Which Mirror less camera do you recommend?
Oct 11, 2015 10:38:44 #
W9OD
Loc: Wisconsin
My Cannon 20D has Err99ed out on me and I have tried all of the "tricks" to get it to go again, it still errors out. Time to move on I guess. I want to reduce the size and weight, so I am looking at the newer, mirror less cameras. What are your thoughts??
Oct 11, 2015 10:59:52 #
I think you are correct to assume it's time to move on since your 20D has this error. It's usually beyond economical repair when this occurs on that old a camera body.
If you have a lot of good lenses that will work on a new Canon DSLR you may not want to jump to a mirrorless. But if you don't have an inventory of expensive DSLR lenses, then talk to your neighborhood camera store guy and see and feel what they have to offer. The Nikon P900 is an excellent bridge camera if you think you might want to lean that way. The Sony lineup has some excellent bodies that are mirrorless. They probably lead the way in mirrorless at this point in the game.
If you have a lot of good lenses that will work on a new Canon DSLR you may not want to jump to a mirrorless. But if you don't have an inventory of expensive DSLR lenses, then talk to your neighborhood camera store guy and see and feel what they have to offer. The Nikon P900 is an excellent bridge camera if you think you might want to lean that way. The Sony lineup has some excellent bodies that are mirrorless. They probably lead the way in mirrorless at this point in the game.
Oct 11, 2015 11:00:38 #
Budget? What do you shoot? Low light? Sports? Birds in flight? Landscapes? etc., etc.
Oct 11, 2015 11:01:29 #
Oct 11, 2015 11:22:22 #
W9OD
Loc: Wisconsin
I shoot wild life, landscape, I am going to give astrophotography through my telescope a try. Basically many different subjects. I do not want to spend an arm and a leg though.
Oct 11, 2015 11:43:05 #
W9OD wrote:
I shoot wild life, landscape, I am going to give astrophotography through my telescope a try. Basically many different subjects. I do not want to spend an arm and a leg though.
OK. One man's arm and leg is another small change. I get it!
Try the Olympus OM-D EM-10 II. The 14-150 and 75-300 and the 9-18 lenses. They are all quite decent lenses. None are fast so you might look at one or two primes at f/1.8 (25, 45, 60 macro).
Oct 11, 2015 11:47:30 #
gemlenz wrote:
Sony A6000
Concur with you, George! Will never go back to Nikon.
Oct 11, 2015 11:50:58 #
gemlenz wrote:
Sony A6000
What is the lens selection like for this camera? Anything useful for birds in flight or sports?
Oct 11, 2015 12:24:13 #
W9OD wrote:
I shoot wild life, landscape, I am going to give astrophotography through my telescope a try. Basically many different subjects. I do not want to spend an arm and a leg though.
Consider the Olympus micro 4/3rds line. You won't be sorry.
Oct 11, 2015 13:13:07 #
ptcanon3ti wrote:
What is the lens selection like for this camera? Anything useful for birds in flight or sports?
With adapters, the A6000 can use almost every lens made within the last 70 years.
The number of native E mount lenses is nearing 100, of every level of quality and focal lengths up to 250mm.
And the price point of the A6000 is better than any other comparable camera on the market.
Oct 11, 2015 13:59:04 #
jmsail365
Loc: Stamford, Ct
The A6000 is outstanding. It's 11 fps is amazing but the camera becomes even better with the Zeiss zoom lens.
Oct 11, 2015 16:26:46 #
Coming from four decades of Canon equipment, I have recently acquired the Sony a6000 and AR7 II (which at $3100 is not a budget camera). I love the little a6000. I would however encourage native lenses rather than adapting if speed of focus is important. Two of the best lenses I have ever used fit this system, the Zeiss 55mm 1.8 and the Zeiss 35mm 2.8.
Oct 11, 2015 18:24:31 #
Go hold an em10ii, em5ii, a6000, and Fuji xt-10. Hard to go wrong with any of them.
Oct 11, 2015 21:36:00 #
CHOLLY wrote:
With adapters, the A6000 can use almost every lens made within the last 70 years.
The number of native E mount lenses is nearing 100, of every level of quality and focal lengths up to 250mm.
And the price point of the A6000 is better than any other comparable camera on the market.
The number of native E mount lenses is nearing 100, of every level of quality and focal lengths up to 250mm.
And the price point of the A6000 is better than any other comparable camera on the market.
250mm just isn't enough for birding. :(
Oct 11, 2015 22:13:34 #
ptcanon3ti wrote:
250mm just isn't enough for birding. :(
Perhaps on ff it isn't...but on m4/3 250mm would look like 500mm.
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