i mean general snapshots of family/friends and general Touristy snapshots.

WHY are you taking the word "random" literally?

jonneymendoza wrote in post #14087134
When i mean random i mean general snapshots of family/friends and general Touristy snapshots.

WHY are you taking the word "random" literally?

That's what words are for.