Small camera with lot of choices
Mar 23, 2014 14:41:46 #
I currently own a D200 and a D700 and all the lenses but want a small light weight camera to lug around in my pocket. Want lots of mega pixels and all of the options but find the D700 heavy and bulky. Love this camera but it doesn't work in all situations. Any advice?
Mar 23, 2014 14:48:13 #
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Mar 23, 2014 15:58:29 #
DavidPine
Loc: Fredericksburg, TX
I have a D7100 and usually sport a 70-200 f.28 so I wanted a bridge camera. I purchased an RX100 and I love it because it packs a lot of punch and I can carry it in my shirt pocket. It's an amazing camera. Good luck.
MND wrote:
Check out the Sony DSC-RX100 II
Mar 23, 2014 16:33:16 #
Mirrorless options:
Olympus Omd em10 or em5. Or go super small with the epm2
Bridge camera options:
Refurb Olympus xz2 for 200
Panasonic lx7
Olympus Omd em10 or em5. Or go super small with the epm2
Bridge camera options:
Refurb Olympus xz2 for 200
Panasonic lx7
Mar 23, 2014 16:36:23 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
MND wrote:
Check out the Sony DSC-RX100 II
:thumbup:
Or the previous model, the Sony RX-100. I believe they use the same sensor and have the same basic interface. This seems to be the "D800 kid brother" camera. :-D
Mar 23, 2014 16:44:17 #
Mar 23, 2014 16:46:42 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
Toxdoc8 wrote:
I currently own a D200 and a D700 and all the lenses but want a small light weight camera to lug around in my pocket. Want lots of mega pixels and all of the options but find the D700 heavy and bulky. Love this camera but it doesn't work in all situations. Any advice?
It seems that we have several different definitions of "in my pocket". :-)
Mar 24, 2014 01:14:19 #
Thanks you guys have e given me some ideas. By pocket I guess I mean a shirt or pants pocket. In some countries s you don't want to have something hanging out around your neck.
Mar 24, 2014 06:50:05 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
Toxdoc8 wrote:
Thanks you guys have e given me some ideas. By pocket I guess I mean a shirt or pants pocket. In some countries s you don't want to have something hanging out around your neck.
For that, you've only gotten one suggestion: the RX-100 / RX-100M2. There's a reason it's the only one: it has a 1" sensor, which is very large for a pocket-size camera. (It isn't 1 inch in any dimension, that's simply using the nomenclature used for sensors smaller than m4/3.)
Every other suggestion is too large.
Mar 24, 2014 09:48:04 #
thanks do you think there will be more small cameras with large megapixel capacity in the next 6 months?
Mar 24, 2014 10:09:13 #
Have you looked at some of the cell phones with cameras? I recently bought the Samsung Galaxy Note 3. It has been said it's like taking pictures with a cafeteria tray. It does take some getting used to! I took some trail photos with it AND my sx50. In some ways, starting with portability, the cell camera is better. Also, for the frivolous, there are sure some fun editing options.
Mar 24, 2014 11:45:41 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
Toxdoc wrote:
thanks do you think there will be more small cameras with large megapixel capacity in the next 6 months?
Yes, absolutely. But do the cell phone cameras give you the pre-processing control?
Mar 24, 2014 12:54:55 #
I have had various iterations of BlackBerry, plus the Galaxy Note2 and now the 3, plus Canon Power shots and Olympus small cameras. Improvements amazing! Comparing the Note 3 with the Canon sx50, yes, you have PRE-processing. In fact, lots of the apps are for PRE-processing, Ahmeta. I know you are one of the best photographers on here so much of this would be frivolous for you. Actually, me, too! But much as I love my Canon 5-D and assortment of lenses, most of the time it stays in the bag and so does the sx50 since I got the Note3.
Mar 24, 2014 13:16:17 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
Athanar Wellington wrote:
I have had various iterations of BlackBerry, plus ... (show quote)
Apps which give you more control over the basic camera settings are great, I'll have to look for one for my phone. And I agree that cell phone cameras are useful and have improved significantly over the past decade. But if someone is used to the D700 and the conditions are not optimal (low light, moving subjects), it might be a big change.
I'm just one of the pickiest photographers here. ;-)
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